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Your daily events planner, starring The Black Keys, NBA Summer League, Jimmy O. Yang, Super Summer Theatre’s Sister Act and more.

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Thermometers are running hot, but you wouldn’t know it from the bites and drinks in our Cool Treats roundup.

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NEWS

How will Clark County’s new regulations affect short-term rentals around the Valley?

COOL TREATS Photograph by Wade Vandervort

NIGHTS

Wynn resident DJ Gryffin talks new sounds and Vegas-only performances.

NOISE

Las Vegas soul singer B. Rose is making moves, onstage and in the studio.

SPORTS

FOOD & DRINK It’s an Italian two-fer—Rosa Ristorante in Henderson and RPM at the Forum Shops on the Strip.

The Aces are favored to win this year’s WNBA championship and Kelsey Plum’s breakout season is a big reason why.

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(Jabari Smith Jr., left, & Paolo Banchero/ AP Photo/Photo Illustration)

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KASKADE 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events. taogroup.com. FOOD + DRINK

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NBA SUMMER LEAGUE The Orlando Magic selected Duke forward Paolo Banchero No. 1 overall in last month’s NBA Draft, shocking the sports world after Auburn forward Jabari Smith had been considered the consensus top choice for months. The careers of Banchero and Smith, who went No. 3 overall to the Houston Rockets, will now forever be linked and compared. The second chapter in their unavoidable rivalry comes July 7 at 7 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center when the Magic and Rockets square off to start the 2022 NBA Summer League. Ten marathon days of basketball will follow at the T&M and Cox Pavilion, with eight games per day running from noon to 11 p.m. through July 17, when a champion will be crowned. The Sacramento Kings come into the event as its defending champions. All 30 NBA teams will be on hand for the 18th annual edition of Summer League in Las Vegas, where primarily rookies and end-of-the-roster hopefuls try to impress coaching staffs and executives before next season. Of local interest, look for Coronado High graduate Jaden Hardy, the No. 37 overall pick in the draft, playing for the Dallas Mavericks. UNLV stars Bryce Mitchell and Donovan Williams, both of whom went undrafted, will suit up for the Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets, respectively. All games are televised on either ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPNU or NBA TV. July 7-17, times vary, $40+, Thomas & Mack Center & Cox Pavilion, unlvtickets.com. –Case Keefer

CHARLEY CROCKETT 7 p.m., House of Blues, livenation.com.

CASH CASH 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com. CHASE BROWN 7 p.m., the Space, thespacelv.com.

BRIAN NEWMAN AFTER DARK Thru 7/10, 11:30 p.m., NoMad Library, ticketmaster.com. DJ BUZA 10:30 p.m., Tao Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

RONDELL SHERIDAN With Heath Harmison, Murray Valeriano, 8 p.m., Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club, bradgarrettcomedy.com.

DAMAGED SAVAGE With Riyah, The Maybe Four, 8 p.m., SoulBelly BBQ, eventbrite.com. ADAM RAY Thru 7/10, 8:30 & 10 p.m., Laugh Factory, ticketmaster.com.

BAJO MUNDO Corner Bar Management has the market very nearly cornered on Downtown dance spots. Walk 50 feet in any direction in the Fremont East district and you’ll find yourself within earshot of one of their DJs—at Commonwealth, at Lucky Day, at Discopussy, even at Cheapshot (after hours). But the crown jewel among Corner Bar’s danceterias has to be We All Scream, with its two DJ booths—the ice cream truck in the courtyard, and “the cone” on the rooftop patio—wild Bicicleta Sem Freio art and an ice cream window scooping up artisan and vegan flavors. If you haven’t yet been to the former Beauty Bar, then Bajo Mundo—a “summertime backyard extravaganza” featuring DJs Exile and AR spinning Reggaeton on the roof, and Chuwe, DEM2, D. Zeledon, J. Torres and Haavi blasting Latin house in the courtyard—could hardly be a more perfect introduction. 10 p.m., $20, We All Scream, weallscream.com. –Geoff Carter

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JIMMY O. YANG You were likely introduced to him as Jian Yang in Silicon Valley or as the dangerously explosive bachelor party-planner Bernard Tai in Crazy Rich Asians. Jimmy O. Yang deftly turned stereotypes on their heads in both roles, stealing the spotlight and creating surprises for viewers. You should also check him out in Netflix series Love Hard and Space Force, and then you’ll be ready to graduate to his Amazon Prime stand-up special Good Deal, which finds him diving deeper into issues of Asian representation and disappointing one’s parents. Yang is ready for the big time, proven by his debut this weekend in the Mirage’s Aces of Comedy series. July 8-9, 10 p.m., $40-$50, Mirage Theatre, mirage.mgmresorts.com. –Brock Radke (AP Photo)

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IRATION & ATMOSPHERE With Passafire, The Grouch, DJ Fresh, 5 p.m., Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, dlvec.com. (Photo Courtesy/Gina Chong) LUDACRIS 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events. taogroup.com. OLAN ROGERS 7 & 9:30 p.m., & 7/9, Wiseguys, vegas.wiseguys comedy.com.

NO SCRUBZ FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY With Lo Dino, Dasani, LeeCee, Neon, more, 8:30 p.m., Taverna Costera, eventbrite.com. THE KING OF LAS VEGAS FESTIVAL Thru 7/10, times vary, Westgate International Theater, ticketmaster. com. CHRIS TUCKER 8 p.m., & 7/9, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.

ILLENIUM 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.

JNOLD 11 a.m., Drai’s Beachclub, draisgroup.com.

2 CHAINZ 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.

JBIRD CANNABIS MIXER With DJ Tubbz, 7 p.m., Emporium Arcade Bar, emporium arcadebar.com.

SNOOPER & FAKE FRUIT With Indigo Kidd, Orange Eats Creeps, 8 p.m., the Usual Place, eventbrite.com. KELLY VOHNN 8 p.m., the Space, thespacelv.com.

DAVID NAIL 10 p.m., Stoney’s Rockin’ Country, stoneys rockincountry.com. JOHN SUMMIT 11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, events. taogroup.com.

RIKI With Light Asylum, Nuovo Testamento, 8 p.m., Artifice, restlessnites.com. GHOST TOWN RIDERS 8 p.m., SoulBelly BBQ, soulbellybbq.com. KEYS N KRATES 10 p.m., Discopussy, holyhouseevents.com. ESA With Ivardensphere Singularity, Artifact Corruption, 8 p.m., Dive Bar, facebook.com/ divebarlv.

