Areas of Expertise
2027 stories by Corey Levitan
LOST VEGAS: Art Bell’s House and Radio Compound
About an hour’s drive west of the Las Vegas Strip lies a mecca for true believers. The late Art Bell’s house and radio station still stand in remote Pahrump, Nev., monuments to the still-syndicated daily radio show, “Coast to Coast AM,” that...
Tito Jackson, Co-Founder of Vegas Icons the Jackson 5, Dies at 70
Tito Jackson, Michael’s older brother, has died at 70 years old, leaving only three surviving original members of the Jackson 5. “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that our beloved father, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tito Jackson is no...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Fire Just Claimed a Rat Pack, Marilyn & Elvis Hangout
When the remnants of the old Paradise Spa Apartments burned to the ground in a noninjury fire on September 1, the complex was described as a hangout for the most famous celebrities of the past 100 years. And this is the first...
UFC Gets New Champ at First Vegas Sphere Sports Event
Merab Dvalishvili is the UFC’s new bantamweight champion, having savagely wrested the title from Sean O’Malley to close UFC 306, the first sports event held at the Las Vegas Sphere. Dvalishvili devastated O’Malley, who had promised to take him down inside the...
LAS VEGAS STRIPPERS: Tesla Cybertruck With Pole-Dancers Driving Up and Down Blvd.
If anything on your next trip to Vegas makes you wish you left the kids at home, it could be the Tesla Cybertruck with a truck bed full of gyrating strippers that just pulled up alongside you. The Strip-adjacent gentlemen’s club is...
VEGAS DINING ROUNDUP: Big Chef Leaving Las Vegas, Wasting Away Again?, MGM Closes Café
Sin City is bidding farewell to Chef Roy Ellamar, who exits on September 21 to open a new eatery at Graton Resort & Casino in Sonoma County, Calif. Ellamar made a huge name for himself by opening Harvest by Roy Ellamar at...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Garth Rides Outta Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood Eyed Peas
County superstar Garth Brooks announced on Friday the final three weekends of his Las Vegas Strip residency. The final stand of “Garth Brooks/Plus ONE” at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace will take place next year on February 21, 22, 23, and 28,...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The ‘Ocean’s 11’ Casino Robbery is Possible
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Nov. 18, 2022. The robberies of casino cages at both Resorts World Las Vegas and the Gold Coast Casino...
MGM Contracts for More Solar Energy from New Farm by 2026
MGM Resorts announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreement to more than double its access to solar electricity. The agreement is with Escape Solar, a utility-scale energy company building a solar plant 90 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip...
Sphere to Unveil Hologram of Dana White, Who Vows Never to Stage UFC There Again
A hologram of UFC CEO Dana White will be unveiled on Saturday night at the Las Vegas venue where the MMA icon has vowed never to stage another event again. Digi-Dana won’t be on permanent display inside the Las Vegas Sphere, however....
