Some 450 tropical fish are being relocated from The Mirage to Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay.
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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.
The creator of “Spice Wannabe” says, “We haven’t had one bad review.” But the show is shutting down because of soft ticket sales.
Wynonna Judd, who has been performing live for 40 years, wanted to throw a party to celebrate her “milestone year.” That bash will coincide with National Finals Rodeo.
“Love” closed at The Mirage on Sunday after an 18-year run on the Las Vegas Strip. The surviving Beatles have already said goodbye to the Cirque du Soleil show.
Whitney Cummings walked on stage wearing some very Vegas apparel in the final comedy show at The Mirage.
Brandon Flowers was a bellman at Gold Coast when he found his girlfriend cheating on him at Crown & Anchor. The rest is history.
Lady Gaga tells her Dolby Live crowd, “No matter what kind of music I’m singing, I think about Tony.”
Sphere CEO and James Dolan says of upcoming UFC 306, “When the big guy falls, you’re gonna feel it.”
The production opened in January as the first resident production ever at Orleans Showroom.
Wayne Newton’s Casa de Shenandoah opened September 2015, closing in July 2018. Newton’s own interest in the property is also shut down.
Much of “Flight Risk” was shot in Alaska, but Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson filmed for two days in Mesquite last year.
Dan Reynolds, front man for the Las Vegas rock band, said “Loom” was inspired by another rock album that he would listen to “from start to finish.”
“Aces of Comedy” was a premier series on the Strip, with such headliners as Jim Gaffigan and Chelsea Handler.
Heart has pulled all dates from its “Royal Flush Tour,” including a December stop at on the Las Vegas Strip.
“Jersey Boys” consulting company and box office manager Red Mercury Entertainment has left the building.
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