New Year's Eve in Las Vegas is easily the biggest party weekend of the year. The clubs are pulling out all the stops with concerts, big-name DJs and a plethora of brand new venues eager to become your favorite destination of the coming year.
There was a shortage of ‘ohhs’ and ‘ahhs’ after this year’s New Year’s fireworks display, leaving many to wonder what happened to the usual display. Organizers said they're aware of complaints and might make changes before Dec. 31 -- including possibly returning fireworks to rooftops. But several details would need to be ironed out.
Robbie Maddison may have cheated death on New Year’s Eve but he didn’t walk away from his motorcycle jump and freefall stunt unharmed. On Thursday evening, he downplayed his torn flesh injury. "This is like a paper cut,” he said with a laugh.
Chris and Tristin Arnold of Summerlin hope their baby girl, Harper Kay, born 53 minutes after the turn of the new year, is a harbinger of hope for 2009.
Fancy cocktails that flow freely on the Strip were nowhere to be seen under the Fremont Street Experience’s canopy of lights. Instead, people walked around holding plastic cups shaped as footballs filled to the brim with beer.
As the explosion of each firework echoed through Montelago Village at Lake Las Vegas, hundreds of revelers whooped and hollered, welcoming the new year just as the minute hand ticked over to midnight.
Whether they were dressed in their finest outfits or sporting goofy hats and sunglasses, thousands of people across Summerlin were ringing in the New Year with style Wednesday night.
OK, so it is officially Dec. 31 in the world’s craziest party city (or NYE for all 10 of you drunks who happen to stumble upon this blog), and I’m already on deadline....
A New Year's Eve crowd of about 290,000 visitors packed Las Vegas into the early morning, ushering in a new year and saying goodbye to 12 months that some hoped to forget.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is expecting 291,000 visitors for New Year’s Eve celebrations tonight, a 2.5 percent increase from the 284,000 people who visited the city last year.
