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Utah Trans Pride and why it's important
August 7, 2023
Hey, Salt Lake! Last week, we told you about the two Utah restrooms that made “America’s Best” list. But did they get it right? Pardon the potty talk, but in your humble opinion, what’s Salt Lake’s best bathroom? Send me an email.
What's CITY Talking About?
Will a Historic Climbing Scrapbook Kill the Gondola?
Over 60 years ago, Ted Wilson (a member of the Alpenbock Climbing Club and former SLC mayor) became the first known person to climb Little Cottonwood Canyon. Since then, it has become a top climbing destination in the nation. An old Alpenbock Club scrapbook, now a part of the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah, shows pictures of the first climbs around the Alpenbock Loop. Now, the state historic preservation officer is looking at making the loop a historic site, which could complicate plans to build a controversial gondola up the canyon. [Salt Lake Tribune]
When It Rains, It Pours
Have you seen all the Utah flooding videos circulating around the internet? Multiple storms last week caused mudslides, broken windows, and flooded basements. In Kaysville, some residents even kayaked up their streets. [FOX 13]
- Related: Is this what City Cast Salt Lake lead producer Emily Means meant when she said pray for rain? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Let Your Voice Be Heard
Salt Lake City is working on a number of projects and wants community feedback. Ongoing surveys include the future of Allen Park, a ban on Sugar House drive-throughs, and the Green Loop pop-up. Fill out the survey to give the city your input. [Salt Lake City]
SLC’s Homelessness Plan
No matter the weather or time of year, homelessness is a crisis in our city, and we all want to see solutions. Could the Salt Lake City mayor declare a state of emergency? City Cast Salt Lake host Ali Vallarta talks with the city’s director of homelessness policy Andrew Johnston about what’s being done about our homelessness crisis. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Where Is It?
Many of you guessed the location of our last “Where Is It?” It’s the Pioneer Children’s Memorial at This Is The Place Heritage Park. Read more about the complicated history of Utah’s Pioneer Day.
This week’s photo is an oldy but a goody. Where in Salt Lake was this taken?
What To Do
Amos Lee 🎶 Monday | 7:30 p.m.
Watch folk singer Amos Lee perform at the Red Butte Garden Outdoor Concert Series. [$52, Foothill]
Curiosity Mending Workshop 🧵 Tuesday | 4-6 p.m.
Curiosity is hosting a mending workshop. Bring any clothing that needs mending (like socks with holes or ripped jeans), and basic sewing stuff if you have it, but supplies will be provided. [Free, Central Ninth]
String and Shadow 🎭 Wednesday | 7 p.m.
Let the wild rumpus start! String and Shadow is a traveling puppet theater that’s based in Olympia, WA. They’ll be performing with their giant, fantastical creations at the Jordan Park Gazebo. Bring the whole family! [Free/Donations accepted, Glendale]
Today on City Cast
If we go from crisis to crisis and just try and blow things up to make a point, we're gonna keep creating more crises, and we're not gonna get ahead of this. We've gotta get ahead of this if we're gonna solve it.
Could the SLC Mayor Declare a Homelessness Emergency?
The new mayor of Denver recently declared a state of emergency around homelessness to unlock more resources. Could — and should — Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall do the same? Plus, what plans are in the works for sanctioned camping? Andrew Johnston, Salt Lake City’s director of homeless policy, answers some of host Ali Vallarta’s burning questions about the city’s approach to our homelessness crisis.
— Terina Ria
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