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THE BLACK KEYS We probably don’t need tell you that the music industry is in a weird state these days. Case in point: The Black Keys, an indie garage duo out of Akron, Ohio, employed a series of canny song placements to vault themselves into arena-rock stardom. (If you’re into some good reading and pretty darn good listening, Google “Black Keys commercials.”) But that doesn’t diminish the fact that Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have produced some objectively hard-rocking tracks, real swamp-monster stomps—from “Gold on the Ceiling” to “Howlin’ for You.” And when you’re hearing the band playing its songs live, well, does it really matter that you first heard “Tighten Up” or “Set You Free” in commercials for beer or cars? Point is, the band managed to get your butt into a seat, and it always commits fully to getting you up out of it. With Band of Horses, Ceramic Animal, 9 p.m., $27-$150+, MGM Grand Garden Arena, axs.com. –Geoff Carter (Photo Courtesy/ Jim Herrington)

POUR IN THE ALLEY: ROSÉ & CHAMPAGNE 7:45 p.m., Fergusons Downtown, fergusons downtown.com. ZEDD 11 a.m., Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

GARY ALLAN 8 p.m., M Resort Pool, ticket master.com.

DESERT HEARTS TOUR 9:30 p.m., A-Lot at Area15, area15.com.

50 CENT 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.

THE CHAINSMOKERS 11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com.

HAWAII’S FINEST MUSIC FESTIVAL Ft. Ho’onua, Koa’uka, Norm, Pati & more, 7 p.m., 24 Oxford, etix.com.

CAKE FIGHT! With Battering Ham, Brock Frabbiele, Bryan McPherson, The Rifleman, 6 p.m., Cemetery Pulp, cemeterypulp.com.

CHROMEO (DJ SET) 10 p.m., Discopussy, discopussydtlv.com. JHAYCO 11 a.m., Élia Beach Club, eliabeachlv.com.

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AARON ARCHER 7 p.m., Square Bar, squarebarvegas. com. SICKICK With Konstantina Gianni, 11 a.m., Élia Beach Club, eliabeachlv.com.

DIPLO 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com. CAM’RON 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.

BLEU CLAIR 10 p.m., Discopussy, seetickets.us.

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BLACKBEAR 10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events. taogroup.com. BRAIN TOURNIQUET With Suntitle, God’s America, Close Combat, Neto, 6:30 p.m., American Legion Post 8, post8lv.com.

MONDAYS DARK 8 p.m., the Space, mondaysdark. com.

MICHAEL SOMERVILLE With Traci Skene, Michael Yo, Mike Yard, thru 7/16, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Comedy Cellar, ticketmaster. com.

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DJ CLA 10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.

LANDRY With Vince Carone, Keon Polee, thru 7/17, 8 p.m., Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club, mgmgrand. mgmresorts. com.

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KABIR SINGH Thru 7/14, 8 p.m., LA Comedy Club, bestvegas comedy.com.

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STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO 7 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com.

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JA RULE 11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, events.taogroup.com. (AP Photo)

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LAS VEGAS CANNABIS AWARDS MUSIC FESTIVAL Anybody else feel like Area15 is continuously cooking up other events just to prove that it can do anything? Actually, All Access Entertainment is behind this fourth-annual daylong music and culture fest at the complex’s A-Lot and Portal spaces, with a ceremony honoring “the best in cannabis in Las Vegas” in various categories along with live performances by Lil Xan, Spice 1, Mike Jones, Luniz, King Klick, Emo Trap and many more. Guests must be 21 and there will be plenty of drinks and music, but cannabis consumption isn’t allowed on site. 4-10 p.m., $20-$400, Area15, eventbrite.com. –Brock Radke

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PRIMITIVE MAN With Jarhead Fertilizer, Elizabeth Colour Wheel, Body Void, Spirit Possession, God’s America, 8 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, eventbrite.com.

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ENANITOS VERDES 7 p.m., House of Blues, livenation.com. (AP Photo)

DJ DRAMA With Seddy Hendrix, 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events. taogroup.com. FRANKIE MORENO 7 p.m., Myron’s, thesmithcenter.com.

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WEDNESDAY 13 JUL.

COMEDY

CHRIS BOTTI 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com. RL GRIME 11 p.m., Encore Beach Club at Night, wynnsocial.com.

MISC

CHERRY BOMBS 7:30 p.m., the Usual Place, eventbrite.com.

JEREMY CORNWELL With Adena Sampson, 5:30 p.m., the Lawn at Downtown Summerlin, summerlin.com. SWAYZE GARCIA BAND 10 p.m., Sand Dollar Lounge, thesanddollarlv.com.

SISTER ACT - THE MUSICAL Super Summer Theatre should have you singing this feel-good musical-comedy’s praises after another performance under the stars. The story follows the shenanigans of Deloris Van Cartier, a wayward divaturned-nun hiding out in a convent after witnessing a murder. Her fellow sisters begin to change their tunes as Van Cartier starts to inspire the choir with her modern grooves. It’s a touching production, one that conveys the power of friendship and acceptance through a series of belly-shaking laughs. July 13-21, 8 p.m., $18-$75, Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, supersummertheatre.org. –Amber Sampson

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RHUMBAR STAY TROPICAL COOL! ULTRA LOUNGE

Soothe your singed soul with these must-try treats and cocktails

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Always a standout cocktail oasis on the Strip, Rhumbar got even brighter and prettier through a recent renovation. The menu was refreshed, too, and while tropical rum-based drinks are still the specialty, there are flavor profiles to satisfy all, plus new snacks, too. Start with the sweet and tangy 100 Foot Wave, with three bold rum selections plus tangerine, lemon and passion fruit, or the Kiwi … Do You Love Me?, a cool bowl of blanco tequila, orgeat, pineapple and kiwi. Mirage, 702-7917111, mirage.mgmresorts.com.

IN THE BOWL Kiwi … Do You Love Me?

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We’re far more fond of the doughnut ice cream sandwich filled with cookie butter flavors than we are of saying this treat shop’s name out loud, but it’s all good; there’s always room Downtown for more ice cream. And this spot packs plenty of fun, different dessert creations alongside classics like shakes, floats and Dole whip. 1203 S. Main St., 702-426-7829, icecreamlv.com.

IN THE DOUGHNUT Cookie butter ice cream with cookie butter sauce

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FRANKIE’S TIKI ROOM

IN THE GLASS Kapu I’A cocktail

The more summers you’ve spent in Vegas, the more hours you need in a cool, dark place, retreating from the heat with icy cocktails and zero aggravation. Frankie’s is a classic refuge, where the only jolting to occur will happen on your tastebuds as you sip a gingery Frankiestein, a crème de cassis-kissed Tangerine Speedo, or an iconic mai tai. 1712 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-385-3110, frankiestikiroom.com.

IN THE MUG Frankiestein

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This local favorite got a big boost with a colorful location at Boulder Station’s new food court, but you can hit any of shops scattered around the Valley to indulge in its vast selection of paletas, ice creams, sundaes, banana splits, funnel cakes and other desserts. Multiple locations, laflordemichoacanlv.com.

