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January 07, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 14 minutes

TODAY’S WIND DOWN PRESENTED BY

Happy Tuesday Afternoon, Neighbor!

Everyone back to normal?

If you’re looking for something nature-y to do over the next two years, Spring Mountain Ranch is looking for volunteer docents. Classes start this weekend for interested parties.

Also, if you still need to get your live Christmas tree out of your house, you can find Christmas Tree Recycling in the lot next to the RC Willey at 3850 S Town Center Drive and in the Las Vegas Ballpark South parking lot off Spruce Goose Street (1650 S Pavilion Center Dr) through January 15.

In today's 702 West City Wind Down:

  • Today's Happy Hours & Eats ☕️🍹

  • Did You Know? 🤨

  • Around the Valley 💨📱

  • Tuesday-Thursday 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 ☕️🍹

Still dry for January? Sadly, there aren’t a lot of places with non-alcoholic options on their Happy Hour menus. But we do know a few places where you can get a coffee, mocktail, or shake at a discount.

  • Makers & Finders

  • Downtown Summerlin

  • Happy Hour 3-5 pm

  • Specialty Lattes: BOGO 50% off

  • Red Robin

  • Downtown Summerlin

  • Happy Hour 3-6 pm

  • Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry Shake $3 off

And if you’re free during the daytime hours…

  • Snooze

  • Boca Park Area

  • Happy Hour: All Day

    But they’re only open ‘til 2:30!

  • Mocktails: $3

Keeping your Happy Hours boozy? We got you. Check out our Tuesday-Thursday Happy Hour lists:

Did You Know? 🤨

We radiate light.

That’s right, you, yes, you, dear reader, are a glowing beacon of photonic fabulousness - just like a firefly or a bioluminescent jellyfish. Okay, maybe not “just” like them (we’re not all out there glowing in the dark), but the truth is, your body, and mine, and all other humans, emit visible light. We can’t see it, but scientists have proven it.

It’s not just us. Every living thing emits a small amount of light due to the chemical reactions that keep us alive. In humans, it happens when metabolic processes produce free radicals (little unstable molecules that you might remember from every skincare commercial ever). These radicals react with lipids and proteins in your cells, creating excited molecules that release photons - aka light - as they calm down. This is called ultra-weak photon emission (UPE), which sounds like something out of a Marvel movie but is just your body's way of whispering, very, very, softly, "Hey, I'm alive and I’m thriving!"

Unfortunately, we don’t get to enjoy this super cool corporeal trick. The light we emit is about 1,000 times weaker than the human eye can detect. So, you won't be outshining your LED ring light anytime soon. But sensitive cameras can capture it, and in 2009, Japanese researchers did just that. They found that our glow fluctuates throughout the day, peaking in the afternoon (when our metabolic activity is in full swing) and dimming at night.

But what part of you glows the most? Your face. Probably because it's packed with more energy-hungry cells than other parts of your body.

But wait, there's more! This glow isn't just a fun biological quirk - it might actually have medical significance. Some researchers believe changes in our bioluminescence could signal shifts in our health. Things like stress, illness, or fatigue might make us dimmer, while optimal health could make us shine. Basically, we're walking mood rings, and our light… or lack of it… may hold clues about what's happening under our skin.

So, if you've ever been told you have a certain "glow" about you, science backs it up. So, you go ahead and call yourself radiant. Literally.

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Around the Valley 💨📱

Here are some things Around the Valley we think might be of interest -

Wind, Wind Everywhere! 💨

Have you seen those wind predictions? Gusts up to 60 mph? Come on now!

The wind warning lasts through 4 pm tomorrow. So, if you are feeling a Happy Hour or like getting out of the house, and it doesn’t have to be tonight, might I suggest waiting it out? Unless, of course, you enjoy a nice blast of sand to the face.

CES Kicks Off Today 📱

Lover of new technology? You’ll be happy to know the Consumer Electronics Show lands at the LV Convention Center today. Or maybe not, since it’s not open to the public.

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TUESDAY-THURSDAY EVENTS & LIVE MUSIC 🌈✈️🤤

The seasonal slowdown is picking back up. If you want to brave the winds, you’ll have no shortage of things to do here on the West Side.

TONIGHT’S HIGHLIGHTS 🌈

WEDNESDAY HIGHLIGHTS ✈️

THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS 🤤

LIVE MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS 🎤

  • Mike O’Brian Night

    Frankie's Uptown

    1770 Festival Plaza Dr

    Wednesday: 6-8 pm

  • Live Music

    Lola's

    1220 N Town Center Dr

    6 pm-Close

None of these quite your thing? Check out our Summerlin, Spring Valley & Centennial Weekday Events page.

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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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