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Beacher’s Mini-Kardashian Found Dead in Vegas

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Beacher’s Mini-Kardashian Found Dead in Vegas

Beloved Las Vegas Performer, Kimberly Tripp of Beacher’s Madhouse was found dead on her porch. The body was discovered by Ricky Sells Jr., Tripp’s boyfriend and co-star who plays Mini Kanye West at Beacher’s Madhouse.

The cause of death has not been confirmed. Jeff Beacher, the theater’s founder, reported that Tripp appeared to be in good health on Saturday. She was 32 years old.

Tripp was a founding member of Beacher’s Madhouse in 2005, and performed in a variety of roles, including Mini Fergie, Mini Bon Jovi, and as a member of the Mini Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC.

Jeff Beacher said on Instagram, “Today is a very sad day for my @beachersmadhouse family. We lost a shining star. One of our founding Family members of the Little person team that @donnydavis1 runs. Kim you will be forever missed and loved by all. My love and prays goes out to your family and ours. #RipKim you will be missed.”

HeXX Makes Mouths Happy

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HeXX Makes Mouths Happy

Perhaps the best place for al fresco dining in Las Vegas, it seemed only right to celebrate a sunny March Birthday Brunch at Hexx Kitchen + Bar, and with Chef Matt Piekarski agreeing to temporarily “un-retire” the Carrot Cake Pancakes the experience progressed just the same as that at Christmas with food as fun and well-crafted as ever while the team of a dozen servers circulated the 350+ seat dining room floor.

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No doubt a space with purpose, the jammed-packed dining room a tourist friendly place for 24/7 eating that helps to fuel HeXX Chocolate Bean-to-Bar operation running behind the scenes, it was with reservations circumventing a 45-minute wait at 11am on Saturday that seating was offered in the patio’s corner pocket, the menu seeing some recent updates with some classics undergoing seasonal or, at least structural, change.

Repeatedly refilling Peete’s Coffee, the strong brew always piping hot with sugar and cream eschewed as the morning’s order would require something dark to counteract all the sweets, it was at the recommendation of Manager Ari Stotland that the recently elongated Fruit Plate started things off, and serving a slightly sized-down version compared to the monster made for sharing the quality of produce remains exemplary, pineapples and dragon fruit particularly delicious alongside mini-muffins of warm banana bread.

Slowly plucking individual pieces of fruit while taking in the crowd, everyone from a Hair-of-the-Dog craving group of bridesmaids to a table of three folks aged at least eighty enjoying the sunny 65°F, it was with a grin that Chef Piekarski arrived tableside with two enormous plates of carbohydrates, and as good as fluffy waffle segments beneath a mountain of cream cheese frosting may be they still pale in comparison to the quality of the Carrot-strewn Pancakes, the buttermilk batter enlivened by spices while candied nuts provide an intermittent crunchy reward.

Conveniently offering the full dessets menu all day and night, the HeXX website fails to do justice to Chef Carol Garcia’s recently reinvented array, and although several options featuring Chocolate are, of course, advisable one would be foolish to pass on a more diversified sampling, the Banana Cream Pie rivaling that of Emeril for Best in the City while Creme Brulee presents more like a candy coated Butterscotch Budino, the Ecuadorian Chocolate Bread Pudding smooth and creamy with Coconut Milk in a portion that all but the most gluttonous will definitely want to share.

FOUR AND A HALF STARS: Marred only by the fact that the Carrot Cake Pancakes require a special request, HeXX remains the very best 24/7 space in a city where such things are not for lack, the food and service far better than they really need to be while a world-class Chocolate program continues to grow in back.

RECOMMENDED: Butterscotch Creme Brulee, Banana Cream Pie, Carrot Cake Pancakes.

AVOID: Expecting a patio seat when walking in during peak hours on weekends.

TIP: Be sure to check out the retail shop for a selection of single-origin HeXX chocolate Ice Creams made in partnership with Atlanta-based High Road.

WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor
http://www.hexxlasvegas.com/

José Andrés Noodle Shop Goes Limp

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José Andrés Noodle Shop Goes Limp

More not so good news for the SLS Las Vegas, which has had a string of really bad failures, topped with the closing of part of their hotel. Unfortunately another one of their short-lived restaurants is closing, this time Chef Andre’s Ku Noodle. According to a release from the SLS, they were closed due to a mutual understanding of some sort – which means it wasn’t making money.

