Downtown Las Vegas

Fire at the vacant Chapel of the Flowers on 1-12-21
Las Vegas Fire and Rescue
Mitch Kelly
January 21, 2021 - 5:29 am

Body discovered in burned-out chapel identified

Authorities have identified the person found dead after a downtown chapel burned to the ground last week.
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Fire at the vacant Chapel of the Flowers on 1-12-21
Las Vegas Fire and Rescue
Mitch Kelly
January 14, 2021 - 4:55 am

Body found in burned-out chapel

A raging fire destroyed a vacant downtown wedding chapel and caused road closures along Las Vegas Boulevard on Tuesday night.
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Vegas @ 8, With Alan Stock
Vegas at 8 with Alan Stock
January 05, 2021 - 7:06 am

LISTEN: Food Fight - Battle of food trucks vs brick and mortar restaurants simmering

There's a battle brewing downtown between brick and mortar restaurants and food trucks due to a proposed "urban food lot" for Casino Center Blvd.
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Fremont Street
Photo by Robert Mora/Getty Images
Mitch Kelly
December 31, 2020 - 9:52 am

Fremont Street's NYE party changes direction

There will be a party this New Year’s Eve down on Fremont St this year, but like everything else in 2020, it will be a bit different
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A general view of a show playing on the Viva Vision LED screen canopy at the Fremont Street Experience July 19, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Associated Press
December 30, 2020 - 5:02 am

Officials worry large NYE event downtown will spread virus

A New Year’s Eve event at a canopied casino-mall in Las Vegas expected to be attended by at least 14,000 people could be a superspreader event that overruns hospitals, members of Nevada’s coronavirus task force said Tuesday.
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Animation of the new Circa resort downtown
Circa Las Vegas /Twitter
Mitch Kelly
December 28, 2020 - 6:27 am

Circa Resort opens hotel portion Monday

The Circa Las Vegas resort downtown officially opens its hotel portion Monday.
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Overhead view of the First Friday party in downtown Las Vegas
FirstFridayLV/Twitter
Mitch Kelly
December 04, 2020 - 5:53 am

'First Friday' canceled tonight

As Nevada continues with its 3-week "pause" in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, the organziers of downtown't monthly party say'll they'll take a break as well.
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Guests stand in line at the Fremont Street Experience as they wait to enter Circa Resort & Casino during the property's grand opening on October 27, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Mitch Kelly
November 25, 2020 - 9:43 am

Circa Hotel promoting "World's Earliest Check-In"

A few weeks ago, the Circa Hotel downtown opened up everything but the hotel portion.
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Artist rendering of the Gateway Arch in downtown Las Vegas
City of Las Vegas
Mitch Kelly
November 19, 2020 - 5:17 am

City lights up downtown's Gateway Arch for first time

Wednesday night, the city of Las Vegas illuminated its new, 80-foot-tall Gateway Arches spanning Las Vegas Boulevard between St. Louis and Bob Stupak avenues at the base of The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod
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Fireworks illuminate the skyline over the Las Vegas Strip during an 8-minute-long pyrotechnics show put on by Fireworks by Grucci titled "America's Party" during a New Year's Eve celebration on January 1, 2019
Ethan MIller/Getty Images
Mitch Kelly
October 30, 2020 - 5:20 am

Las Vegas cancels New Year's Eve Fireworks

In news that only dogs could love, there's been another coronavirus casualty- Las Vegas’ annual New Year's Eve fireworks show.
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