In his first appearance in the Bagelmania event, Joey Chestnut downed 15 bagels in eight minutes.
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.
Joey Chestnut faces off against defending champion Geoff Esper in the Siegel’s Bagelmania World Bagel Eating Championship in Las Vegas.
Blake Shelton’s Ole Red Las Vegas at Grand Bazaar Shops at the Horseshoe has set its opening date.
Wu-Tang Clan at Voltaire at The Venetian was the most in-demand private concert during this year’s annual CES convention.
Usher’s Super Bowl halftime show trailer features Lebron James, but no shots of Las Vegas
Frankie Valli said, “You guys are good,” as he greeted the “Jersey Boys” cast Thursday.
Billionaire Mark Cuban, on blocking Elon Musk on X: “The only person who would really know is him.”
Luke Bryan closed his show at Resorts World Theatre by shining the spotlight on the resorts’s swing-shift dice crew.
Jo Koy’s joke about Taylor Swift at Sunday’s Golden Globe awards show was not universally appreciated, especially by Swift, devoid of emotion while sipping her drink as the remark fell flat.
Third Eye Blind, which marked its 30th anniversary last year, stops at BleauLive on June 22.
As NFL Network broadcaster Rich Eisen says, “Mr. Brightside” is his school’s anthem.
Ex-NFL great Marshawn Lynch is presenting comedy at Laugh Factory, but he’s not sure about taking the stage. “This is not about me.”
David Soul visited Antonio Fargas’ family in Spanish Harlem at the height of “Starsky & Hutch’s” fame.
Caesars Entertainment has cut several high-level entertainment executives in a companywide consolidation.
Tiësto’s 2024 schedule has him playing more clubs, in more resorts, than ever in his career.