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What would those in the know like others understand about Las Vegas? Presenting relevant links in a somewhat random fashion // ¿Qué podrían entender sobre Las Vegas las personas con conocimientos como otras? Presentamos enlaces relevantes de una manera un tanto aleatoria.

Headlines
‘I’m Joe Lombardo’ becomes meme for free ticket at Downtown Las Vegas theater
Shocker: Downtown More Profitable Than The Strip in 2025, Strip Casino Profits Take 81% Nose Dive – Vital Vegas
How BTS became a tourism powerhouse for Las Vegas
Canadians are folding on Vegas – Politico
EDC’s 30th anniversary brings economic boost to Las Vegas
EDC Music Festival Doubles Down on Las Vegas for 2027 – Vital Vegas
Younger, more singles: Is Las Vegas drawing a different crowd of tourists?
What $100 actually gets you in Las Vegas in 2026 – from the Strip to hidden gems
‘Just…the cost of doing business’: Lawmaker blasts scofflaw vibes wafting up from Musk’s tunnels – Nevada Current
Elon Musk’s tunnels to nowhere
Vegas starter kit: The pop culture you need to understand the city – Las Vegas Weekly
Vegas Gaming Surges Again as Tourism Slump Deepens With No End in Sight – Casino.org
10 Things You Can’t Do in Las Vegas Anymore
Standing the test of time: Enduring institutions in ever-changing Las Vegas – Las Vegas Weekly
Does Vegas need fixing? Exploring tourism and perception, and what might bring visitors back – Las Vegas Weekly
‘We lost control of the narrative’: Las Vegas casino executives address prices
Las Vegas is in trouble Everyone has a theory about why. Now I do, too.
Is Dana White the Most ‘Untouchable’ Whale in Vegas?
Native hospitality: Tribal gaming is finding a foothold in Las Vegas resort corridor – Las Vegas Weekly
Canadians Are Turning Their Heads As Las Vegas Launches Its Biggest Tourism Discount Effort Yet
The Most Maddening Examples of Vegas Nickel and Diming (So Far)
The Best Things to Do in Las Vegas (and Top Things to Avoid)
Steven Campbell on Why Vegas is Down
Las Vegas Casinos React to Slowdown With Deals and Perks
Las Vegas tourism suffering, new reports show
Las Vegas: How the internet’s most notorious risk-taker always wins in the end.
Report confirms there are a lot of lawyer ads in Las Vegas – Nevada Current
Great Unconformity, a Las Vegas geological wonder, celebrated after 30 years
Real Las Vegas locals will know the answers to these 15 questions
‘Sin City could be called Solar City’: How Las Vegas is going green
Las Vegas metro area could be the biggest winner when it comes to potential cooling power of trees
Las Vegas’ record summer heat makes some wonder about future issues
Jury finds ex-politician guilty of murder in 2022 killing of Las Vegas investigative reporter
Robert Telles found guilty in murder of reporter Jeff German
UNLV geologist advocates for preservation of state’s own piece of the Grand Canyon – Las Vegas Sun
Compact city: For Las Vegas to grow sanely and sustainably, we need to build inward – Las Vegas Weekly
Las Vegas: Why Trump and Biden should spend more time in Sin City to understand real American issues.
Las Vegas Weekly unveils 2024 Best of
Las Vegas locals say they feel forgotten as city expands – Facebook
Radiant City: Las Vegas’ skyline is getting an LED makeover – Las Vegas Weekly
Where Old Vegas is still alive today – CNN
Las Vegas eyesores that we’re sick of looking at – Review Journal
How a millenia-old technology can help Las Vegas’ heat problem – The Nevada Independent
Las Vegas Celebrates 70 Years of Weddings – The New York Times
In Las Vegas, You’ll Find Top-Notch Art in Casinos, Bars, Malls, Even the Desert—Everywhere Except Museums
Reality Check: Bankruptcies Could Be in the Cards for These Las Vegas Ventures – Vital Vegas
Las Vegas’ 20 Greatest Music Rooms—Ever – Las Vegas Weekly
Is the Las Vegas Arts District becoming less ‘artsy’ as new businesses move in?
The hellish future of Las Vegas in the climate crisis: ‘A place where we never go outside’ – Guardian
16 commercials you’ve definitely seen if you live in Las Vegas

Brightline
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Brightline Train That Was Never Happening is Now 79% More Never Happening – Vital Vegas
Brightline West executive says work high-speed rail project underway
Brightline prepares to hire 11,000 people – Fox 5

Bridges of Belonging: Cinco de Mayo, Bi-National Identity, and the Spirit of Chignahuapan
April 20-May 28 exhibition, Rotunda Gallery at Clark County Government Center, 500 South Grand Central Parkway. A reception will be held on Friday, May 1 from 5-8pm. Artists contribute work that engages with the historical and cultural significance of Cinco de Mayo, a date that commemorates Mexico’s victory over French forces in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. This exhibit will also showcase artwork from artists living and working in Chignahuapan, Puebla – a town renowned for its traditions, craftsmanship, and the warmth of its people.

Questions // Preguntas

What would locals like others know about Las Vegas and the Vegas Valley? // ¿Qué les gustaría a los habitantes de Las Vegas que los demás supieran sobre la ciudad y el valle de Las Vegas?
What are five things you associate with Las Vegas? // ¿Cuáles son cinco cosas que asocias con Las Vegas?
How fast would a high-speed train from Las Vegas to Los Angeles go? // ¿A qué velocidad iría un tren de alta velocidad de Las Vegas a Los Ángeles?

