City Cast Las Vegas
Would you ride every bus route in 1 day?
July 6, 2023
Good morning! I know what you’re about to ask: What would Barbie’s Dreamhouse look like if she lived in Nevada? Here’s BuzzFeed’s answer — not particularly satisfying. I picture a shiny, decadent Siegfried & Roy compound, but with pink tigers and a whole wing of accessories.
What's CITY Talking About?
🗳️ Sometimes You Just Have to Harass an Election Worker!
Four Nevadans who’ve worked as election observers are suing to block a new law protecting election workers from harassment. They say SB406 would criminalize ordinary interactions with election personnel. Their suit is being handled by attorney (and election denier) Sigal Chattah. [Review-Journal]
🚙 Filing This Under ‘No Kidding’
Bill Hornbuckle, CEO of MGM, says I-15 traffic is the No. 1 complaint of the city’s No. 1 visitor bloc, Southern Californians. To gauge their feels, he even got stuck in that gridlock himself. Hornbuckle says California hasn’t honored commitments to improve the highway. [Nevada Independent]
- Consider this: Could a not-so-improbable high-speed train be the fix? [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
😲 Geese Killer
According to witnesses, a man in a pickup blasted through a large gaggle of geese — estimated to be 150 strong — as they crossed a street near Henderson’s Cornerstone Park the other day. Nine of the birds were killed. If caught, the driver faces stiff penalties. [KTNV]
- Related: The jerk in the truck needs to listen to our episode about making the streets safer. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
💺 The Bus to ... Everywhere?
To highlight the uses and shortcomings of the valley’s bus system, a CSN professor says she rode every transit line in town on July 4. Praising the system’s wide reach, she reported just two issues: one bus that didn’t show, and another that broke down. [KTNV]
What To Do
✏️ Graphic Novelist Ken Lamug | Friday | 4:30 p.m.
The locally based visual storyteller talks about his middle-grade graphic novel “Mischief and Mayhem,” his Filipino heritage, and his process — using live demos and time-lapse video. [Sahara West Library; free]
🐸 Wetlands Park Discovery Day | Saturday | 9 a.m. to noon
Subtitled “Bringing the Outdoors In,” this indoor event features family-friendly activities, live-animal encounters, and more. [Clark County Wetlands Park; free]
🎸 Deacon Hill, Joan of Arkansas, Goodbye Ranger | Saturday | 9 p.m. to midnight
It’s a Southwestern evening as Las Vegas indie outfit Deacon Hill joins a bill with “sludge pop” and “dream pop” bands from Phoenix. [Red Dwarf, Maryland Parkway and Vegas Valley Drive; no cover]
Today on City Cast
Favorite Eatery Closed? Try This Other Spot!
In today’s episode, street foodie Brent Holmes and co-host Dayvid Figler delve into what we might call actionable nostalgia — odes to now-shuttered favorite restaurants that lead to recommendations about where you can eat now to satisfy those memories.
Also: Do you have a favorite restaurant or coffee shop that's now closed? Leave us a voicemail telling us about it, and whether you’ve found a replacement, or text us at 702-514-0719.
Lastly today, however financially troubled The Sphere might be, when it fired up Tuesday night, well, wow. (That giant eye: haunting!) Of course, not everyone was bedazzled into forgetting The Sphere’s real story — including my colleague Dayvid Figler. 🪩 See you tomorrow!
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