City Cast Las Vegas
🏡 Too many people, not enough apartments
August 28, 2026 · — Rob Kachelriess
🥳 Big news …
For the second year in a row, City Cast Las Vegas was voted Best Vegas Podcast by Las Vegas Weekly readers.
We got to celebrate the big win last night inside Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World. The entire team is beyond grateful. Thank you so much for your votes!
What's CITY Talking About
🚘 City Backs Down on Parking Hikes
Yes, it’s rare — but sometimes, you can fight City Hall and win. After local business owners spoke up, the City of Las Vegas has backtracked on plans to squeeze more parking fees out of drivers in the Arts District. A monthly parking pass for employees at a new garage was cut from $30 to $10 and a proposal to extend paid parking to midnight was scrapped. [KVVU]
💰 Nevada Updates Status with Facebook
Nevada will take in at least $178 million over 10 years, plus an immediate payment of $6 million, following a multi-state settlement with Meta over data sharing violations. The parent company of Facebook also promised to limit the activity of children on the platform. Whatever. Today's kids only know Facebook as a place where old people argue. [Nevada Independent]
- Prime example: The Nye County sheriff is apologizing for online comments about an inmate who died in custody. [KLAS]
🪟 Glass Panel Falls From the Fontainebleau
Nobody was hurt — and no, it didn’t happen because somebody was mad about how the Michelin Guide awards ceremony played out inside the theater. [KSNV]
🪴 Southern Nevada Is Short on Apartments
A new report says the Las Vegas Valley needs at least 5,000 new apartments a year to keep up with demand. But you may have noticed: those new complexes tend to be dominated by luxury designs and top-dollar rents. [Las Vegas News-Bureau]
- With that in mind, City Cast Las Vegas discusses the need for affordable housing in a growing market that’s tilting off balance. Today’s news roundup also discusses the literacy crisis in our community and some good news to kick off the weekend. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
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Your Las Vegas News Quiz
🤓 Hey, news junkies! The City Cast Las Vegas news quiz is back. As always, the questions are based on stories featured in the newsletter over the past week. Have you been paying attention?
Here’s the first question to get you started:
What is not currently planned to be part of a new plaza outside Allegiant Stadium?
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What To Do
Friday, Aug. 28
- 🎭 Nevada Shakespeare Festival: Julius Caesar at Windmill Library, 7pm (All Ages, Free) | Windmill & Rainbow
- 🎵 Twisted Gypsy: Fleetwood Mac Tribute at Orleans Showroom, 7pm (From $40) | Orleans
- 🧘 Full Moon Yoga at The Piazza, 8pm (Free) | Tivoli Village
- 🕺 Michael Jackson's Birthday & 80s Icons Party at Millennium Fandom Bar, 8pm (21+, Free) | Arts District
Saturday, Aug. 29
- 🌿 Arts District Neighborhood Cleanup at 1042 S. Main St, 7am (Free) | Arts District
- 🎸 Guided Tour with Warren Fitzgerald – The Vandals at Punk Rock Museum, 12:30 & 4pm (All Ages, $100, through Aug 30) | Western & Wyoming
- 🏳️⚧️ Choir Curious Open House at The Center LV, 1–3pm (Free) | Arts District
- 🦴 Pop-Up Paleo Lab at Ice Age Fossils State Park, 1–3pm (All Ages, $3) | Tule Springs
- 🥃 Whiskey Made Me Do It at Wally's, 2pm (21+, $35) | Resorts World
- 🎨 Paint & Create: An Immersive Art Experience at Recycled Propaganda, 6pm (All Ages, $35) | Arts District
- 🎷 Jammin' with JOI Student Open Jam Sessions at Lucino's Pizza, 6pm (Free) | Tropicana & Harrison
- 🛍️ 702 Market at Fergusons Downtown, 6–10pm | Fremont East
- 💃 Move and Groove with Vegas Swing at St. Andrew Church, 6:30pm (All Ages, $20) | Summerlin
- 🔍 Murder Mystery at PKWY Tavern, 7:30pm (From $15) | Flamingo & Grand Canyon
- 🃏 The Extraordinary Card Magic of Jason Ladanye at The Space, 8pm (16+, 85–125) | Polaris & Harmon
- 🎙️ Dino After Dark at The Composers Room, 8pm (All Ages, 23–33) | Historic Commercial Center
- 🛍️ Market in the Alley at UnCommons, 7–10pm | Durango & 215
- 🎸 The Moby Dicks – All-Star Tribute to Led Zeppelin at Copa Room, 10pm (All Ages, From $13) | Tuscany
☝️ Correction …
In the newsletter version of our story about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, we included the correct link to a local affiliate in the body of the text, but a website for an unrelated religious group accidentally generated when noting the source at the end.
We apologize for the confusion and encourage you to follow and support Storied Kids, which is working hard to supply young readers with books in Clark County 👍
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