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Doesn’t Pineapple Park sound exactly like the place you want to be when the thermostat explodes? Ice cream, frozen yogurt, milk teas and more are ready and waiting at this deep southwest snack shop, and the Bonsai—a customizable Dole whip smoothie served in a pineapple—is the tropical treat your appetite and Instagram desire. 10550 Southern Highlands Parkway #110, 702-278-3286, thepineapplepark.com. IN THE CUP Chamangonada

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Hospitality legend Francesco Lafranconi decided to focus on fresh herbs when composing the summer cocktail menu at Resort World’s stunning steakhouse, which operates its own outdoor garden. That’s where delicious accents of basil, rosemary and mint come into play in the bright and seasonal Watermelon Crush, citrus-y Summer Trail, and brilliantly bitter Sol De Verano libations. Resorts World, 702-550-2333, carversteak.com. ABOVE Watermelon Crush LEFT Summer Trail

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SORRY, NOT SORRY CREAMERY This buzzy new shop aims for simplicity, sourced by the 100-year-old family-owned Scott Brothers Dairy in Chino, California, and using quality artisanal ingredients to craft intriguing flavors. Brown sugar milk tea with boba, coffee and doughnuts and ube honeycomb are among our favorites so far. 9484 W. Flamingo Road #165, 702-272-2258, sorrynotsorrycreamery. com.

ON THE CONE Churros and fudge, triple chocolate chunk brownie and coffee and doughnuts ice cream scoops

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FROM LEFT Philly Freeze-Me’s spiked watermelon moscato, Hennessy mango and Cîroc pineapple

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PHILLY FREEZE-ME

They call it “water ice” in Philadelphia, but that nickname simply doesn’t suit the smooth, almost creamy texture of this take on Italian ice—available in so many sweet flavors, it’s difficult to choose. Make it easy on yourself with a colorful specialty option like Spiderman (blueberry and cherry) or Summer Breeze (passion fruit, mango, blueberry and fruit punch), or go the grown-up route with spiked watermelon moscato or Cîroc pineapple. And Philly Freeze-Me’s treats hold up longer in the summer sun than you’d expect, not that you’ll go long without plunging your spoon back in for more. 855 E. Twain Ave. #118, 702-201-1056; 5625 S. Rainbow Blvd., 725-205-2841; phillyfreezeme.com.

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October 1 survivors send comfort to Uvalde TEDDY BEARS DONATED TO TEXAS VICTIMS, FAMILIES In the aftermath of another tragic mass shooting, a small bear is bringing comfort and connecting survivors over 1,000 miles away. Beverly King, a survivor of the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting that shook the Las Vegas community in October 2017, and a team of volunteers traveled to Uvalde, Texas, to give 1,000 Comfort Cubs to children and families affected by the May 24 shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. Students, families and staff at Robb Elementary School, the site of the shooting, received their Comfort Cubs, and Uvalde’s first responders are next on the list, King said. The Comfort Cub is a “specially weighted therapeutic” stuffed bear for those who have experienced severe trauma, especially relating to the loss of a child. According to Comfort Cub founder Marcella Johnson, the bear’s roughly four-kilogram weight is intended to help those suffering from Broken Heart Syndrome—a condition that occurs when severe emotional or physical stress causes the heart’s pumping chamber to weaken. –Grace Da Rocha

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Independence Day fireworks explode over Caesars Palace on July 4. (Steve Marcus/Staff)

Day N Vegas cancels planned September edition

Day N Vegas, the Las Vegas hip-hop festival produced by Coachella organizer Goldenvoice, canceled its 2022 edition on July 1, two months before it was set to take place—September 2-4 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on the Strip. A statement posted on the event’s social media accounts and official website read: “We’re sorry to announce that a combination of logistics, timing and production issues have forced us to cancel Day N Vegas for 2022.” The three-day festival, which launched in 2019 and resumed in 2021, had secured SZA, J. Cole and Travis Scott as its headliners, along with dozens of other acts including Playboy Carti, Summer Walker, Trippie Redd, 21 Savage, H.E.R., Baby Keem and Pusha T. Regarding tickets, the official statement continued, “The refund process will begin immediately, and funds will appear back to your account within the next 2-4 weeks.” –LVW Staff

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Together forever Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and former Mayor Oscar Goodman walk across the Abbey Road Crossing crosswalk on Fremont Street outside the El Cortez. The two mayors were honored by the Downtown resort with a plaque honoring them, along with a cement slab featuring their handprints and signatures. “This is such a wonderful thing for Oscar and me to enjoy to be together, forever and ever— that’s what you’ve just done here, and certainly nobody loves Las Vegas more than we do,” Carolyn Goodman said at a ceremony unveiling the commemoration. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

The Aces play the second of three consecutive games against the New York Liberty July 12 at 4 p.m.

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More than 70 shots fired at July 4 parade

The gunman who attacked an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago fired more than 70 rounds with an AR-15-style gun that killed at least six people, then evaded initial capture by dressing as a woman and blending into the fleeing crowd, police said July 5. Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli told a news conference that the suspected shooter, who was arrested the day of the attack, used a high-powered rifle “similar to an AR-15” to spray bullets from atop a commercial building into a crowd that had gathered for a parade in Highland Park, a close-knit community on the shores of Lake Michigan that has long drawn the rich and sometimes famous. More than 30 people were also wounded. Investigators who interrogated the suspect and reviewed his social media posts had not, at press time, determined a motive for the attack, Covelli said. They also had not found any indication that the shooter targeted anyone by race, religion or other protected status. Since the start of the year, there have been 15 shootings in which four or more people have been killed, including the one in Highland Park, according to the Associated Press/ USA Today/Northeastern University mass killing database. –Associated Press

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The Bay Conservation & Development Commission voted 23-2 June 30 to move forward with a plan to build a $1 billion, 30,000-seat ballpark to replace RingCentral Coliseum, where the Oakland A’s have played since 1968, dealing a blow to the chances of the team moving to Las Vegas.

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SOLUTION Clark County prepares to clamp down on short-term rentals BY SHANNON MILLER

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hort-term rentals could soon become scarce in parts of the Las Vegas Valley. At a June 21 meeting, Clark County leaders unanimously approved a new ordinance designed to reduce the number of short-term rentals from approximately 10,000 to about 2,800 on lands under its jurisdiction. The new regulations cap the total number of licenses for short-term rentals—an accommodation available 30 days or less—at 1% of the total residences in each unincorporated area. “I think that the whole thing is overwhelming to us, because our Code Enforcement structure is not set up in a way that enables 10,000 licensees all to be regulated,” Clark County Board of Commissioners Chair Jim Gibson tells the Weekly. “I would say the 1% was a beginning point.” At the meeting, Gibson and Commis-

sioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick also raised concerns about the cost of enforcement. Gibson says it’s likely further discussions will take place to determine how the county will finance enforcement of the law, which entails staffing a 24-hour hotline and sending Code Enforcement officers to respond to neighborhood complaints. The ordinance was required to be in place by July 1, per a law passed by the Nevada Legislature last year. Henderson, Las Vegas and North Las Vegas have had regulations for short-term rentals on the books for several years. Clark County has previously outlawed them. Nevada Assembly Bill 363 (AB363) requires jurisdictions to define short-term rentals as “transient lodging,” making them subject to the same taxes hotels charge guests, in the 10% to 14% range, depending on the type of property. That law also aims to hold bad hosts and hosting platforms accountable. Many

members of the public and officials called for more restrictions after noise complaints, fights and even shootings at shortterm rentals attracted increased attention from police and local news outlets in 2020. During the June 21 meeting, county staff pointed to a December survey of nearly 6,000 residents, including short-term rental hosts. More than 80% of respondents said the ordinance should include a provision that would allow a host’s license to be suspended or revoked if that host received a certain number of complaints, and 76% supported limiting the number of guests to 16 or fewer during one stay. NEW RULES Per the county’s new regulations, shortterm rental property owners must be individuals 18 and older, or business entities or trusts comprising individuals 18 and older. Property owners can operate and hold a license for no more than one short-term