Billed as “Asian comfort food for the soul,” the restaurant was considered a casual place with handmade noodle and dumplings. According to food expert Michael Uzmann, the restaurant was “Undoubtedly facing an uphill battle in a city where cheap meats and ramen shops speckle Spring Mountain Road, Ku Noodle presents an upscale option for those willing to invest in quality ingredients, innovation, and presentation.”

No replacement for the restaurant has been announced.

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Offstrip T-Bones Chophouse Pleases Everyone

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Offstrip T-Bones Chophouse Pleases Everyone

Toqued by Chef Mike Deas with input from Red Rock Assistant Executive Chef Joseph Kudrak, formerly from Glutton, T-Bones Chophouse & Lounge is one of those places easily overlooked by Las Vegas visitors as well as locals, a recent dinner on an early Friday evening leaving one to wonder exactly why, and how to get the word out?

More tucked away than Hearthstone, Lucille’s or The Buffet and Grand Café, a nearly 200 seat footprint overlooking the Red Rock pool with high ceilings, fireplaces and plenty of polish, T-Bones Chophouse & Lounge both looks and feels like many On-Strip casino Steakhouses, but taking a few more risks with the menu than several the experience is presented as one also more affordable, the price-point not dissimilar to nearby Andiron, Fleming’s or Morton’s.

Retaining several of its well-mannered Captains from early on, the restaurant’s professional-friendly service style reportedly a focus of the Fertitta family who own Station Casinos and visit often, dinner was served in a Prix-fixe fashion and with Chefs Kudrak as well as Deas present that evening the meal was nothing short of a feast for the senses, a $300 tab for sixteen appetizers, entrees, sides and desserts plus one heck of a cocktail and a bread basket that bests any seen recently on Las Vegas Boulevard.

Acknowledging a friend’s two-hour time limit, tickets to the UNLV Opera requiring departure just before Seven o’clock, it was at a large semi-circular booth that the meal got started and with greetings from GM Christopher Jurchenkoit was not long before service was underway, the opening trio seeing lightly battered shrimp given a Chinatown treatment while steakhouse staples of French Onion Soup and Crabcakes were as good as any in the city, the former faintly sweet with plenty of bubbling cheese while the “cake” was almost pure crab with bright aromatics of paprika, onion and cayenne in the binder.

A bit off-put by the noise emanating from the bar, a combination of March Madness revelry, Friday Happy Hour and music piped in from the Gaming Floor, round two followed quickly and although fresh-cut potatoes could have been more crispy, “Perfect Poutine” was quite a bargain at just $10 when taking into account all the confit, cheese and skin, the Steakhouse Salad equally well constructed as chopped Romaine blended nicely with Avocado, Bacon and Gorgonzola beneath creamy French Dressing.

Not even 1/3 finished at this point, course three a six-piece exposition of two entrees and four sides, gone are the days of piddly portions at CUT or PRIME as Au Gratin Potatoes, Hashbrowns, Mushrooms and Creamed Corn are all built for sharing, as too is the two-piece Fried Chicken with Sage Gravy while the Beef selections range from American Wagyu to New York Prime from Niman Ranch, the latter in our case served Medium with a topping of fresh Lobster, Asparagus and Béarnaise.

Bathed by the setting sun with blinds offering only modest relief as a result of floor-to-ceiling windows that give the room part of its grand appeal, dessert was taken to the patio as music turned live in the Lounge and although admittedly already quite sated none of the five options proved less than worth the temptation, the Carrot Cake and Soufflé both straight forward classics alongside Cheesecake that trends far lighter than most followed by indulgent blueberry donuts and a frozen parfait plus Sticky Toffee Pudding that falls just short of Gordon Ramsay’s for best in The Valley.

FOUR STARS: Easily overlooked in a city where Steakhouses rule the day, T-Bones Chophouse & Lounge is a great spot for those inhabiting Summerlin to grab a Cocktail or snacks at Happy Hour and an even better one for al fresco patio dining, the price point more favorable than spots on The Strip while the menu outpaces other places nearby in terms of both creativity and quality of sourcing.

RECOMMENDED: Bread Basket, French Onion Soup, Tempura Shrimp, Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Crimini Mushrooms, Cheesecake, Ricotta Beignets.

