COVER STORY:

Bozo the Clown - Larry Harmon died a few days ago. He was a Bozo. Basically, he was the chief Bozo. He didn't invent Bozo, but he did keep the clown alive.... HERE>>

Frank Lieberman - Reports on the Vegas entertainment scene like nobody else. As usual, you read it hear first. Still our most popular feature.... HERE>>

Ringo Starr - Happy Birthday to Ringo, July 7th is the big day, and he has a request...HERE>>

Jim Belushi - brings his band to town and he sat down with Frank Lieberman for a chat...HERE>>

Kebab Festival - a popular promotion last year, this Indian restaurant once again offers tantalizing food for the month of July...HERE>>

Wizard - a new show based upon the music of Wizard of Oz composer Harold Arlen, who has been cited as one of the most significant songwriters of the 20th Century.  Some of his most instantly recognizable songs, include: I’ve Got the World on a String,” “Stormy Weather,” “Old Black Magic," and who can forget “Over The Rainbow"...HERE>>

Ask Madame Meg - our newest feature columnist puts her clothes back on (for now) and continues with the latest edition of this advice column... HERE>>

Celebrity Secrets - Ok, so you read the tabloids, the Internet reports and watch shows like “Entertainment Tonight” and you’ve gotten the skinny on which celebrities have lost or gained weight, who has been arrested for drunk driving, or which ones aren’t wearing underwear on a given night. But how much do you know about the headliners that appear on the stages of Las Vegas? It’s our turn to chew the fat about some of the city’s heavyweights HERE>>

The Rumor Mill is filled with more juice, some of it true and some of it sort of true. We just can't tell you which is which. MORE > >

Previously...

Kimodo Dragon - Prehistoric Monster has moved into Las Vegas, looking for tourists to eat...HERE>>

 Let's Be Frank...Scott Goldstein never met Herman “Hank” Greenspun. Yet, the last two years has created a bond between Goldstein and Greenspun though the latter passed away in 1989...HERE>>

FOOD - Sea Stone is the 400th restaurant to open in this location. All the others have failed. What gives? Is this spot haunted or something? HERE>>

Animal Doc -We all have things we have to contend with in life. Luckily, however, a 360-pound constipated lioness is not one of them.So where does one of Vegas’ “top cats” go when she’s too pooped to pop? HERE>>

Let's Be Frank - Frank gives some great advice for those painful visits to the pump. Pay attention, you could actually save money. Read "Gas Pains" HERE>>

Food - Sugar Rush - Desserts to die for now at Social House...HERE>>

NEW POEM: "The Zen of Water". The final poem in this special collection of 20 poems from the soon-to-be-published Cape Cod artist and poet - Don Max Redfire in our latest "Poetry from the Cape" feature HERE.

News Bits - David Hasslehoff likes to wear women's clothes...Tiffany stops by Studio 54...Travel tips for coming to Vegas...and more...HERE>>

Cirque du Too Much - Frank ponders how many acrobats can fit in Las Vegas HERE>>

Picture This - Three Dog Night lead vocalist Chuck Negron rocks Vegas and we were there (at the Cannery) for the party...HERE>>

Let Them Eat STEAKS - The Light Group, Las Vegas’ premier hospitality and lifestyle development organization, will unveil its latest restaurant concept with the opening of BRAND Steakhouse, set to open May 24 at Monte Carlo HERE>>

Sirens Scream - Several times a day these hot chicks get wet and nasty in front of the TI - HERE>>

Bill Medley - He rocks on, bringing his soul mate and fellow Righteous Brother Bobby along for the ride. And he comes to town with Paul Revere & the Raiders, with his son singing lead with the madman of rock...here's how the night looked HERE>>

Dennis Miller - It's Miller time as the wise guy comic brings his hilarious observations to the Orleans for the first time...HERE>>

David Saxe - producer extrodinaire, the man behind the curtain. Or at least behind many hit Vegas shows. He sits down with our own Frank Lieberman for a revealing chat...HERE

Just Be Frank - Frank Lieberman reports on the outrage over the latest James Beard Awards . What? No Vegas joints? HERE>>

FOOD: Las Vegas Celebrates Vegas Uncork’d: A Bon Appetit Epicurean Experience - ....HERE>>

JERSEY BOYS: The much-anticipated arrival of the hit Broadway show blasted into town over the weekend, and our very own Frank Lieberman was there. The verdict? We'll let Frank tell you HERE>>

FOOD: Brio - the new Italian eaterie has a great brunch. I'm hungry already...HERE

FOOD - check out yet another Italian restaurant, La Golosita which recently opened in sin city...HERE>>

Hawaiian Tropic Zone pulls out all the stops for a fashion show that redifines SEXY...

