December 2017

The Disney Resort Line at Tokyo Disney Resort, Japan. Image: Wikimedia CommonsNine years ago, I took my first monorail ride.It was a 122°F (50°C) day in late July in Las Vegas, and the soles of my Converse had melted from walking on the…

Every year on December 31, Metro closes the Strip to all vehicular traffic: private cars, taxis, public transit services, even RTC buses. The resulting wave of pedestrians crashing down our city's busiest road in the absence of cars is an…

Las Vegas Monorail ticket sales are expected to be several million dollars lower than forecast for 2017 and 2018, according to budget documents released last week by the monorail company. Ticket sales are expected to bring in around…

Sarah FeldbergWhen I first moved to Las Vegas in 2008, I remember choosing to stay at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino while looking for an apartment. Just east of the Strip on Paradise Road, it seemed close enough to Las Vegas Boulevard…