For an all too brief time, the Moulin Rouge was an integrated oasis in a segregated Las Vegas. As much an ideal as a hotel, Las Vegas’ first interracial resort was so novel that it made the cover of Life magazine, granting it the imprimatur of mainstream pop culture cool.
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Olympia Dukakis has been playing “Rose” since 2000.
These days, most slot machines spit out jackpots in the form of paper strips rather than cascading coins. And it’s tough to find a midnight buffet.
The Las Vegas City Council voted Wednesday in favor of keeping intact the way the city pays for public art.
You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll want to strap on some tap shoes. (Or maybe even don a tutu.)