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Scotty’s Castle, built in the 1920s, is tucked away in the desert of Death Valley National Park and was one of the park’s biggest attractions. After a 10-year closure, the castle grounds are reopening.
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- Windsor Park delays, Colorado River inflows, and education changes across Nevada
- Nevada jobs struggle, housing expands, and ICE detention care claims
- The international airport in Las Vegas is considered an “Innovation Hub”
- Measles surge, ethics complaint, and Metro sued over protest tactics
- 'The Guardian' to be the Vegas swan song of local director/writer Ernest Hemmings
- As measles outbreaks ramp up in surrounding states, can Nevada maintain its low case counts?
- Questions over the Vegas Loop, energy refunds, and airport tech changes
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As the storied independent film festival prepares to leave its longtime home, attendees and film industry insiders look back.
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There’s no shortage of what to see, hear, and do at any time in Nevada. Here are some highlighted cultural events for the week starting January 28.
What's Happening in Las Vegas?
The Guide is a community-submitted cultural calendar which lists events of interest to the local Southern Nevada community. Here's the latest:
The Guide is a community-submitted cultural calendar which lists events of interest to the local Southern Nevada community. Here's the latest:
- Murals and Thomas Erak & The Ouroboros
- In Pour Taste
- Planet Desert Rock Weekend
- BMI Live: The Art of Retelling the Truth featuring Melissa Febos, Jamie Hood, and Isle McElroy
- Kendra Erika – Licensed to Thrill: The James Bond Songbook Album Release Showcase
- Marriage human trafficking forum for wedding industry
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Sample the Nevada-centric food trend of Basque cuisine in these Las Vegas cheesecakes
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Pat McCarran was Nevada's first native-born U.S. Senator and its most powerful 20th-century politician. Learn how he rose from underdog to Nevada Senator.
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Native Bound Unbound
Excavating the truth of Indigenous slavery in the Western Hemisphere
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Sink your teeth into our annual collection of dining — and drinking — stories, including a tally of Sin City's Tiki bars, why good bread is having a moment, and how one award-winning chef is serving up Caribbean history lessons through steak. Plus, discover how Las Vegas is a sports town, in more ways than one. Bon appétit!
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Senate Democrats threaten a partial government shutdown over DHS funding. And, the Fed defies President Trump's pressure and holds rates steady to fight inflation. -
Africa's soccer body issued fines worth more than $1 million and banned Senegal's coach and Senegalese and Morocco players Wednesday following a shambolic African Cup soccer final this month. -
Each deal between colleges and the administration is unique, but they have common goals: altering the culture at powerful institutions and making their policies more aligned with President Trump's. -
Every year, the National Film Registry adds 25 films to its collection to be preserved for posterity. Selections for 2025 range from The Thing to White Christmas. -
A film about first lady Melania Trump premieres this week, with big presidential promotion.
