The centerpiece of the Las Vegas City Center opened this week to fireworks and crowds. The Aria Resort and Casino is being hailed as the jewel of the $8.5 billion dollar City Center, and it’s easy to see why. The 4,000-room, 61-story centerpiece is incredible. Many are hoping the Aria and the rest of the City Center will bring in a new surge of tourist dollars and help push Vegas out of its two year slump. If the gawking crowds were any indication, the plan just might work. Read more…