MGM Resorts International is converting the Las Vegas Village and Route 91 Harvest music festival site into parking for events at Allegiant Stadium, and also a community and athletic center.
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.
“O” opened Oct. 17, 1998, the first production show ever on the Strip to command a $100 ticket price.
Jen Kramer, a Yale graduate, is the only female headliner among more than 20 magic/mentalist/hypnotist productions currently running in Las Vegas.
Dionne Warwick’s residency continues Caesars Entertainment’s vision to turn Cleopatra’s Barge into a small showroom.
Tommy Wind is back in residency at Night Owl Showroom with “Amazing Magic Starring Tommy Wind” at Hooters/OYO Hotel Casino beginning at 3 p.m. Oct. 24.
The new entrepreneur saved her money while living at the Strat from 2013-17, when she was the star of “Pin Up.”
The 12-foot-tall Philippe Starck-designed metal duck at the Sahara pool is headed for Reno.
Frankie Moreno has topped the Billboard charts again in two categories this month, with his piano instrumental “Pianoforte.”
The destruction and removal of the Philippe Starck -designed statue has sparked debate about why the roundish figure wasn’t given a stay of execution.
The 32-foot-tall structure was taken down Tuesday night, headed to the dumpster as part of owner Alex Meruelo’s re-branding of SLS Las Vegas.
Troy Burgess left Cher’s 1989-90 world tour for a sitcom set in the 1970s, called “Have a Nice Day.” Burgess would play a stoner kid.
Daniel Emmet revisited a tense and triumphant time Sunday night in opening his “All That I Am” residency series at Caesars Palace.
The point of it “Candy World” at Light? It was Guy Laliberte’s 60th birthday, for starters.
Shania Twain has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and is the top-selling female country solo artist ever.
Spiegelworld’s ‘Atomic Saloon Show’ gets raves in Scotland, opens at The Venetian in September.
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Pennsylvania couple shows up in Las Vegas not knowing about F1
Ex-Palo Verde coach pleads not guilty to charges of sexual assault against a child
Uber driver killed in road-rage shooting in front of Las Vegas Strip resort
Patrick Mahomes fined over $14K for ‘violent gesture’ during game
Lavish restaurant south of the Strip finally opening after 2 year wait