AVOID: Hash Browns and Carrot Cake were both fine, while better can be found elsewhere. As mentioned, French Fries could have used a bit more time in the fryer to withstand the gravy.

TIP: Happy Hour 4-7pm daily, dinner starts at 5:oopm. MyVegas users can play to win “Spend 60, Get 30 off” certificates.

WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor.

https://redrock.sclv.com/Dining/T-bones-Chophouse

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Elvis Sues Westgate for Return of Items

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Elvis Sues Westgate for Return of Items

Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc is seeking to retrieve items including stage outfits, jewellery and the star’s high school yearbook.

It says the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino is holding the items “hostage” as part of a dispute with the operators of an Elvis exhibition.

The Graceland Presents Elvis attraction closed abruptly earlier this month.

Billed as the largest exhibition of Elvis memorabilia outside his Graceland home and museum, the attraction opened last April to great fanfare.

But the doors closed at the beginning of March, with The Westgate claiming the show’s operators, Exhibit A Circle LLC, had defaulted on their 10-year lease.

Exhibit A claimed the Westgate violated the contract first, but declined to elaborate. Elvis’s estate responded by filing legal papers filed in Clark County District Court. It claimed it had been denied access to a security camera that allowed it to monitor its items, and asked the court to order that the memorabilia be returned.

Elvis Presley Enterprises declined to comment further on the legal action, but previously said Westgate aggressively seized the valuables without a legitimate legal basis.

Westgate’s chief operating officer Mark Waltrip declined to discuss the case.

The dispute centres on the same casino where Elvis performed several hundred shows, in the days when it was known as the Las Vegas Hilton and The International.

The 28,000-square-foot exhibition featured the $1 million-a-year contract Elvis signed on a tablecloth, agreeing to perform at the casino; and the single-button black suit he wore for his first performances there.

Meanwhile, it has been announced that Elvis & Nixon, a comedy about the 1970 meeting between the rock star and the US president, will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York next month.

Liza Johnson’s film, backed by Amazon Studios, stars Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley and Kevin Spacey as Richard Nixon.

Caesars to Upgrade Hotel Rooms in Las Vegas

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Caesars to Upgrade Hotel Rooms in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, March 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) announced plans to upgrade more than 4,800  hotel rooms this year at four of its Las Vegasresorts, and more than 900 rooms at three regional casinos totaling more than 5,700 owned or managed rooms across the enterprise. This renovation effort represents approximately 20% of rooms in Las Vegas and 15% of total rooms throughout the company. At the end of 2016, following the completion of this series of room renovations, Caesars Entertainment will have updated more than 10,000 hotel rooms in the last three years.

These resort upgrades include the transformation of the original tower at Caesars Palace to create the Julius Tower as well as the refurbishment of the resort’s Augustus Tower. Additional room upgrades will include Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Paris Las Vegas and Harrah’s Las Vegas. In the regional markets Harrah’s Gulf Coast, Caesars Atlantic City and Horseshoe Tunica will complete room upgrades. These investments in the infrastructure across the enterprise will enhance the company’s long-term performance in hospitality.

This year of room renovations and upgrades began with the already underway transformation of the roughly 586-room original tower at Caesars Palace, newly branded as the Julius Tower, and the planned full refresh of the approximately 948-room Augustus Tower. Planet Hollywood will reimagine more than 1,294 rooms and suites; Harrah’s Las Vegas plans to overhaul approximately 672 rooms of the hotel’s south tower and Paris Las Vegas plans to transform approximately 1,320 rooms and suites. Caesars Atlantic City is expected to renovate nearly 274 rooms; Harrah’s Gulf Coast plans to renovate 499 rooms and Horseshoe Tunica will refresh 193 rooms.

“These enhancements will substantially improve room product at four of our resorts in Las Vegas, and three regional casinos consistent with our commitment to exceed our guests’ expectations,” said Mark P. Frissora, President and Chief Executive Officer of Caesars Entertainment. “We are re-investing in our room product to ensure that our guests’ in-room experience perfectly aligns with the extraordinary entertainment offerings we have developed and upgraded in recent years.”

These room enhancements demonstrate Caesars Entertainment’s commitment to the Las Vegas market and key regional markets and add to the substantial investments in restaurants and entertainment offerings made in recent years.

