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Get A Look At This! Las Vegas Has New Snapshot Stop

Shawn Tempesta March 9th

When you think of spots to take a photo with that tourist uncle that is visiting from Missouri, a few places come to mind. The “Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas Sign” is a for sure stop (even though it should say Welcome To Fabulous Unincorporated Clark County). If you’re down for a night out, head on up to the Foundation Room at House Of Blues for an incredible view of the Strip. In front of the Bellagio Fountains is a classic, and if they want to impress their friends back home, they can take a picture in front of one of the “696-9696” mobile billboards.

Well, you can add a new spot to the list!

Las Vegas has a new picture-perfect spot for your next photo…

The relatively new Gateway Arches in front of The STRAT (and at the border of the proper City Of Las Vegas) has been an absolute death trap to try to get the perfect photo of. You’ll either be in the middle of the street, or get a less than stellar view of the sign from a sidewalk. That all changes today with a new observation platform that will elevate you above the traffic just enough to get a great view.

The City teamed up with Golden Entertainment, the owner and operator of The STRAT who also owned a nice piece of land across the street that offered up a great view. They allowed a corner of that land – a parking lot across the street – to be used to build the wheelchair accessible platform. The city will keep an eye on it and maintain the platform, which gets the City Of Las Vegas sign and arches in the foreground with the massive thrill tower looming over it in the background.

Plus don’t forget, there are some lovely ladies just beyond the arches that would love a photo as well. It has been amazing seeing the transformation take place north of Sahara on Las Vegas Boulevard!

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8 Irish Pubs in Las Vegas To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day

YAY! St. Patrick’s Day is upon us! That magical time of year when everyone gets to pretend they’re a bit more Irish than usual. It’s the time of year when not only is day drinking acceptable but getting drunk is the point of the holiday! Celebrate with Guinness or Jameson and green everything.

Vegas is known as a destination for a bunch of different holidays but I think in this instance Vegas is very underrated as a St. Patrick’s Day destination. What better year to make Vegas your place to be for St. Patty’s Day? It’s on a Friday baby!!!!

You can go to the strip and enjoy some Irish bars inside New York-New York, Mandalay Bay, The LINQ. Maybe you want to go to Fremont Street; there are Irish bars there too! If you are a local there are of course local bars you can hit up to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day too!

No matter which side of town you find yourself in this St. Patrick’s Day make sure you have fun! It’s Vegas let loose. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? Right? Whether you’re looking for an authentic experience or just want to join in on some good old-fashioned St. Patty’s Day fun, these eight pubs are sure to have something for everyone no matter what your tastes may be. So get your friends together and prepare yourself for a night filled with green beer and celebration – may the luck o’ th’ Irish be with ya! 😉

As always make sure you be safe out there. There are so many different ways to get yourself home safely after enjoying St. Patrick’s Day in Las Vegas. Lyft, Uber, and good ol fashioned taxi cabs!

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Here’s What You Missed On Aimee+Shawn This Week

That’s the end of another week on Aimee+Shawn and man are our… legs… tired.

On Monday, Shawn, 102.7 VGS afternoon host Sammi and several other members of the Beasley Media Group family laced up their shoes and headed to The STRAT. The group went up 1,455 steps to go from the bottom to the top of the famed Las Vegas landmark for Scale The STRAT benefitting the American Lung Association. Shawn did finish but it turns out he was one of the slowest times of the day. 602nd out of 622 competitors. Yikes.

The showing for Shawn was so bad, he finally broke. With Aimee on her keto kick, and Sammi planning to get fit and try out to be a Raiderette, Shawn (who was the one person on the staff that really needs to get healthier) decided to get on board.

Aimee couldn’t make the event (but she climbed every step last week). Instead she went out to Mesquite for her son’s football tournament. That tournament turned out to be a big, dramatic disaster that had fists flying, parking lots inescapable, and more insanity.

Meanwhile, Aimee’s friend is going to inherit some property… but that friend’s wife is already calling dibs, and that friend’s parents aren’t quite dead yet. Awkward.

The show also took on the biggest issue going on behind the scenes at 102.7 VGS… reply all emailers. The ones that find it necessary to send “Thanks!” to 112 fellow employees.

Finally, in a heartwarming moment, Aimee+Shawn read a book to all the schools at once for Nevada Reading Week.

What’s coming up this week on Aimee+Shawn?

The show returns Monday with a concert ticket double down all week! Two times during each show, listen and win tickets to not only Gorillaz at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood… but also Red Hot Chili Peppers at Allegiant Stadium! See you Monday!

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  • Who Cleans Up The 'Sick' In Your House?

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  • Shawn Is Tired Of Being Out Of Shape

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  • Making Your Kids Walk To School In The Snow

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  • Reply All Emails Should Be Thrown Into The Pits Of Hell

    There is a scourge that has taken over the 102.7 VGS inboxes… unnecessary reply all emails.

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