City Cast Las Vegas
📣 Sanders and AOC rally in Vegas
March 21, 2025 · Rob Kachelriess
Ready for the weekend?
🌎 Earth Hour returns tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. and it's tradition for Strip resorts to dim their exterior lights for environmental awareness.
This happened once while I was on the High Roller wheel to show off the Vegas views to a friend from out of town. (It sucked. Too much darkness.) So don’t do anything involving a view tomorrow night.
What's CITY Talking About?
🔥 Tesla Arson Suspect, Still at Large
The FBI and Metro continue to search for the person responsible for shooting Teslas and setting a few of ‘em on fire at a repair shop. Vandalism? Definitely. A political statement? Probably. But is it domestic terrorism? President Trump thinks so. [USA Today]
- City Cast Las Vegas tackles the question during the Friday news roundup, discussing the latest on the Tesla fires, a union effort by UNLV grad students, and yes, the weather. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
📣 Fighting Oligarchy
Sen. Bernie Sanders (sounding like a seasoned two-time presidential candidate) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (sounding a whole lot like a future one) joined Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford for a “Fighting Oligarchy” rally at Craig Ranch Regional Park. Sanders knows Nevada well, having both a caucus win and heart attack here during the 2020 campaign season. [KSNV]
🚘 Strange Waze
A family of three somehow disappeared while driving a rental car on the way to Las Vegas from the Grand Canyon. Pivotal clue: GPS info last showed the BMW on Interstate 40 around the same time a massive crash took place in winter weather conditions. [CBS News]
🙏 Remembering Norm Clarke
We’re sad to hear about the passing of Norm Clarke who was in hospice care following treatment for cancer. He covered sports for the Associated Press and entertainment for the Las Vegas Review-Journal during his decades-long journalism career. Clarke was 82 years old. I know Las Vegas will miss him. [Associated Press]
Your Las Vegas News Quiz
🗞️ Ready to test your Vegas news knowledge?
As another week draws to a close, we’re sharing the latest 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:
Which word was spray-painted on the doors of an auto shop while Teslas were set on fire in the parking lot?
Button: Take the News Quiz!
Results will appear at the end.
What To Do
Friday, March 21
- 😋 Annual Pahrump Chili Cook-Off at Petrack Park (through March 23) | 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. | Free admission | Pahrump
- 🌝 Spring Equinox Sound Bath at Queendom Cultivation | 5 p.m. | $25 | Sahara & Durango
- 🎭 Steel Magnolias at Las Vegas Little Theatre (through March 23) | 7 p.m. (some performances 2 p.m.) | $35 | Chinatown
- 🎸 Grunge Nation at Count’s Vamp’d | Doors open 7:30 p.m. | $5 | Sahara & Rainbow
- 🖤 Goth Night at Millenium Fandom | 8 p.m. | No cover | Downtown
Saturday, March 22
- 🏳️🌈 Free Open Play Queer+ Adult Kickball at Sunset Park | 10 a.m. | Free pre-season open play | Sunset & Eastern
- 🚔 Human Trafficking: How To Recognize It & Respond at the West Las Vegas Arts Center | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Free | Historic Westside
- 🙏 Art U OK? Art & Mental Health Resource Fair at Historic Fifth Street School | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🍳 Superhero Brunch at DW Bistro (and March 23) | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Prices vary | Gramercy
- 🛍️ Market in the Alley at the Village of Centennial Springs | 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Free admission | Centennial Hills
- ✍️ The Art of Close Looking: A Poetry Workshop at Wetlands Visitor Center | Noon - 2 p.m. | Free | Clark County Wetlands Park
- 🎞️ Women’s Adventure Film Festival at the Clark County Library | 2 - 4 p.m. | Free | Flamingo & Maryland
- 🍺 Brew’s Best Craft Beer Festival at The Lawn | 2 - 6 p.m. | $50+ | Downtown Summerlin
- 🍷 Classic vs. Curious: A Wine Tasting Adventure at Crush Pad Wine Bar | 3 - 4 p.m. | $32 | Sahara & Buffalo
- 🏳️🌈 Sin City Sisters Red Dress Fundraiser at the Usual Place | 7 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. | $75+ | Downtown
- 🎵 The Bad Plus at Myron’s | 5 & 8 p.m. | $40.30+ | Smith Center
🤑 Free stuff this weekend …
Emilio’s Contemporary Kitchen holds a grand opening party today with free shots of Don Fulano all day (whoa! 🥃) and paleta frozen treats after 4 p.m.
OutLoud Sports is gearing up for a new LGBTQ-friendly kickball season on March 29. See what it’s all about with a free open-play preview tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Sunset Park.
Free · Daily