Climatological vs. Vegas logical
November 20, 2007 | 4:10
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Pure Management Group has been hot on the Las Vegas Strip for so long that it's lost track of the seasons.
PMG, which owns LAX, Pure and many other hip resort nightspots in Las Vegas, is the unquestioned leader of Vegas nightlife. The newest opening by PMG is the restaurant Company: American Bistro at Luxor. The invitation to the grand opening on Dec. 5 promises, in all capitals, the way to "ESCAPE THE DESERT HEAT AND ENTER COOL CHIC."
FYI: The desert heat of Las Vegas on Dec. 5 has an average high of 59 degrees, but this would be at night, when lows average 38 degrees. But it sounds good.
PMG, which owns LAX, Pure and many other hip resort nightspots in Las Vegas, is the unquestioned leader of Vegas nightlife. The newest opening by PMG is the restaurant Company: American Bistro at Luxor. The invitation to the grand opening on Dec. 5 promises, in all capitals, the way to "ESCAPE THE DESERT HEAT AND ENTER COOL CHIC."
FYI: The desert heat of Las Vegas on Dec. 5 has an average high of 59 degrees, but this would be at night, when lows average 38 degrees. But it sounds good.
Yep, one can get some great room deals in Vegas in December but that's because it ain't all that great pool weather and most of the shows have extensive dark periods.
Posted by: JSR | November 22, 2007 at 10:13 AM
Actually, these days Vegas is the place to be during December. Things have changed from years past and the "new Vegas", the same one that has built LAX, Pure and the rest, dresses up the town and the new malls have with the most awesome decorations, shopping, dining and entertainment... culminating in the biggest New Years celebration and fireworks outside of NY. They are evening opening Palazzo in December --whereas if you recall the movie Casino, in years past openings in December were considered a really bad idea.
Posted by: Tom Turkey | November 22, 2007 at 03:49 PM
I think you meant the movie Bugsy.
Posted by: Greg C. | November 23, 2007 at 11:44 AM
No kidding. The heat escaped a few days ago. But I'll take it. I might get to wear one of my coats this year.
Posted by: Las Vegas Guy | November 24, 2007 at 12:46 AM
That is why i live in LasVegas. The most interesting and visually stimulating city in the country. Lets face it...if you lived in Chicago or Miami or Cincinnati how often do you go to the local museums there? In Vegas my wife can go to a dozen or more spas and we have some of the best restaurants in the USA. The tax situation is wonderful as well.
Posted by: RonNV | November 25, 2007 at 03:47 AM
Vegas is a tragic place. You can open all the "hip" restaurants you want and quasi-boutique hotels, but it will always be lipstick on a pig.
Posted by: JP | November 25, 2007 at 01:45 PM
While I'm sure it makes perfect business sense to eradicate any trace of fantasy and mystique from Vegas in exchange for New Gilded Age boutique shops and night clubs, I find it cretinous and ridiculous. Beyond the availability of gambling, what exactly is the great distinction between these "night spots" (a godawful term in itself) and any of the dozens of tawdry LA glamor-pits? The sheer banality of Vegas' transformation is just another example of what unfettered capitalism does to artistic creativity. Vegas was magical because it had a sense of anything being possible, even when the truth was far more controlled - but now they just want it to be Los Angeles with slots, just another "night spot" in the desert. How utterly boring.
Posted by: ChrisXR | November 26, 2007 at 10:38 AM