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🌱 Welcome To Las Vegas Sign Changes Colors + SPCA Guinea Pig Day
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Hey, people of Las Vegas! Dominique-Noelle Rafael here with a brand-new issue of the Las Vegas Daily.
First, today's weather:
Cool with sunshine. High: 54 Low: 34.
Here are the top three stories today in Las Vegas:
- Three Square Food Bank has announced the return of the Las Vegas Restaurant Week, a 12-day event in which Southern Nevada's restaurants have the opportunity to showcase their venues and menus through culinary arts. This year's event is set to return June 6-17. During the event, participating restaurants will offer prix fixe menus at price points ranging from $20 to $80, and a portion of the meal's cost will directly support Three Square. (FOX5 Las Vegas)
- Nevada SPCA celebrated Groundhog Day on Wednesday with their second annual Guinea Pig Day. On Feb. 2, the nonprofit, located at 5375 S. Procyon St. Suite 108, waived fees for all guinea pig adoptions throughout the day, stating that the small creatures are usually overlooked by adopters. The shelter hosted their inaugural event last year and found it to be a great success — all the available guinea pigs were adopted. (News3LV)
- The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign has changed colors for the first time ever to celebrate Black History Month. On Tuesday, Clark County replaced the iconic sign's light bulbs with alternating red, green, and black bulbs for the month. Both Commissioner William McCurdy II and Gov. Steve Sisolak were present at the official changing-of-the-bulbs and spoke afterward. (KTNV Las Vegas)
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Today in Las Vegas:
- Five And Under Storytime, At Sunrise Library (10:30 AM)
- American Red Cross Blood Drive, At Centennial Hills Library (12:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- Tuesday marked the start of Black History Month, a time for recognizing African Americans' central role in U.S. history. Follow the link to learn more about Black history in Las Vegas. (Facebook)
- Happy Lunar New Year to all those who celebrate! The City of Las Vegas's Year of the Tiger exhibit asks artists to investigate Asian heritage and what the tiger means to Asian culture. (Facebook)
- Las Vegas winter watering restrictions are in effect. Don't risk a fine for over-watering! Find your watering day. (Facebook)
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That's it for today. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update!
— Dominique-Noelle Rafael
About me: Dominique is a self taught UX/UI designer based in Princeton, NJ. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland last spring with a bachelor's degree in Information Science. She is excited to begin working on the Patch newsletter project this year!