City Cast Las Vegas
Is high-speed rail sorta on track?
May 30, 2023
Happy Tuesday! There may still be a bit of confetti in the air after the Knights’ unholy 6-0 beatdown of the Dallas Stars last night, which advanced them to the Stanley Cup finals. 🏒 They’ll take up sticks against the Florida Panthers beginning Saturday.
What's CITY Talking About?
🧯 Climate Skeptics Gonna Love This
Read it and weep — with relief. Says here that the valley isn’t slated to hit triple digits until at least mid-June. Whew! (Last year we hit that mark on May 19.) Of course, if it heats up before then, we must rise up to hold the National Weather Service accountable! [Review-Journal]
🚄 Is Brightline the Rail Deal?
Show of hands: Who really thinks we’ll see an actual high-speed train line to Southern California? What’s the true sitch? Journalist Gabby Birenbaum, who’s written about Brightline for The Nevada Independent, brings some unexpected optimism to the podcast. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
💸 Now for Some Actual News
Las Vegas redditors tackle the eternal question, What’s the most ridiculous place you’ve been asked to tip? [Reddit]
- Your turn: How do you feel about tipping? Email me your thoughts!
😬 House of Short-Term Horrors
In a clash that illustrates the tensions around short-term rentals, some residents of the old-line downtown Rancho Sereno neighborhood are fed up with a noisy party house in their midst. They tell horror stories of the house’s owner’s awful behavior. Meanwhile, short-term owners have new frustrations with the county’s licensing process. [KLAS, KSNV]
- Context: Short-term-rental advocates make their case. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
What To Do
⚰️ Death Café Meetup | Wednesday | 3-4:30 p.m.
Bring your thoughts about the end of life to this participant-directed conversation. It’s not a counseling session, just a chance to talk frankly. There will be cake. (I went to a 💀death sesh 18 years ago myself.) [Enchanted Forest Reiki Center, South Jones, free]
♂️ Reception for ‘Affinity for Masculinity’ | Thursday | 5-8 p.m.
An exhibit of visual poetry that explores maleness, “Affinity for Masculinity” was curated by local poets Harry R. Fagel and Rodney Lee. They’ll be among the readers at this event. [Nevada Humanities Program Gallery, Arts District, free]
👙 Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender | Thursday-Sunday | Various times
A four-day celebration of tease and outsize personality, this event features plenty of ooh-la-la performances, parties, community events, and bowling. [The Orleans, $100-$400]
Today on City Cast
When it comes to the high-speed rail line between here and L.A., we’re used to start-and-stop promises. But might it be different this time? Nevada Independent reporter Gabby Birenbaum tells co-host Dayvid Figler how the billionaire-backed Brightline West is chugging closer to approval, what few obstacles remain, and how this could impact our city.
Lastly today, the answer to last week’s Where Is It? Challenge: Big Green here resides at the corner of Sixth and Franklin, downtown, and approximately 10,000 of you knew that — far too many to list here. But give yourself a 🏆 if you were correct, and come back next Monday for a fresh — and not so easy! — challenge. See you tomorrow!
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