🌱 Southwest Confirms Growth Plans + Locals Look To Raise Chickens

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Here are the top three stories in Las Vegas today:

1. Southwest Airlines will continue its 2023 growth plans to expand its Las Vegas schedule despite its widespread flight cancelations at the end of December. Southwest initially announced its growth plans in September and confirmed that it planned to move forward with the scheduled increase during its fourth-quarter earnings meeting on Thursday. (Subscription: Las Vegas Review-Journal)
2. With egg prices rising, local Las Vegas chicken owners report seeing more people interested in raising their chickens or asking current chicken owners for free eggs. Local chicken owners talked about supporting new or interested chicken owners and the costs of raising chickens. (Fox 5 Las Vegas)
3. Movie fans can watch some of this year's Academy Award contenders in theaters again. Several local Regal and Cinemark theaters will screen all ten of the films nominated for this year's Best Picture award for a limited time in March, leading up to the Academy Awards on Sunday, Mar. 12. (News3LV)

Today in Las Vegas:

• Free 3D Printing Workshop At Centennial Hills Library (11:00 AM)
• Winter Skate Night At Pepsi Ice Arena (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you looking for a new furry family member to add to your family? This week's roundup of adoptable pets in the Las Vegas area is here. Learn more about Mr. Bean, Manny, Sparky, and more! (Las Vegas Patch)
• There's always something to do in the City of Las Vegas, and to help you narrow down the long, vibrant list of events, check out this roundup of events planned over the next week. (Lasvegasmagazine)
• If you plan to drive in and around the strip, be aware of road closures this weekend. Project Dropicana has shut down I-15 between Flamingo and Russell until Monday. Other road closures include the I-15 southbound ramps to Tropicana and both directions of Tropicana between Dean Martin and New York-New York. (City of Las Vegas Government via Facebook)

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— Lauren Kubiak

About me: Lauren is a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She graduated from Rowan University with a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism. She is a full-time editor at an association management firm, editing peer-reviewed nursing journals, textbooks, and newsletters.