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New Las Vegas City Hall of Opens Today Feb 21, 2012

February 21, 2012
New Las Vegas City Hall under construction on Main St

New Las Vegas City Hall under construction on Main Street is now finished and open for business

The new Las Vegas City Hall opened today after years of planning and construction. The project came in at a cool $146 million in a state-of-the-art facility on Main St. downtown Las Vegas.

The new seven-story facility is currently opening today with seven department in the building. The rest of the city departments will move in on Monday, Feb. 27.

Once the old City Hall is vacant, remodeling will begin for Zappos’ new headquarters. The new downtown location for Zappos’ is expected to open in late 2013 with a $40 million renovation budget and bringing in over 1,200 job to the downtown area from Henderson.

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Art in the Symphony Park

February 14, 2012
New Art piece being installed in the newly landscaped Symphony park

New art piece being installed in the newly landscaped Symphony Park.

A new piece of art being installed at the entrance of the newly landscaped 2 acre Symphony Park. It stands at the entrance off of Grand Central Parkway.  The Park is directly located across of the almost completed Smith Center for the Performing Arts which  is expected to open this Spring.
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Date Taken: 2/14/2012

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Plans of Opening Splash Canyon this Summer Down the Drain

January 26, 2012
Copyright Lasvegas360.com Splash Canyon Delayed

Splash Canyon Delayed, photo taken 1/15/2012

Las Vegans will have to wait another year before they can once again enjoy a water theme park close to home.  Splash Canyon, the much anticipated water theme park, will not be opening in May of 2012 as originally planned, according to a Splash Canyon executive. Red tape caused a delay in getting construction started on the $18-million park. Splash Canyon is located at Fort Apache and Warm Springs roads and plans call for a 25-acre park with a 15-acre expansion planned for the future, bringing the total size to 40 acres. Sales were already underway for season tickets this year at the introductory rate of $99 per person. As of this afternoon, the Splash Canyon website has been taken offline.

Another developer is planning a 22-acre water park for Henderson near Gibson and Galleria roads.  Vegas Residential LLC is still securing financing for the proposed project.

The last water theme park operating in Las Vegas was Wet and Wild.  Located on Las Vegas Blvd. near Sahara Avenue.  That park closed when it’s lease expired in 2004. Landowners were to build a mega-resort there but that project never got off the ground.

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Splash Canyon: Construction Update January 15, 2012

January 17, 2012

Construction Update: Jan. 15, 2012. Construction continues of Las Vegas’ only water park, Splash Canyon. Press release still indicates that it is to open Memorial Day 2012. The address of the park is 7055 S. Fort Apache and definitely puts it in a residential neighborhood bordered by mountains.  No Structures or foundations have been started, only grading and trenching for pipes.

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Splash Canyon’s Web Site

Dust Permit- Splash Canyon

Dust Permit- Splash Canyon

Splash Canyon Construction

Splash Canyon Construction Site. Looking North along Durango- School next door.

Splash Canyon Construction Site Site Looking West

Splash Canyon Construction Site Site Looking West

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Date Taken: 1/15/2012

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Photos from Vegas StrEats Event Jan. 14, 2012

January 16, 2012


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Date Taken 1/14/2012

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Wahoo’s Fish Tacos Opening Second Location in Summerlin’s Boca Park

January 15, 2012
Wahoo's Fish Tacos on Sunset & Rainbow in Las Vegas, Nevada

Wahoo's Fish Tacos on Sunset & Rainbow in Las Vegas, Nevada

I just discovered that Wahoo’s Fish Tacos, imported from Orange County, Califorina has their first restaurant in Las Vegas.  Wahoo’s is famous for its delicious So Cal, beach taco stand food.  This location, open since October 2011, is at a kind of out-of-the-way location on Sunset near Rainbow Blvd.  From the outside, it looks like a bar that might serve up some food from a small kitchen, typically found in Las Vegas.  Once you get inside its main focus is the food, and they happen to have a bar inside as well.  The main restaurant is spacious and has plenty of seating, styled in southern California beach/surfing & snowboard/skateboarding motif.  Deep in the center of the restaurant is a full bar separated with glass partitions, but the restaurant is very family oriented. Wahoo’s is open 24/7.

Wahoo-Tacos

Wahoo's 2 taco combo platter for $6.50 rice and beans included.

I first tried out Wahoo’s a few years back after spending the day at Pacific Beach in San Diego.  I brought the whole family in fresh from the beach, sandy feet and in flip-flops and I felt right at home.  At the Wahoo’s in Las Vegas, I ordered  the two taco combo plate, 1 grilled fish taco, and the other, carne asada, served with rice and beans.  I stuck with the Cajun bean and brown rice (pictured above) for $6.50 this tasty deal is a quite the value.

Coming Soon to Summerlin's Boca Park.

Now for the best news, according to the owner, Wahoo’s is opening up its second location in Summerlin’s Boca Park right behind the existing Jason’s Deli and is expected to open near the end of  this February (2012).  This location will include an outside patio.  Also, there are plans for a Hendertucky (Green Valley) store opening too.

Location: 7020 W. Sunset Rd Las Vegas, Nevada (702) 399.1665

Web site: http://wahoos.com
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