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2277 stories by Corey Levitan
UPDATE: Vegas Headliner Garth Brooks Responds to Sexual Assault Charges
UPDATE: Public relations reps for Garth Brooks have issued his response to the sexual assault lawsuit brought on Thursday by a woman claiming to have worked as his makeup and hair stylist. “For the last two months, I have been hassled to...
VEGAS DINING ROUNDUP: Hello Norm’s & 2nd Fogo de Chão, Goodbye Della’s & Gabi’s Donuts
Norm’s has chosen Las Vegas as the site of its first of 24 locations to be located outside Southern California. Founded in LA in 1949 by used-car salesman Norm Roybark, the American diner will open in November at 4605 W. Charleston Blvd.,...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Roy (of Siegfried &) Died in 1988 and Was Secretly Replaced
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 Sept. 2, 2022. Could Siegfried & Roy have put the ultimate illusion over on their fans? According to a...
VIDEO: What Diddy Almost Said About Usher at Party Hosted by Kevin Hart
Newly resurfaced footage of Resorts World headliner Kevin Hart hosting a long-forgotten party thrown by Sean “Diddy” Combs at a New York hotel has gone viral over something that Diddy almost said about Usher, one of the party's guests. The hip-hop mogul...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Dölby Crüe, More Eagles, Imagine a Dragons NYE
Mötley Crüe announced its third Las Vegas residency on Thursday. It will take place at Dolby Live at Park MGM this spring. The hairy metallurgists are touring without founding guitarist Mick Mars, who in recent years has been battling both a rare...
Las Vegas Expands Zone from Which Judges Can Ban Misdemeanor Criminals
The city of Las Vegas (known to tourists as “downtown”) voted unanimously on Wednesday to expand its “order-out corridor.” This is the tourist area from which judges may ban people from entering for up to a year in lieu of jail sentences...
LOST VEGAS: Bobby Berosini’s Orangutans
Lots of acts flew in the Las Vegas of the ’70s and ‘80s that wouldn’t today. But Bobby Berosini’s Orangutans barely survived that period. Bobby Berosini and friends appear in a 1988 Stardust postcard. (Image: Stardust) Berosini trained orangutans to behave like...
VEGAS DINING ROUNDUP: Viva Slutty Vegan, 8th Gay Bar Closes in a Year
The Pepsi Dig In Restaurant Royalty Residency has returned for its third year at Libertine Social at Mandalay Bay and Public House at Luxor. This year’s residency features exclusive new dishes from six restaurants: Slutty Vegan, Q1227, Taco Mell, Sienna Wings, NYAM,...
UPDATE: Giant Naked Donald Trump Removed from Side of Las Vegas Freeway
UPDATE: The 43-foot-tall naked Donald Trump has been removed from the side of the I-15 Freeway near Las Vegas. According to its organizers, the political art installation, which the GOP calls "deplorable," is en route to other battleground states. EARLIER: Donald Trump...
Baseball Legend and Notorious Sports Bettor Pete Rose Dead at 83
Pete Rose, the baseball legend who did for sports betting what Edward Snowden did for whistleblowing, died at his Las Vegas home on Monday. He was 83. No cause of death has been determined yet. Rose, nicknamed “Charlie Hustle” for his habit...
