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| What Las Vegas's Talking About |
| 🗳️ DHS Threatens Nevada Election Officials | The Department of Homeland Security is claiming nearly 16,000 registered voters in Nevada might not be American citizens, which Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar says is “wildly speculative at best” and an attempt by the Trump Administration to “cause chaos and doubt ahead of the midterms.” Aguilar argues safeguards are in place to prevent anyone ineligible to vote in the state from casting a ballot. [KVVU] | | | 🚨 Prison Mortality Draws Scrutiny | Deaths among Nevada prison inmates are on the rise — and while most are from natural causes, others raise questions about safety behind bars. Of the 166 who died in custody since 2024, 98 were due to natural causes, 25 were ruled an accident, 18 were homicides, 13 were suicides, and twelve have rulings that are still pending. [Nevada Current] | - Nevada reached a $250,000 settlement with a former inmate who didn’t receive a colonoscopy while incarcerated and was later diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. [Nevada Independent]
| | 🤢 Toxic Workplace | A Downtown office building used by Clark County employees near 3rd and Bridger was evacuated due to the presence of toxic chemicals known to cause cancer. The building hasn’t been condemned … yet. [KLAS] | | 🎰 North Las Vegas Gets a New Casino | Club Fortune North opens Wednesday in North Las Vegas. You may know it better under an old name: Poker Palace, which dates back to 1974. Truckee Gaming bought the property last year and spent millions on gaming and dining updates. [Las Vegas Review-Journal] | - Clark County commissioners will
rubber stamp consider plans for a 2,000-seat theater (with a karaoke room! 🎤), along with a guitar museum and guitar-shaped pool to match the guitar-shaped tower at the new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, which remains on target for 2027. [KVVU]
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| | 🚔 Joe Lombardo’s bad week turned into a great promotion for the Beverly Theater last Thursday. | | | | Even Lombardo’s rival, Attorney General Aaron Ford got in on the deal. | | | 🎸 Meanwhile, our question about a potential (totally speculated-on) Rolling Stones residency drew a few suggestions. | | Definitely at Sphere! | — Kimberly B. | | They should do a series of house shows around the valley, starting with my place. | — Scott D. | | | 🪴 A few readers chimed in on Star Nursery's decision to lower flags to half-staff to honor the passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham. | | Since Graham was a senator from a land far removed from Las Vegas, I don't think lowering the flag was necessary. | — Lenore C. | | Their decision to lower it for a Republican senator that wasn’t even representative of Nevada is a big political statement; just like Stations Casinos did by choosing to honor Charlie Kirk … If the White House orders flags be flown at half-staff, that only applies to federal buildings and offices ... Civilian owned businesses and buildings are never required to follow those orders. | — Mikaela L. | | The commander in chief ordered the flags to half-mast! Enough said, call Ed. | — Kevin H. | | | 🇫🇷 And we got some feedback to this week’s Keep It Local newsletter on French businesses in Las Vegas. | | The best French cafe near Summerlin is Cafe Breizh! | — Jodi L. | | Check out The French Kitchen (also known as La Petit Prince) on Pecos in Henderson. Delicious crepes, omelets, sandwiches, and salads. | — Jim B. | | As a French person living in Vegas, we do have a big community here and I appreciate this newsletter!!! Merci City Cast! | — Olivia D. | | - Have some thoughts to share? Email us! 📬
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🍿 My favorite spectator sport: consuming news pieces by out-of-town journalists who can’t help but trash the Vegas Loop. | | CityNerd’s Ray Delahanty (who we’ve had on the podcast before) released a new video on what it’s like to book the service at the airport — spoiler: underwhelming — and how some of the newer stations aren’t really stations at all. |
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