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August 12, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 12 minutes

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Happy Monday Afternoon, Neighbor!

Well, the Olympics are over. Just like that, we return to our normally scheduled programming.

How about that rain yesterday? I was surprised by how hard it rained. You know, for the short period that it did.

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In today’s Summerlin City Wind Down:

  • Today’s Happy Hours & Eats 🍷

  • Did You Know? 🚶‍♂️

  • Around the Valley (And France) 🏀

  • Today’s Events & Live Music 🎧

  • Staying In? Check Out These Awesome Things 👍

Let’s get to it. See you on the other side.

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TODAY’S HAPPY HOURS & EATS 🍷

Just like last week, this week is all about Back to School, which is sad news for the kids and good news for many parents who can’t wait for summer to end! If you want to celebrate the waning days of summer this week, it’s Lemongrass & Lime that’s offering a Back to School Deal. Through Friday, August 16, you can get 10% off orders of $50 or more online. Just use promo code “B2S” at checkout.

For the record, you can also enjoy Happy Hour there today from 3 to 5 pm.

  • Lemongrass & Lime

  • Summerlin West

  • Happy Hour 3-5 pm

  • 10% off $50 or more

    (through Aug 16th)

    Use Code B2S

Just looking for a low-key Monday Happy Hour? Check out our list of Monday Happy Hours in the area.

Did You Know? 🚶‍♂️

The average person walks around the world nearly four times in their lifetime. Well… the equivalent at least.

And that’s without trying to get in your 10,000 daily steps!

The Earth's circumference is roughly 24,901 miles, so if you multiply that by three, you're looking at approximately 74,703 miles of walking over the course of a lifetime. And all of this without ever having to leave your own neighborhood.

Here's the breakdown:

On average, a person walks just under 7,000 steps per day just doing their normal stuff - trudging to the bathroom, going to work, running errands, chasing the grandkids. Over the course of a year, that adds up to roughly 2.5 million steps.

The average stride length for a person is around 2.5 feet, so multiply that up and those 2.5 million steps translate to about 1,183 miles annually. Factor in the average lifetime of 79 years, and we’re talking 93,457 miles of walking, or roughly 3.75 trips around the globe!

Of course, these numbers are all based on averages, and averages are just that - average. Some people walk a lot more (talking to you small-town mail carriers) and some people walk a lot less. So, what happens if you actually aim for those prized 10,000 steps a day? Well, let’s do the math.

If you walk 10,000 steps daily, you're looking at around 4.73 miles per day. Multiply that by 365 days per year, and you're walking about 1,726 miles a year. Over an average lifetime of 79 years, that adds up to a whopping 136,389 miles of walking.

So, now instead of circling the globe three times, you'd be making about 5.5 trips around the planet. Impressive, right? Well, don’t get too excited.

Considering where we are, it’s probably important to note that the average American walks a whole lot less than the global average. Like by half. According to the Mayo Clinic, people in the U.S. only walk between 3,000 to 4,000 steps a day on average. That means the average American only traverses the world about 1.5 times in their lifetime. At that rate, the only way many of us are making it around the world twice is if we buy a plane ticket.

AROUND THE VALLEY (AND FRANCE) 🏀

Here are some things Around the Valley (and the last of the Olympics!) we think might be of interest -

Onto LA ☀️

The torch has been passed. Yesterday was the Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. In the end, the U.S. topped the overall medal count and tied with China in gold medals. Though, it was a nail-biter until the end.

Did you happen to catch that last women’s basketball game? I’m not normally a basketball watcher myself, but I happened to be making coffee when the game was on its last legs, and those last few seconds were INSANE! The U.S. literally won by half a foot, and I’m talking an actual, human foot, not a unit of measurement. In the final milliseconds, Gabby Williams of France sank a buzzer-beater that was a sight to behold, but just inside the three-point line, leaving France one point shy of catching the U.S. One point. At the buzzer. Half a foot. INSANE. I might just start watching basketball…

Flavor Flav Comes Through 👍

Did you miss the semi-feel-good story from the Olympics about Flavor Flav helping cover one Olympian’s rent? Veronica Fraley is a discus thrower from Nashville, Tennessee who mentioned on social media that she was worried about paying her rent… while at the Olympics. So, Flavor Flav, along with others, including Alexis Ohanian, covered her and then some.

I say “semi” feel-good, because I kinda think if you’ve made it to the pinnacle of a sport and are representing your country at the Olympics you shouldn’t have to worry about rent. But, hey, that’s just me.

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LOCAL EVENTS TO CHECK OUT 🎧

There’s not much time to get to the limited things going on in Summerlin this afternoon. But there’s a lot of smoke in the Valley from that Pahrump wildfire, so maybe a movie on the couch is in order?

  • Vinyl Mondays: A Vinyl Appreciation Club

    Summerlin Library

    1771 Inner Circle Dr

    Until 3 pm

  • Lexicon Bank 5th Anniversary Celebration

    Lexicon Bank (Tivoli Village)

    330 S Rampart Blvd

    Until 5 pm

    * Light Refreshments & A Free Gift (It probably comes with a sell to join their bank, if you’re not already a customer, but if the punch is good, maybe you can endure it.)

LIVE MUSIC

In a little change on the Summerlin music scene, Lola’s now has live music nightly after 6 pm!

  • Live Music

    Lola’s

    1220 N Town Center Dr

    6 pm

  • Mark Aston

    La Casa Cigar Lounge (Tivoli Village)

    430 S Rampart Blvd

    8:30 pm

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STAYING IN TONIGHT? CHECK OUT THESE AWESOME THINGS

We like staying home too! If you’re looking for an interesting way to fill your evening, these things might do the trick.

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