City Cast Las Vegas
🏟️ Big changes for the A’s
March 7, 2025 · Rob Kachelriess
😶🌫️ Hey Vegas …
Now that President Trump wants the U.S. to stop producing pennies, it’s time to put ‘em to good use.
RISE holds a grand opening celebration tomorrow for its new Henderson dispensary on Boulder Highway. Buy an eighth of flower and get another eighth of Bubba Fett (the coolest name ever for a strain) for a penny. The first 100 people who spend $50 get free tacos too 🤯 The fun begins at 7:30 a.m.
What's CITY Talking About?
🚈 Light Rail Overdue for Nevada’s Big Cities?
With all this talk about high-speed rail to California, isn’t it about time we consider a regional light-rail system to zip around Las Vegas and Reno? A new bill in the legislature wants to do just that, but — yes, it’s complicated. [Nevada Current]
- We still have the monorail at least. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
⚾ The A’s Draft a New President
And they picked the right guy for the job. Marc Badain helped guide the Raiders move from NorCal to Vegas as president of the football team and now plans to do the same in the world of baseball for the A’s. [KSNV]
- Meanwhile, the A’s are prepping the old Tropicana site for ballpark construction and updated the Las Vegas Stadium Authority on the progress yesterday with new renderings. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
- Partner Bally’s Corp., who plans to integrate a resort with the stadium, saw its revenue and stock tank so bad, it canceled a routine investors call. [KLAS]
🎭 Deaf Jam 👍
For the first time, “Menopause The Musical” will feature a deaf cast member in performances tonight and tomorrow at Harrah’s. The shows begin at 8 p.m. with closed-captioning and ASL interpreters. Tickets are discounted ($60+) with a portion of revenue going towards efforts to bring a deaf resource center to Nevada. [F2F]
🍽️ Start Spreading the News
Golden Steer owners Amanda Signorelli and Nick McMillan will move to New York while preparing to open the iconic steakhouse’s first location outside Vegas. The restaurant is going big, taking over a historic location in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village with a few Big Apple exclusives on the menu. [Eater New York]
- City Cast Las Vegas talks about the Golden Steer’s announcement, the status of tax credits for the film industry, and the surprise resignation by UNLV’s president in the latest Friday news roundup. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
Your Las Vegas News Quiz
🐶 Hey news hounds!
Once again, we’re wrapping up the week with another edition of the Hey Las Vegas news quiz. The questions are based on stories in the newsletter over the past week. Up to the challenge?
Here’s the first question to get you started:
Assembly Bill 217 would codify which Clark County School District Policy into state law?
- Free lunches for all students
- A ban on sharing students’ immigration status with law enforcement
- A ban on transgender athletes in school sports
- Guaranteed take-home meals on weekends
Button: Take the News Quiz!
Results will appear at the end.
What To Do
Friday, March 7
- 🐶 Teen Pet Therapy at the Rainbow Library | 3 - 4 p.m. | Free | Buffalo & Cheyenne
- 🎨 First Friday: ARTUOK? at the Downtown Arts District | 5 - 11 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🍹 Cherry Bombe Party at Velveteen Rabbit | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. | $75 | Arts District
- 🤠 Family Hoe Down at Black Mountain Rec Center | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Free | Henderson
- 🎷 Branford Marsalis Quartet at Myron’s (through March 8) | 7 p.m. | $63.30+ | Smith Center
- ✍️ A Reading with Wendy Chen, Translator of A Magpie at Night at The Writer’s Block | 7 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🎭 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical at Charleston Heights Arts Center | 7 p.m. | $10 | Sartini Plaza
- 🎫 ATLiens at Downtown Event Center | 7 p.m. | $34.99+ | Downtown
Saturday, March 8
- 🌳 Tree Planting & Trail Cleanup at Mirabelli Community Center | 9 - 11 a.m. | Free | Charleston Preservation
- 🧑🌾 Farmers Market at Cornerstone Park | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Free | Henderson
- 🌵 Mint 400 Unlimited Grid Walk & Unlimited Race at Buffalo Bills |10:15 a.m. | $30+ | Primm
- ☘️ St. Baldrick’s Brave the Shave at Khoury’s Fine Wine & Spirits | Noon to 8 p.m. | Free admission | Eastern & St. Rose
- 🎶 Las Vegas Men’s Chorus Spring Fling Gala at Napa Ballroom | 5 p.m. | $125 | South Point
- 😋 International Women’s Day Community Dinner at Gjelina | 5 - 8 p.m. | $125 | Venetian
- 🎭 Nevada Shakespeare Festival: The Comedy of Errors at the Silver Springs Rec Center | 6 p.m. | Free | Henderson
- 🎞️ Piecing It Together: Mickey 17 (Movie & Live Podcast) at Downtown Cinemas | 6 p.m. | $15 | Downtown
- 🧘🏾♀️ Black Girl Therapy at the West Art Center | 7 - 8:30 p.m. | $40+ | West Las Vegas
- 🎻 Mariachi Extravaganza at Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | $25+ | UNLV
Okay,
I kicked off today’s newsletter talking about nearly-free weed. So here’s something a little more family-friendly:
🦕 Ice Age Fossils State Park is inviting students between Kindergarten and 12th grade to enter in the Protectors of Tule Springs’ 10th Annual Paleontology Art Contest.
Drop off submissions at the park during operating hours through March 14. An award ceremony will be held on Nevada Fossil Day, April 5, with cash and other prizes up for grabs 💰 👀
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