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🛞 Tele-driving is taking over Vegas

June 17, 2024 · Rob Kachelriess

💧 Did you know that one Las Vegas residence used 12,167,000 gallons of water in just a single year?

The word is out on the homeowners sucking up the most water in drought conditions. Shocker: the rich and powerful dominate the list, including some familiar faces. Today’s episode of City Cast Las Vegas has the exclusive details 👀

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🙄 Bump Stock Ban Shot Down

The U.S. Supreme Court made a controversial ruling and managed to insult Las Vegas at the same time. Justices voted 6-3 to overturn a Trump-era ban on gun stocks, which allow a firearm to shoot bullets at a more rapid pace. One was used at the Route 91 Harvest festival, the deadliest mass shooting in modern history, which prompted the ban. If you can think of one good reason why this device should be legal, please share your thoughts — because there are 60 reasons why it shouldn’t. [KTNV]

🗳️ Democrats Challenge the Green Party

Nevada Democrats filed suit to prevent the Green Party from returning to the state’s presidential ballot for the first time since 2008. The Nevada Democratic Party claims that most of the Green Party’s qualifying signatures were invalid when a portion was examined. Nevada is shaping up to be a pivotal swing state this year and the two parties often compete for the same voters. [Nevada Independent]

🛞 E-Vehicles Delivered to You

The “tele-driving” industry is getting competitive in Las Vegas. Vay, which uses remote drivers to deliver electric cars to customers, is expanding its presence from the University District to the Strip, Chinatown, and CSN’s West Charleston campus. Another company, Halo.Car, offers a similar service, launching in Downtown before expanding throughout the valley. [Las Vegas Weekly]

Where Is It?

A portrait of Liberace next to a nickelodeon piano.
Honoring the Liberace Legacy. (Rob Kachelriess/City Cast Las Vegas)

Before Elvis Presley and Celine Dion came around, Liberace commanded top dollar as a Las Vegas headliner. The pianist enjoyed concert appearances and residencies for more than 40 years, wrapping up with a final Strip performance at Caesars Palace in 1986.

This scene clearly pays homage to the showman, but where is it?

Is this …

A. Part of an exhibit honoring Liberace at the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at UNLV?

B. A pop-up display inside the Conrad hotel lobby at Resorts World?

C. Prized items at the Hollywood Cars Museum & Liberace Garage off the Strip?

D. A hallway in the guest wing of Dayvid Figler’s house?

Scroll down for the correct answer!

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Water Use Among the Rich and Famous

Earlier this week, we revealed the top residential and commercial water users in Las Vegas. As always, the rich and powerful top the list — including some famous names. Do they deserve to get away with it? City Cast Las Vegas co-host Sarah Lohman talks to Bronson Mack of the Las Vegas Valley Water District about the rankings and new laws that could help enforce water restrictions.

So about that photo … The answer is B.

🎹 The portrait and 1913 nickelodeon piano (used during Liberace’s performances at the Las Vegas Hilton) are on display at Resorts World. The items are on loan from the Liberace Museum Collection, which is now housed inside the Liberace Garage. So if you answered C, we’ll give you partial credit 👍

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