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will be selected at random. At that point, they must pay $45 application fees, $150 inspection fees and licensing fees ranging from $750 to $1,500, depending on the number of bedrooms in the home. COMMUNITY IMPACT Shortly before county commissioners approved the ordinance, Las Vegas resident Julie Davies—who operates shortterm rentals in other states—commented that the six-month period is too long to wait to select and review applications. Davies, who has written and taught classes about best practices for short-term rental operators, says a first-come, first-served format would attract hosts who are more responsible and more likely to be compliant with regulations. Davies also takes issue with the 1% of housing inventory cap on short-term rentals. She says a rate based more on current demand for short-term rentals

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rental at a time. The regulations permit no more than two guests per bedroom and 10 total guests at a single short-term rental. Parties, weddings and events are prohibited, and guests must book for a minimum of two nights. In Bunkerville, Mesquite, Moapa, Moapa Valley and Mount Charleston townships, shortterm rentals are not permitted. RVs, trailers, mobile homes, apartments and subsidized housing are not eligible to become licensed as short-term rentals. Properties within 2,500 feet of a resort hotel or within 1,000 feet of an existing short-term rental are not eligible to be licensed, per the ordinance. Clark County has 30 days to notify unlicensed operators their short-term rentals must become licensed; after that, they risk fees, a misdemeanor citation or other legal damages. The county’s application period is expected to run from September through March. At the end of that six-month period, applicants

would make compliance more attainable, and enforcement easier. And she says she suspects that investors who have no presence or stake in the community will still be able to operate in Clark County, regardless of the ordinance. “The county mentality is always to just start small,” she says. “And then, we’ll add more later, and it’ll be fine. But there will be irreparable damage to small business owners.” Jacqueline Flores, co-founder of the Greater Las Vegas Short Term Rental Association, urged the board to consider the impact on working families, especially those making up for lost income during the pandemic. “They all want to get licensed and pay taxes,” Flores told commissioners, “but these regulations also make it so that 80% of the applicants do not get a license to operate.” Commissioners, short-term rental hosts and the public still have questions about the efficacy of the ordinance—namely, will it achieve the goals of neighborhood safety and holding platforms and bad operators accountable, as the state law intended. At the June 21 meeting, Kirkpatrick vocalized doubts that hosting platforms would cooperate with county regulations, based on past conduct, especially when it comes to taking down advertisements of unlicensed or non-compliant rentals. “None of them should be on a website, bottom line,” she said. “They’ve been illegal forever. We’ve never allowed it, even when the cities did. We’ve had this with many platforms who don’t ever comply, and now we’re stuck.” In a statement, a Clark County spokesman said hosting platforms have indicated they will continue to work with county staff on implementing the ordinance, which requires hosting platforms to display license numbers and maximum occupancy information in advertisements, and work with Code Enforcement to take down advertisements for properties that are found to be unlicensed or noncompliant. “Expedia/VRBO has expressed their intent to work with Clark County on implementation,” the spokesman emailed the Weekly. “The County has been also approached by Airbnb regarding the process to remove advertisements. The process built into the ordinance for removing advertisements upon notice from the County is the same process in place across the country and both Airbnb and Expedia indicated they work with local governments with similar regulations,” the statement reads.

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WHAT IF THE OTHER DRIVER IS UNINSURED OR UNDER-INSURED?

KNOWING YOUR OPTIONS AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT When we talk about car crashes, we often assume the circumstances are straightforward: two vehicles collide, both drivers stay on the scene, and the damages are settled by insurance companies. Unfortunately, this scenario is not always the case. There are many variables that can complicate matters and lengthen the process of receiving a settlement. Here are common circumstances you may not be prepared for.

The Insurance Information Institute estimates that more than 10% of drivers in Nevada are uninsured. Many more are only insured with the state minimum coverage ($25,000). This is why adding under-insured/uninsured (UIM/UM) coverage to your auto insurance policy is important. It will cover the cost of injuries to you and your passengers in the event that the at-fault vehicle/ driver does not have auto insurance or insufficient auto insurance.

While underinsured/uninsured is not required in Nevada, it gives drivers additional protection. Filing a UIM/UM claim shouldn’t raise your insurance premium.

WHAT IF YOU’RE INJURED AS A PASSENGER?

When you’re a passenger and have sustained injuries, you are fault-free and can recover from any involved party as long as you can prove they were at least 1% liable. Contact Pomponio Injury Law as soon as possible after an accident so that they can investigate the facts and determine every potential avenue of recovery. For example, you may be able to recover from the auto insurance of the vehicle you were in, the other vehicle involved, and in some cases, your own personal auto insurance even though your vehicle was not involved.

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Auto insurance companies may deny claims or terminate coverage if the driver is using the vehicle to conduct commercial services, such as driving a rideshare.

WHAT IF YOU’RE IN A TAXI OR RIDESHARE?

Because your vehicle is not involved, and you’re not liable for what occurred, you typically won’t be provided accident information or driver and vehicle information once police arrive. As such, it’s important for you to gather as much information as possible. Start by taking pictures of the vehicles’ damage, and attempt to obtain pictures of the drivers’ IDs and auto insurance information. If you’re the passenger in a rideshare vehicle, report the accident on your app. Typically, the company sends a confirming email with a reference number. If in a taxi, file a report. The Taxicab Authority will typically present itself at the accident scene. Taxi or rideshare companies sometimes utilize “commercial” liability policies, which provide significant coverage (sometimes more than $1 million). However, this is not always the case, and rideshare company coverage can vary, depending on if the rideshare vehicle was carrying passengers. Because of these variables, it’s important to contact Pomponio Injury Law to investigate all potential avenues of recovery.