“Our Las Vegas properties are at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, anchored by the iconic Caesars Palace, which is preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary,” Frissora said. “On the east side, our footprint is centered around the High Roller, the world’s tallest observation wheel, and surrounded by the LINQ Promenade. With so much activity at the center of the Strip, we are excited to bring our guests these planned room enhancements.”

In the past five years, Caesars Entertainment has made material investments in Las Vegas, including the development of The LINQ Promenade and the High Roller, The Cromwell, the only standalone boutique hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, the world’s first Nobu Hotel, the 642-room Octavius Tower including six luxury villas, the re-creation of the state-of the-art AXIS Theaterwhich is home to Britney Spears, along with the opening of Giada, the only restaurant of the famed Chef Giada De Laurentiis.

Several Caesars Entertainment resorts in Las Vegas have recently announced new restaurants and shows including MR CHOW at Caesars Palace, which opened in December 2015, along with the debut of international superstar Jennifer Lopez at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino last month.

The room and suite upgrades at all four Las Vegas hotels will include modern room designs, enhanced in-room electronics, new furnishings, and soft goods.   All rooms will feature large, 50″ TV’s or more complete with fully refurbished bathrooms along with elevated in-room amenities and services. For example, the suites at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will offer a fresh design complete with retro round sleeping beds and hanging daybeds.

At Harrah’s Gulf Coast and Horseshoe Tunica these room renovations will feature a fresh and new room design complete with modern wall coverings, lighting and wood finishes.

CityCenter to Sell Shops at Crystals for $1.1 Billion

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CityCenter to Sell Shops at Crystals for $1.1 Billion

LAS VEGAS, March 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — CityCenter Holdings, LLC (“CityCenter”), a venture between MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Infinity World Development Corp, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with a venture led by Invesco Real Estate (NYSE: IVZ) and Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) to acquire The Shops at Crystals for a purchase price of approximately $1.1 billion.

Located at the entryway of CityCenter and in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, the stunning retail asset boasts over 324,000 square feet of luxury shopping space. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2016, subject to customary closing conditions.

“This transaction demonstrates the strength in Las Vegas as a premier destination for visitors around the world. A staple of CityCenter and ideally located on the Las Vegas Strip, The Shops at Crystals provides the preeminent luxury retail experience,” said Jim Murren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MGM Resorts International. “We believe that Invesco Real Estate and Simon Property Group are the ideal stewards to maintain the high quality of the asset and usher in a new era of success.”

Added David Simon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Simon Property Group, “The acquisition of The Shops at Crystals provides us with an extraordinary opportunity to obtain a high-quality asset in a growing marketplace. We look forward to perpetuating and building upon the successful foundation that CityCenter has created to further distinguish The Shops at Crystals as a leading retail destination.”

The Shops at Crystals is anchored by 10 luxury flagship stores, including Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Tom Ford, Prada, Fendi and Tiffany & Co., as well as 30 unique-to-market luxury retailers including Celine, Saint Laurent and Richard Mille.

Since opening in late 2009, The Shops at Crystals has been recognized for its architectural sophistication, with its exterior designed by Daniel Libeskind and its interior designed by David Rockwell. The asset features a dedicated tram station, connecting to the Bellagio Resort & Casino and Monte Carlo Resort & Casino and is in close proximity to several luxury resorts totalling approximately 16,000 rooms. It is also the most pedestrian accessible and centrally located retail property on the Las Vegas Strip.

CityCenter was represented by Jones Lang LaSalle (“JLL”), who brokered the sale.

“Las Vegas has experienced significant economic growth over the past few years, with a record number of visitors in 2015 and an increasing international clientele,” said Michael Zietsman, Director at JLL. “Visitors now spend more than half their travel budget on non-gaming expenditures. A sale like this has never made more sense.”

About CityCenter
CityCenter, which is 50% owned by a wholly owned subsidiary of MGM Resorts International and 50% owned by Infinity World Development Corp (a wholly owned subsidiary of Dubai World), is an urban mixed-use development on the Las Vegas Strip that includes ARIA Resort & Casino, a 4,004-room casino resort; Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas, a 392-room non-gaming boutique hotel with 225 luxury condominium residences; Crystals, a retail and entertainment district consisting of approximately 355,000 square feet of leasable retail space; Vdara Hotel and Spa, a 1,495-room luxury hotel-condominium; and the Veer Towers, which contain 669 luxury condominium residences. CityCenter opened in December 2009.

