City Cast Las Vegas
🫣 The fear of $5 gas in Vegas
March 24, 2026 · — Rob Kachelriess
😬 Hey Las Vegas,
Despite what you may assume … no, you can’t just park in a casino garage for as long as you like.
If you’re the owner of a barf green Toyota Prius at the Venetian, come n’ get it before the towing company does.
What's CITY Talking About
🚨 Shooting, Crash, Dollar Tree Smashed
One person was arrested and another hospitalized after a shooting that happened around the same time a car crashed into a Dollar Tree near Craig and Decatur. I’ll assume the incidents are related until we hear otherwise. [KLAS]
🛫 Did ICE Agents Show Up at the Vegas Airport?
The short answer: No. At least not yet. While President Trump sends immigration enforcement officers to help out at ever-growing TSA lines, Harry Reid International Airport (the country’s 8th busiest) was notably ICE-less as of Monday. A partial government shutdown over the Department of Homeland Security’s budget — and ICE enforcement tactics — is now in its fifth week. [Las Vegas Review-Journal/The Hill]
- Nevada’s two U.S. senators both voted against the confirmation of conservative Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security. [KVVU]
⛽ It Feels Like Summer — at Gas Stations
The price of gas topped $5.09 in the valley as the Iran war continues along with a stalemate over oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. It’s not quite the record price of $5.61 from the summer of 2022, but it’s bad enough that more Vegas drivers are thinking about — gasp — switching to electric cars. [KTNV]
🛍️ Does Vegas Still Love the Boulevard Mall?
The Boulevard Mall has seen its share of ups and downs since opening more than six decades ago. Can it continue to survive in the age of online shopping? City Cast Las Vegas looks back on the history of the Boulevard Mall and how it’s changing things up to draw visitors today. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
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What To Do
Tuesday, March 24
- 🎨 Artists Thrive 2026 Summit at Historic Fifth Street School ($200, through March 26) | Downtown
- 🍕 International Pizza Expo at Las Vegas Convention Center (From $260, through March 26) | Paradise & Desert Inn
- 🪩 Disco Farm Table at Honey Salt, 4-9pm ($85) | Rampart & Charleston
- 🎮 Otaku Tuesdays! Anime Night at Millennium Fandom Bar, 5-10pm (Free) | Downtown Las Vegas
- 🎵 Sofia Talvik: Americana and Folk with Swedish Roots at Sahara West Library, 6pm (Free) | Sahara & Grand Canyon
- 🫒 Partanna Olive Oil Pop-Up at Gaetano's Ristorante, 7:30pm ($150) | Henderson
Wednesday, March 25
- 🌿 Stewardship Clean-Up at 33 Hole Overlook, 9-11am (Free) | Lake Mead
- 🎬 Movie: Zootopia 2 at James I. Gibson Library, 5pm (Free, All Ages) | Henderson
- 🌺 Experience Hawaiian Culture at Enterprise Library, 5:30-7:30pm (Free, All Ages) | Shelbourne & Las Vegas Blvd.
- 🎷 The Macallan Jazz Garden at Wineaux, 6pm (21+, $55) | Spring Valley
- 🍷 Isole e Olena Wine Dinner at Bistecca at Tuscany Suites, 6pm (21+, $95) | Tuscany Suites
- 🥂 SNAC Time: Mix & Mingle at Segue at The Beverly Theater, 6:30-8:30pm (Free) | Downtown
- 📚 A Reading with Kathryn Cowles & Geoffrey Babbitt at The Writer's Block, 7pm (Free) | Downtown
- 🎻 UNLV Symphony Orchestra: Concerto Competition Winners at Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, 7:30pm (All Ages, From $22) | UNLV
- ✍️ Shwa's Stubby Poetry Sesh at Grey Witch, 8pm (Free, 18+) | Henderson
🎙️ Did you reach the end of the newsletter … and still need more of me?
I was a guest on Al Mancini’s Food and Loathing podcast to talk about the latest news in the Las Vegas dining scene. Check it out 👍
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