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🚧 Road Closures + New Restaurants

🚧 Road Closures + New Restaurants

previously 702 West Update - we've re-branded!

June 25, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes

Happy Wednesday Afternoon, Neighbor!

What a nice break we got with that slightly cooler weather, eh? But did you notice that The Wetlands was on fire again yesterday. I think it’s still not fully contained.

Did you manage to get tickets to the limited Dolly Parton residency this morning? Apparently is sold out FAST.

We’ve got some awesome events for you to check out and some must-read news.

In today's Vegas Off-Strip Insider:

Today's Happy Hours & Eats 🍖
Events & Happenings 🚧 🥞 👩‍⚖️ 🎵🍿 🎬 ⚾

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TODAY’S HAPPY HOURS & EATS 🍖

Do you enjoy BBQ? If so, there’s a free event this weekend that is a MUST for you. Did I mention free BBQ samples?

More info on that BBQ in our weekend event picks page.

And now for your regularly-scheduled Happy Hours:

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EVENTS & HAPPENINGS 🚧 🥞 👩‍⚖️

Lots of things have happened since our last update. Here are some things we think you might have missed…

Weekend Road Closures 🚧

Seems like the road construction never ends in this city. If you’ll be driving in Summerlin, then you need to know about the closures. Read more here.

New Restaurants In The Valley 🥞

I know a lot of you are from outside of Nevada. So I think you’ll be really excited about this new restaurant coming to the Valley. Read more here.

In Case You Missed It Last Week… 👩‍⚖️

Yup there’s been some new laws passed in Nevada. We don’t list them all for you, but we’ve picked out some that we think you need to know about. Read more here.

EVENTS 🎵🍿 🎬 ⚾

We’ve got some free live music tonight in Downtown Summerlin. I recommend you stop by Frankie’s Uptown for a stroll to-go while you enjoy the show.

🎵Summerlin Sounds: Empire Records (90s Jams) & Ilan Dvir-Djerassi at The Lawn in Downtown Summerlin at 6 p.m. (Free)

Or, stop by the Summerlin library today from 5-6pm for “Discover Your Family Tree: Genealogy Workshop” - it’s Free!

Thursday - ⚾ 🍿 🎵

Emo Night at the Las Vegas Ballpark in Downtown Summerlin at 7:05 pm ($19.99+)
Movies on the Lawn: Big Hero 6 at Downtown Container Park (Fremont East) at 8:15 pm (free)
Salon Rouge with Julia Rachelle at The Rouge Room in Red Rock Resort. 8pm-11pm (Free) Performances by Julia Rachelle. The evening also features a curated menu of craft cocktails available exclusively for the night. Doors open at 6 p.m. with live music beginning at 8 p.m. Reservations are encouraged.

Friday - 🎤 🚗

Vegas Classic Car Festival at the Ahern Hotel (300 West Sahara Avenue) from 12 pm to 9 pm
We Art Here: Youth Open Mic Night at Centennial Hills Community Center from 6:30 - 8:30 pm (Free)
The Plaza will hold a “welcome to the weekend” fireworks shows each Friday night at 9:15 p.m. The fireworks shows will run through Sept. 26.

Saturday - 🎵

Mountain Fest at Lee Canyon (Mt. Charleston) from 9 am - 7 pm (Free)

Sunday - 🎵

Pahrump Pride at the Pahrump Nugget from 10 am - 5 pm (Free)
Learn Korean Class at Spring Valley Library (Jones & Flamingo) from 3 - 5 pm (Free)
Grease The Musical by the Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada at West Charleston Library (Charleston & Torrey Pines) from 6 - 8 pm (Free)

✅ If you’re looking for more events, see our top picks here.

*We’re working on re-doing our events pages, so we appreciate your patience while we do this.

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