Our beloved and hard-working contributing photographer Tom Donoghue reports that while on a recent photo shoot adventure, he came across hometown heroes Dan Reynolds, a father-to-be of twins, and his popular Las Vegas band Imagine Dragons in the “Theater of the Round” during a private event at T-Mobile Arena this week.
It’s a palace fit for a king and queen, and there are rooms galore for all the little princes and princesses that will surely follow. How else to describe the royal home of RH once known as Restoration Hardware? The upscale home-furnishings retailer opens its four-level behemoth in Tivoli Village this morning.
It’s known as one of the most extreme endurance events in the world, and this weekend 1,300 competitors from around the world will take on its 5-mile loop course at Lake Las Vegas with 25 brutal and grueling obstacles in a bid to be crowned “Toughest on the Planet.”
My longtime friend Lainie Kazan heads to The Smith Center on Friday and Saturday. The jazz singer and actress of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” goes back with me to the earliest days of The Playboy Clubs. I asked her if she described her style as “jazzical.” “I think jazzical hits the nail on the head,” she told me.
It was a double celebration for the tantalizing, topless temptresses of “Fantasy” at The Luxor on Tuesday night. They revealed their stunningly sexy 2017 “Natural Beauties of Las Vegas” calendar to mark their show’s 17th anniversary at The Luxor. The calendar features the curvy cast modeling at iconic destinations in the Valley.
Has the engagement of Caesars Palace headliner Mariah Carey and Australian billionaire James Packer ended and their marriage plans abruptly gone up in flames? That’s the word from Down Under by Woman’s Day Magazine, as well as Us Magazine and People Magazine now.
Today’s the day back in 1941 that bartender Don Carlos Orozco created the first margarita at Hussong’s Cantina in Ensenada, Mexico, and 75 years later, it’s still one of the world’s most popular drinks. It was named after a beautiful woman, Margarita Henkel, daughter of the German ambassador to Mexico who was a Hussong’s regular.
There’s only going to be a limited run of 800 boxed copies of six classic albums by Sir Elton John for the British clothing retailer Burberry. They’ve partnered on the set of vinyl records selected by Elton consisting of six remastered albums released from 1970 and 2001 and one album previously unreleased on vinyl.
Judges and viewers of Season 11 of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” had the toughest time in a decade selecting from the Top Three finalists. In the end, the $1 million prize went to 12-year-old Grace VanderWaal, who stole their hearts with her passion for music. The New York youngster started making up songs when she was only 3.
To celebrate the 6th birthday of Celine Dion and the late Rene Angelil’s twin sons Nelson and Eddy, the Caesars Palace headliner took them to Disneyland. It was a weekend-long visit to The Happiest Place on Earth. Celine took the boys on numerous Dumbo rides as two security guards kept watch down below.
Frankie Moreno isn’t letting the grass, er, grapes grow under his feet since he upped stakes at Planet Hollywood Showroom. Not content with his own bestselling Frankie Moreno vodka at Lee’s Liquor Stores and Total Wine, Frankie has started his own alcohol company called Angel Town Spirits.
Dreaming of becoming the next James Bond or Jason Bourne? Join “Spy Escape & Evasion,” which has a limited engagement through Nov. 5 at The Stratosphere with ex-CIA Officer Jason Hanson. Here’s his message to Kim Kardashian after the robbery she endured in a Paris hotel. For tickets and more information: TicketBat.com.
It’s a global extravaganza as eight areas of the world will now be represented by chefs at The Venetian’s Ultimo “Le Grand Voyage” Weekend of Excellence from Dec. 9-11. For the black-tie Grand Banquet, which starts with unlimited caviar, U.S. chef Thomas Keller will lead the group.
Outside of a nightclub, it’s one of the most expensive bottles of bubbly I’ve ever seen in a restaurant. Las Vegas can now lay claim to that expensive privilege with $50,000 champagne at Morimoto at MGM Grand. There are two waiting there at the perfect cellar temperature in case you want to really blow the budget.
Impressionist Gordie Brown served as a groomsman for the most fun wedding I’ve been to all year when Zowie Bowie singer Chris Phillips married gorgeous Wynn cocktail server Jennifer Turco on Monday night at The Hartland Mansion in Downtown Las Vegas.
