The reopening of The Buffet at Bellagio is a bellwether of better times ahead for Sin City.
By Lissa Townsend Rodgers, July 27, 2021
Credit: Courtesy of MGM Resorts International
Many cities are identified with an iconic food.
Philadelphia has its cheesesteaks, New York has pizza, New Orleans has po-boys, Baltimore has crab cakes.
Las Vegas has all of them, because Vegas means a buffet. “I think it’s about having a sense of indulgence and having everything. All of the choices are there for you but you don’t really have to make a decision,” says Wes Holton, executive chef at Bellagio Las Vegas, “I think that kind of sums up Vegas and what people expect when they come to Vegas.”
Huge solar arrays, electric transportation, and recycled masks are all playing a part.
By Matt Villano, Jul 12, 2021
Photo by Zhukova Valentyna / Shutterstock All those lights need a lot of power.
Las Vegas—arguably America’s capital of consumption—is gradually getting more sustainable. The latest milestone: A 100-megawatt solar array that can deliver up to 90 percent of daytime power to 13 Las Vegas resort properties, including Bellagio and Park MGM.
The “Mega Solar Array” was unveiled earlier this month and is sending all its power to casino operator MGM Resorts, which has exclusive rights to its energy for the next 20 years. It’s a really big deal, both literally and figuratively.
As of this writing, it’s the largest solar array anywhere in the world.
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