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  The Nevada National Security Site might not ring a bell right away, most people will know it better by its previous name: the Nevada Test Site. There was a time when that empty desert was shut down primarily for nuclear tests. More than 1,000 nuclear devices were tested there. The mushroom clouds that could be easily seen from the Las Vegas Strip quickly became featured tourist attractions. If you weren’t lucky enough to catch one from a window, the effects of the explosions could be felt as well. Tests often shook the ground under Las Vegans and guests.  Alan Gegax is too young to reme...

Nevada has a dark history when it comes to LGBT folks. But somehow, drag queens have been a part of Las Vegas entertainment for almost 100 years.  It dates back to when female impersonators braved crowds on Fremont Street in the 1930s; to the Kit Kat drag club in the 1940s; to the explosion of drag both on the Strip and off in the 1980s; and Cirque du Soleil hiring a popular drag queen from New York City for its new Zumanity show in 2003.  Now, drag has gone mainstream. The Emmy-winning RuPaul’s Drag Race inspired a live version for the Strip, which also hosts a weekend drag brunch. Drag...

Las Vegas Weekly Perrico, third from left, and his Pop Strings Orchestra Courtesy Leslie Ventura Thu, Jan 21, 2021 (2 a.m.) The sensation of sitting in a lounge and listening to live music. The singer’s charismatic banter, and the energy that builds as the band plays off the crowd. Throughout the pandemic, Las Vegans have seriously missed live music, but David Perrico has a one-night remedy. The Las Vegas-based composer will bring his Pop Strings Orchestra into living rooms around the world for on Friday, January 22. Perrico’s two-hour show, available as a $24 livestream, will features ...

Going Out - Lifestyle: Goodness knows, there are at least half a dozen reasons to scream at the television set in these first weeks of 2021.

Las Vegas Weekly You don’t need us to tell you that 2020 was rough. And no one’s foolish enough to believe that simply because the calendar has turned past December 31, things will instantly get better. The next couple of months, in particular, could feel like an extension of what most consider the worst year of our lifetime. But there’s light on the horizon, for humanity in general and for Las Vegans in particular. You just have to know where to look … The vaccine rollout In a calendar year marked with so many significant events, one date in 2020 will resonate most for Americans in t...