The Hard Rock began their initiative in January. Several resorts, including those operated by MGM Resorts International, have phased in the paper-straw campaign.
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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.
John Fogerty is back in residency at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on Wednesday through April 20 in a concert show dubbed, “My 50 Year Trip.”
Ex-MGM Grand President Scott Sibella reportedly signed his contract as the resort’s president and COO on Thursday, and was on the job Friday.
About 8,000 revelers poured through Kaos Nightclub’s three entrances for its industry night preview. The party raved through the early morning hours, with bucket-capped star DJ Marshmello bursting on the scene at about 1:45 a.m.
As we were reminded just this week, simply putting up a great show in a unique facility is not enough.
Harland Williams is the first headliner at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club, set to open for previews at Linq Promenade on May 2-8, with a more celebrated premiere in June.
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., remarkably married for 49 years, are headlining 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Orleans Showroom.
The frontman for Imagine Dragons and his wife of eight years are expecting a baby this October.
Producer Diqui James and partner company MGM Resorts had hoped to generate strong word-of-mouth and social-media support of the show and grow to an extended residency, either at ExCal or elsewhere
There are no Las Vegas or West Coast dates on the 40-city “Courage” series.
Pop superstar and former Las Vegas Strip headliner Britney Spears has been admitted to a mental health clinic, posting the Instagram message, “We all need to take time for a little ‘me time.’ :)”
Superstar Dionne Warwick is bringing greatest hits show, “Ms. Dionne Warwick,” to the theater that was for 35 years home to the famed feather show “Jubilee.”
Josef’s Restaurant is immortalized as the first business to play The Killers’ music, the restaurant’s staff serving as the first audience.
The big lift in Hard Rock Hotel’s overhaul to Virgin Hotel Las Vegas will begin just as the confetti is being swept off the field after the next Super Bowl in February.
Celine Dion has found new favorite creative outlet: Riding shotgun around Las Vegas while singing to her own songs.