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🚘 More driverless cars on Vegas roads
January 30, 2025 · Rob Kachelriess
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What's CITY Talking About?
😇 Holy Hoaxsters
Four Las Vegas preachers have pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud. The two couples, all pastors, lied about previous convictions, enabling them to enroll their healthcare companies with Nevada Medicaid and bill the state for services they never delivered. [KLAS]
🤖 Artificially Intelligent Hotel Eyes Opening Date
The Otonomous Hotel begins taking reservations Monday with a grand opening set for summer. It’s billed as the first AI-powered hotel in the world, but the proximity to Allegiant Stadium could be the 550-room resort’s best selling point. [KTNV]
🚗 Who Needs Drivers Anyway?
Las Vegas continues to be a hub for tech companies testing autonomous vehicles. The latest example is Waymo, which plans to set its vehicles loose on city centers and freeways, although with a real human ready behind the wheel — just in case. [KSNV]
🥵 Rain in Short Supply
We’ve reached 200 days without precipitation, making it the second-longest dry spell in Vegas history. It’s worth noting we don’t rely on rain to fill Lake Mead. (That’s a whole other set of problems.) [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
- Vegas faced a historic heat wave last year, breaking the record for the highest recorded temperature. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
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What To Do
Thursday, Jan. 30
- 🚨 The Hitman’s Son: Growing Up in the Gambino Crime Family at Mob Museum | 7 p.m. | Free with museum admission | Downtown
- 🥕 Farmers Market at Montagna Park | 3 - 7 p.m. | Free admission | Henderson
- 👷 Spring Mountain Redevelopment Community Open House at Chinatown Plaza | 4 - 8 p.m. | Free | Chinatown
- 🎱 Queer+ Billiards (8-Ball) at The Phoenix | 6:15 - 8:30 p.m. | $50 | Sahara & Arville
- 🍹 Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica Quintet at The Golden Tiki | 8 p.m. | No cover | Chinatown
Friday, Jan. 31
- 🎙️ Foot of the Elders with Bubba Knight (of Gladys Knight & the Pips) at West Charleston Library | 6:30 - 8 p.m. | Free | Charleston & Torrey Pines
- 📚 Neon Lit Live Reading at the Segue (Beverly Theater) | 7 - 9 p.m. | No cover | Downtown
- 🎵 Vegas City Opera: 7 Sins So Deadly at Charleston Heights Arts Center | 7 p.m. | $25+ | Charleston & Decatur
- 🎶 Raphaël Feuillâtre at Ham Concert Hall | 7:30-8:45 p.m. | $35 | UNLV
🍻 Cheers!
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