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• Are Nevada's data center tax breaks helping Las Vegas or draining it?

Also on today's calendar: Puff Sip and Paint: An Elevated Art Experience at Planet 13 and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Record-tying heat, with a high of 110 and low of 86 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 107, low: 85.
• Tuesday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 109 and low of 87 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Why are data centers lining up to build in Nevada? Tax breaks are the bait (8newsnow.com) — From Las Vegas, a new report digs into how generous tax breaks have helped attract more than 70 data centers to Nevada, sparking a fight in the governor's race. Democrat Aaron Ford now criticizes the abatements he once sponsored, while Gov. Joe Lombardo's campaign highlights the jobs-and-investment rationale as water and energy impacts draw growing concern.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Las Vegas

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 25
• Puff Sip and Paint: An Elevated Art Experience at Planet 13 →
  Planet 13 Las Vegas, 2548 W Desert Inn Rd, Las Vegas
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Art & Storytime for Elementary →
  Art Play Lear n Zo,
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday August 23
• Art & Science of Arachnids Traveling Exhibit →
  Las Vegas Science & Natural History Museum, 900 Las Vegas Blvd N, Las Vegas
  9:00 am
Thursday August 27
• Guided Tour of Punk Rock Museum with Jamie Egan & Kevin Gunther of Catch 22 →
  The Punk Rock Museum, 1422 Western Ave, Las Vegas
  2:00 pm
• Girls' Night Out Sip & Shop →
  Santa Fe Station Hotel and Casino, 4949 N Rancho Dr, Las Vegas
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Paint and Sip: Paint Night Done Right - Las Vegas →
  North 5th Brewing Co., 60 W Mayflower Ave, North Las Vegas
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration →
  900 Las Vegas Blvd N, Las Vegas
  9:00 am
Friday September 4
• Guided Tour of Punk Rock Museum with Chris DeMakes of Less Than Jake →
  The Punk Rock Museum, 1422 Western Ave, Las Vegas
  12:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• Smells Like Nirvana Tribute & Dead Original Live in Concert →
  Chrome Showroom, 4949 N Rancho Dr, Las Vegas
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Craftmania →
  Veil Pavilion, 3333 Blue Diamond Rd, Las Vegas
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Beginner Sewing Class for Adults →
  Mount Charleston Library, 75 Ski Chalet Pl, Mt Charleston
  11:00 am
Thursday August 27
• Game Night
  Patricia a Bendorf Elementary School Las Vegas, NV 89147
  4:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Laugh Factory →
  Horseshoe Las Vegas, 3645 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas
  8:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Open House- Walker ES
  Marlan J. Walker Elementary HENDERSON, NV 89002
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Steinway Artist Danny Wright to Perform at Dennis Bono Show at South Point in Las Vegas —News Reported by LaGuardia Media Read on Patch

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🗞 Nearby News

North Las Vegas

• Hyve Solutions set to bring nearly 250 jobs and $209M economic impact to North Las Vegas (ktnv.com)
• Book destruction draws ire (ktnv.com)
• Extreme heat ending for Las Vegas, chance of storms returns (reviewjournal.com)

Paradise

• Tom Brady admits son has him beat with athletic feat (amedpost.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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