City Cast Las Vegas
🕰️ Should Nevada ditch Daylight Saving Time?
February 26, 2025 · — Adrian González
Good morning! It’s City Cast editor Adrian González filling in for Rob Kachelries so he can take some time off for his birthday. I myself had a birthday last week and mostly spent it watching movies — my favorite pastime.
In honor of the Oscars this weekend, we’re bringing back a conversation between City Cast Las Vegas podcast co-host Dayvid Figler and writer and professor Greg Crosby about the best (and worst 👀) representations of Las Vegas on film, including some “Showgirls” hot takes.
And grab some extra popcorn, because we also have a list below of the City Cast Las Vegas team’s favorite Vegas-centric movies. Here’s a photographic hint of my pick.
What's CITY Talking About?
🚓 Someone Donated Cybertrucks to Vegas Police
Sheriff Kevin McMahill announced during a conference this week that the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police is getting a fleet of Tesla Cybertruck patrol vehicles, courtesy of a donation from an anonymous individual. McMahill also posted renderings of Cybertruck police vehicles to X, calling them “badass.” [KLAS]
🚊 Brightline Project Is ‘Going Well’
Construction has yet to begin for the Brightline West high-speed rail that would connect Las Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga, but the new U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy says the project is still on time and on budget. Brightline officials are finalizing $12.5 billion in funding, but estimate that construction will begin in the next two months. [KVVU]
- We spoke to local high speed rail experts last year who told us they had a lot of outstanding safety questions for Brightline West. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
⏰ No More Springing Forward?
The Nevada Assembly's Government Affairs committee is considering a bill that would end Daylight Saving Time and keep the state in permanent standard time. If approved and signed into law, the “Lock the Clock Act” would kick in after November. [KRNV]
- Related: Giving In and Letting Go of Daylight Saving Time [Hey Las Vegas ✍️]
What To Do
Wednesday, Feb. 26
- 🖥️ Basic Computer Class at Alexander Library | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Free | North Las Vegas
- 📚 Leo the Library Truck at Cadence Central Park | 4 - 5:30 p.m. | Free | Henderson
- 🥧 The Poems & Pie Book Club: Whereas By Layli Long Soldier at The Writer’s Block | 6 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🎶 UNLV Symphony Orchestra: Strauss's Alpine Symphony at Ham Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | $20 | UNLV
Thursday, Feb. 27
- 📚 Library Lovers' Celebration at Blue Diamond Library | 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Free | Blue Diamond
- 🎼 Henderson Symphony Orchestra - Fairytales at Ham Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | Free | UNLV
- 🎭 Nevada Conservatory Theatre: Shorts - Climate Plays (Preview) at Paul Harris Theatre | 7:30 p.m. | Pay what you can | UNLV
- 🎵 Live Arts Collective presents Re-Birth VOL. 2: Promise Land at West Las Vegas Library | 7:30 p.m. | Free | Historic Westside
🍤 Let’s talk crustaceans: City Cast Las Vegas co-host Sarah Lohman chimes in on why people are willing to pay $34 for shrimp cocktails.
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