City Cast Las Vegas
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September 29, 2025 · — Rob Kachelriess
🍂 Happy Monday! And welcome to the final week of our fall membership campaign.
We believe the best way to sustain good things in our city is to invest locally with our time and money — and becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor is one of the best ways to do it.
Every weekday, the City Cast Las Vegas podcast and Hey Las Vegas newsletter shine a light on local businesses, people, and organizations making a difference in our city and events where neighbors can show up for one another. We also bring you conversations and stories that help you better understand the forces shaping this crazy place we call Las Vegas.
Becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor ensures we’ll keep connecting you with the people, places, and ideas that make Las Vegas thrive.
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What's CITY Talking About?
🧠 Head Injuries a Factor in Mass Shooting?
It’s now confirmed that the Las Vegas gunman who killed four people and himself in Manhattan had CTE, a brain disease associated with concussions. Shane Tamura played high school football, had a history of mental health issues, and may have been targeting NFL office workers. [NBC News]
🤔 Is This Really Happening?
Bally's revealed a rendering for its planned resort around the promised A's baseball stadium and says a ground breaking will take place in 2026. The 35-acre site will include two hotel towers, a 2,500-seat theater, dining, retail, and a casino with direct access to the ballpark. Parking? They’re pretty quiet about that. [Nevada Independent]
🎰 Strip Casino Revenue Is … Up? 🤯
We all know about the drop in tourism, but the Strip saw gaming revenue jump at least 5.5% for the second straight month. Thank baccarat. [Nevada Independent]
🎶 Dolly Delays Vegas Comeback
Dolly Parton postponed her December residency, which has been doing big business, to September of next year. Ticket holders can wait it out or seek a refund. [Caesars Palace]
- We were pretty excited about it. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🏀 Game 5: Winner Take All
The Las Vegas Aces failed to clinch a spot in the WNBA finals over the weekend, but have another chance against the Indiana Fever tomorrow at the Michelob Ultra Arena. [USA Today]
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What To Do
Monday, Sep. 29
- ♣️ Beginning Bridge Lesson at the Bridge Center of Las Vegas | Noon | Free | Sahara & Buffalo
- 🎨 Fall Mat Painting at Chick-Fil-A | 5 - 7 p.m. | $10 | Las Vegas Blvd. & 215
- 😋 Chef Lanny Chin Pop-Up at SoulBelly BBQ | 5 - 9 p.m. | Prices vary | Arts District
- 🥪 Sandwiches of History Live at the Beverly Theater | 7 p.m. | $26+ | Downtown
- 📚 Twilight 20th Anniversary Party at Buffy’s Book Boutique | 7 - 10 p.m. | Free entry | Durango & Spring Mountain
Tuesday, Sep. 30
- 🗣️ English Conversation Group at East Las Vegas Library | 10:30 a.m. | Free | Bonanza & Mojave
- 😋 All Day Couscous Royal at Oh La La French Bistro | 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. | $70 | Rampart & Lake Mead
- 🎶 Memories: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand in Las Vegas at Alexis Park | 5 p.m. | $44.47 | Harmon & Paradise
- 🎵 Nieve Malandra at Piero’s Italian Cuisine | 6 - 10 p.m. | No cover | Convention Center & Paradise
- 🎞️ Artists and the Unknown Film Screening at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art | 7 - 8:30 p.m. | Free registration | UNLV
Where Is It?
This is our last “Where Is It?” for September, so we have a spooky snapshot to get you primed for Halloween next month 👻
You see two sides of vintage horror movie actor Lon Chaney — “The Phantom of the Opera” and “The Wolf Man” — in a sinister exhibit of some sort.
Where is it?
A. Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum
B. Tom Devlin’s Monster Museum
Click here to play along and find out where the photo was taken.
🎉 A big thanks to the latest round of new City Cast Las Vegas Neighbors, including Greta B., Brittany F., Frederico C., and Michele J.
These and other new signups from Wednesday through Sunday qualified for a drawing to win one of three $50 gift cards for Grouchy John’s Coffee ☕ We’ll notify winners via email 😁
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