Brock Radke
Story Archive
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TasteMountain West Eatery serves up barbecue favorites for breakfast
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 “We couldn’t make up our minds. We know the breakfast business in Las Vegas is almost a no-lose restaurant, but barbecue is our love and what we do best, so we mixed the two.”
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A&EVegas was all about nongaming revenue until the pandemic arrived. Now what?
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 A weekend in Vegas right now consists of gaming, eating and drinking, and maybe visiting the pool or spa or another attraction at your hotel.
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A&ESinger Jassen Allen keeps the music coming at Bellagio
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 Allen’s first real gig was a trip overseas to entertain troops as part of the University of Nebraska's show choir.
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A&EElectric Daisy Carnival delays Las Vegas festival until 2021
Monday, Aug. 3, 2020 Event producer Insomnia was trying to find a way to hold a safe festival in October but finally gave up.
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A&EAcrobats and athletic performers stay ready at the Las Vegas Circus Center
Monday, Aug. 3, 2020 The massive warehouse offers plenty of space for a vast collection of specialized circus arts apparatuses, everything from teeterboards to Russian swings.
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FeaturesVGK anthem voice Carnell Johnson sings in Downtown Summerlin
Thursday, July 30, 2020 If it helps to see a familiar face—and hear his familiar voice—VGK diehards can head to Wolfgang Puck Players Locker on Wednesday nights.
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A&EWhere to catch live entertainment right now on and near the Las Vegas Strip
Thursday, July 30, 2020 The return of big Las Vegas entertainment at arenas, showrooms, theaters and clubs is still far from becoming reality. But there is plenty of smaller-scale live entertainment ...
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A&EChef Mitsuo Endo unveils new chicken-centric yakitori restaurant Raku Toridokoro
Thursday, July 30, 2020 Upon his robata, he’s skewering and charcoal-grilling every part of the bird you can imagine … and some you probably can’t.
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A&EPandemic prompts rescheduling of Garth Brooks concert at Allegiant Stadium
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 The first concert event planned at the new Allegiant Stadium just off the Las Vegas Strip has finally been postponed. The Garth Brooks tour stop originally set for Aug. 22 — which ...
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A&EBurlesque sensation Melody Sweets has a new show ready for the Strip
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 She's teaming with the producers of "X Burlesque" and hoping to take the stage at Cleopatra's Barge soon.
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A&EResorts World Las Vegas continues to build for the future
Monday, July 27, 2020 Although it won’t open until next summer, Resorts World Las Vegas is facing new challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 3,500-room, $4.3 billion casino megaresort from Malaysian corporation Genting Berhad installed new safety protocols and managed to ...
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A&EChatting with Kenny Davidsen, one of the few Vegas performers with a regular gig right now
Thursday, July 23, 2020 Plexiglass has been added to the small stage at the Tuscany’s Piazza Lounge. “My bass player said, ‘Welcome to the Kenny Davidsen ‘Bow Tie Cabaret’ and penalty box.’”
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A&EDancer Mariah Rivera found her dream job at ‘Fantasy’
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Rivera said “sometimes I have to look at my resume to remember” all the different Vegas shows in which she's performed.
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A&EFormer Strip nightclub ready to reactivate Vegas shows
Monday, July 20, 2020 "Aussie Heat" performed some preview shows at Mosaic Theater prior to the live entertainment shutdown in March.
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A&EHistory-loving jazz singer Amanda King returns to the Vegas Room
Friday, July 17, 2020 King has also performed at the Mob Museum's speakeasy at the Dispensary Lounge.
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A&EAEG Presents to partner with Resorts World on 5,000-seat theater
Thursday, July 16, 2020 The venue is set to open next summer and host concerts, residencies, sporting events and more.
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A&EBoulevard brush-up: These activities and attractions are open on the Las Vegas Strip
Thursday, July 16, 2020 From the Shark Reef to the High Roller to the ‘Hunger Games’ exhibition and beyond.
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A&EVGK anthem singer Carnell Johnson broadens his musical horizons
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 You can catch "Golden Pipes" singing at Downtown Summerlin every Wednesday night.
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A&EWith bar closures, entertainment again stops at Notoriety in downtown Las Vegas
Saturday, July 11, 2020 The sprawling complex on the third floor of Neonopolis had recently hosted performances by the Tenors of Rock among other music, comedy and magic shows.
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A&EThe show goes on with Skye Dee Miles
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Since it’s a restaurant offering live entertainment, Rose. Rabbit. Lie. was able to return to duty before traditional casino showrooms and theaters.
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A&ESecond Helping Podcast: Our favorite Vegas burgers
Thursday, July 2, 2020 We’re debating Shake Shack versus In-N-Out and fancy versus simple.
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A&EThree highly anticipated restaurants debut on the Strip
Thursday, July 2, 2020 A throwback steakhouse, an elevated Mexican menu and an ATM machine that dispenses cake.
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A&EFreshWata Studios builds a new entertainment template with Dreamland Drive-In
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Westgate's resident female revue "Sexxy: The Show" takes over the makeshift venue this week.
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A&EVegas vocalist Lisa Marie Smith is happy to be back onstage
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 The singer has built a varied career on roles in shows like "Pin Up" and "Baz."
