80: Enjoying Life as a Las Vegas Local

If you live in Las Vegas, you really owe it to yourself to get out and enjoy that which is Sin City. The weather. The food. The entertainment. And since our last episode, we’ve been busy doing just that!

Join us for this edition of the Living in Las Vegas Podcast where we regale you in stories of Las Vegas local fun and joy! Show notes:

• Weather (triple digits are awesome) / LiLV Pool (86 is the new 84?)
• LiLV Stuff
  • Listener Line: 206.312.0105
  • Sign up of Email Alerts (form found on right side of our website)
• NippleGate (thank you Wendy O)
• Commercial Property (PodWorx is expanding!)
• Recent Blog Posts
  • Friday Figures
  • Locals Deals (Social House, Bejing Noodle #9, Brand Steakhouse, Mandarin Oriental)
  • Red Rock Restaurants
  • New Firefly in Summerlin
  • Comedy/Magic talent search
• il Vino at Aliante Station
• Listener Audio [from a looooong-time listener]
• Listener Email: Viva Elvis, Job Hunt, Theatre Launch
• Hot and Horrible: Union at Aria Vodka-pairing dinner
• Enjoying Life as a Las Vegas Local by. . .
  • Staying at Wynn for Melissa’s Birthday
  • Checking out the NBA Summer League (and the most amazing discovery ever)
  • Singing along with Sgt Pepper Live featuring Cheap Trick

Just saw this in our local neighborhood paper. 

The Tea Lounge on the 23rd floor of he Mandarin Oriental at CityCenter is offering locals 20% off their bill for tea and/or tea cocktails now through Labor Day.

What is a tea cocktail?

Good question.  Here’s a couple examples:

Royal Tea – orange vodka, simple syrup, chilled Osmanthus Oolong tea, splash of lemon juice, on the rocks.

Tea-tini – bourbon, chilled jasmine pearl tea, and apple juice, sweetened with agave nectar.

I wonder if I can hang a Lipton bag on the side of my Tanqueray and Tonic and call it a tea cocktail?

Social House, which is a unique sushi restaurant owned by Pure Management Group, has opened inside Crystals at CityCenter. Executive Chief Joe Elevado has trained under “Iron Chef” Masaharu Morimoto to deliver what should be an interesting and diverse blend of Pan-Asian style. Locals just need to show a valid Nevada ID and receive 20% off Sunday through Thursday.

I did not have the opportunity to eat at the old Social House which was located inside Treasure Island. So I would be interested to hear from some of our listeners who ate at the old Social House and compare it to the new Social House.

[Melissa and I have taken many LV visitors to the TI-based Social House. It was one of our “go to” places. We’re not sushi people, but those who are raved. For we cooked-food lovers, their food was excellent as well. — Scott]

79: Cirque du Soleil Plus ELVIS - A Little Less Conversation?

Melissa and I are big fans of Las Vegas, Cirque du Soleil and Elvis Presley.  So, combining the three into one big show has got to be fantastic!  Right? 

Today’s Living in Las Vegas Podcast gives you a personal account of our Viva ELVIS experience. Show notes:

• Weather (Nice and toasty. . .) / LiLV Pool (. . .as long as you’ve got a pool)
• LiLV Stuff
  • Listener Line: 206.312.0105
  • Sign up of Email Alerts (form found on right side of our website)
• Total Wined
• Scott’s Dieting Journey
• New Contributor to Join the Site: Bridget Magnus
• Overheard on The Strip (visit. . .and SHARE!)
• Recent Blog Post Review
  • Wolfgang Puck Local’s Discount
  • Las Vegas Strip Street Performers
  • Fontainebleau
  • Lake Las Vegas
• Listener Email: Job’s in Las Vegas
• Viva ELVIS

76: Living in Las Vegas, Acting Like a Tourist

While there are certainly a few things making life in Las Vegas a bit tough for many of our fellow Las Vegans (unemployment and housing prices, for example), we love that we live in a city that was once our go-to place for weekend getaways. We’re just 30 minutes away from some of the best food, lodging and entertainment the country has to offer.

Which is pretty cool.

In this edition of the Living in Las Vegas Podcast, we review some of the touristy things we’ve been up to during the last couple of months. Show notes:

• Pre-Bachelorette Party Chat
• LiLV Stuff
  • Listener Line: 206.312.0105
  • Sign up of Email Alerts (form found on right side of our website)
• Weather (enough with the rain) / LiLV Pool (blech)
• Taxes
• The next LiLV Meetup has been DECIDED
• New Friends of the LiLV Podcast
• We Select our Deer’s Name
• Listener Audio: Congrats, Melissa’s Singing, “Man Pizza”
• Living in Las Vegas, Acting Like a Tourist
  • A Great Show (ROAR)
  • Downtown Foodie Love
  • Pawnshop Stardom
  • Birthday Fun (Aria, Dining, Amazing Comedy)

 

To celebrate my birthday this past weekend, Melissa made reservations at Aria (in CityCenter). We were very impressed with the property overall and took this video upon entry into our room. We learned that automation is cool, when Aria says Blackout curtains, they mean it, and you better be sure you want something out of that minibar. . .because if you move it, you pay for it.

