Surprising things your library card gets you

International Flights From Provo

The Provo Municipal Airport wants to expand to offer international flights, and the city is working to allocate $62 million to fund it. Earlier this year, Provo mayor Michelle Kaufusi talked about plans to make it an international airport, with flights to resort destinations in Mexico. A new terminal opened in July 2022 for regional airlines Breeze and Allegiant. [KUER]

Growing Number of Grasshoppers

It’s not Mormon crickets (yet), but farmers are becoming increasingly concerned over the growing population of another pesky bug: the grasshopper. A lavender farmer in Eden recently had her crop wiped out by grasshoppers. According to the state entomologist, aka an expert in insects, these cyclical increases happen every few years. Since they’re a native species, there’s no eradicating them — there’s only attempting to mitigate the infestation so they’re not a burden on producers. [FOX 13]

SLC Park Rangers

Last summer Salt Lake City introduced a new public safety program that stationed uniformed park rangers at our various city parks. On today’s episode of City Cast Salt Lake, host Ali Vallarta takes a stroll in the park with park ranger Nahuel Tulian to find out how the program has been coming along and what’s the scope of their enforcement. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

It’s been a hot minute since we’ve done a “Where Is It?” Many of you guessed the Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork. Every year, they host the big Hindu Holi Festival of Colors there. The tradition originated in India. It commemorates the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil. Each color represents a different meaning (red for fertility, green for a new start, etc.)

Next up, guess the location of this Snelgrove sign. Bonus points if you remember your go-to ice cream order.

H.S. Reunion Tour 🎤 Tuesday | 6 p.m.

See Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Too $hort, and more at USANA Amphitheatre. [$52+, West Valley]

Summer Walks  🥾 Wednesday | 6-7 p.m.

Take an evening walk with the Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation Outdoor program. They’ll be strolling around Oquirrh Lake. [Free, Daybreak]

Nickel Creek with Monica Martin  🎶 Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.

Watch the bluegrass band Nickel Creek along with Monica Martin at the Red Butte Garden Outdoor Concert Series. [$55-$60, University]

What Do SLC Park Rangers Do?

Have you ever seen a Salt Lake City park ranger in the wild? We hadn’t. So we followed one around Fairmont Park in Sugar House. Ranger Nahuel Tulian joins host Ali Vallarta to talk about the scope of his responsibilities and his advice for being a better park goer.