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🍎 Time for a Little ‘Nevada Way’?

Saturday’s deadline having passed — that was the date set by the county teacher’s union for the school district to offer a new contract — the union is now invoking a higher authority: Gov. Lombardo. The union wants him to intervene in the process, despite little consensus as to what he can do. Lombardo says he’s willing. [KVVU, Nevada Independent]

• For context, listen to the Nevada Current’s April Corbin Girnus discuss the prospects for a teachers “work action.” [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🛒 Cleanup in the Merger Aisle

Attorneys general in several other states are investigating the impacts of the proposed supermarket merger between Kroger and Albertsons. Potential issues: job loss, wage declines, less access to groceries. Nevada’s AG, Aaron Ford, is holding listening sessions to see what Nevadans think before he decides. [Nevada Current]

📈 Jobs Numbers

In every Nevada county, the unemployment rate is higher than the national average of 3.5%. Overall, the state’s 5.3% is worst in the nation. But there’s a “weird paradox” at work: Nevada also has among the highest rates of job creation. [Nevada Current]

🎩🐰 ‘Hot Mess: The Show’ | Wednesday | 8 p.m.

Hosted by magician Chloé L. Crawford, this variety show will feature burlesque, contortionists, fire-eaters, singers, and, if possible, more. [The Griffin, downtown; $34.95]

🥃🎭 Shotspeare’s ‘Othello’ | Thursday, Saturday, Monday | 8 p.m.

A bawdy, adults-only, booze-intensive, alterna-Bard presentation of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Sounds wild! [Vegas Theatre Company, in the Arts District; $22.50]

🚨 ‘Organized Crime, Terrorism, and Saddam Hussein’ | Thursday | 7 p.m.

Panelists talk about the role of the FBI in global security, the growing connectivity between organized crime and terrorism, and interrogating the former Iraqi despot. [Mob Museum, in downtown; free with museum admission, $16.95 for Nevada residents]

• Plus: Dial up tomorrow’s podcast for a bit of Vegas mob myth-busting. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

The Life and Lessons of a Celebrity Photographer

Erik Kabik has been a celebrity photographer in Las Vegas for a long time. For someone in his line of work, Las Vegas provides a rich environment. On today’s episode, he tells co-host Vogue Robinson how and where to spot celebrities — and how to behave when you find one.