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John Katsilometes’ column runs daily on Page 3A. Email jkatsilometes@reviewjournal.com. Follow him at @johnnykats on Twitter and @JohnnyKats1 on Instagram. Listen to the latest episodes of his PodKats! podcast here.

Las Vegas entertainer Joey Scinta dies at 69

Joey Scinta went out with a song. A stalwart with the popular Plaza Showroom variety act The Scintas, Scinta died Friday afternoon at MountainView Hospital. He was 69.

Rodriguez, Wilkinson set to leave, but ‘Sex’ will go on at Paris

Based on Dan Anderson’s own self-help book, “Sex Tips For a Straight Woman From a Gay Man” opened at Paris in June and has been woven into the plot of Wilkinson’s We TV reality show, “Kendra on Top.”

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A Holly, jolly event as Madison returns to Great Santa Run

It’s been a bit since we caught up with our favorite Playboy model/Strip production show star/bestselling author. So it’s good to know Holly Madison is the grand marshal of the 13th annual Great Santa Run on Dec. 2 at the Fremont Street Experience.

High praise for Las Vegas at Raiders groundbreaking event

The Kats! Bureau at this writing is a tent just west of the Strip, near Russell Road, with Delano and Mandalay Bay gleaming in the background. This is the current site for, and future home of, the Las Vegas Raiders.

Sisolak honored, praises duo for roles at Las Vegas shooting

Clark County Commissioner and Nevada gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak, an increasingly active and ubiquitous elected official, was honored Thursday night at the 26th annual Camelot gala at Opportunity Village’s Magical Forest on West Oakey Boulevard.

Killers’ longtime lineup back intact for Dec. 1 benefit show

The back-beat of The Killers is up front about the band’s approach to the Dec. 1 Vegas Strong Benefit Concert at T-Mobile Arena. “We don’t care where we fall in the lineup, we can open, we can close,” Ronnie Vannucci says. “We’re just happy to assemble the masses.”

Whoopi Goldberg returns to Las Vegas Friday night

“I learned a lot from Mr. Sinatra, and a lot from Steve Wynn, about how not to get into trouble in a casino,” Whoopi Goldberg says.

Celine Dion-Steve Aoki performance electrifies Strip fundraiser

After performing her own show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Celine joined Steve Aoki at Omnia Nightclub for a reverberating, club mix of the classic Titanic theme song “My Heart Will Go On.”

Heart ailment takes Clay out of Red Rock

Andrew Dice Clay felt additional pain while taping an episode of “The Ed Bernstein Show,” and was later taken to the hospital for treatment. The procedure has also taken him out of a multi-episode run on the CBS series “Hawaii Five-0.”

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