🚨 The truth behind ICE crackdowns

🛎️ Can Vegas Save Its Downtown Motels?

Historic motor lodges like the Star View and Peter Pan have sat empty and run down for years. With the passing of Downtown investor Tony Hsieh, plans to revive or repurpose them have vanished, along with the motel guests of yesteryear. City Cast Las Vegas asks a big question: Is it time for the city to step in? [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🚨 ICE Fails To Hit Targets on Finding Targets

Immigration arrests are up across the country, but fall short of the 75 daily detainments anticipated by the Trump administration for each ICE field office. The one in Salt Lake City, which covers Vegas, has yet to top 53 arrests in a single day. [Nevada Independent]

⚾ A’s Stadium On Pace to Open in 2028

The team’s president swears it’s true — despite skepticism — and claims crews have reached end-of-year construction goals 🤔 The A’s have yet to request the funds promised by Clark County or produce investors of their own. [KTNV]

Following 18 months of construction, the all-new West Las Vegas Library finally opens to the public tomorrow. Built from the ground up, the nearly 42,000-square-foot facility more than doubles the size of the previous version, giving the surrounding community an invaluable resource for navigating a constantly evolving world.

🤩 A Strong First Impression

Occupying a parcel of more than five acres, the library is a sleek, modern structure with lots of natural light, outdoor spaces, and a towering foyer with a lobby designed for people to gather and hang out. (Yes, power outlets are everywhere.) The east-facing front entrance was inspired by Southern-style porches — a communal space with plenty of shade from the daytime sun and benches that resemble open books (#cute).

🖥️ High-End Technology

An innovation lab is dedicated to the latest tech, teaching guests about laser cutters, 3D printers, and how to code. Have boxes of old VHS tapes lying around? The digital memory preservation lab can transfer that footage to a thumb drive and cure your hoarding habits. Updated computer stations are available throughout the library.

🎸 Art and Entertainment

The multimedia center is especially impressive, allowing guests to record and mix music (with instruments on standby) or produce a podcast. There’s even a room with a wraparound green screen for aspiring filmmakers to experiment with chroma key special effects. An art gallery in the main lobby showcases works by local artists.

📚 And … Of Course, Books

The main downstairs area is kids’ stuff, featuring special areas dedicated to teens and tweens (with a gaming console ready to play on a first-come, first-serve basis). Lunchtime meals are provided by Three Square Food Bank. The upstairs level is for adults. A corner room for quiet reading and studying has a clear view of Downtown casinos, making for an especially cool backdrop after dark.

👀 Looking Back, Looking Forward

The new library represents a renewed commitment to revitalizing the Historic Westside, a community with a long-established African-American legacy. Historical figures and community heroes are highlighted throughout the venue with a timeline mural offering an extensive look at how local and national news events often collide.

Shining armor without the knight … and a pair of ice skates nearby.

Where is it?

A. The Sports Book Bar at Red Rock Resort

B. The sportsbook inside New York-New York

C. The suite level of Lee’s Family Forum

D. Knight Time Hockey Bar at M Resort

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