City Cast Las Vegas
🚫 Schools block cellphones
March 22, 2024
🏎️ Nevada locals get early access to F1 tickets, starting at noon today. General admission begins at $150 and goes (way) up from there 💸 Sports fans can also spend a few bucks on the two-day Raiders Image warehouse sale, which also begins today, featuring swag for not only the Raiders, but the Aces and UNLV as well 🏈 🏀
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📶 Phones Blocked in Schools (Most of the Time)
Clark County will require students, grades 6-12, to keep their phones in signal-blocking pouches during class to cut down on distractions. Between classes? Anything goes. The policy begins in the 2024-2025 school year with a pilot program currently underway in 10% of schools. [KSNV]
🏥 Medicaid to Cover Abortion
Nevada Medicaid must cover abortion. That’s according to a Clark County District Court ruling in favor of the ACLU of Nevada, who filed the suit on behalf of the Silver State Hope Fund, a provider of abortion services. Why now? Voters approved the Equal Rights Amendment in the last election, which guarantees equality of services for all. [Nevada Independent]
- Nevada has the right to an abortion guaranteed in the state constitution, giving Las Vegas a clearly defined role in the matter after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🎰 Casino Punished After Security Gets Physical
And it happened in Laughlin, which is supposed to be the low-key alternative to Vegas 🤷 The gaming commission fined Don Laughlin’s Riverside Resort & Casino for failing to report two altercations involving security officers. One had to do with another employee caught with marijuana and a second happened when a customer was booted from the property. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
🛩️ Door Falls off North Las Vegas Plane
All trends come to Vegas, eventually. A small plane made an emergency landing, returning to the North Las Vegas Airport after a door fell off the aircraft and hit the ground. No injuries were reported, but it would be great if parts could stop falling off planes. [KVVU]
What To Do
Friday, March 22
- 🌸 Arbor Day at Morrell Park | 10 a.m. | Free | Henderson
- ♟️ East Las Vegas Chess Club at East Las Vegas Library | 3 p.m. | Free | E. Bonanza
- 😱 Scream’d: An Unauthorized Musical Parody at Majestic Repertory Theatre | 8 p.m. | $49.95 | Arts District
- 🎷 Steppadelic at The Space | 8 p.m. | $20 | Off the Strip
Saturday, March 23
- 👟 Peace, Love, Las Vegas 5K at Floyd Lamb Park | 9 a.m. | $50 | Tule Springs
- 🧘🏼♀️ Mystic Fair at Windmill Library | 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Free | Southwest
- 🎙️ The Women Who Saved History podcast taping at West Charleston Library | 3 p.m. | Free | W. Charleston
- 🍷 Wine Walk Wish | 6-9 p.m. | $50 | Tivoli Village
- 😂 Don’t Tell Comedy at Fergusons Downtown | 8 p.m. | $25 | Fremont East
- 🌱 Spring Plant Sale at the Springs Preserve | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Free | Meadows
Sunday, March 24
- 🌟 Chalk It Up! Festival at Summerlin Library | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Free | Summerlin
- 🌮 Tacos & Tamales at Desert Breeze Park | 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | $6+ | W. Spring Mountain
- 🏴☠️ Pirate Fest at Craig Ranch Regional Park | 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. | $20 | North Las Vegas
- 🎼 Bach’s Lunch: Violin & Cello at Clark County Library | 1 - 3 p.m. | $10+ | E. Flamingo
- 🇬🇧 Las Vegas Men’s Chorus: The British Are Coming at Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall | 4 p.m. | $25+ | UNLV
Monday, March 25
- 🥕 Farmers Market at Dollar Loan Center | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. | No cover | Henderson
- 🎞️ The Doom Generation at Beverly Theater | 4:30 p.m. | $10 | Downtown
- 🍺 Dough by Dan at Tenaya Creek Brewery | 5 - 9 p.m. | No cover | Downtown
- 🎤 Punk Rock Karaoke at Berlin | 9 p.m. | Free | Arts District
Today on City Cast
Fontainebleau Suit, Federal Land for Housing, and Changes at the DMV
Wynn vs. Fontainebleau … Lombardo vs. Biden … the DMV vs. Henderson … This week’s Friday news roundup is a battle royal of hot topics. Contributor Vogue Robinson joins City Cast Las Vegas co-hosts Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman for a fun discussion about a wild week in Las Vegas.
❄️ Winter is already over, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to future fun in the snow. Renderings were released for the new Mt. Charleston Lodge to replace the original, which stood for 60 years before burning down in 2021.
Gotta say, the new version looks great 👌 Hopefully, they bring back the boozy Mt. Charleston Coffee too 😁
Enjoy the weekend!
Rob Kachelriess
Thanks to Sonja Cho Swanson, who edited today’s newsletter!
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