City Cast Las Vegas
🔍 Tracking pathogens in underground tunnels
May 20, 2024 · Rob Kachelriess
Early voting begins Saturday for mayor 🗳️ If a candidate earns more than 50%, it’s over. Otherwise, the top two face a November runoff. City Cast Las Vegas has covered the race on Mayoral Mondays. Read on for takeaways on last week’s forum and listen to our latest podcast for reflections on what we’ve learned.
What's CITY Talking About?
☀️ Cruel Summer
Temperatures hit 100 degrees for the first time in 2024 — more than a month earlier than 2023 😓 Weather experts are now predicting a hotter-than-usual summer. [KTNV, Las Vegas Review-Journal]
- It’s time to get familiar with the best pools in Vegas for locals. [Hey Las Vegas ✍️]
🚰 Viral Pathogens Tracked in Underground Tunnels
UNLV scientists are identifying and monitoring pathogens that pass through flood control channels, including washes and underground tunnels where thousands of unhoused people live. It’s hoped the information will help manage the deployment of healthcare resources. [KVVU]
- There’s a lot of stuff people get wrong about life in underground tunnels. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🎶 Rave Baby Update
Another edition of the Electric Daisy Carnival wrapped up early this morning, but whatever happened to the “Rave Baby” born after her mother went into labor early during last year’s festival? Little Izzabella spent five weeks in intensive care at UMC, but is now doing well. Her family has a GoFundMe page for expenses. [KSNV]
Where Is It?
The mascara and lipstick are on point. Who is this showgirl?
Is she …
A. An interactive piece at the Museum of Illusions?
B. Part of an exhibit about vintage casinos at the Mob Museum?
C. Lobby art at the Sahara?
D. A preserved artifact at Grant Philipo's Las Vegas Showgirl Museum?
Scroll down for the correct answer!
What To Do
Monday, May 20
- 🪴 Misfit Monday at the Pottery Shop | 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. | $9 | Town Square
- 🖍️ Family Crafternight at Centennial Hills Library | 6 p.m. | Free | Centennial Hills
- 🦈 Dive In Movies: Jaws at Boulevard Pool | 7 p.m. | $15 | The Cosmopolitan
- 😆 Comedy Open Mic at 3 Cajun Crab N Crawfish Seafood Boil | 8 - 11 p.m. | Chinatown
Tuesday, May 21
- 🌮 Taco Tuesday at Flanker Kitchen + Sports Bar | 4 - 11:30 p.m. | Prices vary | Mandalay Bay
- 🚨 Taking Down The Triads: Asian Agents’ Fight Against Organized Crime at Mob Museum | 7 - 8:30 p.m. | $10 | Downtown
- ☘️ Celtic Woman at Reynolds Hall | 7:30 p.m. | $61+ | Smith Center
Wednesday, May 22
- 🍕 Toddy Shop Pop-Up at Yukon Pizza | 4 p.m. to sellout | Prices vary | Downtown
- 🍕 Nicole Brisson Pop-Up at 00 Pie & Pub | 5:30 - 9 p.m. | $50 | Chinatown
- 🎸 Michael Grimm at Myron’s | 7 p.m. | $30+ | Smith Center
Today on City Cast
An Honest Review of Mayoral Mondays
Mayoral Mondays took an in-depth look at 12 candidates running for mayor (with a few bonus episodes dropped over the weekend). City Cast Las Vegas co-hosts Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman join executive producer Sonja Cho Swanson to discuss the process, from policy misunderstandings to how the candidates carried themselves when the microphones were off.
So about that photo … The answer is A.
The piece is one of more than 80 interactive exhibits at the Museum of Illusions on the Strip. Yes, the eyes follow you 👀
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