WHAT IF THE OTHER DRIVER FLED THE SCENE? If the at-fault driver flees the scene after an accident, it’s important to jump into action and take note of the other vehicle’s identifying features, such as license plate number, model, color, bumper stickers or damage to the vehicle. If you’re able to take pictures or video footage of the vehicle, that’s even better. Regardless of the severity of the accident, call the police immediately so that they may be able to locate the vehicle. It’s also important to file a police report within 10 days of the accident. Contact Pomponio Injury Law as soon as possible for assistance in locating the at-fault vehicle and for guidance about other potential avenues of recovery, such as UIM/UM coverage.

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GRYFFIN July 8, 10:30 p.m., $30-$50+. XS Nightclub, wynnsocial. com.

Gryffin finds a showcase for his versatility at Wynn BY BROCK RADKE

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ryffin, the multitalented DJ, producer and musician also known as Dan Griffith, has emerged as one of the most consistent performers among Wynn Nightlife residents. It seems as if he’s manning the decks at XS or Encore Beach Club every weekend, and that’s intentional. “I did one show [early] in 2020 as a warmup, then COVID hit,” he says from his home in the desert resort city of La Quinta, California, 250 miles from the Strip. “That one random show was like a welcome-to-the-team, hangout type of event, and then I really got started at Wynn last summer and had a really good experience, and it just kept growing from there.” His versatile, melodic-house leanings are a natural fit for summertime parties at Wynn’s megaclubs, and he’s back at XS July 8, 15 and 30, and at EBC July 24 and August 21, 27 and 31. Gryffin says he’s enjoying the club performances as much as the party-ready crowds. “Megaclubs are just a very different beast for me, because I play a lot of other music,” the San Francisco-born artist says. “It’s different from festivals and headlining stuff where I play exclusively my own music, and I have a live show where I play guitar and piano and have a band. So it’s fun to have these very different experiences, because it never feels stale.” Gryffin has been dropping steady singles this year leading up to his sophomore album release in late summer or early fall, a collection called Alive that finds the 34-year-old musician collaborating with artists from various

genres and experimenting with his sound. There’s the title track with Swedish singer-songwriter Calle Lehman, a bit bubblier than big, emotional ballad “You Were Loved” with OneRepublic hitmaker Ryan Tedder. “It was definitely weird making music without having the experience of performing in front of fans and seeing what they were reacting to and vibing with,” he says of his creative process during the pandemic. “I think I got more experimental and creative with the music over the last couple of years and really had the time to sit with stuff and think about how I can push my sound further than where I had been on [2019’s] Gravity album.” Gryffin sounds excited to share more new sounds at club gigs and through a headlining tour scheduled to begin in late August, aligned with the Alive release. Gryffin unveiled the latest version of his touring show while headlining Day 1 of Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee, last month, and the album and production will take him through “a really heavy touring schedule” next year. And he’s not ruling out a different style of performance in Las Vegas. “I haven’t had extensive discussions about that yet, but [Wynn] has some stuff going on next year with other artists curating experiences outside of the weekly megaclub stuff,” he says. “It might not be something I would do every weekend, but having a couple exclusive dates to do that stuff sounds really fun, to bring Vegas that different side of these projects.”

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B. ROSE The local lady of soul puts her feelings first on her new EP BY AMBER SAMPSON

The latest: We’re just halfway through the year, and B. Rose has already added plenty to her CV. The soul/R&B singer and songwriter, formerly known as Brittany Rose, performed at both 2022’s Grammys (backing Carrie Underwood) and Academy of Country Music Awards (as a member of Chris Stapleton’s choir). And in March, she dropped new EP Closer to Me. Closer to her heart: “[Previous EP] Homegirl was very boss and confident and done up,” Rose says. But as the pandemic hit, “I went through a really bad breakup, and my mental health was just ugh. I felt like I needed to stop writing to make a hit. All of these people I knew were getting signed, and I was like, ‘ I need to write like this.’ But when I was isolated … I felt I just needed to write and not put any pressure behind it.” The 27-year-old singer honored that commitment on the four-song Closer to Me, which was recorded at Downtown’s National Southwestern, tucked behind 11th Street Records. She stripped down production and put the power behind full-bodied vocals and unguarded admissions. “I’ve grown to be enough/Took the life out of me/ But I’m enough/I’ve grown to be in love/ in love with me,” Rose sings on “Once Was Enough,” reflecting her new phase of acceptance and balance as an artist.

Finding fuel: Lately, that balance has had less to do with Rose’s own art. “I’m trying to do a lot that stimulates me musically,” she says. “I’m doing a lot of cover gigs in casinos, teaching and really trying to drive that, because that inspires me to write again.” Rose, who studied vocal performance and music business at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, performs regularly at the Palms, Downtown Grand and the M, and teaches privately as a vocal instructor to keep her creativity flowing. Joining Stapleton onstage—and being invited to assistant-direct his choir’s ACM performance—has also helped “fuel my artistry,” she says. “Coming out of COVID, as an artist, I wasn’t inspired,” Rose explains. “I was even considering other avenues and not necessarily doing music.” But refocusing on what drives her has motivated Rose not only to continue, but to explore new ventures, such as writing music for television.

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“I’ve been listening to Kendrick’s new album nonstop. This is the most vulnerable album he’s made. As a singer, it’s nice to hear the syncopation that rappers use in their phrasing, and it gives me ideas on writing. … I really love Leon Bridges. SiR, he’s amazing. I love some Harry Styles. I love Lizzo, and Lucky Daye. I think he’s a really great artist, and his musicality is interesting.”

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IT TAKES TWO Brandon and Sean Stewart Godfrey bring special chemistry to the stage in Soul of Motown

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here’s something about couples that perform together. Whether it’s chemistry or tension, there’s usually an energy that heightens the performance for entertainer and audience alike. “It works for us, and it’s funny because we had chemistry to begin with,” Sean Stewart Godfrey, the only female singer in the electrifying Soul of Motown at Westgate Las Vegas, says of performing with husband Brandon Godfrey. “Even before we were together, people who knew nothing about us would come up and talk to us, thinking we’re together.” Those fans would plead, “We gotta know,” Brandon says. “You don’t realize what type of energy you exude. With us, there’s always been a connection that reads well to the audience.” It seems like singing classic duets like the immortal “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell would help fuel that chemistry, but the truth is, nobody in Las Vegas sings these songs like Sean and Brandon, or their castmates C.J. Jefferson, Mo “Big Sexy” Crosby and C.J. Williams. Plenty of other shows and acts deliver Motown tracks along the Strip and in lounges around the Valley. Soul of Motown distills that music into its

purest form and adds modern flourishes, a testament to the gifted performers. “There’s a timbre, a sound that Motown brings, a beat that Motown brings, and it just makes you feel something,” Brandon says. “That’s the feeling Motown was going for back in its time. There was a lot going on, those were tough times. Motown makes you forget about everything that’s going on and says, ‘I’m here for a good time.’ It exudes love.” The show got its start in Tennessee and is still performing another version at the Grand Majestic Theater in Pigeon Forge. A native of Chattanooga, Sean started there in 2017; Brandon, from Burlington, North Carolina, came aboard a year later. The show came to Las Vegas in 2019 for a series of two-week runs at the Westgate International Theater, where Barry Manilow performs, before the resort signed it up for a residency at the Westgate Cabaret. After the pandemic shutdowns, Soul of Motown reopened in May 2021 and recently eclipsed the 300-show mark. You have to see it to believe how five people singing Motown songs can be so impressive. “A lot of other shows are doing impersonations or other things to take you back to that era,” Sean says. “The thing we love about this

