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Freemont Hotel Las Vegas

October 18th, 2008 · No Comments

In 1956 the Fremont Hotel was the first high rise in downtown Las Vegas. Wayne Newton got his start in this Vegas classic’s original showroom.
The rooms in the Fremont are larger and nicer than you would probably expect, given the discount pricing.
The Fremont Hotel And Casino demonstrates their attitude and environmental awareness by only changing [...]

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Unfit for human habitation?

June 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment

A CEO of a company who is an acquaintance of mine used the above phrase to describe the weather in Washington, DC, in the summertime, and many would apply it to Vegas.
I disagree: I like the weather here quite a bit.
(If you want to know all about the climate in Vegas, here’s a book about [...]

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Just a thought as we start another hot Vegas weekend…

June 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Everyone’s familiar with the saying “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” I have a proposal for another: “let’s keep Vegas Vegas.” I don’t intend for this blog to become political in nature, but what politics I will discuss have to do with Vegas’s growth, and the influx of people from many places and cultures.
When [...]

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Welcome to Las Vegas is Home!

May 30th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Hello all!
Welcome to Home Turf Media’s latest city-based blog, Las Vegas is Home.
I’m Paul Geary and I’ll be blogging about anything and everything Las Vegas. While the blog will come from a resident’s perspective, tourism is obviously a main staple of Vegas’s economy and happenings that will interest visitors will be part of the landscape [...]

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Vegas Confidential – Feb 19, 2007

February 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Here I am again with the celebrity gatherings as seen through the eyes of Norm Clarke. It was a busy weekend here in Las Vegas.
Joe Simpson, father of Ashlee and Jessica Simpson, celebrating his 49th birthday Sunday at Social House (Treasure Island). Also there: former United States Olympic gold-medal sprinter Maurice Greene.
Charles Barkley and [...]

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Vegas Confidential – Feb 14, 2007

February 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Everyone is in town this weekend for the NBA All-star Game including all the celebrities. Once again Norm Clarke gives us the inside scoop on who is here in town and what they are doing.
NBA legend Michael Jordan chatting it up with an unidentified blonde at Pure nightclub at Caesars … Also at Pure, [...]

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Vegas Confidential – Feb 11, 2007

February 11th, 2007 · No Comments

As always, Las Vegas brings out the celebrities, and this weekend seemed to be a little slow in town. I wonder if everyone is home with that flu virus that is hitting the West coast hard this season. Norm Clarke reports his sightings.
Remember our Miss Nevada USA Katie Rees that got a little too [...]

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Vegas Confidential – Feb 5, 2007

February 5th, 2007 · No Comments

The celebrities were out in full force for the Super Bowl weekend. Norm Clarke reports his sightings.
David Hasselhoff and Roger Clemens, schmoozing the VIP crowd at an Aladdin/Planet Hollywood Super Bowl party at Curve nightclub on Sunday. Also at the high-roller bash: David Dombrowski, president and CEO of the Detroit Tigers. … Michael Jackson, [...]

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Vegas Confidential – Jan 30, 2007

January 30th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Everyday or so I’m going to feature my favorite journalist from the fabulous Las Vegas Review Journal named Norm Clarke. Norm is the “man-about-town” and he writes daily on all the famous people he has seen around town. What they are doing, and who they are doing it with! His article is [...]

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Hi Las Vegas

January 30th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Well here I am with my new blog and I am excited. I’m going to be working on some behind the scenes configurations and SEO work today. Give me a couple days, I should be in full swing and bringing you the Las Vegas latest and greatest!

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