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đ¶ Free Pet Adoptions, Fried Pickles & Housing Crisis
It's a good night for dancing!
TODAYâS WIND DOWN BROUGHT TO YOU WITH
Happy Thursday Afternoon, Neighbor!
Got some space in your house and some room in your heart for a lovable pet? The Animal Foundation is overrun with four-leggers and are looking for some good homes. đ¶ In an effort to hastily find fur-ever homes for this lot, theyâre waiving adoption fees tomorrow and Saturday. So, if youâve been thinking about adopting, now is a really good time. Hours are 11 am to 7 pm both days.
Also, if youâve bought some illegal fireworks and are looking to defy the fuzz for your July 4th celebrations, you should know a crackdown is in effect. Fines start at $500 and go as high as $10,000, so go boom at your own peril. But also itâs fire season, so if youâre gonna go boom at your peril, please do so cautiously.
In todayâs Summerlin City Wind Down:
Today's Happy Hours & Eats đ„
Did You Know? đč
Around the Valley đĄ
Todayâs Events & Live Music đ±
Staying In? Check Out These Awesome Things đ
Let's get to it. See you on the other side.
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TODAYâS HAPPY HOURS & EATS đ„
Craving something salty and fried? You can get plenty of things that fit that combo on a lot of Happy Hour menus. Fried pickles, though, those are a bit more exclusive. Hereâs where you can get your pickles breaded and crispy with your Happy Hour tonight, one we can highly recommend (and crave frequently) and the other where we havenât tried the fried pickles yet, but we definitely will.
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Prefer your breading wrapped around cauliflower? Here are a few places you can get your cauliflower oiled and crisped -
Cheesecake Factory (Boca Park) - Korean Fried Cauliflower
The Ridge Bar & Grill (Summerlin South) - Fried Cauliflower
Fine Company (Downtown Summerlin) - Crispy Cauliflower
Did You Know? đč
Our idyllic notions of roses and their symbolism date back to at least 3000 BC.
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While we might think of roses as the go-to flower for Valentine's Day or to stir up a little romance, their reputation as the bloom of love and beauty has been blooming for millennia.
The history of roses begins in ancient Mesopotamia, where archaeological evidence dates roses back to at least 3000 BC. But these early roses weren't just appreciated for their beauty and their fragrance, they were also prized for their medicinal properties.
Bring it around to ancient Egypt, and roses took on a spiritual quality. Theyâve been found in the tombs of pharaohs, symbolizing the quest for eternal life.
Then, things went mythical. In Greek mythology, roses were said to have been created by the goddess of flowers, Chloris. According to legend, Chloris transformed the lifeless body of a nymph into a rose, giving it beauty from Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and a sweet scent from Dionysus, the god of wine. Talk about a divine makeover!
The Romans, never to be outdone by the Greeks, adopted the rose and its symbolism with equal gusto, using them to decorate banquets and public celebrations. The phrase "sub rosa," meaning "under the rose," comes from Roman times when a rose was hung above a meeting table to signify that everything spoken beneath was to be kept confidential, turning the rose into a symbol of secrecy and discretion, as well as love and beauty.
Add to that purity and power during the Middle Ages when the rose became a symbol of the Virgin Mary in Christian symbolism, representing purity and divine love, and also a symbol of strength during the Wars of the Roses in England, where the white rose symbolized the House of York and the red rose the House of Lancaster.
So, while many of our symbolic beliefs are more modern, our passion for roses (and the idea that roses represent passion) is more than 5,000 years old.
But, as they say, if the petals get you smooches, donât fix it.
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AROUND THE VALLEY đĄ
Here are some things Around the Valley we think might be of interest -
Itâs an Ashley Megastore đïž
Wondering what that big ole building going up off of 215 right next to the IKEA is going to be? Itâs an Ashley HomeStore megastore. The store was originally supposed to be open by late-2022, but is now expected to open by early-2025.
A little weird that itâs going up literally right next to the IKEA, maybe? Or maybe it isnât. Maybe Southwest Vegas is looking to start its own Furniture Row. At any rate, it could be convenient - practically one-stop furniture shopping and hauling.
Maybe the RC Willey should move down there and complete the trifecta.
Las Vegas Housing Crisis đ
Of course, hauling your furniture in one trip wonât be of much use if you canât find a place to put it. And for many Vegas families thatâs becoming more and more difficult. According to experts, Vegas is in the midst of a full-blown housing crisis, and right here in Summerlin people are housing unstable due to rising rental costs.
So, what can we do about it? Unfortunately, for most of us, not much. Itâs going to take some serious official action to stop the rise and put things back on an affordable level.
But, if you own your home or have a good landlord, you might want to toast to your house tonight.
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LOCAL EVENTS TO CHECK OUT đ±
Ever want to learn water-based planting? You can get a crash-course in hydroponics at the Summerlin Library tonight.
Or, if you feel like dancing, youâve got a couple of opportunities at Red Rock Resort.
But, for Dune fans, itâs all about tomorrow. If youâve got the entire afternoon free, youâre gonna want to get to Sahara West Libraryâs Dune in the Afternoon.
Pawsitive Difference Pet Rescue Adoption Event
Three Dog Bakery
2110 N Rampart Blvd
2-6 pm
Total Wine & More Sampling Hours
Total Wine & More
730 S Rampart Blvd
2-6 pm
Sahara West Library
9600 W Sahara Ave
2:30-6:30 pm
Summerlin Library
1771 Inner Circle Dr
4-5 pm
Police Memorial Park
3250 Metro Academy Way
5-6 pm
*Last of the Season
Coed Soccer Meet-up (Adults)
The Crossing Park
1111 Crestdale Ln
5:45-8 pm
Demystifying the Capital Markets 101
Sahara West Library Board Room
9600 W Sahara Ave
6-7 pm
Live DJ
T-Bones Chophouse (Red Rock Resort)
11011 W Charleston Blvd
6-10 pm
Live DJ
Rouge Room (Red Rock Resort)
11011 W Charleston Blvd
11 pm-Close
LIVE MUSIC
Craig Canter (60s and 70s)
Grape Street Café
2120 Festival Plaza Dr
5:30-8:30 pm
Franky Perez
Rouge Room (Red Rock Resort)
11011 W Charleston Blvd
8-11 pm
Jacqueline Zulueta
La Casa Cigar Lounge (Tivoli Village)
430 S Rampart Blvd
8:30-11:30 pm
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STAYING IN TONIGHT? CHECK OUT THESE AWESOME THINGS
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