In this episode of the Boulder City Podcast, we are joined by Becky and James Hughes, the proprietors of Hanger 502, the new deli, bar and restaurant that will open this May in Boulder City. James Hughes spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, 10 of those years in Las Vegas. On weekends and holiday, James and his wife Becky would travel to Lake Mead to enjoy boating, stopping in Boulder City before and after each trip. One day in 2021, they spotted a “for sale” sign on the florist shop at the corner of Nevada Way and Arizona. Becky thought it was the perfect place to fulfill her lifelong dream of owning a deli, something that has been missing from the Boulder City scene. But once they gutted the property they realized it was a bigger space than was needed for a simple deli, and they added a bar and restaurant to that dream. Now as they approach the grand opening in the spring of the Air Force-themed Hanger 502, they sat down with Boulder City Podcast host Roger Gros in late February.

Today we have a very special podcast and we focus on the Dam Short Film Festival, which will be held in Boulder City on February 14-19. We have a special guest host, Shannon Gros, and we welcome Hava Brown, a board member of the DSFF, who will explain all the details of this year’s festival, celebrating its 20^th anniversary. We also welcome two of the filmmakers who will have their short films debut at the festival, May May Luong, who will be showing Orange Vests and Cigarettes on February 16 at 10 p.m., and Jo Jo Scanlon, who be debuting his animated film, BRUTUS, on February 16 at 5:30 p.m. Pictured at left are Jo Jo, May May, Shannon and Hava. They spoke with Shannon Boulder City Podcast offices in Boulder City in early February.