show is we can bring our own twist to it, individualize it to give our own perception of that song. “And it’s amazing how [the music] makes us feel when we hit the stage and see the joy and the energy begin to move the crowd. We could be in an argument at home, but when we hit the stage, my goodness, it shifts instantly. Motown does that to you.” That instant emotion echoes the feeling when the two singers first met. Brandon says it was magic when he first witnessed Sean when auditioning for Soul of Motown, telling a friend, “That’s gonna be my girl.” Sean, meanwhile, had no clue. “It was six months before I had any idea whatsoever,” she says. “Everybody else seemed to be in on the secret but me.” The pair moved to Las Vegas in the fall of 2019 once the residency was secured, then got engaged on Valentine’s Day 2020 and married the following November, while their show was shut down by COVID. “We were stuck together anyway,” Sean laughs. The Godfreys also perform as a duo at Westgate’s casino lobby bar, another project launched during the pandemic. It has only enhanced their onstage chemistry.

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ROSA RISTORANTE 3145 St. Rose Parkway #120, 702-4789200, rosaristorante. com. Sunday-Thursday, 3-9 p.m.; Friday & Saturday, 3-10 p.m.

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ITALIAN Chef Rob Moore honors his upbringing at Henderson’s Rosa Ristorante BY JIM BEGLEY Steakhouse at Aria, it’s not surprising to see him offer a selection of steaks. But he also plays with flatbread pizzas that shouldn’t be overlooked, especially considering their $10 happy hour tariff. The mushroom pizza ($18) particularly shines, hints of lemon providing a subtle contrast to the white pie’s earthy roasted mushrooms. Clearly Moore is just as at ease serving comfort foods as steakhouse fare. Other highlights across the menu include a crisp amberjack crudo ($24) brightened by preserved lemon vinaigrette, and a flavorful prosciutto and melon salad ($24), which seamlessly melds sweet and meat. Both light dishes are especially welcome as we enter the swell of summer. A bit heavier—but no less tasty—is the Alfredo mac and cheese ($10). Balance it out with the broccoli rabe ($10) rife with garlic and chili flakes. Rosa also serves as a great watering hole. Oseas’ cocktail menu includes a refreshing ginbased Pineapple-Basil Smash ($15) and a more challenging Margarita Fra Diavolo ($15), the latter delivering quite a bit of heat. And a pleasant surprise is an Amari selection compiled by assistant general manager Danny Crinson. Don’t miss the Fred Jerbis ($13), with a much less herbal flavor than the nose would lead you to believe. Rosa is already a hit with neighbors clamoring for a homey, go-to Italian joint. Now it’s time for you to check it out.

FRESH ENERGY BY EVELYN MATEOS n Whenever my best friend’s mother comes to town, I’ll find any excuse to head in her direction. She makes the best chow mein noodles, among other delicious Chinese dishes. Bill Rancic and his wife, Giuliana, had a similar experience when her mother would visit from Naples, Italy: Giuliana’s friends would rush over to partake in whatever Italian feast her mother would whip up. Those feasts inspired the launch of RPM Italian. The celebrity couple teamed up with Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, a Windy City company with a long history of success in Las Vegas, to launch the flagship location in Chicago and the new location on the Strip, taking over the Forum Shops at Caesars spot briefly occupied by the Slanted Door. “We were looking here for literally the last five years,” Bill Rancic says. “When this opportunity came up—we’ve always loved the Forum Shops; it’s world-class shopping and just fun—we jumped at it.” I started my first visit with a glass of Montinore Estate’s Almost Dry Riesling ($14), and my friend ordered the 22 Hundred Cellars’ 52W Cabernet Sauvignon ($16), immediately noticing our glasses were the ideal size and shape for our selections. Wine is an essential

part of the RPM experience, a social meal centered on sharing dishes. The burrata salad was the special of the day, which we ordered as our appetizer. Imported from Italy, the creamy cheese sat in a colorful bed of basil pesto sauce, more fresh basil and heirloom tomatoes, and it spread as easily as warm butter. The moment we finished it off, our server delivered our entrées—Maine lobster pansotti ($36) and pappardelle Bolognese ($26). The seafood dish features handmade ravioli-style pasta topped with sweet basil in a bowl of marsala sauce. Through its smell alone, I was transported to the seaside as soon as it was set down. The pappardelle, also handmade, was layered with beef short rib ragu, which has a slightly sweet finish, and topped with Parmesan and parsley. Naturally, we had to try the classic Italian dessert, tiramisu ($12). Although topped with caramel, it still managed to be the perfect light treat. We also tried the Torta Meringata ($22), flambéed tableside with vanilla ice cream at the center and salted caramel and warm chocolate sauce on top. As it goes with any family meal, we headed home happily stuffed.

RPM ITALIAN The Forum Shops at Caesars, 702-860-2225, rpmrestaurants.com. Daily, 4-10 p.m.

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Italian is one of this country’s most prevalent ethnic cuisines, and while the Las Vegas Valley might not be New York City, it doesn’t lack for traditional red sauce joints. And innovation in local Italian cuisine has trended strong in recent years. Enter Henderson’s Rosa Ristorante, reuniting Bellagio’s Prime Steakhouse alumni Rob Moore (chef and owner) and David Oseas (general manager) at a welcoming suburban venue far from the Strip. Rosa’s location feels a bit random, seemingly dropped into an office building fronting St. Rose. But don’t let that dissuade you from a legitimate Italian meal. Rosa is shaped from the flavors of Moore’s youth in a New Jersey Italian-American household. His upbringing is obvious from the classics scattered across the menu, beginning with starters like savory cheesy risotto fritters ($16), also known as arancini, which deliver on their advertised cheesiness, or expertly fried, cornmeal-crusted crispy calamari ($16) accompanied by a piquant marinara sauce. Among pasta options, the highlight is the rigatoni alla vodka ($24). The creamy vodka sauce, sprinkled with chunks of sweet and hot sausage in a nod to Moore’s grandmother’s technique, delivers pleasant saltiness in every bite. It’s a true destination dish. Because of the chef’s time at Prime and Jean Georges

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NBA Summer League is back in Las Vegas. The off-season competition gives attendees a chance to watch NBA superstars, fan favorites and up-and-comers. The 11-day experience features 75 games and all 30 NBA teams, and with more than 10,000 fans in attendance each day, it’s one of the can’t-miss sporting events of the year. Whether you’re an annual NBA Summer League attendee or a firsttime fan, here are some of the reasons to head out to Summer League this week.

