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Why MGM’s strange, doomed theme park of the ’90s was a touchstone of a generation — and radically ahead of its timeThe MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park was born in the Las Vegas backlot of the brand-new world’s largest hotel on December 18, 1993, and died for its business sins less than seven years later. The 33-acre park — about half the size of Disneyland’s appendage, California Adventure — was a celebration of a hypothetical studio with hypothetical sets for hypothetical movies. The core attraction was a river tour along which fake films with names like Temple of Gloom and Jung...

Three local chefs are nominated for this year's James Beard Awards.

African-American cuisine and Black-owned restaurants jazz up the valley’s food sceneBlack culinary traditions are as significant a contribution to the history of American creativity as any made by the people of the African diaspora. Many flavors we perceive as central to American cuisine originated in kitchens run by Black people. If you’ve ever enjoyed a potato chip, you have indulged in a Black American delicacy as definitive as a Jimi Hendrix solo. Las Vegas may not be a soul food hub such as Houston, Atlanta, or even Washington, D.C., but it is a place of deep diversity, and many of th...

With the promise of funds from the bipartisan federal infrastructure bill, the agency is looking to build on its strengths while modernizing its fleet.

New bites, big concerts, fresh attractions and more!