David Blaine used a bunch of cardboard boxes to break his fall in a suspenseful Vegas opening.
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.
Franco Dragone, who created the first Cirque du Soleil shows to play the Strip and designed Celine Dion’s residency, has died. He was 69.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is set to make his Encore Theater debut at Wynn Las Vegas in the spring.
In the wake of Saturday’s death of K2, a bottlenose dolphin, the Mirage Secret Garden and Habitat will remain closed until further notice.
Rob Gronkowski looked fit and flashed his bedeviling grin as he arrived at JBL Fest at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Jimmy Buffett’s team announced Wednesday, “Due to health issues and brief hospitalization, Jimmy will need to refrain from touring for the rest of the year.”
Yacht rock is a Vegas phenomenon, led by such bands as The Windjammers, The Docksiders and Yächtley Crëw.
Luke Bryan is back on the Strip for a dozen dates next year, starting Feb. 1 and running through April Fool’s Day.
Anne Martinez arrived in Vegas 10 years ago, not for a bat but for “Bite” at the Stratosphere.
Any questions about Maroon 5’s future amid front man Adam Levine’s relationship controversy have been answered with the band announcing a residency on the Strip.
Joel McHale hosted the sold-out TRF event. Wayne Newton served as the event chair, joined by 2019 chair Shaquille O’Neal.
K2 was born at the Mirage Secret Garden and Habitat. The park has closed as the company searches why.
Miranda Lambert’s “Velvet Rodeo” residency at Planet Hollywood Resort is a fiery show blanketed in crisp musicianship.
The Las Vegas Village, site of the Oct. 1, 2017, shooting tragedy, will serve as the site of a permanent memorial for 1 October victims.
Donny Osmond has performed with Marie, his brothers and as a soloist in a 60-year career.
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