Frankie Valli - still working on those songs he never got a chance to record, and enjoying the glow of the hit show "JERSEY BOYS" that brings Broadway to the Strip this week. He sits down with Frank Lieberman HERE>>

FOOD - The Rio offers a world class seafood buffet that will satisfy all your taste buds HERE>>

Al Jardine - he founded the Beach Boys, he was the only founder that was not a Wilson brother or related to them, and he still sounds like the original Beach Boys, with a voice we all love and recognize instantly HERE>>

Bette Midler - The Showgirl finally opens...is it a winner? Frank tells us...HERE>>

Retail Therapy - here's a place to gourge your credit cards and indulge your senses, the newly revamped Miracle Mile Shops...HERE

Bellagio Conservatory - has spent the equivilent of the operating budget of a small country to bring you yet another season of sensory overload in the form of trees, flowers and frogs for Spring...HERE>>

Al Jardine - a founding member of the Beach Boys played his heart out with the core group of original musicians who made up the touring Beach Boys this past weekend, and we were there...HERE>>

Health & Wellness - A new Memory TuneUp program is being offered by noted author and memory expert Jan Dacri here in Vegas at Destinations for active adults. HERE>>

HAWAIIAN TROPIC ZONE - has begun a bikini search, and you are invited. Picking the girls that will fill those bikinis is a ot of fun HERE>>

Grand Canyon Skywalk - is probably one of the worst ideas ever, yet it has been one year since it's opened and I guess some people don't mind spending over $100 just to walk on it. Half price tickets are now being offered, so that tells you something. Read all about it HERE>>

NEWS BITS - You want news? We got news. Crazy Horse holds US auditions, Bobby Flay is working the Kentucky Derby, Robert DeNiro slips into town, Michael Godard opens another hip gallery, and the massive Conn Expo convention brings 130,000 people. HERE>>

Auxier Green - just when you though that money was tight and real estate sales were flat, along comes this real estate mogul who specializes in high-end property. And business is booming...HERE>>

BRIO - a new restaurant that opened in the trendy Town Center brings a bit of Tuscany to the Strip HERE

Carla Masterson - local author has a new book, and she sits down for a chat with Bobbie Katz HERE

Venus Pool Club - the place to be seen for summer fun is at Caesars Palace...HERE

Pole Position Raceway - an innovative indoor karting company, held a red carpet, grand opening celebration recently.  The event was attended by 300 plus, including 2004 NASCAR Champion Kurt Busch, and many others...HERE>>

Rock ‘n Roll Wine brings its sexy brand of approachable, high-energy wine tastings coupled with live music to Studio 54 in the MGM Grand, launching their first AMPLIFIED! tasting series of 2008 with Grammy Award winner Pat Monahan of Train.HERE>>

Attractions - Bare Pool opens, giving it a head up and tops off before the rest of the summer pool party venues  HERE>>

Celebrity Chef Connection - Debbie Hall has been a broadcaster and writer in Las Vegas since the mid 80s and a resident of Las Vegas since 1978. Together with noted journalist Barbara Nosek, they produce a weekly internet show and begin writing for us all about FOOD starting...HERE>>

The Gallery of Fine Art - Continues. The cultural landscape has once again changed at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art with the February 8th opening of its latest exhibit, “American Modernism,"...HERE>>

Picture This - photos of the Get Back Beatles concert HERE>>

Attractions - Crazy Leroy’s Race & Sports Book – Bar & Grill is now open for business at the Riviera.  It’s the Strip’s most convenient Sports Book, located next to the Riviera Poker Room, and it is smoker friendly.  HERE>>

NEW SERIES CONTINUES: The Godfather Speaks - Max Redfire, with the final installment in his continuing saga..HERE>>

Weekend visitors to the Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas are in for a special treat with outrageously fun stein holding competitions and deliciously authentic Hofbräu brews. Always a fun place to visit, either for a few authentic brews or a full scale meal...HERE>>

Wolfgang Puck is one man who believes in having his “stake” and eating it, too. His latest venture, direct from Beverly Hills, will be his 60th restaurant, his sixth Las Vegas venue and his first steakhouse in the city...HERE>>

Food - Paul Newman has a big opening in Vegas. HIs latest food entry comes in a bottle, but it's not salad dressing, it's his new wine. MORE>>

