

The casinos have familiar names: Caesars Palace, Flamingo, Bellagio, Horseshoe, Paris Las Vegas, Cosmopolitan, Planet Hollywood, New York-New York, Aria, MGM Grand. He and the others - Reilly Smith, William Karlsson, Shea Theodore, Brayden McNabb and William Carrier - were among the first to hold the Stanley Cup during post-game celebrations.Īll week, players have been spotted celebrating at some of the same glittery resorts the procession passed. Marchessault is one of the six original members of the Golden Knights expansion team. Team captain Mark Stone scored a three-goal “hat trick.” Jonathan Marchessault received the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. This year, the Golden Knights cruised through the playoffs, never facing an elimination game, and routed the Florida Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 on Tuesday. The franchise surprised many by making the playoffs the first year and advancing to the championship before losing to the Washington Capitals in five games. That first year, team owner Bill Foley famously predicted the Golden Knights would make the playoffs in three years and win the Stanley Cup in six years. Players who dubbed themselves the Golden Misfits after being drafted from other NHL teams embraced survivors, first responders and volunteers and the team has over the years become a key part of “Vegas Strong” events aimed at healing community trauma. People in the crowd Saturday recalled the shooting and the role the Golden Knights played in helping to rebuild the spirit of the community. His motive for the attack was never firmly established. The gunman killed himself before police reached him. Authorities said more than 850 people were injured. Fifty-eight people died that night and two died later of their injuries.
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Paul said that the Gold Spike pays $500 per month for up to 50 spaces under Neonopolis and that amount wouldn’t change after the move.Ĭontact reporter Benjamin Spillman at or 70.A lone gunman rained bullets from 32nd floor windows of the Mandalay Bay hotel into a crowd of 20,000 people at an outdoor country music festival across the street. The valets could return on foot without crossing any streets, and when they bring cars back to customers, they could turn right from the garage onto Las Vegas Boulevard and right again onto Ogden, without crossing any lanes of traffic or waiting for left-turn arrows.

If the new setup is approved, valets at the Gold Spike could turn right from Ogden to Fourth and right again into the City Hall garage, which is adjacent to the casino’s small, self-parking lot. It has been recently cleaned and repainted. One-way traffic on Fourth Street forces Gold Spike valets to drive around the block to reach the entrance to the city-owned garage underneath Neonopolis.Īnd to get back to their work station on the south side of the casino by foot, they need to cross four lanes of traffic on Ogden.Īlso, there have been complaints in the past that the underground garage can be dark and intimidating. “We anticipate other businesses will be interested, and this proposed ordinance would allow us to meet the needs of the community if we have that extra space,” city spokeswoman Diana Paul said.įor the Gold Spike the move is a matter of comfort and convenience. The newfound flexibility would come as Brandy Stanley, the city’s first downtown parking czar, is looking for creative solutions to long-standing parking problems.
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The casino needs council approval because, unlike the Neonopolis garage, the City Hall garage has meters and under current city code valets would be required to insert coins to use the spaces.īy changing the code to allow Gold Spike to rent the spaces directly from the city, the council would make it possible for other businesses around town to make arrangements for customers to park in metered spots without depositing coins. The operators of the small hotel-casino at Las Vegas Boulevard and Ogden want to relocate where valets park customer cars from the underground garage at Neonopolis to the City Hall garage adjacent to the casino to the north. Parking valets at the Gold Spike no longer would have to dart across Ogden Avenue to return to their work station under a proposal before the Las Vegas City Council.
