I read on a travel-review site that Palms Place has decided to unlock access to the room balconies. Is this true?

I just got a message on my cell that there’s a new Las Vegas area code. How come I haven’t heard about this before? Did it just happen? And what’s the deal with having to dial 702 now?

Now that marijuana is legal in Colorado and Washington, what are the chances it will become legal in Nevada?

I am interested in purchasing a timeshare in Las Vegas. Most of the major companies are now going to a "point system"; I would just like to reserve the same week(s) every year (the "traditional way"). Are there still such units available? (I don’t like the point systems since the value of the points can be changed by the company; you are at their mercy when they decide to change the rules!)

I saw in today's news that Clark County's population surpassed 2 million. But what about the the city? How many people live in the entire metropolitan area including North Las Vegas, Summerlin and Henderson?

You ceaselessly – and incorrectly – refer to the "Las Vegas Valley." Here’s a geology/geography lesson: A valley is an elongated depression in the earth’s surface carved out over a protracted period of time by the moving water of a river. No, the Colorado River doesn’t qualify because it’s too distant. The Las Vegas metropolitan area is situated not in a valley but in a "bowl" or "basin," surrounded by mountains on all sides. Look up at the horizon and check it out.

Your question of the day from April 5, 2014 led me to ask this question on pool access for non-hotel guests or specifically for locals. Which hotel pools are open to the public, or locals, at no charge and which ones have just a modest charge similar to the $10 mentioned at Bally's?

With pool season starting, are there any hotels that have a pool that is more fitting for the middle-aged crowd? Less party atmosphere, more relaxing, but not to the point of a senior center?

I'll be coming to Vegas in May and I like to perform stand-up at open mic nights. Are you aware of any bars/clubs/etc. that hold open mic nights, specifically for comedy and not music or poetry?

I know this isn't so much about Vegas, but it’s about a city that probably doesn't exist without Las Vegas. I have driven to Las Vegas 100+ times in my life from the greater L.A. area. I pass through Barstow, which is a big enough city/area to support the people there as far as homes, grocery stores, hospital, and even a Community College. Once I pass Barstow, nothing really exists for 60 miles until I get to Baker, a "city" that is but a few miles long and not very wide. I have never seen anything but restaurants and gas stations there and anything to suggest people can live there full-time. So where do the people who work in Baker actually live? Barstow is 60-ish miles away as is Primm so where do those who work in Baker actually live?