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John Katsilometes
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John Katsilometes’ man-about-town column appears on daily on page 3A. Katsilometes moved to Las Vegas from Northern California in 1996 and spent two years with the RJ before moving to the Greenspun Media Group in 1998, where he served as an editor, magazine writer and columnist. He returned to the RJ in August 2016. He has won numerous state and regional awards, including the 2013 Nevada Press Association Journalist of the Year honor, and has been awarded three times for column writing by the Best of the West contest.
In late May, Bill Medley underwent surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his throat. On June 8, he lost his wife, Paula, after a five-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. The two had been married 35 years.
“Magic Mike Live” has announced its theater is under construction at Sahara Las Vegas.
Notoriety owner Ken Henderson says, “Comedy and magic are not ambient. Anything you have to watch is considered a show.”
The Killers are advancing the tradition of rock bands performing on rooftops for the Las Vegas Raiders’ home opener Monday night.
Of Donald Trump, comic actor John Di Domenico says, “Every single utterance of this guy plays into everything we are doing.”
For last Tuesday’s show, Piff the Magic Dragon convinced David Copperfield to join in a video re-creation of Copperfield’s famous stunt from 1983, when he made the Statue of Liberty disappear.
The Westgate karaoke setup is not allowed under pandemic reopening restrictions, but bookmark that idea.
Wolfgang Puck Senior Managing Partner Tom Kaplan says the restaurant is breaking even. And that’s great.
Bobby Kingston finally got his wish of a formal response Thursday, when an OSHA official called him and told him it was OK to stage his ambient music. Or keep staging it, in this instance.
Hyped for weeks and a tribute to an early pandemic Netflix phenomenon, the “Tiger King” exhibit at Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum is now open to the public.
Vegas Golden Knights forward Ryan Reaves has developed a beer that encourages Las Vegans to recall the moments that gave them the shivers.
A-list actor Kevin Hart said in a statement that the telethon was “an incredible opportunity to bring the work of Jerry Lewis and the Muscular Dystrophy Association forward.”
Silverton Chief Executive Officer Craig Cavileer is also CEO of Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District.
The final MGM Resorts hotel-casino to reopen on the Strip could be back in action in the middle of October.
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