Community Corner
🌱 Macao Lockdown Affects Vegas Casinos + False Active Shooter Reports
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Las Vegas.
Hello, Las Vegas! I'm back with your new copy of the Las Vegas Daily. Let's get this Monday started off right, with a quick review of everything you need to know about what's happening around town.
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny. High: 107 Low: 88.
Here are the top three stories in Las Vegas today:
- The Chinese gambling enclave of Macao extended its lockdown by five days. The lockdown will affect three Las Vegas-based casinos and will be in place until Jul. 23 with the suspension of dine-in services. Casino's are Macao's main income generator. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- Is the current housing market making you feel a little overwhelmed? Patch and Redfin.com have teamed up to create a helpful list of the latest Las Vegas properties that have hit the market. Click to view the full list of properties that includes prices, photos, and property dimensions. (Las Vegas Patch)
- The Las Vegas Police Department announced that reports of an active shooter on the Vegas Strip were unfounded. Social media accounts falsely spread videos of people scrambling on casino floors in response to gunfire. The initial report indicated that the incident was occurring near MGM. The department suspects that the reaction was due to a glass door shattering loudly. (Fox 5 Las Vegas)
Today in Las Vegas:
- Preschool Storytime At The West Charleston Library (10:30 AM)
- 0-5 Storytime At The Centennial Hills Library (10:45 AM)
- Adult 1-On-1 Computer Help At The Centennial Hills Library (1:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- The City of Las Vegas reports that it has saved more than 143 million gallons of water by converting park fields to artificial turf. The city reportedly plans to continue replacing turf with drought-tolerant desert landscaping. (City of Las Vegas Government via Facebook)
- US National Weather Service Las Vegas Nevada urges the community to reschedule hikes due to monsoon weather. Click for the full weather report. (US National Weather Service Las Vegas Nevada via Facebook)
- The Vegas Chamber is asking the community to nominate deserving individuals for its 2022 Business of the Year awards. Click to nominate. (Vegas Chamber via Facebook)
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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you soon.
— 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!