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Rob Kachelriess is a freelance editor, writer and photographer who crafts stories in a wide variety of styles, from magazine features and profiles to best-of-the-city rundowns. His topics cover anything and everything interesting in Las Vegas, including restaurants, nightclubs, resorts, casinos, big events, outdoor activities, notable figures and businesses large and small.
Rob has been the regular Las Vegas writer for Thrillist for five years. Along the way, he has done work for Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, Modern Luxury, Leafly, The Plunge, Supercall, Matador Network, Vegas Seven, Vegas Magazine, David Magazine, Google and Zagat. His copywriting work is found in blogs, advertorials, press releases and other content for luxury brands like Cirrus Aviation Services and Luxury Estates International. Rob is also a former television news producer for KVVU FOX5 Las Vegas, WTOC CBS Savannah, Georgia and WFXG FOX in Augusta, Georgia.
While Rob loves living and working in Las Vegas, he also enjoys composing stories that are national or international in scope. Recent assignments have taken him to Southern California, Mexico and Europe.
When it comes to culinary hype and fanfare, our Strip tends to hog all the attention, but the tourist corridor was relatively quiet when it came to new openings in 2017. The real excitement was in the neighborhoods off the Strip -- where most people actually live and chefs have a greater opportunity to call their own shots and take a few more chances.
The Calida Group has made a major impact in Las Vegas by developing the Elysian Living brand of upscale apartment home properties. Located throughout the valley, the communities blend sophistication and style with a unique social atmosphere that's changing how residents live and interact with each other.
You could go to Las Vegas, stay in a fabulous suite, and never leave the resort. But an equally enjoyable and appropriate move for a Vegas vacation is to head outdoors and take advantage of the incredible scenery that surrounds the city. There’s a lot of excitement to be found in Las Vegas, but opportunities for rejuvenation also abound, on and off the Strip.
Las Vegas, long recognized as a city only of vice and excess, has actually been growing over the last few years into a veritable health and wellness destination. Now more than ever, visitors can indulge in a plethora of experiences that bolster physical, mental, intellectual, and spiritual well-being. To come to Vegas and not treat yourself to one (or more!) of these activities is not only a disservice to the destination, but to your body as well.
Bob Shindelar thought he was done with nightclubs. He founded his own independent promotion company at 21 and spent more than 10 years rising through the ranks of the Las Vegas nightlife scene. He was the first Vegas hire for the Tao Group and eventually moved to Australia to help open Marquee Sydney.
Put down that yard-long margarita. The best new happy hours have sophistication in shades.
It's a Thursday morning in early February and Jack Weinstein is taking part in a photo session for Vegas Seven inside a lavish suite at the top of the Westgate Las Vegas Resort. He's been here before. Weinstein recalls a time back in the '90s when he was hanging out in the same suite with President Bill Clinton.
The holidays are over -- which means you're probably out of money -- but there are a few local businesses worthy of your attention in Las Vegas. Whether it's due to their innovation, quality, or willingness to (shocker) put the customer first, these are the companies and services most deserving of your hard-earned dollar in 2017.
Thrillist Las Vegas' year-end look at the best of our city's local food and drink scene in 2016. In addition to our annual Best New Restaurants award, this year, we're spotlighting the men and women behind the dishes we love to tell you to eat.
When someone mentions Motley Crue, it’s hard not to think of Los Angeles where the girls, girls, girls are dancing down on the Sunset Strip. The band got its start in sleazy L.A. back when you could actually find a parking spot near classic clubs like the Whiskey a Go Go and The Roxy Theatre.