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January 12, 2023

A Newcomer’s Guide to Vegas

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A Newcomer’s Guide to Vegas

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60,000 people are slated to move to Las Vegas this year — so what do brand-new residents of our city need to know? Co-host Dayvid Figler and lead producer Sonja Cho Swanson sit down with one of Las Vegas’s newest residents (and a City Cast colleague!), Kristine Johnson, to answer all of her questions about settling down in Sin City: How purple are we, really? What’s the best way to make (and keep) friends in our party-hardy, transient town? And how do Las Vegans actually handle the heat? (Hint: there are hot water bottles involved.)


Are you new to Vegas? Got some advice that newcomers need to know? Tell us in a voicemail at 702-514-0719.


You can also join the conversation on social media! Follow us @CityCastVegas on Twitter and Instagram. 


For all the neighborhood guides, get-to-knows, and essential Las Vegan information, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter at lasvegas.citycast.fm/newsletter! 

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