City Cast Las Vegas
💸 Beware a new phone scam
May 29, 2024 · Rob Kachelriess
🖐️ Question: What is your all-time favorite, bucket-list summertime activity in Las Vegas? We’re taking suggestions 😁 Weigh in and we’ll publish our favorites.
What's CITY Talking About?
🔥 Shooting Set Off Red Rock Canyon Wildfire
The Bird Springs Wildfire in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area was — you guessed it — “human-caused” (in this case, by target shooting) and threatened an area known for desert tortoise habitats. The fire grew to 150 acres but is expected to be almost fully contained by the time you wake up, reach for your phone in bed, and read this newsletter. [KVVU]
- It’s not easy being a desert tortoise in Southern Nevada. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
💸 Phone Scam Targets Bank Customers
Summerlin Police are warning of a new scam that’s on the rise. Criminals are calling potential victims, pretending to be bank representatives concerned about “suspicious activity,” and offering to send a person over to dispose of the “compromised” bank card. The process even includes a text verification to seem more legit. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
📱 Beat Drops for Phone Thieves at EDC
Three men were arrested for stealing more than 30 phones from dance music fans at the Electric Daisy Carnival earlier this month. To be fair, a lot of those outfits don’t have room for pockets. [KVVU]
Las Vegas Chatter
I love this to-the-point weather forecast on my phone …
Assume that statement will be in the forecast every day between now and the end of August ☀️
🔊 Readers weigh in…
On Mayoral Mondays
On the Tropicana liquidation sale
Curiosity captured my attention ... I quickly changed my mind when I heard there’s a $20 cover charge. Not only is the community funding tons of money to build a stadium there, but now we’re being charged to take advantage of some old furniture sales? Humph!
— Elizabeth P.
😴 Press releases we barely read …
- Las Vegas Among the Best Cities for IT Specialists (#9 to be exact)
- Nevada is the 6th Least Vulnerable State for Tick-Borne Illnesses 🥳
- Best & Worst Places to Raise a Family in 2024 (Vegas was #64, but tied for #1 in “Attractions”)
What To Do
Wednesday, May 29
- 📚 Summer Challenge Kickoff Celebration at Spring Valley Library | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Free | Jones & Rochelle
- 🏳️🌈 Gay Men’s Forum at The Center | 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🥋 Karate Karaoke at The Space | 7 - 11 p.m. | Free | Polaris & Harmon
Thursday, May 30
- ☀️ Whitney Summer Bash at Whitney Recreation & Senior Center | 5 - 6 p.m. | Free | East Las Vegas
- 🧙 WitchCRAFTING: Miniature Divination Kits at McMullan’s Irish Pub | 7 p.m. | $15 | Tropicana & Decatur
- 🎭 CLUElesque & Abandon at Vegas Theatre Company (multiple dates) | 7:30 p.m. | $25 | Arts District
- 🎥 It’s Such A Beautiful Day & ME at Beverly Theater | 9 p.m. | $12 | Downtown
Friday, May 31
- 🥃 Rum Cocktail Class at F The Bar | 7 - 9 p.m. | $35 | Fremont East
- 🍣 Masaharu Morimoto Omakase Special at Morimoto | 5 - 10 p.m. | $250 | MGM Grand
- 🎶 Ann Hampton Callaway at Myron’s | 7 p.m. | $39+ | The Smith Center
- 🧹 Sin City Witches May Moonlight & Magick Soirée at Jackpot Bar & Grill | 7 p.m. - 2 a.m. | $20 | Decatur & Harmon
Today on City Cast
Las Vegas Weekly Endorsements
You may have noticed, we’re in the middle of a pivotal election season. Shannon Miller of the Las Vegas Weekly talks to City Cast Las Vegas co-host Dayvid Figler about the magazine’s joint endorsements with the Las Vegas Sun, how the decisions were made, and why the primaries matter more than you think.
Congratulations to Henderson’s Cowabunga Bay, which was named one of the top three water parks in the country by USA Today. Cowabunga Canyon by Summerlin isn’t too shabby either 🌊
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