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⚖️ Did This Judge Make the Right Call?
January 9, 2024
Hey, Las Vegas! Heads up to anyone who needs to be within road rage distance of the Convention Center this week — the Consumer Electronics Show boots up today. The official expectation is 130,000 attendees, back to pre-COVID levels of traffic and lunch-break jaywalking. Be careful!
What's CITY Talking About?
⚖️Attacked Judge Sentences Man Who Attacked Her Putting aside concerns of perceived bias, the Clark County District Court Judge who was attacked as seen in a now-viral video, went forward and sentenced her own attacker to the maximum prison penalty of up to four years on his original charge of attempted battery. That’s not accounting for the new charges from the courtroom attack, set to proceed today, in front of a different judge. [R-J]
• Our City Cast team discussed the video and the mental health concerns of the defendant on our most recent Friday News Round-up. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🥴 Someone Devise a Drinking Game, Quick!
On Thursday, Mayor Carolyn Goodman will deliver the final Goodmanian “state of the city” address for the foreseeable future. A Goodman has been in the mayor’s seat since 1999. She’s expected to lay out her vision of the city for 2024, her last year in office. [KVVU]
• Speaking of the rest of the year, check out our 2024 Las Vegas Bingo Card episode, and generate your own bingo card to play along. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🚧 Eastside Improvements
A mix of federal and state grants will fund safety improvements to some Eastside roadways as officials try to mitigate traffic incidents, particularly those involving pedestrians and bicyclists. [KLAS]
• How much does bad design contribute to our dangerous roads? Let’s ask the City Nerd! [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
What To Do
Tuesday, Jan. 9
- 💬 ‘One-Time Password Scams’ (talk) | 1 p.m. | Free | Clark County Library
- 💬 ‘A Conversation With Luis Varela-Rico’ (public art talk) | 6 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🎼 ‘Harp-Guitar Concert with Stories & Visuals’ | 7 p.m. | Free | West Charleston Library
- 🎭 ‘North’ (original musical) | 7 p.m. | Free | West Las Vegas Library
Wednesday, Jan. 10
- 👙 ‘CLUElesque’ (burlesque; film parody) | 7:30 p.m. | $27-$43 | Arts District
- 🎸 Black Flag | 7:30 p.m. | $41-$88 | House of Blues
- 📽️ ‘Raiders! The True Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made’ (film) | 9:15 p.m. | $10 | Beverly Theater
Thursday, Jan. 11
- 🌺 ‘Explore Hawaiian Culture’ | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Free | Enterprise Library
- ✈️ ‘Landing in Las Vegas’ (aviation discussion) | 6 p.m. | Free | Henderson
- 💬 ‘Share Your Legacy (With Matt Paxton)’ | 6-8 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🎶 James Garner’s Tribute to Johnny Cash | 7 p.m. | $25-$45 | UNLV
- 🎷 Rick Margitza and Friends (jazz) | 8 p.m. | Free | Dispensary Lounge
Today on City Cast
Matt Donnelly, a magician (“Penn & Teller: Fool Us”) and podcaster (“Matt and Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social,” “Penn’s Sunday School”) joins City Cast co-host Dayvid Figler to talk about Las Vegas as a capital of magic.
Lastly today, a bummer note: Now that hiking season is on the horizon, here’s a reminder that some trails on Mount Charleston were so damaged by last year’s hurricane weather that they may not open for years. This kind of disappointment is what keeps me from hiking.
Scott Dickensheets
Special thanks to Dayvid Figler for contributing to the news and 3 Questions, and to Lizzie Goldsmith for the thoughtful edits.
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