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JUNE 2013
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June 20, 11a. From the most popular legend of the 1001 Arabian Nights, watch as Aladdin thwarts the evil sorcerer, discovers the magical lamp,...
June 21, 6p. A fun night featuring live local bands Wild Card and the Joey Vitale Trio followed by DJ Ultra. Magicians, fortune tellers and...
June 21, 7:30p. Featuring the best local poetry talent and an open-mic forum for both new and established poets. West Las Vegas Arts Center...
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Urban wizard visits Vegas, magically narrows the Strip
by Andrew Kiraly | posted July 13, 2011
Urban thinker David Yoon from the Narrow Streets blog came to Vegas and loved it. Embraced the Strip, its exuberant fakery, all that. One thing bugged him, though: Sure, the Strip casinos were meant to be seen from cars, but what about giving the pedestrians some love? As he often does, he gave the Strip a digital makeover: That's why I've always been confused by the mind-boggling width of the Strip itself, which at around ten lanes seems to be stubbornly preoccupied with almighty transport as its main function—on paper. It's as if the city planners are still in denial about what the Strip really is: a huge adult amusement park and pedestrian haven for tourists from all over the world, all strolling up and down nursing their yard-long margaritas dangling from souvenir lanyards. Amusement parks don't have freeways running through them. So why not make the Strip feel more like the Disneyland of Sin that it is?
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