City Cast Las Vegas
🔊 A decision on Arts District noise
August 15, 2025 · — Rob Kachelriess
🧑💻 Hi …
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What's CITY Talking About?
📢 Turn It Up, Bring the Noise
The City of Las Vegas has weighed in on a proposal to expand noise restrictions in the Downtown Arts District — and that decision is no decision. The policy remains the same: No noisy outdoor events past 10 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday, midnight on Thursday, and 2 a.m. Friday-Saturday. [KLAS]
- City Cast Las Vegas brought you both sides of the debate and how the developer who supports it wants to reshape the Arts District. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🚴 E-Bike Deaths On the Rise
If you think the e-bike problem is bad, things are only getting worse. Deaths related to motorized bicycles are up 60 percent in Clark County — and now Boulder City is looking to join other jurisdictions in passing new safety regulations. [KSNV]
🏟️ Sam Boyd Stadium Ownership Quietly Settled
After working out a $5 million deal, Clark County officially took back ownership of Sam Boyd Stadium in June. The 69-acre site has been closed for years and no plans have been announced. Under the initial BLM agreement in the ‘70s, the land is limited to “public use.” So … casino? [KLAS]
🤖 Robots: The Future Las Vegas Workforce?
The next time you’re at the Fashion Show mall, say hello to Melody, a new robot "concierge" at the Tix4.com ticket counter. She’s bilingual, recommends David Copperfield, and was built by a company that also makes sex dolls 🫢 [Vital Vegas]
- Could robots take over casino jobs too? The Golden Gate just eliminated live dealer tables, embracing artificial intelligence in the new tech economy. City Cast Las Vegas looks at what it means in today’s Friday news roundup, along with a disturbing discovery at a funeral home and Nevada’s role in ICE immigration enforcement. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
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Your Las Vegas News Quiz
It’s time for your weekly Hey Las Vegas news quiz. This time around, things are a little different. We’re going to focus on the Night Week topics that dominated our newsletter and podcast coverage the past few days.
Here’s a “true or false” question to get you started.
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What To Do
Friday, Aug. 15
- 🎤 Karaoke & Grand Opening Celebration at Astra Cafe | 6 p.m. | Free | Rainbow & Desert Inn
- 🦈 Bruce: A Concert Reading at Downtown Cinemas | 6 - 10:30 p.m. | $255+ | Downtown
- 📚 A Reading of The Gray Areas Podcast at the Writer’s Block | 7 - 8 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🎸 She Rox: A Celebration of Women Who Rock at Myron’s | 7 p.m. | $28.80+ | Smith Center
- 🎬 Oasis Cinema Club: Shang Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings at Oasis Pool | 8 p.m. | $15+ | Fontainebleau
- 🎷 Jimmy Carpenter at the Sand Dollar Lounge | 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. | No cover | Chinatown
Saturday, Aug. 16
- 🧘 Moving Meditation: Tai Chi, Qi Gong & Yoga Nidra at the Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum | 10 - 11:30 a.m. | $30 | Grand Canyon & Tropical
- 🥁 The Drum Circle Symphony at East Las Vegas Library | 11 a.m. - noon | Free | Bonanza & Mojave
- 📚 Author Presentation: Rebels and Outliers: Real Stories of the American West at Copper Cat Books | 1 - 4 p.m. | Free | Henderson
- 🍷 A Global Journey Through Red Blends at Crush Pad Wine Bar | 2:30 & 5 p.m. | $40 | Sahara & Buffalo
- 🫖 The Art of Tea at the Process Studio | 3 - 6 p.m. | $161.90 | Arts District
- 👩❤️👨 Fancy a Go? Speed Dating (29-42) at Gatsby’s Cocktail Lounge | 5- 7 p.m. | $36.25 | Resorts World
- 🎞️ Movies, Beats & Eats: How to Train Your Dragon at Craig Ranch Regional Park | 6 p.m. | Free | North Las Vegas
- 🕺 The Speakeasy Dance featuring the Moonshiners at Charleston Heights Arts Center | 6 - 9 p.m. | $10 | Charleston Heights
- 🐔 Grand Opening Celebration at Houston Hot Chicken | 6 - 9 p.m. | Free | Blue Diamond & Arville
- 🎶 An Evening of Belly Dance at West Charleston Library | 7 - 8 p.m. | Free | Charleston & Torrey Pines
- 🎸 Ted Sablay (The Killers touring guitarist) at Easy’s Cocktail Lounge | 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. | No cover | | Aria
✨ Have a great weekend!
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