City Cast Las Vegas
💸 How your debit card could get hacked
April 29, 2024 · Rob Kachelriess
It’s another round of Mayoral Mondays 🗳️ This week, we have the first of three conversations with the leading candidates for the top job in the City of Las Vegas. We also have questionnaires from 11 contenders 🥳 How are we doing so far? Let us know your thoughts on the race.
What's CITY Talking About?
💸 Skimming Theft on the Rise
Watch where you stick that card! Police report a rise in skimming devices, placed by thieves inside or over card-reading devices at gas stations and other businesses. Those using debit or EBT cards are the main targets. Pro tip: use a debit card as a credit card whenever possible 👍 [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
- There’s arguably another scam facing tourists Downtown. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
⛰️ Yucca Back in the Spotlight?
Nuclear waste? Not in our backyard! The Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects is raising concerns about a recent congressional subcommittee meeting that discussed Yucca Mountain in positive tones for storing nuclear waste 🤢 Then again, it would be expensive, face all sorts of roadblocks from Nevada, and no new legislation regarding the vacant Nye County site has been introduced. Maybe we’ll revisit this idea again after the election 🤔 [Nevada Independent]
☀️ Saving Sunshine
Put down those shovels. A coal power plant in Moapa has been fully transformed into a power storage station that saves excess solar power for later use. Think of it as one big battery that NV Energy promises will help lower bills for customers in the long run. [KTNV]
- Sometimes solar power projects have a downside. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
Where Is It?
👽 Just like slot machines and neon lights, UFO sightings are synonymous with Nevada culture.
Is this …
A. The first thing you see before entering the Alien Cathouse Brothel in the Amargosa Valley?
B. A photo station outside the Alien Research Center gift shop in Hiko?
C. Outdoor lawn art for sale at Artistic Iron Works in the Downtown Arts District?
D. Decorative sidewalk art in the Boulder City historic district?
Scroll down for the correct answer!
What To Do
Monday, April 29
- 🌈 Aging Communities Together Men’s Monday at the Center | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🇵🇭 Bahay Buko Social at UnCommons | 6 - 10 p.m. | $50 | Southwest
- 🎤 UNLV Spring Jazz Festival: Jazz Vocal Ensembles at Ham Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | $10 | UNLV
- 🧷 Punk Rock Karaoke at Berlin | 9 - 11:30 p.m. | No cover | Arts District
Tuesday, April 30
- 🐝 Buzz Into Spring Workshop for Seniors | 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | $2 | Desert Breeze
- 🌍 Culture & Conversation: Ethiopia at Windmill Library | 6 p.m. | Free | Rainbow & Windmill
- 🍷 DAOU Wine Dinner at Basilico | 6 - 9 p.m. | $155 | Evora
- 🩰 Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre NEXTGEN24 at Smith Center | 7:30 p.m. | $25+ | Downtown
Wednesday, May 1
- 🌳 Nature Journaling | 8:45 - 10 a.m. | $10 per car | Spring Mountain Ranch State Park
- 🌸 Lei Day Parade | 6 p.m. | Free | Downtown Summerlin
- 🧐 Gold Spring Collection Reveal at Elena Bulatova Fine Art Gallery | 6 - 8 p.m. | $25 | Shops at Crystals
- 🎹 Composer’s Showcase at Myron’s | 9:30 p.m. | $25+ | Smith Center
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Today on City Cast
Shelley Berkley Shares Her Vision for Las Vegas
Mayoral Mondays moves forward with the first of three conversations with the top-polling candidates for mayor of Las Vegas. First up: Shelly Berkley, who shares her thoughts on affordable housing, homelessness, neighborhood growth, and other topics with City Cast Las Vegas co-host Dayvid Figler.
So about that photo … The answer is C.
This alien and its spaceship are on display in the parking lot at the Artistic Iron Works. I’m not sure if they’re really for sale, but hey — offer ‘em a price. They have cool dinosaur sculptures too 🦕
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