City Cast Las Vegas
🫨 Summerlin shakes during ‘quake
June 5, 2026 · — Rob Kachelriess
🎉 It's a big weekend!
The Knights return home to T-Mobile Arena for Game Three of the Stanley Cup Finals tomorrow.
It’s also the first of eight straight Saturday nights of fireworks to celebrate the U.S.A. 🇺🇲 High Steaks Vegas has a viewing party (with guest bartender Adam Rains of Golden Tiki) at the top of the Rio. You can also catch the rocket's red glare from the rooftop deck of Grand Prix Plaza.
What's CITY Talking About
🚨 Three Friends Walk Into a Bar …
And get into a fight over who should drive home, leading to shots fired and one person dead. It happened outside The Dive Bar, a somewhat historic place once known as a mob hangout near Maryland and Flamingo. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
🔥 Airport Garage Fire Under Investigation
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a six-car fire inside the Terminal 1 parking garage at Harry Reid International Airport. A potential clue: at least one of the cars was electric. [KTNV]
🫨 Did You Feel It?
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded seven miles west of Summerlin in Red Rock Canyon yesterday afternoon — downgraded from an original report of 4.1. I noticed a ripple in my Manhattan 🥃 [KSNV]
🏁 It’s Confirmed
Formula 1 will remain a part of Las Vegas through at least 2037. [ESPN]
🐶 An example to follow?
Henderson Animal Protection Services has saved more than 2,600 animals this year so far, exceeding industry benchmarks with a 91% live release rate. [KVVU]
- City Cast Las Vegas looks at the numbers to see what other shelters can learn from Henderson’s success in today’s news roundup, which also has the latest on NV Energy complaints and how a small boutique hotel is finding a new life in Downtown Vegas. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
Your Las Vegas News Quiz
It’s Friday, which means the City Cast Las Vegas news quiz is back to test how well you pay attention to this newsletter 😀 As always, the questions are based on stories featured in the newsletter over the past week.
Here’s the first question to get you started:
Why did the Cowabunga Bay water park cancel the final two days of its "Great Grades Days" promotion?
B. Evidence of a contaminant in the water
C. Evidence of students faking their grades to get free admission
What To Do
Friday, June 5
- 📖 StoryWalk at the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, 8–10am (Free) | Henderson
- 🍽️ Small Plates, Big Flavors at La Cave, 2pm (21+, Ticketed) | Wynn
- 🎸 Foolish Relics Live in the Pennywise Garage at The Punk Rock Museum, 2:30pm (Free with admission) | Downtown
- 🎨 First Friday at Arts District, 5–11pm (Free) | Downtown
- 🍋 Hands-On: Tiramisù Limoncello Pallini at Eataly, 5pm (from $60) | Park MGM
- 🎭 Opera Las Vegas: Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci at Judy Bayley Theatre, 7:30pm (13+, from $52, through June 7) | UNLV
- 🎵 John Lloyd Young: Jukebox Hero at The Space, 8pm (All Ages, from $35) | Polaris & Harmon
- 🎭 Cockroach Cabaret at Vegas Theatre Company, 8:30pm (18+, $15 at door) | Arts District
- 😂 Whisky Mixer: A 21+ Improv & Party Night at Mom's Basement Theatre, 9pm (21+, from $12) | Sahara & Valley View
Saturday, June 6
- 🛍️ Upscale Craft & Yard Sale at Heritage Park Senior Facility, 9am–noon | Henderson
- 🎸 Punk Rock Brunch: 90's & Y2K Anthems at The Composers Room, 10am (All Ages, From $41, through June 7) | Historic Commercial Center
- 💎 Bracelets & Bubbly at Aspire Coffee House, 10am–3pm | Skye Canyon
- 🌈 Paint the Rainbow at Afterlife Tea And Boba Room, 1–7pm | Spring Mountain & Arville
- 🕯️ Rainbow Hour: Candle Painting at Green Valley Library, 2pm (18+, Free) | Henderson
- 🍷 Weekly Tasting Series: Old World vs. New World at Wally's Las Vegas, 2pm ($35) | Resorts World
- 🎵 Totally 80's Concert at Swim & Social Pool, 4pm (All Ages, from $44) | The Strat
- ✂️ Around the Table: Cui-Zine Making Workshop at The Analog Dope Store, 5pm (Free registration) | Arts District
- 🍷 New Vista Wine Walk at UnCommons, 5-9pm | Durango & 215
- 🛍️ Second Time Around Vintage Market at Green Valley Ranch, 5–10pm | Henderson
- 🎵 Pop Rocks: 90's Pop Rock & Alt Rock Night at the Downtown Container Park, 6:30pm (Free) | Fremont East
- 🤠 Songs on the Square: Joey Vitale Country Trio, 6:30pm (Free) | Town Square
- 😂 Don't Tell Comedy at Fergusons Downtown, 7pm (21+, $30) | Fremont East
- 🎵 Mick Adams and the Stones at the Showroom, 7pm (From $39) | Orleans
- 🎤 StorySLAM: Paper Trail at Charleston Heights Arts Center, 7pm (Free) | Decatur & Evergreen
- 🎸 The Emo Night Tour at The Portal, 8pm (18+, From $26) | AREA15
- 🎭 Neo-Rama: Casino Royale Burlesque at The Mint Tavern, 8pm (21+) | Sahara & Las Vegas Blvd.
🚰 City Cast Las Vegas host Jesse Merrick joins the latest episode of Your City Could Be Better with City Cast CEO David Plotz.
The two discuss how a tourist-heavy desert city like Las Vegas sustains itself with water recycling and preservation. Are we setting an example for other parts of the country to follow?
Look for the episode on your usual podcast feed on Sunday 👍
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