December 17, 2025

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John Taylor

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John Taylor

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John, who is the Sun's copy chief, grew up in a family of eight and now is married with two children. A graduate of the University of Kansas, Taylor joined the Sun in 2012. He likes to say he halfway followed a path blazed by his grandfather, who in the early 1900s ran both a Polish-American newspaper and a tavern.

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  • Más allá del calor, el Valle de la Muerte da la bienvenida a los viajeros con comodidad

    Dec 15, 2025 (2 a.m.)

    El Valle de la Muerte evoca imágenes desoladoras de un paisaje desértico abrasado por el calor, casi desprovisto de vida, salvo por los amantes de las emociones fuertes que se aventuran al Centro de Visitantes de Furnace Creek, en el parque nacional, para tomarse fotos junto a un famoso punto de referencia: un gran termómetro digital que en julio y agosto suele marcar temperaturas de alrededor de 115 grados y, en ocasiones, superiores a los 125 grados.

    Más allá del calor, el Valle de la Muerte da la bienvenida a los viajeros con comodidad
  • Beyond the heat, Death Valley welcomes travelers with comfort

    Dec 15, 2025 (2 a.m.)

    With 3.3 million acres — the nation’s largest conserved desert landscape — Death Valley National Park can be explored in as little as a few hours or as long as a visit permits.

    Beyond the heat,  Death Valley welcomes travelers with comfort
  • From ‘Help’ to ‘Hey Jude’ and beyond, McCartney shines at Allegiant tour stop

    Oct 9, 2025 (2 a.m.)

    The 60,000 or so fans lucky enough to score a ticket were treated to a captivating night put on by the living legend, who performed standards by The Beatles, Wings and from his illustrious solo career …

    From ‘Help’ to ‘Hey Jude’ and beyond, McCartney shines at Allegiant tour stop
  • The Who, in their farewell tour, rocks Las Vegas one last time

    Oct 2, 2025 (2 a.m.)

    This wasn’t the Who’s first attempt at a farewell tour. In 1982, the band played 40 dates on what at that time was being billed as their farewell tour …

    The Who, in their farewell tour, rocks Las Vegas one last time
  • In trademark fashion, Ben Folds transcends simplicity in solo set

    Aug 15, 2025 (2 a.m.)

    The stage at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas could hardly have been simpler: a black Steinway & Sons baby grand at the center, flanked by a bench, a lone floor monitor and a stand-up speaker stationed to the right. No elaborate set pieces, no dramatic lighting — just tools of the trade.

    In trademark fashion, Ben Folds transcends simplicity in solo set
  • Lenny Kravitz delivers hits, heart in Park MGM residency

    Aug 8, 2025 (2 a.m.)

    Ninety minutes into the opening night of his five-date residency at Park MGM’s Dolby Live theater, Lenny Kravitz had already brought the house down performing a string of songs dating to the 1990s …

    Lenny Kravitz delivers hits, heart in Park MGM residency
  • Backstreet Boys blast off 'Into the Millennium' with Sphere residency

    Jul 24, 2025 (2 a.m.)

    The residency, dubbed “Into the Millennium” to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Backstreet Boys' record-breaking third studio album “Millennium,” starts with an astronomical spacecraft on a launch pad projected just above the main stage. As the craft methodically makes its way up the structure, it makes a right-angle tilt toward the Sphere’s 360-degree dome, which appears to open to the star-filled heavens above. The spaceship’s engines fire and it rockets into the cosmos, much to the delight of the clamoring crowd, whose seats are vibrating to the engine noise.

    Backstreet Boys blast off 'Into the Millennium' with Sphere residency
  • The Weeknd salutes Las Vegas for its role in ‘After Hours Til Dawn’

    Jul 14, 2025 (2:30 p.m.)

    From the opening chords of “The Abyss” until that moment, the sold-out crowd of 65,000 had been energized. But this was different — maybe as loud as Allegiant has been in its five-year history.

    The Weeknd salutes Las Vegas for its role in ‘After Hours Til Dawn’
  • El recientemente renovado Hotel del Coronado ofrece una lujosa escapada costera para los habitantes de Las Vegas

    Jul 3, 2025 (2 a.m.)

    El Hotel del Coronado, que en su día fue bautizado como “la gran dama de los complejos turísticos costeros estadounidenses,” ha atraído a multitud de visitantes de todo el mundo gracias a sus renovadas instalaciones y sus vistas frente al mar.

    El recientemente renovado Hotel del Coronado ofrece una lujosa escapada costera para los habitantes de Las Vegas
  • Hotel del Coronado, newly renovated, offers a coastal escape for Las Vegans

    Jul 3, 2025 (2 a.m.)

    Blackstone Real Estate, which owns “the Del,” is ready to show off the fruits of a newly completed, six-year, multimillion-dollar renovation that touched nearly every part of the iconic property that has welcomed celebrities, presidents and royalty throughout its nearly 140-year history. Its target market includes Las Vegas residents headed to Southern California for getaways.

    Hotel del Coronado, newly renovated, offers a coastal escape for Las Vegans
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