John Katsilometes

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A bedeviling moment at Terrible Herbst's

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009

A simple oil change leads to an interesting conversation about demonic suggestions in retail transactions.

Woodbury tabbed for Monorail board

Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009

Former Clark County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury, whose term on the board expired in January, is set to join the Las Vegas Monorail's board of directors.

Tragedy befalls Phelps (well, not exactly)!

Monday, Feb. 2, 2009

Michael Phelps? Smoking pot? Dreams are dashed! Dashed, I tell you!

In UFC 94, St. Georges was one slick customer

Monday, Feb. 2, 2009

Pierre St. George's midround rubdown should not be of any consequence, but what a slick maneuver.

Profitable penalty is cause for a safety dance

Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009

The rare safety, a 7-to-1 long shot, prevented Super Bowl XLIII from being a huge financial setback.

In UFC, as in life, it's all about the fear

Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009

BJ Penn's face told the story of tonight's UFC 94 main event welterweight title bout against Georges St-Pierre.

UFC 94: Observations from the octagon

Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009

Octagonside at UFC 94 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, I have two thoughts: 1. Ouch. 2. I cannot believe how popular this sport has become.

Monorail once again proves to be a viable alternative

Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009

I've been on this Monorail kick lately, ever since I boarded the crazy train for a ride during CES a couple of weeks ago. I noted then that the Monorail was not a bad way to move up and down Paradise to the Hilton and Las Vegas Convention Center and along the east side of the Strip.

Crisis alert! Guy in a Palms jacket on NFL Network

Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009

Uh-oh! A man in a Palms jacket is asking Rod Woodson a question during the NFL Network's coverage of the Hall of Fame inductees announcment.

Wranglers promotion is an easy cell

Friday, Jan. 30, 2009

Billy Johnson first thought of the promotion when Wesley Snipes convicted of tax evasion. He finally found an apt foil in the embattled governor of Illinois.

Hide behind something solid: The Kats Report debuts

Friday, Jan. 30, 2009

If it is happening in Las Vegas and it is important, or even if it isn't, John Katsilometes will be there -- unless he's following the mayor along Fremont Street or attending a black-tie event somewhere.

John Katsilometes on the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute's groundbreaking

Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007

Dignitaries expected to take part the groundbreaking ceremonies for the $70 million brain institute project include LRBI founder Larry Ruvo; Gehry; U.S. Sens. Harry Reid and John Ensign; U.S. Reps. Shelley Berkley, Jon Porter and Dean Heller, Gov. Jim Gibbons, Mayor Oscar Goodman and former Gov. Kenny Guinn. (Also invited were the state Board of Regents and Chancellor Jim Rogers, which should make for some challenging seating assignments.)

Columnist John Katsilometes: Taking in the year's best demolition (to date) of an old Las Vegas hotel and casino and reports how spectators rated the fall of the landmark that once was the Showboat

Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006

Only in Vegas do you have a community of implosion aficionados. A few braved the chilly elements Wednesday morning to witness the flattening of the Castaways.