Jerry Lewis died Aug. 20 at age 91 at his Las Vegas home. The sale marks a turning point in the family’s lives. Lewis’ youngest child, the 26-year-old Danielle, wants to state her own account of her father’s life and career.
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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.
Clint Holmes and Earl Turner had planned to be at Westgate Las Vegas on Thursday night.
Ghalib Ghallab was a stalawrt of several Las Vegas lounges over the past 30 years. He and his backing band, called The Vegas Knights, were known to host some of the coolest gigs in town.
Travis Barker, the band’s extraordinary drummer, is reportedly suffering from blood clots in both arms and has been advised by doctors to stay of the stage.
Minutes after they saluted several thousand fans at 3rd Street Stage on Fremont Street in its “Stick Salute to Vegas,” members of the Vegas Golden Knights made their way to dinner at The D Las Vegas.
“I can’t believe this is happening, “ Barry Manilow said in a statement today. “Our new show is ready, we’re all ready, and we were all looking forward to tonight.”
Wayne Newton is bolstering his home security system and adding armed guards after a pair of burglers broke into his Las Vegas estate late Thursday night.
Where one sees a news release, Perez Hilton sees a career opportunity.
The musical “Baz — A Musical Tour de Force” is closing after its July 29 performance at The Palazzo Theater. Actors Equity Producer and General Manager Blair Farrington informed the cast just prior to Tuesday’s 8 p.m. performance.
Tegan Summer ran a few minutes late for a meeting over coffee on Monday afternoon. He was knocked off schedule as he helped a woman who had tumbled near the Las Vegas Strip. Summer himself couldn’t have written a more appropriate metaphor.
Erik Haula and Kristen Boege have been together for nearly seven years. She is from Minneapolis; he played for the Wild.
The famed celebrity journalist returned to Las Vegas about five weeks ago. He had received care at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, and continues rehab at a Las Vegas health-care facility.
Paul Ames was Garrett’s older brother, a warm and familiar face at Garrett’s club over the years who was instrumental in the comic’s success on the Strip.
The D Las Vegas Casino Director Richard Wilk turned 50 in fine fashion Saturday night. His party at the 12th-floor Detroit Ballroom was dubbed “An Evening With A Couple of Sopranos.”
Members of the creative team were informed via e-mail that the show’s closing would indeed fall on June 17, and that those who had not been fully paid have been assured they would be fully compensated for their final two weeks of work.