About Aleza

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About Aleza Freeman

Born and based in Las Vegas, Aleza Freeman (OG Aleza Goldsmith) has professional roots in community newspapers and magazines in California and Nevada. She embraced digital media in 2006, covering hotels and tourist attractions for the travel and entertainment website Vegas.com. She also worked as a creative copywriter for resorts and casinos in Las Vegas, Primm Valley, and Laughlin.

Aleza took a gamble on self-employment in 2015 and never looked back. She mostly writes about tourism, hospitality, culture, and other curiosities, with an emphasis on people and places in Las Vegas and the greater Nevada region. In 2025, she published her first full-length poetry collection, Falling Behind.

Playing with words

Aleza started writing poetry as a kid, penning a rhyming poem about the many practical uses for a unicorn’s horn. She’s continued to write poetry into adulthood, and recently published a collection poems.

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Freelance clients

Aleza works with clients in many fields, from publishing to technology.

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In the news

Interviews with local and national media.

8 NEWS NOW

Aleza talks about the Top 10 thrill rides in Las Vegas with 8 News Now reporter Kirsten Joyce.

LVRJ

Literary Las Vegas: Aleza and Howard Freeman

"Candy Store at the Edge of the Galaxy" is a book with 12 poems and illustrations for the young and young at heart. The Shel Silverstein-ish poems range from quirky kid stuff to more adult humor.

PR NEWSWIRE

Quick Guide: If you’re traveling to Las Vegas for New Year’s Eve

Vegas is always a nonstop party, but New Year's Eve is especially party-fied. "… Our sinful little hamlet is the place to kick off the New Year in style," said spokesperson Aleza Freeman.

TODAY.COM

Vegas hotels rush to create “lucky” wedding packages

“If you think about Las Vegas, we’re all about luck, we’re all about lucky numbers and we’re also the marriage capital of the world, so it all just kind of goes hand in hand,” said Aleza Freeman.