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After Just Two Years, Charlie Trotter Closes at The Palazzo
Yet another restaurant has shuttered in Vegas today. This time it's Charlie Trotter at The Palazzo which has closed both its Restaurant Charlie and Bar Charlie. According to Chicgao's The Stew blog, the restaurant's last night of business was last night. Not surprisingly, the restaurant blames the economy:
"We couldn't be more proud and happy with the product," confirmed Rochelle Smith Trotter, director of business development and, as of quite recently, Charlie's wife. "We just celebrated two years out there. But we opened right at the beginning of the economic downfall."
Apparently, the restaurant was asked to "downscale" to make the offerings more affordable but they refused. The restaurant did an earn a Michelin star and their Bar Charlie was named by Bon Appetit as one of the country's best sushi spots.
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Who Will Take Steve Wyrick's Place?
Anyone know what’s going on with The Space Formerly Known As The Steve Wyrick Theater?
The lights are off, there’s no one home, but the hoardings are still up and the shop still has Wyrick t-shirts racked up forlornly.
We’re taking it as read that Wyrick and his orange tan are gone for good, but we’re wondering who, if anyone, is going to move in there. And, more importantly, will it be a magician? Hope so.
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Will They Just Close Privé Already And Be Done With It?
Harrah's is probably saying, "If you didn't pay your rent, then get the F*%K out!
Now that Harrah's has acquired Planet Hollywood, things aren't looking so good for the troublesome nightclub, Privé.
The club ran into trouble over the summer, even losing its liquor license for a bit because of shady activity going on inside the club. Now it looks like their rent is way overdue and Harrah's wants them to pay up immediately.
The only problem is Privé's company, The Opium Group, is bankrupt. They can't even pay their fines. The club was fined several hundreds of thousands of dollars by gaming regulators for their improper activities which included dumping too-drunk club-goers back out onto the Planet Hollywood casino floor.
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No More 'Heart and Soul': FAO Schwarz Has Closed at Caesars Palace
It's a sign of the times as the giant wooden horse in front of FAO Schwarz rolls on out of Sin City.
The mega toy store at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace closed at the end of January, another victim of the craptastic economy. Yes. We hate to break it to you but there will be no more dancing like Tom Hanks in "Big" on the giant floor piano. :(
Just like Las Vegas, FAO Schwarz hasn't been through the best of times either, having filed for bankruptcy back in 2003. The toy chain was then bought by Toys R' Us in 2009 after shuttering retail locations in malls across America. Las Vegas and New York were the two outposts that remained. But now FAO Schwarz is choosing to focus on the flagship store in NYC and its website instead.
The three-story space occupied by FAO will be demolished for renovations and according to the LV Sun, The Forum Shops hope to put in a national retailer who wants to establish Las Vegas as one of their flagship stores. Any suggestions?
[Photo of Wooden Horse: MHowry]
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It's Not Been a Good Week For Magic In Vegas
Lots of news in the struggling freaky world of Vegas this week. Whether it’s good or bad depends on whether you like the acts in the first place.
Dirk Arthur has announced he’s closing his Xtreme Magic show on March 12 (to which we say boo to losing the cheese, but hooray for the poor tigers).
Everyone’s least favorite magician Criss Angel is revamping his beleaguered show, and looks to be cutting out most of the Cirque dancers and upping the magic factor (only problem--as far as we know--is that Criss Angel really can't do magic.)
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On the Way Out: Hawaiian Tropic Zone and Pussycat Dolls. On the Way In: Um, Pussycat Dolls.
The Vegas Pussycat Dolls. Next time you see them, they'll be wearing French knickers
What Vegas giveth, Vegas taketh away. With all the new openings going on at the moment, there have to be some closings as well. And the latest to bite the dust is Hawaiian Tropic Zone in Miracle Mile.
Daily Fiasco says the club has announced its sudden closure, and will be going out with a bang this Saturday, while Dave and Mahoney tweeted that Miracle Mile pulled the lease on the place.
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Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba To Close on February 15
Another day in Vegas, another restaurant closing. But unlike other cities, there's always a new restaurant waiting in the wings in Sin City. That's what's happening with the beloved Cafe Ba Ba Reeba, a tapas restaurant which sits facing the Strip from the Fashion Show Mall.
The Stew blog reports that the restaurant and its $3 happy hour will close down on February 15 to make way for a new "informal cantina and taqueria" from its parent company, Lettuce. The traditional menu will feature your fave mexican standbys as well as housemade sangria and a walk-up taco stand that lets you order to go.
