City Cast Las Vegas
💰Do Las Vegans pay too much for rent?
May 31, 2024 · Rob Kachelriess
☀️ Las Vegas is full of cool things to do in June and here’s another event to put on your list. The Radiance Wellness & Music Festival returns to AREA15 Saturday with yoga, meditation, and other health-minded activities throughout the day, followed by DJ performances at night. It does a body good 🧘
What's CITY Talking About?
☢️ Sam Brown is Against Yucca Now
U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown’s support of the Yucca Mountain waste site turned out to be radioactive for his campaign, and now the Republican is doing an about-face, posting on X that he’ll now oppose the project and calling it “dead” anyway. [Nevada Independent]
- There’s been renewed chatter among Washington politicians about reviving Yucca as a waste dump. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
💸 Las Vegans Spend Too Much on Rent
To revive an old election season meme: The rent is too damn high. And that’s especially true in Las Vegas now. According to a UNLV study, more than 58% of valley renters spend more than 30% of their income on rent, among the highest burdens in the country. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
😲 North Las Vegas > Reno
The Biggest Little City in the World is a little bigger. Reno grew by more than 4%, making it the 80th largest city in the nation. (Bigger than Buffalo!!). But it’s dropped to the fourth largest in Nevada, behind Vegas, Henderson, and now North Las Vegas. [Reno Gazette Journal]
What To Do
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
Saturday, June 1
- 🧘 Radiance Wellness & Music Festival at AREA15 | 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. | $49.95+ | Rancho & Desert Inn
- 🍕 Mob Summit 2024 at Dom Demarco’s Pizzeria | 5 - 9 p.m. | $85 + | Charleston & Hualapai
- 🛍️ Night Market in the Valley at UnCommons | 6 - 10 p.m. | No cover | Southwest
- 🎥 Movies on the Green: Sleepless in Seattle at The District | 7 p.m. | Free | Green Valley Ranch
Sunday, June 2
- ☕ Sunday Storytime: Camping at Dig It! Coffee | 10 a.m. | No cover | Arts District
- 🧘 Mindfulness & Insight Meditation at Sahara West Library | 12 p.m. | Free | Sahara & Grand Canyon
- 📝 Poet Laureate Ada Limón at West Charleston Library | 7 p.m. | Free | Charleston & Jones
Monday, June 3
- 😋 Brat and Mountain Pop-up Lunch at Esther’s Kitchen | 11 a.m. | $250 | Arts District
- 💃 Intro to Salsa at Jordance Studios | 7:30 p.m. | $150 (eight-week course) | Flamingo & Durango
- 🎭 Mondays Dark Benefit for the Natural History Museum at The Space | 8 p.m. | $20+ | Polaris & Harmon
- 🎞️ Dive In Movies: The Dark Knight at Boulevard Pool | 8 p.m. | $10+ | The Cosmopolitan
Today on City Cast
BLM Land for Housing, CCSD’s Tiniest School, and the Mirage Volcano
Both Republicans and Democrats are supporting a plan to use BLM land for housing in Nevada. Can it really work? Nevada Current journalist Michael “MJ” Lyle talks about the issue with City Cast Las Vegas co-hosts Sarah Lohman and Dayvid Figler in the Friday news roundup. The trio also discusses the fate of Clark County’s most endangered school and the pending demolition of the Mirage’s iconic volcano.
Have a great weekend!
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