The 801 origin story

Best Bathrooms

Does Utah have America’s best bathrooms? In a contest by Cintas, Utah holds two of the top 10 spots, one at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City and one at the Snowbasin Resort in Huntsville. Vote for your favorite porcelain throne. [Cintas]

Celeste Maloy Stays on the Special Election Ballot

A judge blocked a request to remove Celeste Maloy from running in the special election for Chris Stewart’s 2nd District Congress seat. Richard Quin Denning, a candidate who lost at the GOP convention, sued Maloy alleging she wasn’t eligible to run because she isn’t an active voter and lived in Virginia while working for Congressman Stewart. [FOX 13]

• Related: Hear our take on the hot election goss. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

This One Goes Out to the 801

Thanks to a recent proclamation from Mayor Erin Mendenhall, 801 Day will officially celebrate the best area code ever as a holiday. But what makes the 801 worth celebrating? We invited one of the coolest Salt Lakers, Alleyways Amplified founder Vishwa Srinivasan, to talk about our city’s roses and thorns. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

801 Day  🎉 Tuesday | Various Times

The Downtown Alliance and Visit Salt Lake are also hosting celebrations for 801 Day with free concerts, a scavenger hunt, and various discounts at local businesses. [Free, Downtown SLC]

CHaRMs  ♻️ Wednesday | 1-5 p.m.

The Utah Recycling Alliance is collecting old outdoor gear like tents and sleeping bags and donating them to those in need. Items can be dropped off at the Patagonia Outlet. [Sugar House]

Concerts by the Creek  🎶 Wednesday | 7-8 p.m.

Watch Darling & Debonair perform for The City Library Summer Concert Series at the Anderson-Foothill branch. [Free, Foothill]

Happy Inaugural 801 Day, Perfect Salt Lake!

Happy 801 Day Salt Lake City! With a recent proclamation from SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall, 8/01 is officially a holiday celebrating our city’s original area code. But what makes the 801 so great in the first place? And why do we choose to stay even when we feel embattled? Alleyways Amplified founder and creative optimist Vishwa Srinivasan finds light in the literal dark corners of our city, and tells host Ali Vallarta why Salt Lake can be perfect.