City Cast Las Vegas
🏁 Can a petition stop F1?
May 7, 2024 · Rob Kachelriess
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What's CITY Talking About?
🏎️ Can a Petition Stop F1?
A petition to stop the 2024 return of the Las Vegas Grand Prix is now active online. The effort is led by Las Vegas businesses who claim millions in sales were lost during the inaugural edition of the race last year and are suing Formula 1. [KVVU]
- Do the benefits of F1 outweigh the headaches? We have thoughts. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🚭 Casinos Feel Smoking-Ban Pressure
Stockholders are voting on proposals over the next two months to ban or limit smoking at casinos for Caesars Entertainment, Boyd Gaming, and Bally’s Corp — a move all three companies are resisting. Not-so-fun fact: a casino employee can be considered a “smoker” by insurance providers due to exposure in the workplace, whether they personally light up or not. [Nevada Independent]
🏈 Raiders Plan Summer Holiday
Despite having a perfectly good (and virtually brand-new) training facility in Henderson, the Raiders want to pay $165,000 to practice in Costa Mesa this summer. [KTNV]
What To Do
Tuesday, May 7
- 📚 Latinx Book Club: Sirena Selena at the Writer’s Block | 6 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🎹 Frankie Moreno at Myron’s | 7 p.m. | $35+ | Smith Center
- 🌿 Cannabis-Themed Trivia Night at Planet 13 | 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. | Free admission | Industrial Corridor
- 🍺 Beer Class and Tasting at Scotty’s | 5 - 7 p.m. | $30 | Southern Highlands
Wednesday, May 8
- 🐦 Audubon Bird Walk at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park | 7:30 a.m. | $10 | Blue Diamond
- 🇮🇹 San Gennaro Feast at The M Resort | 4 - 10 p.m. | $15 | Henderson
- 🍫 Ahern Chocolate Shop Grand Opening at Ahern | 5 - 8 p.m. | Free admission | Las Vegas Blvd. & Sahara
- 🎶 HunterGirl at the Fremont Street Experience | 7 p.m. | Free | Downtown
Thursday, May 9
- 🧠 Music and Brain Health at Rando-Grillot Hall | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | UNLV
- 🐿️ Living With Wildlife at Centennial Hills Library | 4 - 5 p.m. | Free | Centennial Hills
- 💬 Neon Lit: Thesis Reading at Velveteen Rabbit | 6 p.m. | No cover | Arts District
- 📖 A reading of “Their Divine Fires" at the Writer’s Block | 7 p.m. | Free admission | Downtown
Today on City Cast
Flag Football Scores in Las Vegas
Flag football is fast becoming the sport of choice for Las Vegas high school students. Professor Dr. Jennifer Pharr explains to City Cast Las Vegas co-host Dayvid Figler why flag football is a safer form of competition.
That’s all for today!
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