Aaron Goodwin moved to Las Vegas from his native Portland, Ore., in 1998. During a class at UNLV he met Nick Groff, who eventually introduced him to Zak Bagans. In 2004, the trio filmed the documentary that would lead to their Travel Channel series, “Ghost Adventures.”
After working in Monaco, New York and Phoenix, Alessandro “Alex” Stratta opened his first Las Vegas restaurant, Renoir, at the Mirage in 1998 at the invitation of Steve Wynn. He moved in 2005 to the new Wynn Las Vegas, where he opened the fine-dining restaurant Alex, followed by the more casual Stratta.
Fedor Banuchi, The Cosmopolitan’s vice president of entertainment, loves Las Vegas. The fast pace of the Strip reminds him of the East Coast, but living in Vegas has a relaxed West Coast vibe.
