Media: Writers,
publishers, histories

1955-01-01 Newborn Bruce Barton Cortez, son of Jack and Etta Cortez, on the cover of their Fabulous Las Vegas magazine.

2002-06-05 “You know you’ll be noticed-If you’re fabulous: the story of the Fabulous Las Vegas Magazine.” Jack and Etta Cortez. Las Vegas Mercury. by Gregory Crosby.

1998-12-04 Etta Cortez, co-publisher of the Fabulous Las Vegas magazine. RIP.

1988-01-04 “The boys who shot up Vegas: in the cheesy world of 1950’s photojournalism, getting bombed in Las Vegas had a dual meaning.” The Nevadan. Las Vegas Review Journal. by K.J. Evans.(The glorious history of the Las Vegas News Bureau, the photographers who invented the myth of Vegas and passed it to the nation as news. Don English, Jerry Abbott, Milt Palmer. Las Vegas Review Journal.)

2007-07-27 “The way we were: the Las Vegas News Bureau is preparing to share its classic black-and-white photo collection with the public.” Las Vegas City Life. by Matt O’Brien.(Curated by Brian Paco Alvarez.)

1993-08-20 “Petillo’s passing is end of an era for Vegas.” Vegas News. by Neil Hoffman. (Ralph Petillo published The Panorama, an adult entertainment tabloid, then The Casino, and The Mirror, and Vegas News, all weekly or monthly magazines aimed at the Strip.)

1993-08-20 “LV recognized Ralph’s efforts.” Vegas News. by Mary Whalen

1993-08-20 “In Touch Connection.” Vegas News. by Tray Hicks.

1993-08-20 “Las Vegas loses a true treasure.” Vegas News. by Tenavision.

1993-08-14 “LV tabloid publisher Petillo dies.” Las Vegas Review Journal. (“fiery tabloid publisher”)

1998-01-06 “Storyteller laureate: up close and personal with the hardest-working guy in the LV news business.” John L. Smith, for many years an Las Vegas Review Journal columnist five days a week. Las Vegas City Life. by Al Tobin.

1999-02-11 “Magazine publisher jailed for fraud.” Las Vegas City Life. by Andrew Kiraly. (Chris Vener, publisher of Las Vegas Music Scene magazine is also accused of charging bands for interviews.)

2003-04-29 “Las Vegas loses keeper of the past: Frank Wright will be remembered as champion for saving city’s history.” Las Vegas Review Journal. by Juliet V. Casey.

2003-05-08 “Frank made history.” Las Vegas Mercury. by Michael Green.

2006-07-27 “Hal Rothman: Lou Gehrig’s Disease hasn’t silenced LV’s most prolific quote machine.” Las Vegas City Life. by Matt O’Brien.

2001-07-05 “A death in the family.” Las Vegas City Life. by Anthony Allison. (Hugh Jackson, senior Las Vegas City Life editor, the most respected writer on the CL staff, is fired by its out-of-state owners, Wick Media.)

2002-09-12 “Nevada’s alt-press turns 10: a decade ago, the paper that would become City Life hit the streets.” Las Vegas City Life. by Jimmy Boegle.

2002-09-12 “Personnel matters: City Life has lots of sex ads, but where’s the staff?” Las Vegas City Life memories. by Hugh Jackson.

2002-09-12 “Three years of living dangerously: pissing people off for fun and profit. Las Vegas City Life memories. by Geoff Schumacher.

2002-09-12 “From stealing trash to scooping the dailies: or, my life-changing stint in the League of Mutant Journalists.” Las Vegas City Life memories. by Aaron Cohen.

2007-09-13 “City Life turns 15! Soon, we’ll be able to drive!” Las Vegas City Life. by Steve Sibelius.

2007-09-13 “In the beginning… Stirring up the shit: remembering the early New Times Las Vegas.” Las Vegas City Life. by Larry Lane.

2014 Cover of the last Las Vegas City Life.

1995. One year anniversary of Spinzo magazine. By Robert Spinzo.

1991-10-22 Cover of In-Music magazine.