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October 28, 2026

The Latest OYO Drama, How to Enjoy Living in Vegas, and What is a Poet Laureate?

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The Latest OYO Drama, How to Enjoy Living in Vegas, and What is a Poet Laureate?

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City Cast Las Vegas contributor Elle Hope was recently named Clark County’s poet laureate, but what exactly does a poet laureate do and why should you care about it? Elle and former Clark County poet laureate and artist Vogue Robinson help Jesse Merrick dive into that. Plus, we get into the latest drama at the OYO Hotel and dig into what the future for this troubled property looks like. Las Vegas and Nevada as a whole have caught a couple of strays in recent weeks, with studies dropping left and right saying just how much it sucks to live here, and the latest study says Las Vegas is one of the worst cities in North America for quality of life. So we put this one in the spin zone and dish on our tips for how you can improve your quality of life in Las Vegas.


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