The new still unnamed Mexican restaurant will open sometime in March. So next week, you better get your feel of Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba while you can.
[Photo: Eating LV]
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Peepshow is Closed Till March at Least
Here’s some sad New Year news – when 2009 ended, it took Peepshow with it. For the time being at least – Ticketmaster is showing the shows as cancelled until 1 March, but it is taking bookings from then onwards.
We called Planet Hollywood this morning and were told that they weren’t certain exactly when it was going to start up again, and, when it did, who would be in the cast. The guy on the phone told us that if Holly Madison wanted to carry on with it, she almost certainly would. He said nothing about Aubrey O’Day. Is that a hint?
If so, we have a suggestion for who could take over. Bring back Mel B! She knows it off by heart, she bangs on about how much she loves Vegas, and she’s not too busy at the moment. Most importantly, we missed her performance first time round. Yup, it should definitely be the return of Mel B.
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Just in Time for Christmas, The Sahara Closes Most of its Rooms
With midweek rates as low as $30 at the moment, you’d think the Sahara would be getting some budget action, but it appears not to be the case. Last week, they closed the buffet because of “shrinking sales” (probably a good thing, according to most of the victims folk on TripAdvisor. And yesterday, the hotel announced that it would be closing two towers for December. And seeing as it only has three of them, it doesn’t look good.
The hotel hasn’t made any announcement to whether job cuts would be made, but neither have they given any hints at when the towers may reopen or the buffet start up again. TripAdvisor’s kind of working against the hotel itself at the moment too, with mentions of weird-smelling rooms and a few bedbugs.
The glass-half-full side of us thinks that maybe if they concentrate their efforts on the one remaining tower, they can turn things around and make this into a chic SLS Hotel as has been long promised. But the pessimist in us says this could be the beginning of the end. We’ll keep you posted.
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Binion's Closing Its Hotel Rooms on December 14th
When one hotel door opens, another one closes. Or when 1,000+ hotel rooms open, a downtrodden, depressing old hotel will be forced to close.
With so many rooms coming online in the month of December, it's no surprise that Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel in Downtown is closing its hotel tower on December 14th. The LVRJ writes:
Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel in downtown Las Vegas will close its 365-room hotel tower beginning Dec. 14 and lay off about 100 workers, a property spokeswoman confirmed this morning. Spokeswoman Lisa Robinson said the tower is being shut down because of the continued downturn in the economy. Additionally, the property will close the Binion's Original Coffee Shop and discontinue keno, she said.
Binion's will keep open its casino, sportsbook, poker room, casino cafes and the Binion's Ranch Steakhouse on the 24th floor.
If you can brave the depressing room, rates at the Binions for the very last weekend, December 11-13, start at $49. During the week, rates are a low, low, low $23.
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Taste of Wynn Has Closed To Make Way For Garth Swag
Thanks to the tweets of Two Way Hard Three's Hunter, we were tipped off that Taste of Wynn inside Encore has closed.
How could this be? The retail shop devoted to all things culinary at Wynn and Encore had just opened on October 1. Well, the official word is that the shop closed to make room for an entertainment store that will feature merchandise from Le Rêve, the property's nightclubs and the forthcoming Garth Brooks concerts. A rep for Encore tells us:
Given the proximity to the theaters, this made the most sense. The Taste of Wynn store was a great success and we intend to relocate the concept to Wynn LVNV in the near future. We will continue to explore other opportunities for Taste of Wynn at both properties.
In the meantime, you can buy your Wynn/Encore-branded goodies at not only Wynn LVNV, but at the XS store (while it's still around) and either one of the Wynn/Encore sundries stores. But may we suggest skipping the purchase of an Encore t-shirt and taking a chance on the tables instead? This is Vegas. You're supposed to "risk it all!" not come home with a hotel-branded t-shirt.
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Vegas Pool Parties Mark End of Pool Party Season By Throwing Pool Parties
Despite what you may believe about Vegas, it's not 100+ degrees here year-round. We told you this on Monday but we'll tell you again--Vegas gets cold in the fall and the winter and when it gets cold, the pool scene usually ain't so happening.
Most Vegas casino hotel pools remain open throughout the year, on the off chance there's a warm day or a New Yorker who thinks 55 degrees and sunny is a reasonable temperature for a swim compared to 15 degrees and rainy back home. Some hotel pools close off sections of their pool because it's simply a waste, others will only open the pools if it's nice out.
The Las Vegas Sun rounded up a few of the already closed hotel pools here and while Rehab at the Hard Rock may have had its last hurrah the other weekend, there are still a few more closing pool parties to attend.