YouTube
Clark County
KCLV
Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys
UNLV Athletics
Playlist: Reimagining Las Vegas

Recommended Listening
Las Vegas by numbers – Return Ticket – In a city where every flip of the card and roll of the dice could cost you, are the odds ever really in your favour? Exploring the maths of chance, we ponder: what are the odds of running out of water in Las Vegas? What are the odds of getting married by an Elvis impersonator? And what are the odds of coming home with more than you started with?

Revisiting the Lorax of Las Vegas – City Cast (2022) – Las Vegas is the fastest-warming city in the U.S. — and that’s only made worse by the urban heat island effect, caused by dense concentrations of heat-trapping concrete, asphalt, glass, and steel. (Read more about Southern Nevada’s extreme heat vulnerability on this site from RTC: Southern Nevada Strong.) The effect isn’t evenly distributed: Our neighbors in the center and Eastside of the city see even higher temperatures from older infrastructure and more blacktop. This April, the City of Las Vegas announced a plan to plant 60,000 trees by 2025 to combat the city’s extreme heat. In today’s episode, the state’s only female Master Arborist and founder of the non-profit Nevada Plants, Lisa Ortega, joins host Dayvid Figler to discuss why trees are the answer to our heat problems, how this disproportionally affects communities of color, and why we might just be able to dub her the Lorax of Las Vegas.

Lost and Found: Las Vegas – Come on a journey-of-the-mind to Las Vegas, a city that can cater to your every hedonistic desire. How did such a unique city come about? An oasis in the middle of the desert, it was a pitstop to feed and water horses on the way to California. Soon, Las Vegas would be the site of a gangster fuelled entertainment economy, a tourism hotspot and a site to observe nuclear testing from the rooftop of your hotel. Today, Las Vegas continues to attract people from all over the world and those who work in its industries are part of a thriving, intimate arts community. Guests: Michael Green, Associate Professor of History at the University of Nevada; Jennifer Burkart and Ryan Reason, co-founders and directors of photography studio Square Shooting

Time and Space
Current Local Time
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Time difference between Las Vegas and other locations
Distance calculator to/from Las Vegas
Eclipses visible in Las Vegas
Night sky
Sunrise and sunset times in Las Vegas
Moonrise, moonset, and moon phases

City of Las Vegas Government
lasvegasnevada.gov
News releases
2050 Master Plan
Boards and Commissions
Planning and Zoning
Meetings and Agendas
Livestream – State of the City 2024 – 2021
YouTube – State of the City 2021

Maps
Maps
Marijuana
Park Finder
Trees

State of the City 2024
livestream.com

Spotlight: Maryland Parkway
rtcsnv.com/maryland-parkway
parkwayofbrokendreams.com – YouTube
‘It shouldn’t have ended’: New doc captures the ’90s heyday of Maryland Parkway
For documentary filmmaker, it’s lights, camera, Maryland Parkway
NV gets $150M for enhanced public transit along Maryland Parkway corridor – Nevada Current
$330M Maryland Parkway Project breaks ground in Las Vegas

Tourism
visitlasvegas.com
ipw
latest-in-vegas
getting-around

LVCA
lvcva.com
press-and-publicity
Facebook
Youtube

Helldorado Days
Fourth Street from Gass to Stewart Avenues
lasvegasnevada.gov: The event is held in May and celebrates the city’s western roots. The parade usually includes floats, high school marching bands, cowboys and cowgirls on horseback, car clubs, nonprofits and more. In past years, an independent panel of judges decided on the award winners for the best entry, most creative, best theme, best float, best equestrian entry, best car club or motorized vehicle, best marching band and best walking group. The parade was first held in 1935, and is sponsored by the Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial.
City of Las Vegas accepting applications for Helldorado Days Parade – KSNV

History
Historic Preservation

Facebook Pages
Ghost Bikes
Great Buns Bakery
KNPR
Las Vegas Locally
Las Vegas Metro
Las Vegas Weekly
PsionicArtWorks
Writers Block

Threads
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unlv fine arts
justin bruce weather
review journal
mick akers

Homelessness // Unhoused
beneaththeneon.com – Facebook
Help and hope for those ready to leave the tunnels of Las Veg
Caseworkers coax homeless people out of Las Vegas’ tunnels for treatment – The Nevada Independent
After tunnel sweeps and encampment bans, what’s next for Vegas’ unhoused population?
Under LV homelessness tracking, permanent housing mostly means bus tickets out of town – Nevada Current
Help the homeless or criminalize them? Las Vegas debates a public sleeping ban – MSN

Master Plan
Master Plan

Parking
Downtown Parking
Parking Fees – Las Vegas Advisor
These 5 Las Vegas Strip resorts offer free parking, but most don’t charge up to 3 hours

Police
lvmpd.com – Facebook – Youtube
Press Releases
Protect the City
find-your-station
Citizens’ Police Academy
Stats
behindtheblue.org

Crime
lasvegassun.com
spotcrime.com
crimemapping.com

Southern Highlands
southernhighlands.com

Hikes
Hiking to get the best view of the entire Las Vegas valley!

Vegas Traffic
fox5vegas.com
ktnv.com
8newsnow.com
rtcsnv.com
lvmpd.com
nvroads.com

Area 15
area15.com