From the best parties of the year—including the exclusive NBA Tip-off party at Wynn Las Vegas—to instructional clinics featuring the best coaches in the game at the NBA Coaches Clinic, the events at Summer League extend past the court. Additionally, Las Vegas’ top performers appear as anthem singers and halftime performers, bringing some of the Strip’s star power to the Thomas & Mack Center.

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Walking around the arena is part of the experience at Summer League because of the nextlevel activations created in collaboration with NBA Top Shot and 2K. There’s even a broadcast studio on the concourse level and a sneaker lab on the weekends.

FA N FA RE Summer League is the ultimate opportunity to obtain autographs from the soon-to-be superstars of the NBA. After each game, fans can collect autographs from every top draft pick and promising player on the concourse of ther Thomas & Mack Center. Plus, the merchandising at Summer League is next-level, with clothing, hats and more.

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Eleven days of league play culminates in the championship game on Sunday, July 17. The game airs on national TV, and this year will be the first time the title game occurs on a weekend.

One of the best things about Summer League is never knowing who you might bump into. Big stars, including NBA head coaches, general managers, top players and celebrities routinely attend Summer League. It’s the who’s-who in the industry and the place for anyone affiliated with the NBA.

The growth of Summer League Summer League has grown from six teams playing at Cox Pavilion in 2004 to the participation of all 30 NBA teams in sold-out arenas at Cox Pavilion and Thomas & Mack. The growth of Summer League has been meaningful to Las Vegas as well as basketball fans across the country and generates an annual economic impact of more than $50 million.

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NBA Summer League focuses on giving back to Las Vegas. In addition to donating thousands of charitable dollars, it brings youth groups to games and hosts junior clinics on game days.

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Aces guard Kelsey Plum reaches the WNBA All-Star Game during a breakout season BY DANNY WEBSTER

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elsey Plum has never had more fun playing basketball, and it’s not just because the fifth-year WNBA veteran has seen an uptick in minutes this season with the Las Vegas Aces. She’s averaging 36 minutes per game, compared with 25 a year ago. But mostly, the 27-year-old guard is enjoying this season because, she says, she has adjusted her motivation. “I think that validation, I used to look for it,” Plum said on a Zoom call after leading the Aces to a 79-73 victory against the Los Angeles Sparks on June 27. “And that’s why it wasn’t as fun.” Looking at Plum’s résumé, one wouldn’t think she’d require outside validation. She’s a former No. 1 overall draft pick (2017), a position she secured by breaking the NCAA record for most points in a single season (1,109) during her senior year at the University of Washington. It took five seasons—and maybe one coaching change—for Plum to find her game fully in the pros. She has done it during the first half of this season, leading

the Aces with 20.7 points per game through 18 games while helping Las Vegas to a leaguebest 14-4 record. Plum will join teammates A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young in the starting lineup for the WNBA All-Star Game, set for July 10 in Chicago. “Being an All-Star, it’s great to be recognized, but we’ve got people on our team who are AllStars because we’re winning,” Plum said. “For me, I feel like that’s the biggest emphasis, to be playing your best basketball when it matters.” When Becky Hammon replaced Bill Laimbeer as Aces coach going into this season, Plum was one of the first players she called. The guard let Hammon know that she was ready to take the next step and become another star on the Aces’ roster. After missing the entire 2020 season with a torn Achilles, Plum returned strong in 2021, averaging 14.8 points and 5.7 assists per

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game to win the league’s Sixth Woman of the Year Award. The trajectory continued upward in the playoffs, when Plum led the Aces in scoring with nearly 20 points per game before they were eliminated by the Phoenix Mercury in the semifinals. After so much production, Plum hoped Hammon would tell her that she planned to use her as a starter immediately. “I told her I’m not going to promise her that,” Hammon said. Hammon wanted Plum to prove she deserved the promotion. That didn’t take long. “First day of training camp, it was obvious she wasn’t lying. It was just easy [for her],” Hammon said. “She shredded our training camp.” Plum has fit well with Hammon, who comes from the coaching tree of legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and emphasizes similar philosophies. Like Popovich, Hammon stresses the importance of passing and has perhaps helped Plum unlock a new level in that area. Plum ranks second on the team with 5.7 assists per game—behind only Chelsea Gray, who averages six. Setting up teammates has been the biggest part of Plum’s growth, according to Hammon, and a wrinkle that has made her tough to guard. “She’s starting to understand that the pass can be a valuable tool to her offensive game,” Hammon said. “She’s playing the right way, and when she does that, you’re going to see her shooting numbers continue to stay at that 50% clip like they were [against the Sparks], because you can’t take it all away from her.” Plum has embraced that vision. “It wasn’t that I wasn’t a

willing passer [before this season]; I just don’t think I saw the lanes,” she explained. “The best teams that win championships are usually [ranked] one-two in assists in the league. That’s something we’ve got to continue doing—share the ball.” The Aces still need to improve to reach that bar. Las Vegas sits around the league average with 20.1 assists per game; the defending champion Chicago Sky lead the WNBA at 24 per game. The low point of the Aces’ season’s first half came when they blew a 28-point lead in a 104-95 home loss to the Sky on June 21. Plum had just two assists that game, but Hammon didn’t blame her lack of playmaking for the loss. The coach said the players just didn’t make enough shots, uncommon for the Aces this year. They lead the league in scoring, with Wilson emerging as a favorite to win her second MVP award in three years. But Wilson wouldn’t be having such a great year if it weren’t for Plum’s emergence. “I know she had a tough couple of years,” Wilson said, “but it’s starting to finally click for her, and I love that for her.” The Aces’ only back-to-back losses of the season came when they followed the Sky collapse with an 87-86 overtime loss to the Washington Mystics. Plum accepted the brunt of the blame despite contributing 20 points and six steals against the Mystics. That sort of accountability has allowed Plum to thrive in her new role on a team that’s favored to win the championship. Plum’s first All-Star Game appearance will be a nice reward, but she no longer requires outside recognition to know she’s doing things right. “I’m going to continue to get better,” Plum said. “I’m not proving a damn thing to anyone but myself.”

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nside Terminal 3 at Harry Reid International Airport, two young women from England waited to board their flight back to London. The women, in their 20s and part of a traveling group of four, were at the end of a 10-day vacation in Las Vegas, a trip that had been delayed for two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. Olivia Clifford said she had been to Las Vegas once before, back in 2017. Last month’s visit represented Katie Crabb’s first trip to the city. “Las Vegas was on my bucket list, really,” Crabb said. “I wanted to see what it was all about.” While in Las Vegas, the women spent time on the Strip, went to some shows and visited clubs. They also took a helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon. “Las Vegas is a big name back home,” Clifford said. “Las Vegas is a great place, though it was a just a little bit too hot the last few days.” As Southern Nevada continues its economic recovery from the pandemic downturn, the international traveler segment is one of the last to fully rebound. In 2019, the year before the pandemic started, Las Vegas welcomed more than 42 million visitors, about 5.7 million of whom were international travelers. Largely because of various health-related travel restrictions— domestically and abroad—only about 2 million international travelers visited Las Vegas during 2020 and 2021 combined. While issues surrounding the virus

remain—and pockets of hot spots continue to appear—people around the world have been doing more international travel. At Harry Reid International, more than 240,000 international travelers arrived and departed in May, about 40,000 more than in April. Only about 760,000 foreign travelers passed through the airport all of last year. During a recent Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board meeting, members voted to resume pre-pandemic investment levels toward international marketing efforts. The board agreed to invest more than $2.5 million annually to marketing efforts aimed at nations such as Canada, Mexico and England, traditionally some of the top feeder countries for international tourism here.