For other videos, visit the new Living in Las Vegas YouTube Channel.

p.s. During our entire stay, all the casinos we visited (Luxor, Excalibur, New York New York, Aria) were PACKED.

p.s.s. What do you think of what we saw? Would love to hear from y’all!

This is the first of a BUNCH of videos I took at the CityCenter’s Aria and Crystals properties for Episode 74. This video is all of us driving up to the property, getting turned away from valet parking, and watching a guy fall asleep standing up.

For A TON of other videos, visit the new Living in Las Vegas YouTube Channel.

74: CityCenter: ARIA Hotel and Casino and Crystals

So anyways, we’ve been getting a lot of suggestions to visit the center of the city. . .but I have to tell you, I wasn’t all that impressed with US95 and Rancho. That’s when we realized, we shouldn’t have gone to the city’s center, but to CityCenter. In this edition of the Living in Las Vegas Podcast, we take 20+ videos to help us remember what $8.5Billion dollars can do when you put your mind to it. (Actually, we didn’t see all $8.5B worth. . .just Aria and Crystals. . .and it was puuurty.)  Show notes:

• VIDEO!
• Weather (clear and cool) / LiLV Pool (clear and c-c-coooold)
• LiLV Stuff
  • Listener Line: 206.312.0105
  • Sign up of Email Alerts (form found on right side of our website)
• Holiday Drama (watch out Whole Foods)
• Next in-person LiLV Meetup
• Speeding Tickets (x2)
• New LiLV Logo (thanks David)
• New Friends
  of the LiLV Podcast
• Listener Audio: They like us, they really do
• Listener Email: Newport Loft revisited
• CityCenter: ARIA Hotel and Casino + Crystals Shopping Mall Thing (what is it supposed to be called?!?)

72: Hanging Out on the Las Vegas Strip (and Why Las Vegas Locals Hate Doing So)

It’s a surprise to many Las Vegas tourists that a large number of Las Vegas locals hate hanging out on The Strip.  We, of course, do not belong to that category of Las Vegans.  We like visiting the coolest street in the USA. . .but understand why many locals don’t share our enthusiasm.

In this edition of the Living in Las Vegas Podcast, we talk about our last couple of visits to The Strip and introduce a new “cast member” to the Living in Las Vegas Podcast!  Show notes:

• PHOTOS!
  (Halloween at Lavo)
• Weather (huh, not too bad) / LiLV Pool (Hey pool, you are dead to me)
• LiLV Stuff
  • Listener Line: 206.312.0105
  • Sign up of Email Alerts (form found on right side of our website)
• Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, introducing. . .T.R.
• Playing nice with other Las Vegas podcasts
• Palms, revisited
• Listener Email: Real Estate, CityCenter, a Motivational Shout-Out
• Hanging on the Las Vegas Strip
  • Hawaiian Tropic Zone
  • Tattoos
  • Value/Cost
  • CityCenter
  • Trash
  • Hard Rock Cafe
  • Halloween

71: Late Night at ‘After the Show’ — A Treat for Las Vegas Locals

[Get this, we recorded this show at 2AM! Why? Read the show notes below. . .]

This is the perfect example of what makes being a Las Vegas local so cool!  Every Monday night, starting at 11:00PM and going until 1:00AM Tuesday morning, a half dozen or more Las Vegas performers get together to perform for each other “After the Show”, that is, after their regular gigs.  Even better, Las Vegas locals are invited to join the fun for free.

I’d heard about After the Show for some time and wanted to see what it was all about for ourselves.  So, this special late-night edition of the Living in Las Vegas Podcast features our review of one of the coolest ideas in town.  Show notes:

• Weather Mid-90’s / LiLV Pool (Warm enough to dive in, cold enough to get right back out)
• LiLV Stuff
  • Listener Line: 206.312.0105
  • Sign up of Email Alerts (form found on right side of our website)
• After the Show
  • First, Let’s Talk TRAFFIC
  • What is this thing?
  • Host(ess) Cashetta
  • Famous Audience Members
  • Magician Jason Andrews
  • Comedian Keith Lyle
  • From Zumanity: Edie
  • Comedienne Shayma Tash
  • Larry Atello (Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding)
  • Christopher and S (Scapades)
  • Junebug (as Carol Channing)
  • Comedienne Cathe Jones
  • Rudy Uresti (KA & Le Reve)

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