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📣 Rallies get tense at UNLV
May 2, 2024 · Rob Kachelriess
Cool stuff! UNLV is building a 34-acre movie studio in the Southwest 🎥 That’s in addition to an even bigger Sony studio in Summerlin and a revived “film bill” in the Nevada legislature 🎉
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🇵🇸🇮🇱 Dueling Rallies at UNLV
Reflecting a movement at universities across the country, UNLV students staged a walkout and rally in support of Palestine. Supporters of Israel held a counter-protest and things got heated for a while there. Graduation is in nine days btw. [KTNV]
🏆 Boring Company Joins the “Dirty Dozen”
As the Boring Company digs Tesla tunnels under Vegas, the National Council of Occupational Safety and Health named the company among the “Dirty Dozen” workplace offenders, saying owner Elon Musk “is obsessed with speed but disregards safety.” The report didn’t have anything nice to say about SpaceX either 🚀 [Nevada Current]
- We’re still curious about that Boring Company material dumped near Commercial Center. [Hey Las Vegas ✍️]
- OSHA violations are connected to “toxic sludge” claims at the Vegas Loop. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🎰 Preserving Tropicana History
The Neon Museum is taking an active interest in preserving a stained-glass fixture from the Tropicana casino pit. Specialists are storing the installation for now, so at least it won’t get lost in the demolition 😀👍 [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
What To Do
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
Saturday, May 4
- 🌼 Spring Jamboree at Downtown Boulder City (and Sunday) | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Free admission | Boulder City
- 🔭 Science & Technology Festival & Expo at World Market Center | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🧘 Revive at The Lawn | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Free | Downtown Summerlin
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