Brock Radke
Story Archive
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TasteTortas or tacos? Difficult decisions await at Las Vegas’ El Chacho
Thursday, March 18, 2021 Each is rich and satisfying, a meal on its own that deserves to be savored and appreciated.
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Weekly Q&APlaza CEO Jonathan Jossel talks Downtown Las Vegas development
Thursday, March 18, 2021 “We’ve been working to maintain that classic history of Las Vegas everybody loves and making it more modern for today’s world,” he says of the casino-resort, which turns 50 this year.
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A&EThese Las Vegas shows are reopening
Thursday, March 18, 2021 Relaunch dates for ‘Absinthe,’ Jabbawockeez, Terry Fator and more.
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A&EAtomic Saloon’s singing cowboy Colin Cahill goes for hard rock this week with Original Chaos
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 While he waits for the wild western variety show to return, he's playing in a classic rock cover band.
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A&EQuick Bites: Bāng Bar, Ferraro’s, Guy Fieri and more Vegas food news
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 David Chang's latest addition to the local culinary scene arrives at the Cosmopolitan on April 1.
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A&EFull-scale Las Vegas Strip show ‘Extravaganza’ finds the ways to safely entertain visitors
Monday, March 15, 2021 One of the rare Strip shows to continue live performances when audiences were capped at 50 people, "Extravaganza" is ready to thrill larger groups nightly at Jubilee Theater.
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A&ELas Vegas show producer/theater operator David Saxe prepares to raise the curtain again
Thursday, March 11, 2021 "In this timespan, one of the showgirls from 'Vegas! The Show' met a guy, got married, had a baby and moved away,” he marvels. “People’s lives have changed significantly.”
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TasteBoth sides of SkinnyFats’ menu deserve exploration
Thursday, March 11, 2021 The Wake n’ Bacon breakfast sandwich is an indulgence—bacon, egg, pepper Jack cheese, avocado and sriracha cream cheese—but the lighter AvocaToast, on nine-grain toast with pesto, feta and roasted tomato, is equally delicious.
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A&ELas Vegas Strip headliner Terry Fator returns to the stage
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Fator is bringing an all-new show called “Who’s the Dummy Now?” to the New York-New York Theater starting on March 18.
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A&EQuick Bites: Ada’s, Estiatorio Milos, Gatsby’s at Resorts World and more Las Vegas food news
Monday, March 8, 2021 Clique Hospitality will debut a new cocktail lounge concept at Resorts World this summer.
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A&EThe Australian Bee Gees Show brings the party back to Excalibur
Monday, March 8, 2021 The coronavirus pandemic has affected employment for so many Southern Nevadans in so many different, devastating ways, but it’s hard to make sense of the extreme challenges that most Vegas entertainers have faced.
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A&ESecond Helping Podcast: All the Taco Talk
Monday, March 8, 2021 Masazul founder Mariana Alvarado explains why the tortilla is the most important part of a great taco.
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A&EState officials reduce 25-foot rule to allow Las Vegas shows to return
Friday, March 5, 2021 The new rule requires six feet distance if performers are wearing a face covering and 12 feet when performers are unmasked.
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A&EThese Las Vegas nightclubs and dayclubs are reopening
Thursday, March 4, 2021 What you need to know about XS, Omnia, Tao, Drai’s, Encore Beach Club, Marquee and more.
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TastePollos El Dorado serves up addictive charcoal-grilled chicken in southeast Las Vegas
Thursday, March 4, 2021 When it’s hot off the grill and doused with house-made green, red or orange habanero salsa, this bird is bliss.
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A&EStage dynamo Eric Jordan Young has two Vegas shows coming up
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 "The Cocktail Cabaret" returns to the stage this weekend at the Italian American Club.
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A&E‘Magic Mike Live Las Vegas’ moves opening at Sahara to August 27
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 The new Magic Mike Live Theater will open its doors five months later.
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A&EQuick Bites: Il Fornaio, Sushi Ichiban, Hearthstone and more Vegas food news
Monday, March 1, 2021 There's a new all-you-can-eat sushi spot on Fremont East.
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A&EResorts World to bring SoCal favorite Wally's Wine & Spirits to the Strip
Monday, March 1, 2021 The combination restaurant, wine bar and retail store will offer more than 8,000 labels of wine, spirits, beer and gourmet food items.
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TasteChef Bobby Silva zeroes in on technique at Sparrow + Wolf
Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 He adds citrus-cured albacore to his sunomono, but the treatment of the cucumber is the real story.
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A&EVirgin Hotels Las Vegas has a broad entertainment array coming our way
Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 The theater space—formerly known as the Joint—will bring the big energy and set the tone, but many other experiences will be sprinkled throughout the property.
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A&EThese scrappy off-Strip venues have kept Las Vegas’ live entertainment heart beating
Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 The Space, the Vegas Room, Alexis Park and others have continued providing performers with a stage.
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A&ESinger Ruby Lewis brings original music to Notoriety this week
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 The star of "Baz" and "Marilyn the Musical" is back on the Vegas stage this week.
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A&EQuick Bites: La Comida, Raiders Tavern & Grill, Randy’s Donuts and more Vegas food news
Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 The famous LA donut shop is set to open seven locations in the Vegas Valley.
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A&EAbsinthe will return March 17 to Las Vegas Strip after COVID closures
Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 The highly irreverent and wildly popular Spiegelworld show “Absinthe” is set to return to its tent at Caesars Palace on March 17, marking another COVID-era comeback ...
