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San Diego Poker Tournaments: $300K MSPT Tour Coming to Sycuan Casino

April 15, 2021 Ron Donoho 8

Big-payout San Diego poker tournaments are back. A $200,000 guaranteed prize pool is the main-event payout when Sycuan Casino Resort host the Mid-States Poker Tour starting April 29. […]

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San Diego Restaurant Week 2021: Orange You Glad?

April 9, 2021 Ron Donoho 4

San Diego Restaurant Week 2021 is popping up at an unusual time: April 11-18. It’s hoped the date change will boost a battered and beleaguered food-and-beverage industry. […]

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My Old World Movie Night at NoMad Las Vegas

March 24, 2021 Ron Donoho 8

The NoMad Las Vegas is not a secret but its existence isn’t exactly common knowledge. This upscale, residential-feel hotel exists in the top four floors of the Park MGM. […]

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Returning to Las Vegas in 2021

March 20, 2021 Ron Donoho 14

I’m revisiting the Las Vegas Strip during the long weekend previously owned by March Madness crazies and witnessing a mini resumption of normality. […]

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March Madness 2021 at Miracle Mile Shops & Beyond

March 18, 2021 Ron Donoho 1

Las Vegas March Madness 2021 is all about turning every possible restaurant into a mini hoops-viewing party spot. Even at the mall. […]

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March Madness in Vegas 2021: Last-Minute Notes

March 15, 2021 Ron Donoho 9

COVID claimed March Madness in Las Vegas in 2020. It’s back in 2021. In smaller venues and at decreased room nights. Social media chatter shows that the Big Dance will resume—masked and socially distanced. […]

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Wicked Spoon Buffet: A 2021 Las Vegas Rarity

March 13, 2021 Ron Donoho 7

On March 25, the Wicked Spoon will once again be the lone Las Vegas Strip buffet-style restaurant open for business. […]

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New Restaurants in Las Vegas: 2021’s Notable Short List

March 5, 2021 Ron Donoho 27

A pandemic slowed but didn’t the always-steady stream of new restaurants in Las Vegas. Several new eateries on or near the Strip came to life in late 2020 or early 2021. […]

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Should You Go To Las Vegas Now?

October 19, 2020 Ron Donoho 3

My wife and I decided we needed a spark. Sin City has been open for business. Airlines are up and running and in need of economic stimuli. Everything I read inicated it was safe for us to go to Las Vegas.  […]

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Hotel Workcations Trending, Thanks to COVID-19

August 18, 2020 Ron Donoho 0

One unforeseen reaction to COVID-19 is that workcations are trending, again. […]

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