1128 stories by Corey Levitan
Impersonated Vegas Restaurants Sue Uber Eats
He threatened legal action, and now he’s taking it. James Trees, the chef-owner of Esther’s Kitchen, has filed a class action suit against Uber Eats, along with three other Las Vegas restaurants. The suit claims the website and app allow scammer food-preparers...
Tropicana Implosion Approved by Las Vegas Officials
Clark County has approved a permit filed by Bally’s Corp. to implode the historic Tropicana Las Vegas. The Rhode Island-based company has until October 20 to drop the Trop. The approval was granted on April 20, nine days after the permit was...
‘My Client Was Lying’ — Attorney for Accused Tupac Murderer
The defense attorney representing the accused murderer of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur said on Wednesday that his client, Duane “Keffe D” Davis, repeatedly lied about his involvement in the 1996 drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. “He himself is giving different stories,” attorney...
LOST VEGAS: ‘Tony The Ant’ Spilotro’s Circus Circus Gift Shop
When people talk about the mob running Las Vegas, they’re not referring to the gift shop at Circus Circus. But that’s exactly what Anthony Spilotro, the high-ranking Chicago Outfit member who inspired Joe Pesci’s character in the 1995 movie “Casino,” ran in...
UPDATE: Impostor Las Vegas Restaurants Removed by Uber Eats
UPDATE: Uber Eats has paused onboarding any new restaurants in the Las Vegas area as it investigates the claims brought to its attention by the following report. The company has also set up an email, ubereatsvegas@uber.com, for restaurants and their patrons to...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Morgan Wallen Opening Ole Red Clone, Last Roundup for Holsteins at Cosmo
Looks like Blake Shelton will soon no longer be the only one in the country-star-opens-a-restaurant-and-bar-in-Nashville-and-then-Vegas business. Morgan Wallen -- called “the biggest country star of the 2020s” by the New York Times -- is opening what is likely to be the second...
Brightline West High-Speed Vegas-to LA Rail Breaks Ground
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hammered in a pretend rail spike in Las Vegas on Monday morning, ceremonially kicking off the work on Brightline West. Hopefully the project will prove more real. A high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Vegas Vickie Originally Went by Sassy Sally
Vegas Vickie, Vegas Vic’s better neon half, is the victim of a salacious rumor that has her performing in her early years under a different name -- as strippers often do. Actually, make that two myths, because Vickie wasn't installed atop a...
Paralyzed former ‘O’ at Bellagio Las Vegas Performer Sues Cirque du Soleil
A former Cirque du Soleil performer left paralyzed from the neck down is suing the company for the injuries he suffered during a performance of “O” at Bellagio Las Vegas last year. Kyle Mitrione, a former diver with the show, filed the...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Rat Pack Referred to Themselves That Way
EDITOR’S NOTE: A new “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s edition originally ran on Nov. 20, 2023. There was never a show in Las Vegas in which Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and/or...
