🌱 Milken Educator Award + First Indigenous-Owned Casino In Vegas

Happy Wednesday, people of Las Vegas! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in Las Vegas.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 83 Low: 64.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Las Vegas today:

1. Local teacher Ali Jun recently was awarded the Milken Educator Award along with a $25,000 cash prize! Jun has been a music teacher at Beverly S. Mathis Elementary School for around 16 years and teaches students from kindergarten to fifth grade. Her students adore her creativity and passion for teaching. Congratulations to Jun! (News3LV)
2. The Palms is back again, and this time it doesn't plan on closing anytime soon. The updated casino kicked off its reopening with a big VIP party last Wednesday. It was all made possible by Southern California’s San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, who are the first indigenous tribe to own a Las Vegas casino. (KNPR)
3. Are you looking to find a new home in the Las Vegas area? If so, you are in luck because Patch and Redfin have got you covered. They found all of the best new listings, so you don’t have to! There is a beautiful 769-square-foot condo with one bed and one bath that you have to check out. Please make sure to read the full article for a full list of recommendations. (Las Vegas Patch)

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Today in Las Vegas:

• Budding Artists At Summerlin Library (10:30 AM)
• American Red Cross Blood Drive At Rainbow Library (11:00 AM)
• Computer Class for Beginners At West Charleston Library (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you interested in learning how to sew? If "sew," make sure to go check out Las Vegas-Clark County Library District's Teen Sewing Machine Class. (Instagram)
• The Nevada SPCA Life-Saving Shelter is asking for your help in finding Sir Issac Mewton his forever home. If you or anyone you know is interested, please reach out! (Facebook)
• Vegas Chamber is inviting everyone to the Nevada Small Business Resource Fair on May 4. You can pre-register here. Hope to see you there! (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! 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!