🚔 Is Vegas a safe place to live?

🚨 The Danger of Living in Las Vegas

Between a man shot and killed in a Dotty’s parking lot, a student arrested for bringing a gun to school, and yet another suspected DUI crash, you may be asking yourself: How safe is Las Vegas — really? [KLAS]

• City Cast Las Vegas takes a deep dive into the state of crime in our community; going beyond the headlines — or whatever your neighbors are ranting about online — to examine the trends, stats, and myths that frame how we view safety and security in Las Vegas. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🏟️ Sports Tourism Shaky

The LVCVA admits to weakness in the “value-centric side” of the tourist market in Las Vegas, based on low hotel rates during Super Bowl weekend. This comes as the A’s look to build a new foundation in Las Vegas, relying heavily on sports tourism to fill a stadium that’s on pace (🤞) to be ready by 2028. [Los Angeles Times]

• Formula 1 is responding to concerns, dropping prices for this year’s edition of the Las Vegas Grand Prix to draw locals and make the race more accessible. [Newsweek]

⛅ Stadium Sky Travel

The same people behind a promised spaceport in Pahrump are now planning an air taxi system to shuttle ticket holders to Allegiant Stadium. This is what happens when you don’t build enough parking in the first place. [KVVU]

🛍️ Bellagio Sours on Retail Plaza

It appears MGM Resorts has shelved plans to transform the Bellagio’s covered pedestrian walkway into a fountainside shopping and dining plaza. Cherish this rare moment when somebody says no to retail on the Vegas Strip. [Vital Vegas]

• We’re still optimistic about other new stuff coming to Vegas this year. [Hey Las Vegas ✍️]