Jimmy Osmond - When discussing the Osmonds, there are three separate elements – Donny, Marie and the Osmond Brothers (Wayne, Merrill, Jay and Jimmy). Ironically, the driving force behind them all is the youngest Osmond, 44 year-old Jimmy, who garnered his first gold record at age seven for a song he recorded in Japan entitled “My Little Darling.” HERE>>

Vicki Lawrence - “When I was younger and my kids were growing up, if an interviewer asked me how I did it all, I told them that I came to work to relax,” Lawrence laughs. “My husband, Al (Schultz), says that performing is my golf. And in reality, I think that working made me a better mother because I got to be me.”MORE>>

The Beatles - it was a celebration of 44 years since the Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. Steve wrote about the experience HERE>>

Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere Bubbles - Fan Yang has been featured on “The David Letterman Show,” “Live with Regis and Kelly,” “The Ellen Degeneres Show,” “Fox & Friends,” “The View,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” as well as on FOX, NBC, ABC and television stations around the world. He's known as the "Bubble Man"...HERE>>

New Brew is Brewing - America’s only authorized replica of the original Hofbräuhaus in Munich is once again offering a very limited supply of  its outstanding Bavarian Double Bock, a beer that blends higher alcohol content with an amazingly smooth taste. Only 50 kegs available!    MORE>>

Rita Rudner - this is one funny lady. Starring in her own show at Harrah's. Don't eat too much before this show otherwise you'll soon have it coming out of your nose. Ikky. Grossness. Don't do that, okay? Meet the lady who makes hilarity seem so effortless. HERE>>

Picture This - "Lunchtime with Ira" is a popular television show that is taped at (or near) the Las Vegas Hilton. Come on along for a recent taping with Steve. MORE > >

The Billary Show - Bill Clinton came along to rally the troops on behalf of his presidential hopeful wife Hillary, and it sure worked. Hillary won the caucus. We have some great photos from the biggest rally in Las Vegas this past weekend. HERE>>

Columnist at Large
Frank H Lieberman -Bill Belew, “the man who dressed the King,” has died in Palm Springs at age 76. Though he designed for an array of performers and created costumes for plays, musical, TV specials and TV series, the costume designer was best known for his work with Elvis Presley..HERE>>

Vinny Favorito - The Boston insult-comic has settled in nicely here in Vegas. He sits down with Bobbie Katz to try and explain his humor and roots HERE>>

American Storm - This wild male review has got the ladies hot and bothered and here's why...HERE>>

Armand Assante - chews the scenery like nobody else in "American Gangster along with Denzell and Russell. He talks about his career and other things HERE>>.

Picture This - By popular request, it seems many folks want to look at some of the covers from previous issue of VIT, so here's some of our favorites from 2007. MORE > >

'ENERY THE EIGHTH, HE IS - our latest photo collection spotlights NOON-A-TICS and Peter Noone, along with his Herman's Hermits from their latest visit to town, returning to Whiskey Pete's for 2 sold out shows. We were there, and now you can relive the fun with one of the icons of the British Invasion...HERE.

Rettail Therapy - just when you thought it was safe to go into the show store, here comes Liberace Shoes, soon to be seen on the feet of Bling-seekers worldwide MORE>>

Palms Place Condos - open for reservations, with access to the Palms Casino and the Playboy Club, this is the place to stay for hip visitors and local who want to get away from reality. MORE>>

Dressing Room Chat - The Pointer Sisters recently came to town and had everyone "JUMP" at the Cannery. Steve Dacri had a chance to visit with the girls and find out what they've been up to. HERE.

Origin India - Not your father's Indian restaurant.  In a second-year tradition, Origin India announces its aphrodisiac inspired 2008 Valentine's Day menu, to be offered HERE>>

J. W. Marriott Spa - The weather outside may be frightfully chilly at the moment, that doesn’t mean that sun- and spa-lovers can’t take a walk on the wild side and enjoy the new beautiful outdoor happenings at the Aqua Sulis Spa at the JW Marriott. MORE > >

LA Comedy Club -Just what we need, another show with 2 comics telling jokes that sometimes make us laugh. Palace Station has been looking for something to revive this small showroom. They might have found it. HERE>>

Blush - the newest ultra lounge to heat up the Vegas night, run by Boston-born Sean Christie. Is a bottle of vodka really worth $400? Apparently so.

Strip House - The girls keep their clothes on here, but the food is definitely hot at this great restaurant that recently opened on the Strip.HERE