{"id":22056,"date":"2018-07-12T08:11:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T16:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=22056"},"modified":"2018-07-12T08:37:12","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T16:37:12","slug":"casa-shenandoah-closes-culinary-escalates-tactics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/casa-shenandoah-closes-culinary-escalates-tactics\/","title":{"rendered":"Casa Shenandoah closes; Culinary escalates tactics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Call it a day for another Wayne Newton<\/strong> business venture. Mr. Las Vegas is closing Casa Shenandoah<\/strong> to the public, no reason given (although a recent break-in might have influenced the \"\"decision).\u00a0\u201cIt is the Applicant\u2019s intent that the property revert back to a single family residential use,\u201d said Newton lawyer Jay Brown<\/strong>. As for “Applicant,” he told John Katsilometes<\/strong>,\u00a0\u201cAs of now, we are just taking a breather and deciding what we want to do in the future. We have not wanted to make any rush decisions.\u201d What will become of the offsite theater, gift shop and shuttle area is anybody’s guess. Newton can get back to nursing a hand injury and resuming his on-again\/off-again war with his neighbors, who have not taken to the influx of tourists very kindly.<\/p>\n

* Add the Tropicana Las Vegas<\/strong> to the list of casinos that have reached a labor pact (still to be ratified<\/a>) with the Culinary Union<\/strong>. As the dominoes topple, next on the list are Binion’s Gambling Hall<\/strong>, the Four Queens<\/strong> and Margaritaville<\/strong>. Negotiations at the \"\"latter and at The D<\/strong> must not be going well: “Informational picketing” has been scheduled for tomorrow, never a propitious sign. For reasons best known to themselves, Culinary management is promoting media attendance at the Margaritaville picketing but *not* at The D. Other casinos who the Culinary is now shouting out for not having signed contracts are SLS Las Vegas<\/strong>, Treasure Island<\/strong>, Westgate Las Vegas<\/strong>, the Downtown Grand<\/strong>, El Cortez<\/strong>, Fremont Hotel<\/strong>, Golden Gate<\/strong>, Golden Nugget<\/strong> and Main Street Statio<\/strong>n.<\/p>\n

* Las Vegas<\/strong> brings out the crazy in drivers. Case in point<\/a>, the speeding motorist in the white car who ran a red light at Sahara Avenue<\/strong> and the Las Vegas Strip<\/strong>, hit two vehicles and one pedestrian, then wiped out near Walgreens<\/strong>. It’s one more argument for why the Strip should be closed to all vehicles save RTC<\/strong> buses and taxicabs. (The taxi union wouldn’t mind that.)<\/p>\n