Las Vegas Mixtape v32: Luenell, Paella Paradise, and a Supersized Antique Mall

Track #5: Around Town Medley

You’re looking at one of the best deals in Vegas right now. (Image: Vegas 411)

Feeling the pinch of rising prices? Fortunately, the good folks at Station Casinos have us covered with their 24/7 $5.99 Cheeseburger Special. I’m giving this deal a major thumbs-up having enjoyed it at Lucky Penny at Red Rock Resort, one of the Station restaurants (along with Brass Fork and Game On) where it’s offered. Simply show your player’s card, available for free at the hotel’s rewards desk, to receive the discount.

Station Casinos is getting ahead of the predicted recession by offering these food specials. (Image: Vegas 411)

The special is a “quarter pound patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, burger sauce,” served with an ample portion of French fries and a side of pickles. It all tasted mighty fine, and you can add a second patty for $2.99. Without the discount, a two-patty burger with fries costs $14.99 (listed on the menu as “The Penny Burger”). How can anyone, unless you don’t eat meat, sleep on a price-busting restaurant deal like this in the year 2025?

Marilyn Monroe always has us in her sights. (Image: Vegas 411)

There are new buzzworthy places in the Arts District, like Audio Bar, which bills itself as an “Exciting EDM & Music Festival Inspired Party Bar” where “there’s “never a cover.” There’s also the Republic Goods (mostly) clothing consignment store, which invites folks to rent a booth there for a week to sell “your once-unused treasures.”

But let’s not forget to salute the art galleries that represent the true soul of the Arts District. Recently, I visited Conrad Gallery West on Colorado Street, specializing in visionary ‘fine art, pop culture, and abstract art.’ A dazzling tribute featuring a gum-chewing Marilyn Monroe blowing a giant bubble struck me as a glamorous and empowering kiss-off to anything standing in her—and our—way. Artists illuminate our souls and minds, so it’s essential that we support them and the galleries who sell their work.