While developments on the Strip continue to garner all the attention, downtown is doing its best to keep pace. The latest announcement comes from the Fremont, where a 32-story, 509-room hotel tower will be built at the back of the property.

There will also be a complete overhaul of the existing 447 rooms in the 15-story tower that opened in 1956, which at the time was the tallest in Nevada. The casino square footage will increase by 22,000 square feet and include a new race and sports book. The parking garage will also be expanded.

The entire project is expected to cost $32 million and take 30 months to complete from the start of construction at a yet-to-be-­announced date.

$5 deals: The Downtown Grand is celebrating its fifth anniversary with some good $5 deals running through Nov. 5. The best of them is a creative burger-and-drink offer that’s available in the Freedom Beat coffee shop, daily from 5 p.m. to 5:55 p.m.During that time, the excellent burger and fries that usually sells for $12 is only $5, and for 5 cents more you get a choice of a well drink, Bloody Mary, or beer flight.

If you don’t want to deal with the hectic 55-minute scene, drinks and appetizers are $5 across the street during all operating hours at Triple George.

Donny and Marie done: It’s been announced that the “Donny & Marie Show” will end its run at the Flamingo next November. The show opened at the Flamingo in 2008 for what was planned to be a six-week engagement.

Question: I couldn’t find a Chinese restaurant open after midnight in the Chinatown district. Are there any?

Answer: Not as many as you’d expect. Only five restaurants serve past midnight. They are Harbor Palace Seafood (12:30 a.m.), Cafe Noodle & Chinese BBQ (2 a.m.), Joyful House (3 a.m.), Hong Kong Garden (6 a.m.) and H.K. Seafood Garden (6 a.m.). All are located on Spring Mountain Road.

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