City Cast Las Vegas

2024 is here, so we’ve pooled our predictions (from most to least likely) of everything that maybe, kinda, possibly, could happen in Las Vegas this year — and we’re putting it on a Bingo card! Co-hosts Sarah Lohman and Dayvid Figler compare notes with contributor Brent Holmes: Could A.I. take over the Sphere? Will F1 breach contract? Will the Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup again?Make your very own personal 2024 Bingo card here and play along with us all year long — it’s free, you don’t have to make an account, and you miiiiight get a prize at the end of the year. We’re going by the honor system (but we can also see how many cards you’ve made), so stay classy, Vegas!We’re on social media! Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719.Want some more Las Vegas news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter here.

This January, whether you’re looking for new hobbies, new music, or a sense of renewed purpose, Andrew Kiraly from thelist.vegas has some ideas for you. He and co-host Sarah Lohman sit down to talk about the best events and things to do in Las Vegas this month (and spoiler alert: Andrew shares the deets on his favorite hiking trail in the Valley).We’re on social media! Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719.Want some more Las Vegas news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter here.

We’re bringing back our biggest stories of 2023 this week, and nothing quite shook Las Vegas to its hospitality core like the advances in A.I. this year. Both Resorts World and the Cosmopolitan use AI chatbots to answer guest queries about where to go and what to do. The Sphere has an Android greeter, and there’s even a robot bouncer at a Vegas strip club. What’s more: Reports released in December 2023 suggest Las Vegas is the city MOST at risk in the U.S. for an A.I. takeover. But how will AI evolve, and will it take over our city’s legendary hospitality and gaming industry?Geoff Carter, senior editor at the Las Vegas Weekly, did a deep dive into these issues and runs through it with co-host Dayvid Figler in this episode from April. Also, stay until the end. We invite ChatGPT into the conversation, and as A.I. generated headlines might say - it will shock you!   Are you worried about AI in Las Vegas? Or excited about it? Let us know what you think by tagging us on social media (we’re @CityCastVegas on Twitter and Instagram) or leaving us a voicemail or a text at 702-514-0719.Oh, and if you’re not signed up for our brilliant morning newsletter yet… whatcha waiting for? Get on the list for the best thing in your inbox every morning at 6 a.m. — sign up here.

Over the holidays, we’re sharing our favorite episodes on the hottest topics of 2023. And this year, a new food trend really took over our town. Lately, buffets seem to be shuttering left and right, and it seems like food halls are rising up to take their place: New food halls have popped up at Durango Station, the Cosmopolitan, downtown’s Fremont, and even off-Strip centers like the Uncommons.So why are food halls all the rage now, and is this the death knell of the iconic Vegas buffet? In this episode from February, our colleague Vogue Robinson talks with food influencer Phil Tzeng, A.K.A. Las Vegas Fill, about the rise of food halls, the best ones to visit in Vegas, and where the Vegas buffet is headed.Are you team food hall or team buffet? Let us know on social media (we’re @CityCastVegas on Twitter and Instagram), or leave us a voicemail at 702-514-0719.For more on what’s happening in Las Vegas (and it’s a lot), sign up for our brilliant daily newsletter: You’ll get a curated selection of the Valley’s best events, latest news, and sharpest observations. Sign up here!

This week we’re showcasing some of the best of City Cast over the past year. Today, we take another look at one of our most controversial episodes of 2023: debating the fairness over new Short Term Rental (STR) rules imposed by Clark County last spring.In this episode from April, co-host Dayvid Figler sits down with Jackie Flores and Louis Koorndyk, both STR operators and co-founders of the Greater Las Vegas STR Association. They say Clark County’s 2023 STRs rules are too restrictive and maybe unconstitutional. It’s a spirited conversation — and a timely one as AirBnB-type operations are again in the national spotlight and a lawsuit to curb regulations lingers in the Nevada Supreme Court with briefing set to conclude in January. What are your thoughts on STRs in Las Vegas? Call or text us at 702-514-0719, or tag us on Twitter and Instagram (we’re @CityCastVegas).Want more Las Vegas news? Then make sure to sign up for our brilliant morning newsletter here.

This holiday week, we’re revisiting our biggest stories of 2023. Already an icon on the Las Vegas skyline, the Sphere at The Venetian Resort opened on September 29, 2023 and instantly entered the international culture conversation. From the New Yorker and the Atlantic to SNL, people around the world are talking A LOT about the giant magical compendium of light and images. Whether you’re ready to shell out hundreds for a ticket inside the Sphere, the outside is also a marvel — so what’s the best place for viewing the Sphere and maybe even snapping a shot? In this episode from September, Las Vegas photojournalist Mikayla Whitmore shares tips for viewing and photographing the Sphere with host Dayvid Figler. Check out Mikayla’s already famous featured image in Bloomberg here.We’re on social media! Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719.Want some more Las Vegas news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter here.Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

On today’s Friday New Roundup, we’re bringing you the holiday gift of joy and chaos: All 5 members of the City Cast Las Vegas team join the convo today to look back on the year together. We discuss our picks for the most underrated news stories of 2023, describe our best meals out this year, and share some big news about some changes coming up for our team.We’re on social media! Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719.Want some more Las Vegas news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter here.

This was the year that the pandemic closures began to finally feel like a hazy memory, and the frisson of new restaurant openings once again got the PR newswires buzzing. Today, to help us cut through the noise, co-host Sarah Lohman sits down with food writers and podcasters John Curtas and Gemini Stevens. They’ve eaten basically everywhere across Vegas, and share their top picks for the best new restaurants that opened in 2023.You can follow Gemini on social media — she’s @wishboneandvine on Twitter and Instagram and on her website, wishboneandvine.com. You can hear more of Gemini on the Food and Loathing podcast. And follow John Curtas on Twitter and Instagram, and make sure to check out his list of 52 essential Vegas restaurants on his website, eatinglv.com. John also podcasts at Eat. Talk. Repeat.We’re on social media! Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719.Want some more Las Vegas news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter here.Places mentioned: Fine Company Naxos Taverna Basilico 1228 Main Winnie & Ethel’s Azzurra Cucina Lamoon Double Zero Pie & Pub Peter Luger Mother Wolf

As we all look back in 2023, we gotta ask: Who would be on your naughty and nice list in Vegas this year? Co-hosts Sarah Lohman and Dayvid Figler sit down with contributor and Nevada Current editor April Corbin Girnus to talk about the people, institutions, and forces of nature that won our admiration or approbation this year. Hint: One of them is F1. Do you think they’re in the nice or naughty column?We’re on social media! Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719.Want some more Las Vegas news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter here.

December saw the grand opening of not just one, but TWO major casino openings in Las Vegas: The Durango, a hotly anticipated venue for locals, and the Fontainebleau, a long-awaited luxury destination for the tourist crowd. So who did it better? And did 16 years of waiting up the ante just a little too much for Fontainebleau? Today, co-host Sarah Lohman sits down with producer Layla Muhammad and co-host Dayvid Figler to compare, contrast, and sass (just a little) about the Durango vs. the Fontainebleau.We’re on social media! Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719.Want some more Las Vegas news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter here.