City Cast Las Vegas
🛴 Is Vegas ready to try scooters again?
April 8, 2024
☀️ That’s right. The eclipse is today. Las Vegas won’t be in total darkness, but we’ll still get to experience the phenomenon, peaking around 11:20 a.m. Revisit our guide to safely view the eclipse and enjoy the show 😎
What's CITY Talking About?
🛴 Scooters Stage a Comeback
Electric scooters had a moment as a trendy form of public transportation, but earned scorn for cluttering streets and sidewalks in various cities due to an undocked take-and-leave format. Now, Go X is trying out a new way to make scooters work in Las Vegas with users picking up and dropping off the vehicles at partner businesses. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
- Just know: A scooter won’t do much good in a police chase. [KLAS]
💦 Goldfish Invade Henderson
Hundreds of fast-multiplying invasive goldfish have become an unavoidable sight at a pond in the Cadence community. Plans are in the works to relocate the fish to a more appropriate environment. The problem likely started when someone dumped unwanted pets into the pond. [KVVU]
- Goldfish aren’t the only invasive species in town. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🛍️ 99 Cents Only Stores to Close
Some discounts are too good to last. The owner of 99 Cents Only is closing all 371 stores across the U.S., including 23 in Southern Nevada. Liquidation sales are already underway, so get those deals while you can. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
🍼 More Babies Born with Syphilis
Nevada is fourth in the nation when measuring rates of babies born with syphilis. The good news: this is preventable and treatable, so maybe we can turn this around 🤔 [Nevada Current]
What To Do
Monday, April 8
- 🩸 American Red Cross Blood Drive at the District | 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Free | Green Valley Ranch
- 🌞 Eclipse Spectacular at CSN Dale Etheridge Planetarium | 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Free | E. Cheyenne
- 👂 Art in Nature: Earring Making at Red Rock Visitor Center | 1 p.m. | Free | Red Rock Canyon
- 🌚 New Moon Eclipse Sound Bath at the Zen Place | 6:30 p.m. | $66 | The Lakes
Tuesday, April 9
- 💡 Then & Now: The Neon Boneyard at Clark County Library | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. | Free | E. Flamingo
- 🎻 Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer at the Industrial | 6 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. | $58+ | S. Industrial & E. Sahara
- 🥁 Drum Tao at the Smith Center | 7:30 p.m. | $35+ | Downtown
- 🦹 The Italian Squad at the Mob Museum | 7 p.m. | Free with museum admission | Downtown
Wednesday, April 10
- 🧘 Yoga on the Meadow for Moms at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park | 9 a.m. | $10 | Blue Diamond
- 🏇 Clark County Fair & Rodeo at Clark County Fairgrounds | 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. | $15+ | Logandale
- 🍣 Cooking Class: The Perfect Sushi Roll Duo at Blue Ox Tavern | 6 p.m. | $55 | W. Sahara
- 🎸 Showchella: Late Night Drive Home concert at Beverly Theater | 7 p.m. | $20 | Downtown
Today on City Cast
Where Did All the Late Night Coffee Shops Go?
Much like New York, Las Vegas is a city that never sleeps. Yet it’s hard to find a coffee shop that’s open past late afternoon. City Cast Las Vegas co-hosts Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman talk with writer Kim Foster about the glory days of late-night coffee joints (back in the ‘90s) and why they’re so hard to find now.
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Thanks to Layla Muhammad and Sonja Cho Swanson, who edited today’s newsletter!
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