🌱 Homeless Courtyard Expansion + New Plans For Mirage Hotel

Up and at 'em, Las Vegas! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Las Vegas.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cool. High: 54 Low: 32.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Las Vegas:

1. This week, Hard Rock International purchased the operations of The Mirage Hotel & Casino from MGM Resorts International for $1.075 billion. It has plans to revamp the Las Vegas strip by turning the iconic casino into a guitar-shaped space like the one built in Florida. (Travel + Leisure)
2. Yesterday, leaders in the city of Las Vegas unveiled the first phase of a homeless courtyard expansion. The area is meant to help the valley's most vulnerable with housing and resources.
   The new covered sleeping area will host 800 guests at a time and give the homeless access to restrooms, showers, meals, and counseling. (KTNV Las Vegas)
3. A man suspected of two sexual assault cases in Las Vegas was arrested last month as he re-entered the U.S. in New York, the Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday. Zeng Fu Lin, 40, was taken into custody on Nov. 28. The crimes he is accused of committing occurred in 2015 and 2018, police said, noting that investigators knew he lived out of the country. Cold case detectives identified Lin using DNA technology. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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Today in Las Vegas:

• Bingo At CenterWell Senior Primary Care (11:00 AM)
• Film Festival Friday At Sahara West (2:00 PM)
• The Nutcracker 2021 At Summerlin Library (7:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Here's what to do in case of a cooking fire as the holidays approach. (Facebook)
• Las Vegas Fire & Rescue reminds residents to follow the Holiday Fire Safety Checklist of items to check each night before bed. (Facebook)
• Las Vegas Valley Water District has enabled a chat feature on their website so you can skip waiting to talk to someone on the phone. (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.