City Cast Las Vegas
📚 Why we’re not building schools
April 28, 2025 · — Rob Kachelriess
🤟 How was your weekend?
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What's CITY Talking About?
🧑🎓 UNLV Student Visas in Limbo
In response to legal pressure, the Trump administration restored visas for thousands of international students with minor or dismissed infractions. No word yet on if any of the seven UNLV students who lost visas this year are part of the reprieve. [Politico/Las Vegas Weekly]
📚 New Schools? Not so Fast 🫷
Clark County is pausing construction on 10 schools, citing rising costs. On the plus side, there are fewer new students than projected for the next couple years. [KSNV]
⚾ It’s Really Happening!
We think 🤞 Grading work has started on the A’s ballpark at the old Tropicana site. That’s a fancy word for moving dirt around, but hey — it’s a start. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
😶🌫️ How’s Legal Weed Working Out?
For years, folks in the media (myself included) kept reporting on how Nevada had recreational cannabis sales, but nowhere for the general public to legally consume the stuff. After a long wait, it appears the demand for cannabis lounges just isn’t there — and legal sales are dropping altogether. With that in mind, City Cast Las Vegas asked a big question — “Is legal cannabis a failed experiment?” — and if there’s any chance of trends turning around. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
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What Neighbors Love
🎷 Three cheers to the best dang music club in Vegas since 1987, the Las Vegas Blues Society!
— Carrie S.
🏐 OutLoud Sports’ local queer+ sports leagues (kickball, billiards, and sand volleyball) have given me so many new friends and a true community.
— Jen H.
🎞️ Downtown Cinemas is a great independent movie theater in the heart of Downtown that works with the local film community.
— David R.
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What To Do
Monday, April 28
- 🎙️ Broadcast Your Authority Podcasting Trade Show at Park MGM (through April 30) | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. | $197+ | The Strip
- 🎞️ Family Movie: Moana 2 at the Moapa Valley Library | 11 a.m. | Free | Moapa Valley
- ⛸️ Free Skate at America First Center | Noon - 2 p.m. | Free | Henderson
- 🧵 Machine Sewing Basics at Enterprise Library | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Free | Shelbourne & Las Vegas Blvd.
- 🎸 UNLV Spring Jazz Festival at Ham Concert Hall (through April 30) | 7:30 p.m. | $11.75+ | UNLV
Tuesday, April 29
- 🎲 Family Game Night at City Hall Library | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Free | North Las Vegas
- 🇬🇷 Voyage to Greece Farm-to-Table Dinner at Honey Salt | 6 p.m. | $85+ | Summerlin
- 🥃 Woodford Reserve Diner at Nicco’s Steakhouse | 6 - 9 p.m. | $225 | Durango
- 🎵 BellyDance Performance at Whitney Library | 7 - 8:15 p.m. | Free | Tropicana & Nellis
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