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A&EMGM Resorts set to reopen Mandalay Bay and Aria on Wednesday
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Mandalay Bay and Aria join other resurrected MGM properties Luxor, which opened its doors again last week, and Bellagio, MGM Grand and New York-New York, all of which reopened on June 4 when Gov. Steve Sisolak gave Nevada casinos the green light.
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A&EVegas show producers craft multiple plans while staying prepared to return
Thursday, June 25, 2020 “We have a full-time mitigation person making plans for all three of our shows, and we’re preparing for everything,” Spiegelworld founder Ross Mollison said.
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TasteChinatown tacos: Taquito Street and the Taco Stand open up on Spring Mountain
Thursday, June 25, 2020 Who’s ready for a bacon-wrapped burrito?
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A&ESt. Jude’s annual fundraiser culminates with live virtual entertainment
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 Righteous Brothers singer Bucky Heard is among the performers.
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A&EAerialist Alan Silva astounds on ‘America’s Got Talent’
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 His appearance on "AGT" also was the first time his children have seen Silva perform live.
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A&EVirtual variety show to benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Juggler and comedian Jeff Civillico will emcee the weekend livestream.
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A&EEric Jordan Young launches supper club shows at the Vegas Room
Friday, June 19, 2020 A special event catering operation has transformed its facility into a supper club and listening room.
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A&ELive entertainment returns to smaller Station Casinos venues
Thursday, June 18, 2020 Local singers like Cali Tucker and Lisa Marie Smith are back at casino lounge, bar and restaurant spaces.
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A&EInside the Top Rank Boxing bubble at MGM Grand with host Mark Shunock
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 A lifelong sports fan, Shunock is excited to be a part of one of the first American sporting events to come back during the COVID-19 shutdown.
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A&E‘Thunder From Down Under’ goes live from the Space
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 The long-running Australian male revue's first-ever livestream show is set for this Saturday.
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A&EWestgate’s reopening is focused on warm service and providing options
Monday, June 15, 2020 The lack of convention traffic in Las Vegas as the city starts its recovery from the shutdown was not a major factor in the delayed reopening ...
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A&EFranco Dragone’s new web series will benefit the Las Vegas entertainment community
Thursday, June 11, 2020 Las Vegas Creators United launches on June 12 with a conversation between Franco Dragone and Criss Angel.
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FeaturesElevate your takeout game: If you’re not ready to dine out, you still have lots of options
Thursday, June 11, 2020 If you still feel more comfortable ordering and picking up, you’ll be fine, especially if you add some of our favorites to your rotation.
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A&EEver wished for a more relaxed vibe on the Las Vegas Strip? Get it while you can
Thursday, June 11, 2020 If you come here for the fabulous service and hospitality, that part should be better than ever. All you have to do is show up.
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A&EHuman Nature’s musical revue won’t return to the Venetian
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Just a few weeks into the COVID-caused shutdown of Las Vegas Strip production shows, musical residencies and all live entertainment, it became tragically clear that some of those shows would not return to their showrooms. Today the entertainment scene got its first dose of this kind of bad news.
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A&EComic musician Sarah Hester Ross is ready to get back behind the keys
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 She's taken her dueling piano skills and transferred them to TikTok.
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A&EThree great Las Vegas shows you can see live this week
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 With most casinos still waiting on an elusive greenlight from the Gaming Control Board just to put a live band in lounges or bars, it’s almost unfair that ...
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A&EWynn Las Vegas reopens with a focus on service and an exceptional experience
Friday, June 5, 2020 Wynn and Encore were able to come back to life with so many offerings because the company decided to keep its team of service providers together by paying employees’ complete salaries during the nearly 80-day shutdown of casinos in Nevada.
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A&EGuests settle in as Flamingo reopens with subdued fanfare
Thursday, June 4, 2020 The oldest resort on the Strip reopened Thursday without the pomp and flair that was happening across the street at Caesars Palace and Bellagio, but by 1 p.m. the hotel lobby at the Flamingo was packed and guests were getting comfortable at bar stools and gaming machines across the casino.
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Las VegasWe’re back! Las Vegas casinos shuttered by virus reopen
Thursday, June 4, 2020 Employees at the Bellagio applauded today as the first guests returned to the resort after the coronavirus crisis shut down the Las Vegas Strip for more than two months. “That was quite exciting,” said Cherie McQuady, a worker at the swanky casino’s Petrossian Bar. “It was like we ...
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A&EModified to promote safety, the Strip experience should remain quintessentially Vegas
Thursday, June 4, 2020 What kind of experience awaits your return to the Strip?
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'Vegas safely is still Vegas': Bellagio ready to welcome visitors back to Strip
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Safety and social distancing measures are being installed across every aspect of the resort's operations.
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A&EWeekend drive-in drag shows to benefit Golden Rainbow
Friday, May 29, 2020 “Zumanity” star Edie will host the three virtual and live shows on May 30 and 31.
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FeaturesFlying colors: Las Vegas tourism can soar on the wings of air travel again
Thursday, May 28, 2020 Las Vegas and the airline industry have matured together and grown to rely upon one another in very permanent ways.
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A&EFrankie Moreno and his band might be revolutionizing Las Vegas concerts
Thursday, May 28, 2020 After more than two months off, Moreno returned to the stage at the Craig Ranch Regional Park Amphitheater ... with no audience.
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A&EBoyz II Men’s Shawn Stockman on making music from home
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Boyz II Men is looking forward to a return to its residency on the Strip at the Mirage.