How To Target Vegas Convention Attendees

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How To Target Vegas Convention Attendees

Ever wanted to target people at specific types of events in your advertising? Soon you’ll be able to. Heather Vale of our Sister Publication, Performance Marketing Insider talks with Sydney Goldman, Marketing and Communications Manager for engage:BDR. In this exclusive interview about event targeting discover what exactly event targeting is, how it combines geo-targeting with special events, in what ways it’s more specific than geo-targeting, how you can use the technology as an affiliate, and what platforms you can use it on. Also find out how it allows you to use a lot of data in a simple way, and what the benefits are of targeting so specifically.

Jokesters Comedy Club Opens at Bally’s

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Jokesters Comedy Club Opens at Bally’s

Jokesters Comedy Club at Bally’s Hotel & Casino opened to packed houses for comedian Don Barnhart and continues with nightly performances.

Named “Best Bet” by the Las Vegas Review Journal, comedian Don Barnhart packs them in for the grand opening of Jokester’s Comedy Club at Bally’s in Las Vegas.

Continuing his run with shows nightly at 9:30pm, Don Barnhart’s DeEvolution of Man Stand Up Comedy Tour is as entertaining as it is poignant. Barnhart was named the 2015 Best Comedy Show in Las Vegas by Vegas’ Best Businesses, the award-winning comedian and best-selling author’s comedy show combines well-written, topical material that keeps audiences of all ages howling with laughter and coming back for more.

Barnhart takes audiences on a comedy thrill ride exploring the waning tide of male gender identification and man’s declining role in modern day society in a way that is hysterical, highly entertaining and thought provoking and Don videos have just under a million views on YouTube.

Picking up where Bob Hope left off, Don is also prepping to bring his Battle Comics to Afghanistan and Iraq to entertain the men and women serving in the war torn country before returning to Vegas for even more shows.

Over the last year, Barnhart’s film career has really been gaining steam as he stars in the documentary, Finding The Funny with Brad Garret and Louie Anderson and plays a rather disgruntled, road weary comedian in the upcoming comedy film, Tribute To Fluffy. Don also appears as the crazed shooter in the new web series, Max Justice.

Don just wrapped production on the cannabis comedy Reefer Rendum and is currently in preproduction on the new comedy film, The Freeloader, which he wrote and stars in. The movie will begin shooting in Las Vegas at the end of 2016 and is based on Barnhart’s book of the same name. Barnhart’s character, a returning Vet, becomes the Robin Hood of the Homeless as he finds his way back into society.

Barnhart is also the author of the new book, Finding Your Funny, which just hit Amazon’s “Best Seller” list. In it, Don shares his personal experiences, pitfalls and successes as a 25-year veteran of the comedy industry. Finding Your Funny also features interviews and quotes about the comedy business from bookers, agents, managers and some famous and not so famous comedians and other performers.

Jokesters Comedy Club is located inside the Windows Showroom at Bally’s Las Vegas. Showtimes are 7 nights per week, 9:30 pm. Reservations or tickets can be purchased on line at http://jokesterscomedy.com or directly at the club.

Don is the founder of The Las Vegas Comedy Institute and when he’s not on tour, he teaches stand up, improv and comedy to the next generation of comedians.

Richard Broome Joins Caesar’s PR

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Richard Broome Joins Caesar’s PR

Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR), the world’s most diversified gaming and entertainment company, today announced the appointment of Richard Broome as Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications.

In this role, Mr. Broome will lead all of Caesars’ internal and external communications efforts, including those at the corporate center and the properties. Mr. Broome was previously Global Head of Corporate Affairs and Government Relations at Hertz.

Jan Jones Blackhurst will continue to oversee Government Relations and Corporate Responsibility. Mr. Broome and Ms. Jones Blackhurst both report to President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Frissora.

“As we set our sights on the next phase of growth for our company and continue to manage through the restructuring of CEOC, I am especially pleased to welcome Rich to the team,” said Mr. Frissora. “Rich will help bring together the communicators across our company to deliver a consistent and relevant message to our customers, colleagues, partners and investors.

“Rich’s appointment will allow Jan to devote more of her time to advancing our various government relations and corporate responsibility efforts,” Mr. Frissora said. “Jan contributes tirelessly to Caesars, and her continued leadership on these initiatives is important to our continued success there.”

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