City Cast Las Vegas
🎸 5 great places to enjoy local music
September 14, 2023
Good morning. If you’re mob-curious, this look at local sites of organized-crime significance might be fun. Sure, some entries won’t surprise you. But it’s worth a look just for the photo of the FBI plane floating in a water hazard at the Las Vegas Country Club.
What's CITY Talking About?
⚖️ Judge Backs District
What’s the difference between a “rolling sickout” and a strike? A judge’s ruling, apparently. On Wednesday judge Crystal Eller issued an injunction against the Clark County Education Association, the teachers union widely believed to be behind the staff call-outs that have closed several schools this week and last. The union denies involvement. [Review-Journal]
💻🐈⬛ Malware, Line 1
A post on X by a malware company claims that a Russian hacker group known as BlackCat is behind the massive computer fubar at MGM International. (BlackCat itself has not claimed responsibility.) Not-so-fun fact: The post claims the hackers breached MGM security with a single phone call. [Review-Journal]
- More hacky attack: Reports now say Caesars Entertainment recently paid millions to a different group of hackers that broke into its networks. [Yahoo Finance]
- More casino-tech stuff: How might AI impact the Strip? [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🦌 High-Tech Huntin’
Las Vegan Bailey Thompson, 23, is one of three Nevada hunters convicted of using a drone to chase a buck off of private property so Thompson could kill it. But his problems didn’t end there: He lacked the proper tag to hunt the area, near the Utah line, where it happened. [KLAS]
What To Do
🇬🇷 Las Vegas Greek Festival | Friday-Sunday | Various times
One of the city’s top cultural festivals, this event evokes Greek passion for life through food, entertainment, play, vendors, and church tours. [St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, Camino and Hacienda; $10 general daily, $18 for three days]
🇲🇽 ‘El Grito’ | Friday | 4-5 p.m.
“El Grito de Dolores” was the rallying cry of Mexican Independence, which will be celebrated here with mariachi music, crafts, and activities. [West Las Vegas Library; free]
🎸 Sounds of Vegas | Saturday | 3-9:30 p.m.
What better way to immerse yourself in local music than an afternoon and evening of Vegas acts hosted by a game store? [Shall We Play, Centennial Hills; free entry]
Today on City Cast
Chow, Baby!
Hungry? On today’s podcast episode, we reprise a conversation between former host Vogue Robinson and hearty Vegas eater Brent Holmes, who together explore the history and highlights of the Las Vegas menu — and 17 enduring local restaurants. Something for every palate.
If we’ve learned anything today, maybe it’s just this: Rolling Sickouts would be a pretty decent band name. 🎸 (Air guitar emoji) See you tomorrow.
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Sharp edits provided by Layla Muhammad.
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