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🚘 Should Boulder Highway change its name?
April 22, 2024
🌎 Happy Earth Day! Most of the big organized events happened over the weekend, but you can still make the world a better place by unloading your old junk. Findlay Suburu is hosting an electronics recycling event today, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., to responsibly discard computers, laptops, and printers 💻
What's CITY Talking About?
🗳️ Abortion on the Ballot?
The Nevada Supreme Court says it's okay to put a “reproductive freedom” question on the November ballot, although the group collecting signatures for the measure is narrowing its focus to guarantee abortion access in the state constitution. [Nevada Independent]
🚄 High-Speed Rail Groundbreaking Set
It’s really happening! Sure. Maybe. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in town today, joining Brightline West for the official groundbreaking of a 218-mile high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the exotic travel destination of Rancho Cucamonga.
- High-speed rail could be a gamechanger. If it happens. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🚗 What’s In a Name?
Boulder Highway was once the main road between Las Vegas and Boulder City — and now safety advocates want to change the name to encourage slower driving. “Boulder Boulevard” has been discussed as Henderson tackles a transportation study to reimagine the road with an improved lane layout, crossing areas, lighting, and even space for parks. [KLAS]
Where Is It?
Do you recognize this old, worn-down piece of architecture?
Is this …
A. An exhibit at the Clark County Museum?
B. An abandoned store at the Rhyolite ghost town in Beatty?
C. Part of the Eldorado Canyon mine tour?
D. A new cocktail lounge at UnCommons?
Scroll down for the correct answer!
What To Do
Monday, April 22
- 📚 Spring Book Sale at Enterprise Library | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. | Free admission | Las Vegas Blvd. & Windmill
- 🌷 Earth Day: Georgia O'Keefe – One Hundred Flowers at Illuminarium | 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. | $40 | AREA15
- 🥯 Passover Dinner at the Bagel Cafe | 4 - 8 p.m. | $29.50 | Buffalo & Westcliff
- 🧠 Trivia Night at Horse Trailer Hideout | 6:30 p.m. | No cover | Downtown
Tuesday, April 23
- 🤠 Annie Bosko at the Fremont Street Experience | 7 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🎸 Khruangbin A La Sala Tour at Brooklyn Bowl | 7 p.m. | $59.50 + | Strip
- 💃 Swing Dance Lessons at Latin Blendz Dance Academy | 6:30 p.m. | S. Rainbow
Wednesday, April 24
- 🏡 Ask a Master Gardener at Laughlin Library | 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Free | Laughlin
- 📽️ “Dead Poets Society” at W. Charleston Library | 2 p.m. | Free | Charleston & Torrey Pines
- 🇺🇲 Veterans' Voices: We're Listening Reception at Tiberti Grand Hall | 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. | UNLV
- 📚 West Las Vegas Library Anniversary Party | 6:30 - 8 p.m. | Free | West Las Vegas
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Today on City Cast
The Las Vegas Mayoral Race is More Important Than You Think
Welcome to the debut of Mayoral Mondays! KTNV Senior Political Reporter Steve Sebelius talks with City Cast Las Vegas co-host Sarah Lohman about the role of mayor, the legacy of the Goodmans, and why the race should matter to Las Vegans who live outside city limits.
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New Member Shoutout
Joel Avila joined our membership program at the Residency level.
Here’s what they love the most about our city: "I love that it’s not a big city, but it’s jammed packed with so many cool things. I like to just drive around sometimes and scope out new places. Also, honestly the weather is great just for the fact that we don’t have to shovel snow to go to work. I’ll take the heat over that any day."
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So about that photo… The answer is A.
That’s a general store from the Last Frontier Village, a Wild West theme park that operated outside the Last Frontier casino in the 1950s. It’s now part of a self-guided walking tour at the Clark County Museum. The photo was taken from inside the Tuscarola jail, built in 1880 in Elko County before it was moved to the museum in Henderson.
Rob Kachelriess
Thanks to Sonja Cho Swanson for today’s edits!
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