UNLV hosts inaugural car showcase at Thomas & Mack Parking Lot on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (KSNV)

The Super Bowl will be played here Sunday, some 51 years after Jerry Tarkanian drove his wife Lois into what was then an old military outpost turned mobbed-up Sin City oasis.

The Thomas & Mack Center opened Dec. 16, 1983, with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Diana Ross all in attendance for the Gala Grand Opening.

The Boring Co. is getting closer and closer to transporting passengers under the Las Vegas Strip.

The Thomas and Mack Center at the University of Nevada Las Vegas is home for several big events.

The Thomas and Mack Center at the University of Nevada Las Vegas is home for several big events.

One last steel beam was fitted by workers onto the skeleton of Thomas & Mack Center’s new multipurpose facility this morning, signaling a fast-approaching conclusion to more than two years and $72.5 million worth of renovations to the arena.

An effort to revamp UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center has reached a milestone as community leaders prepare to host this year’s final presidential debate at the iconic arena.

UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center has earned a reputation for being one of the highest grossing venues of its kind. Now, it's getting a much needed facelift.

Mike Newcomb popped out of his executive office at The Thomas & Mack Center and had a spring in his step. His 32-year-old venue on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus is undergoing a $72.5 million makeover, and the arena director was eager to show the improvements.

His work day has included plenty of construction noise and dust over the past year, and Thomas & Mack Center executive director Mike Newcomb gets plenty of use out of the hard hat he keeps near his desk.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas will host the final presidential debate before next year's election, boosting the city's growing influence in a race that already has brought a long succession of candidates to Southern Nevada.