TAP Sports Bar: A Neighborhood Watering Hole on the Las Vegas Strip
Last month I attended the last 20 Book to 50K conference to be held in Las Vegas. Having attended the previous year, I knew more-or-less what to expect: a four-day…
Coffee N Rock: I Heart the 90s All Over Again
I was a coffee house kid in high school. If you know me, that's probably not much of a shock. I was as highly caffeinated then as I am now,…
Proper Eats Food Hall: Where No One Knows Your Name
Here's one you've never heard: What do you call a food court that charges $20 for a sandwich? I'll give you one guess. Okay, now that that's out of the…
Eureka! Midwest Taste with a Twist
Y'all know I'm obsessed with Las Vegas. In a good way. But that doesn't mean I don't occasionally long for my Midwest roots. The trees. The 100+ days of rain…
Skinny Dugans: A Writer’s Paradise
There are two kinds of casinos. The first is the one everyone pictures when they think of Vegas: big and bright, with slot machines, table games, an attached hotel, a…
Knight Time at The Park
Before I launch into this, I want to give you some idea of my pedigree. I grew up in Minneapolis during an era of multiple (ultimately disappointing) Viking Super Bowl…
Culture Creativity at the Springs Cafe
Over the years, I've heard a lot of people complain about Las Vegas being a cultural wasteland. While gambling and spectacle tend to hog the spotlight, and we do run…
Why Aren’t We Talking About Flight Club?
Back in November, there was a lot of talk about the new "social darts" club coming to The Venetian. It would be called Flight Club (ahahaha, puns are fun) and…
Nightmare Café, Food Like a Dream
I had been meaning to stop into Nightmare Café since they opened in the fall of 2022, but my schedule had been conspiring against me. Until last week, that is,…