A Las Vegas icon closes its doors to await the wrecking ball, then play ball

Visitors showed up in droves Tuesday to take pictures outside the Tropicana, waving goodbye to the Las Vegas Strip resort and shouting ...     [A LAS VEGAS ICON CLOSES ITS DOORS TO AWAIT THE WRECKING BALL, THEN PLAY BALL]( [Visitors showed up in droves Tuesday to take pictures outside the Tropicana, waving goodbye to the Las Vegas Strip resort and shouting phrases like “Adios Tropicana,” before a ceremonial chaining of the doors by management and a teary send-off for dozens of employees marked the official closing of one of the Strip’s oldest and most storied properties.]( [A RECENT STUDY FOUND WAY LESS TRASH IN LAKE TAHOE THAN IN PAST YEARS]( [Tahoe community organizations ranging from business associations to nonprofits to kayak rental companies have long been begging the lake's visitors to be more responsible with picking up their trash. And now, the results of a two-year study and monitoring project in Lake Tahoe could suggest that the messaging may just be working.]( [GOLDEN KNIGHTS’ NEW GUYS MAKE BIG DIFFERENCE IN 6TH WIN IN 7 GAMES]( [The Golden Knights’ much-ballyhooed trade-deadline acquisitions didn’t immediately arrive in Las Vegas looking fully comfortable with their new team. And there’s nothing wrong with that. An adjustment period is to be expected, Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said ahead of Tuesday's game against the Vancouver Canucks, about four weeks since the team acquired defenseman Noah Hanifin, winger Anthony Mantha and center Tomáš Hertl.]( [ATHLETICS FANS CAN’T GET CLOSURE OVER WHEN OR IF THEIR TEAM WILL LEAVE]( [If it’s closure Athletics fans are hoping for, the Coliseum wasn’t the place to find it Tuesday night. Their team wants to move to Las Vegas, but it’s a long way from shovels in the ground. Their team is open to the idea of extending the lease in Oakland until that proposed stadium is built, but a morning meeting between the club and city officials brought nothing close to a resolution.](   MOST READ: [Democrats slightly outgain GOP in Nevada as over 28,000 register to vote in March](  [Slot player hits $1.1 million jackpot at downtown Las Vegas casino]( [Police find dozens of animals after stopping car in Boulder City]( [Man arrested in connection with pair of fatal shootings in Las Vegas]( [Proposed rules would put strict limits on street vendors in Clark County](   [Facebook](  [X](     Greenspun Media Group | 2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 300, Henderson, NV 89074 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice]( Sent by gmginfo@gmgvegas.com