Workers Forced To Wade Through Toxic Mud To Build Elon Musk’s Pointless Vegas Tunnel

Workers Forced To Wade Through Toxic Mud To Build Elon Musk’s Pointless Vegas Tunnel

Elon Musk’s dumb — and almost entirely pointless — tunnels below the Las Vegas strip are not exactly going as planned. Since the company first appeared about seven years ago, plans have been scaled back, promises have been broken and safety violations have piled up. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) Bloomberg Businessweek decided to take … Read more

Las Vegas, Home Of Bad Ideas, Goes All-In On Tesla’s Dumb Tunnels

Las Vegas, Home Of Bad Ideas, Goes All-In On Tesla’s Dumb Tunnels

Image: Robyn Beck (AP) Las Vegas seems to be on a roll with bad ideas lately. There’s the whole debacle that was the 2023 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. There’s a new ordinance that could land you in jail for up to six months and hit you with a $1,000 fine if you block … Read more

Las Vegas Residents Enraged Ahead Of Formula 1 Grand Prix

Las Vegas Residents Enraged Ahead Of Formula 1 Grand Prix

Listen to the powers that be in Formula 1, and you’ll likely believe that the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix will be a smashing success. It’s an unprecedented event, the series says, one that will transform the Las Vegas Strip into a high-speed race track for just four days in November. It’s going to be … Read more

F1’s Sky-High Vegas Ticket Prices Cratering As Race Approaches

F1’s Sky-High Vegas Ticket Prices Cratering As Race Approaches

Photo: Dan Istitene – Formula 1 (Getty Images) When Formula 1 announced the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the reaction of most racing fans was primarily the sticker shock at the prices of the available tickets. The race was on pace to sell out, but sales have slowed as excitement for the lavish event has tempered. … Read more

F1’s Las Vegas GP Facility Isn’t Named For Stephen Paddock

F1’s Las Vegas GP Facility Isn’t Named For Stephen Paddock

Formula 1‘s Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend will be kicking off in under 80 days, and work in the city is in full swing, with roads being repaved and a permanent 300,000 square-foot paddock building being erected to house year-round F1-related activations. There’s one big problem, though: The locals think F1 has named that permanent … Read more