After a long night of New Year’s celebrations and shenanigans, residents and tourists were still partying on the Strip this morning. The smell of liquor and beer lingered in the air as cleanup crews tended to the littered sidewalks.
At a little after 1 a.m. on the first day of a new year in a new decade, dozens of celebrants walked — OK, some stumbled — down Harmon Avenue near Las Vegas Boulevard. A line still existed in front of the Strip's only gay bar.
Ringing in the New Year at the Fremont Street Experience may not have been free - $10 for locals and $20 for out-of-state visitors - but Downtown revelers were out in full force to enjoy the experience
At a little after 1 a.m. on the first day of a new year in a new decade, dozens of celebrants walked — OK, some stumbled — down Harmon Avenue near Las Vegas Boulevard. The smoke from the fireworks long had cleared and the massive street party on the Strip was winding down.
By almost any measure, 2009 was a rough year for Southern Nevada. And like many others in the Las Vegas Valley, notable residents are hoping to make changes in the new year, whether personally or professionally.
For the countdown to 2010, N9NE Group and the Palms Casino & Resort billed the festivities as a Spectacular Spectacular. Rightly so, as the property partied until the break of dawn with all four venues catering to a multitude of clubgoers and tastes.
More than 300,000 New Year’s Eve revelers packed the Las Vegas Valley Thursday evening and into the early morning hours today to say goodbye to a decade and one of the hardest years the city has faced.
The self-described “happiest mayor in the universe,” Las Vegas’ Oscar Goodman, saw a world of hurt in his city last year. Unemployment spiked. Tourism was down. The ripple of economic woes affecting America touched many in the city so dependent on tourism.
The Black Eyed Peas won’t be the only ones bringing some “Boom Boom Pow” to the Las Vegas Strip on New Year’s Eve. So will Fireworks by Grucci. The 315,000 expected visitors to the Strip will be watching the largest fireworks show in the country at midnight, while the Black Eyed Peas perform at the Luxor. The celebration on the Strip, dubbed America’s Party, is presented by Las Vegas Events, a not-for-profit special events agency funded by hotel room taxes.
Slaughter wants you to rock -- not ring -- in the new year Thursday. The Las Vegas rock band that ascended to national prominence in the '90s with hits like "Up All Night" and "Fly to the Angels" is returning home for a New Year's Eve gig at Vince Neil's Feelgoods Rock Bar and Grill
Getting around Las Vegas will be a little more difficult than normal Thursday night as thousands of people descend on the city to ring in the new year, closing the Strip to vehicle traffic for the night.