🗳️ Where did Nevada’s moderates go?

💊 Dude, Where’s My Meds?

If you take prescription drugs, this might not surprise you, but there are startling Rx shortages across the spectrum — more than 300 specific shortages nationwide. Nevada pharmacists say the situation is among the worst they’ve seen. [Review-Journal]

🗳️ Where Did the Moderates Go?

In Nevada, nonpartisan voters are on the rise — and some of them hope to nudge both parties toward a middle ground. But a new analysis shows just how far the two sides will have to go to get there. It seems moderates are in very short supply in our Legislature. [Nevada Current, Nevada Independent]

🚧 I Didn’t Want to Go to Utah Anyway

Travel on I-15 between Las Vegas and Utah has frequently been a rage-inducing gauntlet of traffic-snarling construction projects. Now they’re adding another: a 200-day scheme to expand the northbound lanes near Glendale. Just in case your blood-anger levels were getting too low. [Review-Journal]

• But if you want to brave the road to the Beehive State, some of these outdoor getaways might be just your thing. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

⌨️ More Than Shhh!

Sure, the humble library card sounds like a quaint artifact of the olden days, but it’s been upgraded for our brave new world. You can check out all kinds of things with it now: dolls, board games, technology, national park passes. Find out more with the library district’s Ryan Simoneau. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🎤 ‘Elvis in Vegas’ | Wednesday | 6 p.m.

Elvis impersonator Bob McArthur — one of the most prominent ersatz Elvii in town — hip-swivels through a set of the King’s best. [West Charleston Library; free]

• Pairs well with: Our podcast team’s feelings about Elvis after watching Baz Luhrmann’s biopic. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

📽️ ‘The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser’ | Wednesday | 9:15 p.m.

This is why art-house theaters exist: a screening of the 1974 Werner Herzog classic about a mysterious naif re-entering society. [Beverly Theater, downtown; $10]

📚 ‘Wonder Boy’ Book Event | Thursday | 7 p.m.

Journalists Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans discuss and sign copies of their book about the rise and tragic demise of Zappos founder and would-be downtown revivalist Tony Hsieh. [The Writer’s Block, downtown; free]

• Context: Writer Nicholas Russell punctures the myths of Tony Hsieh. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

Your Library Card Can Do What?

From employment assistance to 3-D printing, DJ classes to podcasting, you’ll be surprised at all the stuff your free library card lets you access. The library district’s digital content manager, Ryan Simoneau, explains to co-host Vogue Robinson how our 25 libraries have modernized.