Happy Friday, Nevadans!
Despite the Las Vegas foodie scene being so consistent, the Michelin Guide finally returned to the city and awarded stars after 17 years. On Wednesday, Michelin recognized 24 restaurants, ranging from fine dining on The Strip to local staples.
Because I love interactive maps, I mapped the honorees on a Google Map for you. Have you tried any of these spots? Are they worth the hype?
Now, before we all get hungry and start daydreaming about delicious food, here’s today’s newsletter.
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Check out this yellow fella! That’s a male Hooded Oriole, which is a pretty rare sight in Las Vegas.
These migrant birds spend their summers around the Las Vegas Valley, Southern California, and parts of Arizona and Texas, according to the Red Rock Audubon.
“They’ll eat from backyard hummingbird feeders, and love an orange cut in half … Look out for them in cottonwood trees and mostly palms around the valley,” the Red Rock Audubon says.
Thank you, Jane R., for sharing Your Nevada and such a unique sight!
Related: Birding in Nevada: 5 best places to watch the autumn migration
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Burners ride bikes around the Black Rock Desert playa to interact with large-scale art during Burning Man. (BLM/CC BY 2.0)
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By USA Today Network via Reuters Connect
Burners flooding into Northern Nevada are paying gas prices about 30% higher than this same time last year, according to AAA.
The average price for a gallon of regular in Nevada is $4.82. Many burners will pass through Washoe County, home to Reno, where the average is a staggering $5.17.
“I can feel my wallet crying,” said Drew Peace, 44, as he filled a 55-gallon drum with gas priced at $4.39 a gallon at the Love’s travel stop in Fernley.
Across the gas station plaza, burners complained about the fuel prices, but said there was little they could do. Burning Man has always been expensive for most attendees, they said.
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By Martín Nieves
Nevada counties are recruiting people to help run voting locations during early voting and on Election Day, Nov. 3.
Election workers check in voters, help with voting equipment and assist with the work needed to open, operate and close voting locations.
Nevada law calls these workers “election board officers,” although counties commonly call them poll workers or election workers. Hiring and training happen locally.
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🟣 $50B rural health transformation program needs more transparency, groups say. KFF Health News
“The federal government and states are compelled by public records laws to share documents when requested. But those requests can take months to fulfill, making their release too late for meaningful oversight as states rush to spend their allotments under tight federal deadlines.”
🟣 Dancing and caregiving: How one Reno family navigates care. KUNR
“More than 600,000 people, or nearly a quarter of adults in Nevada, are caring for a family member, whether that’s an aging parent, spouse, or child, said Todd Story, state director of AARP Nevada, the nonprofit supporting people 50 years and older … That calculates to nearly half a billion unpaid hours of care every year, Story said.”
🟣 Nevada could get up to $256 million from Meta settlement over youth social media addiction. Nevada Current
“Under the settlement announced this week, the social media company agreed this week to pay 47 states and the District of Columbia up to $17.1 billion in penalties and pledged to implement changes to bolster protections for children using social media platforms.”
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