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Dec. 23, 2007
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NORM: City Center will get new hot spot

NORM CLARKE
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Martin Lawrence feted Jamie Foxx.



Actor Jamie Foxx is presented a cake during his 40th birthday celebration Friday at Jet nightclub inside The Mirage.
Photo by Denise Truscello/Review-Journal

Beverly Hills hot spot Mr. Chow is heading for MGM Mirage's $7 billion City Center project.

A celebrity magnet for years, Mr. Chow was under contract to be part of the Hard Rock Hotel's massive expansion but that changed when owner Peter Morton sold to Morgans Hotel Group Co. in May 2006 for $770 million.

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    • Owner Michael Chow has been looking for a Las Vegas presence for almost a decade.

    The restaurant lineup at City Center, due to open in late 2009, will borrow heavily from the Bellagio's deep pool of star chefs.

    Others include: The celebrated Maccione family, who operate Le Cirque restaurants in New York and Bellagio, along with Osteria del Circo at Bellagio; Julian Serrano, fresh from a two-star Michelin rating and a AAA five-diamond award at Picasso; much-decorated New York City chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten of Prime steakhouse; San Francisco chef Michael Mina is rumored to have two concepts in the works; and Jean-Phillipe Maury is the Bellagio executive pastry chef.

    THE SCENE AND HEARD

    Mark Cuban, billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks and chairman of HDTV cable network, is attempting to woo unbeaten boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. into mixed martial arts. ESPN.com reported Saturday that Cuban and Mayweather met in Las Vegas on Thursday to discuss a deal. Mayweather is "strongly considering" the move, according to ESPN.com. ...

    Songbird Mariah Carey is hosting New Year's Eve at Tao.

    SIGHTINGS

    Marie Osmond and all eight of her children, spending the weekend at Luxor. ... Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx, celebrating his 40th birthday Friday at Jet (Mirage) after dinner at Stack with actor/comedian Martin Lawrence. Foxx's birthday was Dec. 13. Also in the house: Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees. ... Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon, spotted leaving a Hollywood party about 6 a.m. Saturday. ... Two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Al Unser Jr., turning heads at Pole Position Raceway on Saturday. ... ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons, dining Friday with his model-actress wife, Gilligan, at Company American Bistro (Luxor). ... Brent Barrett, one of the rotating phantoms in "Phantom -- The Las Vegas Spectacular," singing "America the Beautiful" at the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday. ... Gaming Today gossip columnist Monti Rock III, celebrating his birthday with friends at Sand Dollar Blues nightclub and lounge on Thursday. The former New York City disco queen, who had a cameo in "Saturday Night Fever," appears in the film's 30th anniversary DVD, which came out last month. Rock is abuzz over an off-Broadway production in development tentatively titled "Miss Monti." "It's about my legend," said Rock, who turns 70 in May.

    THE PUNCH LINE

    "If people need something greater than five-star hotels, it's time to bring back the guillotine." -- Bill Maher, during his show at the Hard Rock Hotel on Friday.

    Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.



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    Nancy Willoughby wrote on December 26, 2007 11:34 AM: I am an avid lover of Las Vegas... my husband and I have been coming since 1975 every year and usually twice a year.... with the bigger hotels now and the WONDERFUL moving sidewalks that take you into these hotels I would like to know why these sidewalks are always out of commision... every year, no matter what the season whenever we are in Vegas the sidewalks are not working... most particually the Mirage, the Venetian, Bally's and Ceasars Palace. My husband and I are elderly now and can't do as much walking as we used to and to have to walk into these hotels is almost impossible for us when the sidewalks are not working, We were there for 9 days in October and at no time were the sidewalks working at the Mirage... Please tell me why with the money that these hotels are making that they can't keep these sidewalks operable... thank you very much...


    GOD wrote on December 23, 2007 07:42 PM: CUBAN IS A TRAITOR TO THE USA!


    J wrote on December 23, 2007 06:24 PM: Hey "Mook" the amateur internet is instantaneous - writing, printing and editing a professional newspaper takes a little time. One day is pretty good.


    FRANK MOOK wrote on December 23, 2007 09:52 AM: Hey Norm,the Cuban story was all over the internet yesterday,look's like you are late to the party again,oh well Cuban is a tool anyway