City Cast Las Vegas
📬 Holiday mail deadlines
December 18, 2024 · Rob Kachelriess
🎄 It’s exactly one week until Christmas. Don’t panic 😳
If you want your gifts to arrive on time, the U.S. Postal Service says today is the last suggested day to send anything via first-class mail and tomorrow is the suggested deadline for Priority Mail. If you can handle long lines at the post office, you’ll get through this.
Get those stockings stuffed!
What's CITY Talking About?
🔥 Homeless Camp Fires Worry Neighbors
A new housing development near Rancho and Lake Mead shares a wall with an empty lot that’s now attracting a homeless camp responsible for “massive bonfires” at night. [KTNV]
- City Cast Las Vegas co-host Dayvid Figler talks to state treasurer Zach Conine about the current housing crisis, why Nevada feels it worse than other parts of the country, and new plans that could help turn things around. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
📚 Can Schools Avoid Deportations?
The Clark County School District reaffirmed its policy that schools are “safe places for all students and their families,” promising not to ask about immigration status or report undocumented students or parents to authorities. [Associated Press/Nevada Independent]
- Gov. Lombardo has vowed to cooperate with the incoming Trump administration’s plans for widespread deportations. [Nevada Current]
🚨 High School Coach Accused of Sex with Teen
A 15-year-old student says a 45-year-old Valley High School football coach had sex with her so many times in his office, she can’t remember how often it happened. At least four of those encounters were captured on video. [KLAS]
🏀 Is Vegas Ready for Its Own NBA Team?
Ticket demand for last night’s Emirates NBA Cup final between the Bucks and Thunder at the T-Mobile Arena was down compared to last year — but that’s not stopping chatter about Las Vegas scoring a basketball franchise of its own. Bill Foley wants to spend $300 million on improving the venue — which still feels new to me — in hopes of attracting an NBA team. [Front Office Sports]
- City Cast Las Vegas has been wondering about the prospects of an NBA team in Vegas for a while now. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
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What To Do
Wednesday, Dec. 18
- 🥕 Farmers Market at the Hush Puppy | 3 - 7 p.m. | Free admission | Charleston & Tenaya Way
- 🎞️ It’s a Wonderful Life at Clark County Library | 5 p.m. | Free | Flamingo & Maryland
- 🚂 All Aboard The Polar Express at Cimarron Rose Community Center (through Dec. 20) | 6 p.m. | $5+ | Cimarron & Ann
- 🍹 Holiday Mixology Workshop at Paige & Rye | 6 - 8 p.m. | $55 | Downtown Summerlin
- 🔎 Ho Ho Homicide Murder Mystery Dinner at Mezzo Bistro | 6:30 p.m. | $69 | Rancho & Craig
Thursday, Dec. 19
- 🏀 Holiday Hoops Classic at the South Point Arena (through Dec. 20) | $25 | 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. | South Point
- 🎵 Thurman White Middle School: Winter Choral Concert at Ham Concert Hall | 6 p.m. | Free | UNLV
- 📚 South/West Book Club: Ceremony By Leslie Marmon Silko at the Writer’s Block | 6 - 7 p.m. | Free admission | Downtown
- 🍸 Spirit of Zazu Cocktail Class at Bar Zazu | 7 p.m. | $45 | Resorts World
- 🍷 Holiday Hoedown & Ugly Sweater Contest at Crush Pad Wine Bar | 7 - 9 p.m. | Free admission | Sahara & Buffalo
- 🎶 MO5AIC at Vegas Theatre Company (through Dec. 20) | 7:30 p.m. | $20+ | Arts District
📚 It’s the final day for Avantpop Books’ silent auction with online bidding underway and a cocktail reception to wrap things up 7 - 9:30 p.m. Books, artwork, signed photos, and other items are up for grabs.
The auction is raising much-needed funds for Avantpop as one of our favorite bookstores in Vegas looks for a new home in 2025. A fundraiser also takes place at Red Dwarf Saturday (2 - 5 p.m.) with live music, poetry, and raffles.
Avantpop remains open at its longtime location in Commercial Center through Dec. 23. Make sure to stop by and pick up some last-minute holiday gifts 👍
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