At the meeting, board member Michael Naft said tourism officials needed to keep fighting for international visitors, despite the fact that overall tourism has been strong. At an economic forum at M Resort in June, Brian Gordon, a principal with financial analytics firm Applied Analysis, lauded the quick rebound of tourism numbers after the darkest days of the pandemic. He pointed to Las Vegas’ emergence as a pro sports city as having helped boost tourism during a time when international travel—historically about 14% of all visitors, according to the LVCVA—was slow. “We’ve had nearly 40 million visit Las Vegas during the past 12 months,” Gordon said. “We’re almost back. How are we doing it? We’re doing it with sporting events and special events.”

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In April, about 3.4 million visitors came to Las Vegas, a figure that was only about 100,000 off the total for the same month in 2019, according to the LVCVA. Nearly 2.2 million people attended a convention or trade show in Las Vegas last year, about a third of the estimated total from 2019. According to a June economic impact report by Applied Analysis for the LVCVA, the “full recovery of Southern Nevada’s convention and meeting segment, as well as the return of international visitors, will be keys in the continued rebound of regional visitation in the coming years.” Though neighboring Mexico and Canada generate the highest percentage of international visitors to Las Vegas, the city must work to get travelers from Asia to return. According to the LVCVA, only about 33,000 visitors from Asia came to Las Vegas last year. In 2019, over 800,000 visited. Whether it is people from England, Asia or any other country, Las Vegas tourism officials are ready to welcome every potential visitor back to Southern Nevada. As for those, like Clifford, who are making return trips to Las Vegas, that’s even better. “I’d say Vegas, New York and Florida are the places that are most talked about back home,” Clifford said. “It’s so fun here.” As she sat in a waiting area at the airport, Crabb said she was ready to return home. “We’re tired, and we’ve spent all of our money,” she said.

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BY BRYAN HORWATH manda Belarmino, an assistant professor at UNLV’s Harrah College of Hospitality, spent more than two decades helping to manage casinos, hotels and restaurants before a move into higher education. In today’s topsy-turvy economic climate, nobody knows exactly how healthy Las Vegas’ tourism sector will be next month or next year, but Belarmino might have as good an idea as anyone. The Weekly recently spent some time with the former Caesars Entertainment and Plaza employee to get an idea of how the dominant economic sector in Southern Nevada has recovered from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. In 2019, Las Vegas welcomed more than 42 million visitors. Through the first fourth months of 2022, the city already attracted more than 12 million. Are you surprised at how quickly the city has rebounded? Initially, we all thought tourism would take a long time to rebound. We thought there would be lingering fears. A lot of us in the tourism industry were thinking back to what it was like after September 11, when it took a long time for tourism to recover. ... One thing that happened was that so many people had to cancel those 2020 vacations, but they still had the money and the desire to travel. There ended up being a huge pent-up

SOUTHERN NEVADA TOURISM GOING ‘GANGBUSTERS’ AS COVID-19 RECOVERY CONTINUES demand that we didn’t expect. In retrospect, you can kind of understand that everybody was at home for so long, and people got tired of being at home. The antithesis of being at home is coming to Las Vegas. The rebound was more than we thought it would be. Has that pent-up demand reached its peak? There will be a point, and we might be reaching it, where people aren’t doing that revenge travel. I still think people are more appreciative of travel than they may have been before the pandemic. We’ve been fortunate here with the timing of some of the things that have opened here, like Allegiant Stadium. It will continue to have a positive impact on the city. That’s true of the Golden Knights as well, and if we get the Oakland A’s or any other Major League Baseball team. When people go to see their favorite teams play on the road, they go for one of two reasons—it’s because they think it will be a really good game or because the game is in a place that’s really fun to visit. We will always be the fun place to go, regardless of the importance of the sporting event. Sports tourism has been emphasized a lot lately by Las Vegas officials, especially in TV, radio and online advertising. Have you found that to be savvy marketing? It’s a great move when it comes to diversifying our tourism base. As a city and as a state, we obviously would like diversification in our economy where we’re not so reliant on hospitality and tourism, but this helps

us become a larger entertainment venue. It helps us bring more people in during slower times. We have multiple identities and can appeal to multiple segments of customers. When will international travel and convention business come back? Even without conventions and international travel, we’re still going gangbusters, which is fascinating. International travel will lag behind conventions, because even though we’ve been lifting restrictions, other countries haven’t necessarily been doing that. I don’t think people will want to come to Vegas if they have to go home and quarantine for 30 days. When these segments come back, it [won’t] necessarily push us to a different level, but it will help our growth. In the next couple of years, we’re going to face issues related to inflation and gas prices, which doesn’t appear to be going down soon. If we continue to see those issues, that will likely impact domestic tourism, so hopefully international travel and conventions can help. Economists have recently started to talk more about a possible U.S. recession on the horizon. How worried should Las Vegas be? Having to lock all the doors was bad. That was a bad time, but once we were able to reopen, we were able to recover. Having an economic recession, though, has impacts on everyone. One of the things you see in this city is that there are very strong marketers here. Very smart people who know there are different ways

to do pricing, different ways to do packaging. If we start to see that softening in the economy, we’ll see those adjustments being made. The biggest indicator will be what happens this summer. We know people have less money, but we still see people coming. So how are people spending their money while they’re here? People tend to make small adjustments first, so maybe they won’t go to eat at the steakhouse. Maybe they’ll still go to the buffet, but it won’t be at Caesars Palace. Where will people make those shifts? What is it like being an assistant professor at a college of hospitality right now? For hospitality education, it’s fascinating. I know from working in hospitality that there’s been a lot of uncertainty in the past two or three years, but we see that companies are dying to hire more people right now, so we know jobs aren’t going away. With automation, I have done some robotics studies, and I can tell you that it’s going to be a while before most of these jobs are threatened. One of my students has a robot at our research facility and we’ve had a hard time finding someone who can actually program it, just to do an experiment. The idea that a hotel, with an already overburdened [information technology] department can bring in these robots, it’s not practical right now. We’ll see more of the back-end machine learning and things like that. In general, people don’t like to not have a person to talk to. We know that we can’t fully automate.

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