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A&EEx-’Zumanity’ regulars regroup for ‘Apéro Show’ at Las Vegas’ Town Square
Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 The variety show, inspired by European cabaret, runs Fridays though Sundays at the Baobab Stage.
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TasteJames Trees’ Al Solito Posto elevates classic Italian favorites at Tivoli Village
Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 “It’s not just the greatest hits, but the greatest hits done in a cool way. These guys made a hundred pans of lasagna to get it right.”
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A&EMagic Mike Live’s Chelsea Phillips-Reid shares showbiz tales
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 Tickets are on sale now for "Magic Mike Live" at the Sahara, opening March 26.
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A&EOmnia terrace, other Hakkasan venues set to reopen in March
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 Omnia hasn't reopened since the Strip was first shut down in March 2020 to fight the spread of the coronavirus.
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A&EItalian American Club remains a Vegas entertainment institution
Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 Bucky Heard and the Bronx Wanderers are just a few of the artists who have performed at the club during the pandemic.
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A&EMandalay Bay venue gets a new name: Michelob Ultra Arena
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 The 12,000-seat Las Vegas Strip venue that has been home to the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces, the Latin Grammys, the NHL Awards and other major events is getting ...
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A&ELove and showbiz: The onstage and offstage romance of Las Vegas Strip entertainers Dai and Olivia Richards
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 “I’ve always had a little bit of a thing for rock stars,” she says. “I think every girl has that little rock-star fantasy.”
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TasteDan Coughlin’s 8 East brings bold pan-Asian flavors to Las Vegas’ Circa Resort
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 “I put a lot of pressure on myself—like, this is the second album coming out. This is for real, says the man behind beloved Downtown spot Le Thai.
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A&ELas Vegas musician Frank Sidoris teams up with Wolfgang Van Halen on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 Not many people can say they've played guitar with Slash and Eddie Van Halen.
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A&EQuick Bites: Emporium Arcade Bar, Stadia Bar, Landini’s Pizzeria and more Vegas food news
Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 Veteran fine dining and resort chef David Werly is set to take the helm at Virgin Las Vegas.
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A&EWhen arena-sized shows might return to the Vegas entertainment scene
Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 Justin Bieber, Michael Bublé, Luke Combs and My Chemical Romance have 2021 concert dates at T-Mobile Arena.
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A&EThe state of giving: Moonridge Group CEO Julie Murray on Nevada’s collaborative, generous spirit
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 “Where we see the biggest setback is volunteerism. For much of 2020, people just weren’t going out and giving their time. But we envision that coming back strong in 2021.”
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A&ELas Vegas’ stand-up comics keep the laughs coming despite the circumstances
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 “I’ve performed in a bowling alley, in a boxing ring, on a tour bus, in a restaurant on a table,” says Bret Ernst, who also plays Louie LaRusso Jr. on hit TV series ‘Cobra Kai.’
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A&ECatching up with Vegas showbiz power couple Olivia and Dai Richards
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 Both Olivia and Dai will perform at Harrah's during Super Bowl weekend.
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A&EAirborne antiviral technology could add another layer of safety to Las Vegas shows
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 “It sounds like a miracle hair elixir, but the EPA is saying it works and it’s being tested in Broadway theaters. If it gets approval in Nevada, it has enormous ...
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A&EQuick Bites: Mariposa, FlyDogs, Brera Osteria and more Vegas food news
Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 Chef Brian Howard's FlyDogs from the Las Vegas Ballpark are available now at Sparrow + Wolf.
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A&EGarth Brooks moves Allegiant Stadium concert to July
Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 The full-fledged arrival of Allegiant Stadium as a Las Vegas entertainment mega-venue has been delayed once again. Garth Brooks has rescheduled his Stadium Tour concert for ...
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A&ESecond Helping Podcast: Sweet Bakery Treats
Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 We’re ready for all the sweet treats that Valentine’s Day will bring.
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TasteRamir DeCastro’s Japanese gem Robata En takes up the torch from his former Vegas spot, Yonaka
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 It’s in a prime Chinatown location, in the Spring Mountain Road plaza with Sparrow + Wolf and Lamaii.
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A&EHarrah’s Las Vegas remains focused on live entertainment
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 Tape Face and ‘X Country’ are still rolling … with new adjustments.
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A&EThe Tape Face phenomenon evolves in unusual ways during the pandemic
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 Sam Wills has been performing as the silent Tape Face character for nearly 15 years, so the chance to verbally interact with his audience is a welcome change of pace.
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TasteQuick Bites: Ferraro’s, Eataly, The Beast and more Vegas food news
Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 Todd English's new food hall debuts this week.
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A&ELegendary Las Vegas band Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns takes the music online
Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 The Santa Fe took over the entire Copa Club space, spreading out the “stage” and bringing in additional gear to create a fully functional livestream studio.
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A&EManager Bernie Yuman and Mirage successor Shin Lim on the impact of Siegfried & Roy
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 It never crossed Lim’s mind, never even in his dreams, that 10 years later he’d be headlining at the Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip, in the same theater where Siegfried and Roy starred for 14 years.
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FeaturesNew restaurants in Las Vegas continue opening during the pandemic
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 Las Vegas' Downtown Arts District stands at the center of the excitement, with highly anticipated restaurants and bars and breweries debuting there, even as the challenges of opening have multiplied thanks to COVID-19.
