🌱 City Of Dog Lovers + Immersive Nutcracker Experience

Hello all. I'm back in your inbox this morning with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Let's do this.

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 100 Low: 82.

Here are the top three stories today in Las Vegas:

1. A recent report ranks Las Vegas as the 3rd best city for dog lovers. LawnStarter compiled the report using 24 key indicators of a city's dog-friendliness. Las Vegas can celebrate the ranking during today's National Dog Day celebration. Click to view the full report. (News3LV)
2. Clark County is converting a Las Vegas motel into homeless housing through its BETterment program. The program will assist the roughly 3,900 people experiencing homelessness in the county. The Safari Motel will be used to house some of the individuals on the county's waitlist. Individuals will not have to be clean of drugs to utilize the new housing. (Fox 5 Las Vegas)
3. A new Christmas-themed immersive experience is coming to Las Vegas. The "Nutcracker" experience is developed by the group behind "Immersive Van Gogh.” The experience will feature Tchaikovsky music and 1 million frames of video. Tickets are currently on sale at this link. (Fox 5 Las Vegas)

Today in Las Vegas:

• American Red Cross Blood Drive At Centennial Hills Library (10:45 AM)
• Art of Writing: Writer's Workshop At Summerlin Library (11:00 AM)
• Free 3D Printing Workshop At Centennial Hills Library (3:00 PM)
• Usher: My Way Residency Afterparty At Park MGM Las Vegas (11:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• It's time to pull out your calendar because Las Vegas has some exciting events occurring this next week. Click to view the list. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• The City of Las Vegas reminds the community that the Charleston and Eastern intersection is closed through Monday. Please plan accordingly. (City of Las Vegas Government via Facebook)
• The Las Vegas Valley Water District is encouraging residents to provide input for the county's new Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Click to complete the survey. (Las Vegas Valley Water District via Facebook)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.