
City Cast Las Vegas
🤑 Why Nevada has no income tax
April 14, 2025 · Rob Kachelriess
☀️ Welcome back!
It was a weekend with a little bit of everything — heat, wind, and pollen.
Rub your eyes, blow your nose, and join me in facing the week ahead 🤧

What's CITY Talking About?

🏟️ Stadium Groundbreaking Forecast
The A’s say they’re on track for a Strip stadium groundbreaking in June. Adjust your traffic expectations accordingly. [ESPN]
📚 New Super Starts Today
It’s the first official day on the job for Jhone Ebert as the new Clark County superintendent. Her salary of $385,000 was approved last week with a five-percent bonus based on performance. (I wonder if she has to cover her own school supplies 🤔) [KSNV]
🗳️Sisolak vs. Lombardo II: The Rematch?
Can the face of COVID lockdowns in Nevada stage a political comeback? After serving one term in office, former governor Steve Sisolak is considering a rematch against Joe Lombardo, the guy who defeated him for the job in 2022. If he runs, he’ll compete with Attorney General Aaron Ford for the Democratic nomination. [The New York Times]
- A former staffer reflects on Sisolak’s run as governor. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
💰 The Truth About Cats & Dogs
Clark County already banned pet stores from selling dogs and cats on a retail basis, and now a bill for a similar state law has passed committee in Carson City. [Nevada Current]
- City Cast Las Vegas talks about why the bill matters, its chances of succeeding, and the movement behind “Adopt, don’t shop.” [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]


Where Is It?

Broken glass, metal, and a little bit of rust.
Where is it? Or in this case, what is it? (I’ll give you a hint. It’s part of a museum exhibit.)
A. A porthole from Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the Luxor?
B. A train window from the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City?
C. A piece of bar furniture from the Arizona Club at the Mob Museum?
D. A construction tool from the Hoover Dam exhibit at the Springs Preserve’s Origen Museum?
Scroll down for the correct answer!

What To Do
Monday, April 14
- 🎳 Pins for Paws at Gold Coast Bowling Center | 6 - 9 p.m. | $30 | Gold Coast
- 🎞️ Reel Rock 19 at CSN | 6 - 10 p.m. | $15+ | Charleston & Torrey Pines
- 🎤 Barrick Lecture Series: Thomas L. Friedman at Ham Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | Free tickets | UNLV
- 🌍 Stories of Heat and Humanity in a Changing World at Vegas Theatre Company | 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. | $15 | Arts District
So about that photo … The answer is A.

You can get a better idea of what the portholes looked like in the “Big Piece,” the largest section of the Titanic’s hull ever recovered.
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