City Cast Salt Lake
This Utah snail is no bigger than a quinoa grain
August 15, 2023
Hey, Salt Lake! A little birdy told me it’s the year of the cinnamon roll. Do you have a favorite local spot for this soft and sweet pastry? Send me an email.
What's CITY Talking About?
Downtown SLC Is Nearly 30% Parking
Does this surprise you or not? According to research by the Parking Reform Network, nearly 1 out of every 3 acres in downtown Salt Lake City is covered in parking. And it’s likely that number was underestimated since it doesn’t include the gravel parking lot by Broadway. [Building Salt Lake]
Disappearing Lanes
You know how it goes — when it rains, the roads in Salt Lake City do a disappearing act. Gov. Spencer Cox announced Utah’s largest reflective lane striping project to date. The Utah Department of Transportation has started updating I-15 and other Wasatch Front freeways. The process removes the old tape and grinds the new tape into the pavement, so it won’t be as easily removed by snow plows. [Twitter]
Utah Starbucks Wants To Decertify Their Union
Employees at a Cottonwood Heights Starbucks made headlines last year when they became the first Starbucks in Utah to unionize. But now, employees at that very same Starbucks are working with the National Right to Work Foundation to decertify their union. Which raises the question: What the hell happened? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
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What To Do
Smith’s Family Night ⚾️ Tuesday | 6:35 p.m.
It’s Family Night at Smith’s Ballpark. Watch the Salt Lake Bees take on the Oklahoma City Dodgers. Get four tickets for $20 plus 50% off hot dogs and soda. [$11+ single tickets or four for $20, Ballpark]
Cancer’s a Drag 🏳️🌈 Thursday | 6-10 p.m.
The American Cancer Society hosts this annual event to support LGBTQ+ in Utah. There will be dinner and a drag performance. 21+. [$100, Downtown SLC]
Sam Smith 🎶 Saturday | 8 p.m.
See Sam Smith sing at the Delta Center. This British songbird is best known for their hit “Stay With Me.” [$41+, Downtown SLC]
Today on City Cast
It's really interesting to have people who were so gung-ho a year ago signing on to this national organization that is hell-bent on the absolute opposite of what they were trying to do a year ago.
Workers at Utah’s First Unionized Starbucks Want Out. Why?
Starbucks employees in Cottonwood Heights made headlines when they became the first in Utah to formally unionize with Starbucks Workers United. But now, just one year later, some of those same employees are working with the National Right to Work Foundation to decertify their union. Host Ali Vallarta asks KUER politics reporter Sean Higgins what the hell happened to turn the tide.
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