City Cast Las Vegas
📚 CCSD’s new superintendent revealed
March 14, 2025 · Rob Kachelriess
☘️ Get ready for a busy weekend!
We’ve already told you about the biggest and best St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Las Vegas, but did you know that Reno also goes above and beyond for the Irish holiday?
WalletHub even ranked the “Biggest Little City in the World” behind only Boston as the best U.S. city to celebrate the Irish holiday — and it’s a fun road trip from Vegas too 🚘
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🏆 CCSD Has a New Superintendent
It only took a year, but the Clark County School District now has a new superintendent, voting 7-0 for Jhone Ebert among three finalists last night. Previously the Nevada superintendent of public instruction, she now has the honor and assignment of turning around the nation’s fifth largest school district. [KSNV]
- The new super might have thoughts on Nevada joining a lawsuit that attempts to stop the White House from dismantling the Department of Education. [Las Vegas Sun]
- And if that wasn’t enough education news, Dr. Stacy S. Klippenstein is the new College of Southern Nevada president. [KLAS]
The superintendent reveal is the “hot headline” (or … “hot ed-line” 👍) in the Friday News Roundup for City Cast Las Vegas. Today’s episode also discusses a push for Nevada to hire fired federal employees, the anticipated Vanderpump Hotel on the Strip, and a new way the A’s are making money off Las Vegas. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🎰 Tribal Casino Coming to the Strip (Eventually)
Native American owners of a vacant lot on the Strip (which includes part of the Route 91 Harvest festival site) submitted initial plans to Clark County for a casino resort with a convention center and theater. A pitch for the Golden Knights to move to a new arena on property appears to be on ice. The next step: securing $2 billion in outside funding. So yes, this will take a while. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
🌎 Not the Same As It Was
The Sphere officially shot down chatter of Harry Styles playing the Sphere, saying there have “never been plans” for a residency, despite reports to the contrary. Watermelon sugar, bye! 👋 [Billboard]
😟 All You Can’t Eat
Did you know the Luxor still had a buffet? It’s closing soon. [Casino.org]
- Funny enough, five years ago this week, nearly all Vegas buffets closed at the onset of COVID panic, with the remaining "non-essential businesses" not far behind. [KVVU]
- There are some things I actually miss about pandemic lockdowns. [Hey Las Vegas ✍️]
Your Las Vegas News Quiz
📣 It’s that time again!
We’re winding down 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. Did you pay attention?
Here’s the first question to get you started:
Where will the Golden Steer open a second steakhouse?
Button: Take the News Quiz!
Results will appear at the end.
What To Do
Friday, March 14
- ✍️ Tax Assistance at Rainbow Library | 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Free | Buffalo & Cheyenne
- 👟 Nike Adult Pickleball Camp at the Plaza (through March 16) | 1 - 4 p.m. | $250+ | Downtown
- 🍷 Uncorked: Tour of Veneto at Eataly | 5 - 6:30 p.m. | $75 | Park MGM
- ☘️ St. Patrick’s Day Festival at Water Street Plaza (through March 16) | 5 - 10 p.m. | Free | Henderson
- 🎞️ After Hours Film: Selena at Sunrise Library | 6 p.m. | Free | Washington & Christy
- 🎶 UNLV Opera Theater: The Three Feathers at Judy Bayley Theatre (and March 15) | 7:30 p.m. | $25 | UNLV
Saturday, March 15
- 🛍️ Outdoor Swap Meet at Downtown Recreation Center | 7 a.m. - noon | Free admission | Henderson
- 🏂 Little Air & Style Youth Competition at Lee Canyon | 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Free registration | Mt. Charleston
- 🎯 Robin Hood Archery Experience at Whitney Mesa Nature Preserve | Noon - 1 p.m. | $10+ | Henderson
- 🍻 St. Patrick’s Day Crawl at Henderson Booze District | Noon - 8 p.m. | $48 | Henderson
- 📖 Young Adult Book Club for Teens: Hunger Games at the Writer’s Block | 2 - 3 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🎸 Spin Doctors’ Chris Barron at Myron’s | 5 & 8 p.m. | $44.90 | Smith Center
- 🎤 StorySLAM: Inked — Stories About Our Tattoos at Charleston Heights Arts Center | 7 p.m. | $5 suggested | Charleston Heights
- 🎵 Mēla Guitar Quartet at Ham Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | $35 | UNLV
More weekend fun 👀
Blue Bottle Coffee opens its first Las Vegas location tomorrow at UnCommons. The first 200 guests receive a scratch card to earn prizes ☕ Doors open at 6:30 a.m.
And … City Cast Las Vegas co-host Dayvid Figler hosts StorySLAM: Inked: Stories about Tattoos at the Charleston Heights Arts Center at 7 p.m. tomorrow 🎤
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