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Las Vegas' Atomic Liquors, where nuclear bombs lit the sky, reopens
On a nearly deserted downtown block, a small brick building fronted by a curvy neon sign heralds a bygone era here: That's when the big bombs went boom and awe-struck Las Vegas residents watched the mushroom clouds billow into the bright desert sky....
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Tourism and Leisure, The Smothers Brothers, Apple iPhone, Casino (movie)
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Santa Catalina's famous past is felt in its charming present
AVALON — I'm standing at the railing, the late-morning sun warm on my face and hands, when the ship turns slightly and I see it, a rugged jumble of mountains jutting from the sea. We slow and enter the harbor, where a village clings to the...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Jaws (movie), Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Spring Training
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New signs of life arise in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — For nearly five years, the steel-and-concrete skeleton of the abandoned resort project has taunted this city, a glaring reminder that casino operators here can't win every economic wager they place. The stalled Echelon project sits...
Tags: Entertainment, Tourism and Leisure, Malaysia, Boyd Gaming Corporation, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Nevada, seeking a big jackpot, legalizes online poker
Already home to a major gaming industry, Nevada is preparing to take its expertise online after officials rapidly approved a law to become the first state in the nation to authorize what could become one of the most lucrative gambling markets still to...
Tags: Gambling, Brian Sandoval, Lifestyle and Leisure, Judges, Laws
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Oakland rapper 'Kenny Clutch' killed in Las Vegas Strip shooting
L.A. NOWOne of the victims in a spectacular predawn shooting and crash on the Las Vegas Strip has been identified as Kenneth Cherry Jr., an aspiring rapper known as Kenny Clutch.... -
Meruelo Group racing to improve Trump Plaza for tourist season
The low-profile Downey company that is buying the aging landmark Trump Plaza hotel and casino in Atlantic City, N.J., for a bargain-basement $20 million is scrambling to improve the place and obtain a gaming license in time for the warm-weather tourist...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Real Estate Sellers, Science and Technology, Travel, Real Estate Buyers
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Palm Springs hotel to be converted into Hard Rock outpost
In ever-evolving Palm Springs, a downtown inn will be converted to a Hard Rock Hotel as the desert city continues to crank up its appeal for younger, hipper visitors. By year's end, Hotel Zoso on Indian Canyon Drive is to be turned into a 160-room...
Tags: Music, Tourism and Leisure, Entertainment, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Travel
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Casual ambience on the Aegean
ISTANBUL, Turkey — We slipped out of Istanbul at dusk, gliding across the Bosporus strait toward the Aegean Sea, Asia on the left bank, Europe on the right, four masts towering 204 feet overhead, polished teak floors underfoot, the notes of Buddy...
Tags: Windstar Cruises, Tourism and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, World War I (1914-1918), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Southern California Close-Ups: Long Beach, San Pedro and Catalina Island
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFirst published on July 3, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. The harbor area of southwest Los Angeles County is the closest thing we have to a blue-collar coast. It’s where cruise ships call, where ton upon ton of maritime machinery hums...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Rugby League, Manufacturing and Engineering, Highway Transportation, Arts
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11 micro-itineraries for Long Beach, San Pedro and Catalina Island
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDid somebody order fish and ships? The harbor area of southwest Los Angeles County -- the closest thing we have to a blue-collar coast -- is where the cruise ships call, where global cargo gets loaded and unloaded, where ton upon ton of maritime...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Entertainment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Highway Transportation, Arts
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Red Roof Inn launches redesign based on guest suggestions
Money & CompanyIf you could redesign your hotel room, what would you include? Red Roof Inn, one of the nation’s largest budget hotel chains, has launched a $90-million redesign effort this month for its nearly 350 hotels across the country based on...... -
Simply Irresistible
With so much to experience in Vegas, it’s not uncommon to see your hotel only during the wee hours — on the way to bed after a night of revelry or on the way to breakfast and Bloody Marys the morning after. But what if there was a resort so...Tags: Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Tourism and Leisure, Entertainment, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, High School Sports
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