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⛰️ Will Yucca Mountain determine Senate race?
May 1, 2024 · — Rob Kachelriess
It’s May 1 ☀️ That means you get to sprinkle your lawn a little more (but not too much more) with relaxed summer water restrictions going into effect 💦
What's CITY Talking About?
🚨 Man Killed, Then It Gets Worse
1. Click here for the gruesome details. [KLAS]
2. Keep scrolling for a less-disturbing story about nuclear waste.
⛰️ Yucca an Election Issue (Again)
The future of Yucca Mountain is shaping up to be an election issue in a close race for Nevada’s U.S. senate seat. When contacted recently, GOP primary frontrunner Sam Brown neither walked back nor reconfirmed past statements in support of opening Yucca as a nuclear waste dump to generate revenue for the state. Incumbent Democrat Senator Jacky Rosen opposes. [Los Angeles Times]
- City Cast Las Vegas takes a deep dive into this topic and why chatter about Yucca Mountain is picking up again. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🐉 New Dragon: Good or Bad Luck Charm?
If the Knights win tonight, the season continues and we’ll get to see more of a cool looking dragon that just debuted at the T-Mobile Arena. Fun Facts: the wings span 30 feet and most of the dragon was 3D-printed. [KTNV]
- It’s the latest example of the Golden Knights turning NHL games into Vegas-worthy spectacles. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
What To Do
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
Thursday, May 2
- 🪐 May the Science Be With You at Desert Research Institute | 4 - 7 p.m. | Free | Flamingo & University Center
- 🎶 Socks in the Frying Pan at W. Charleston Library | 7 p.m. | Free | Charleston & Torrey Pines
- 🍷 Martin Ray Wine Dinner at Chinglish | 6 - 8 p.m. | $150+ | Boca Park
- 🎤 Chadwick Johnson Dinner and Show at Italian American Club | 6:30 p.m. | $65 | Eastside
Friday, May 3
- 🐕 Food Truck & Dog Park Party at Barx Parx | 4 - 7 p.m. | Free admission | Pebble & Eastern
- 🥨 Maifest at German-American Social Club | 4 - 9 p.m. | Free admission | Las Vegas Blvd. & Lake Mead
- 🎨 First Friday at Art Square | 5 - 11 p.m. | Free | Arts District
- 🎭 The Addams Family at Rainbow Company Youth Theatre | 7 p.m. | $10 | Charleston & Decatur
Today on City Cast
New Rumblings About Yucca Mountain
Yucca Mountain has long been discussed as a nuclear waste site outside Las Vegas, but continues to remain vacant. Now, rumblings about the site have resurfaced in Washington as a Nevada senate candidate signals some openness to the idea. City Cast Las Vegas co-host Dayvid Figler talks with Nevada Independent reporter Gabby Birenbaum about the latest on Yucca Mountain and if Nevadans should worry.
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