‘JERSEY SHORE’ STAR SNOOKI CONFIRMS BABY NAME ‘LORENZO’

July 14, 2012 - 7:48 am

Much joy was had scheming up potential baby names for Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi's spawn when the creatively nicknamed "Jersey Shore" star announced her pregnancy. But according to USA Today, it looks like Snooki and fiance Jionni LaValle are nixing the idea of namesakes and are going for something classically Italian: They are naming their baby "Lorenzo." The publication reports that several of Snooki's female cast mates let the cat out of the bag during a cast interview with the paper, which forced Snooki to confirm it.

Evel Knievel jumping the fountains at Caesars Palace in 1967. (Las Vegas News Bureau)

Evel Knievel almost died after Caesars Palace jump. Well, not exactly

By John Katsilometes / RJ

April 29, 2025 - 5:53 pm

Jay Sarno Jr., the son of the founder of Caesars Palace, has corrected the tale of Evel Knievel’s infamous Caesars jump.

Dashboard Confessional to perform in Las Vegas. (David Bean)

Off-Strip concert series books alt-rock icons

By John Katsilometes / RJ

April 29, 2025 - 12:58 pm

It’ll be temperature up, “Hands Down” at the Durango casino in July.Alt-rock band Dashboard Confessional is the latest headliner for the resort’s “Bel-Aire Poolside Concert Series.”

Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Award ...

Gene Hackman’s final autopsy report released 2 months after he was found dead

By Jacques Billeaud and Morgan Lee Associated Press

April 29, 2025 - 5:30 am

The new autopsy report documents the 95-year-old actor’s poor heart health, noting he had experienced congestive heart failure, an aortic valve replacement and an irregular heart beat.

Bruno Mars adds dates, closing in on 100th Las Vegas Strip show

By John Katsilometes / RJ

April 29, 2025 - 5:44 pm

Bruno Mars is already the longest-running headliner at Dolby Live. The nine new dates he just added would take him to triple digits.

Justin Timberlake performs at the Estereo Picnic music festival in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, Ma ...

‘We are the champions!’ Timberlake shows his swing in Las Vegas Strip

By John Katsilometes / RJ

April 28, 2025 - 12:03 pm

Justin Timberlake and the Kelce Brothers sounds like a fun Las Vegas show. And over the weekend, it was.

Presto! Penn & Teller may get their own Las Vegas street soon

By Mick Akers / RJ

April 28, 2025 - 6:17 am

A section of Viking Road leading to Rio could be renamed in honor of Penn & Teller, putting the duo into the pantheon of Las Vegas entertainers immortalized on the area’s street grid.