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February 14, 2024
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What's CITY Talking About?
More Liquor Licenses, More Rules
The Utah Legislature is considering reducing the arbitrary population quota of one bar license for every 10,200 residents, aiming to add at least 100 more bar licenses and 200 full-service restaurant licenses in the next five to seven years. With this, lawmakers also seek to create more compliance positions to monitor alcohol sales and implement a “place of last drink” program. The establishment where a person was drinking before being involved in a DUI or crash would be logged into a database, and if a bar is consistently dinged, they’ll “get more scrutiny” (whatever that means). [Salt Lake Tribune]
- Related: Can Salt Lake dream up a lesbian bar? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Pizza Grant
The city of Vineyard in Utah County is receiving a $25,000 grant from Domino’s pizza to help with snow plowing efforts this winter. Twenty cities around the country were awarded this grant based on nominations and snowfall totals. Vineyard snow plow drivers will also receive $200 Domino’s gift cards. [FOX 13]
The Soulmate Trap
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Utah researchers caution against the notion of a soulmate. Their study showed that unrealistic expectations of “the one” can be damaging in relationships. The focus should be on agency, intentional actions, and the knowledge that there are several opportunities to find enduring love. [ABC 4]
The Future of Tipping?
A Utah State Board of Education member took to the internet to bully a high school girls basketball player. Dare we ask who is to blame? Plus, Salt Lake City cafes are embracing a new trend: eliminating tipping! City Cast Salt Lake podcast host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means are here to break down the news of the week. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
What To Do
Wednesday, Feb. 14
- 🍷 Wine Down | 5:30-10 p.m. | Free entry | 21+ only | Ballpark
- 💕 Lovers & Lonelies | 6 p.m.- 1 a.m. | Free entry | 21+ only | Downtown SLC
- 🌹 ¡Dyked! Lesbian Prom | 7 p.m. | $20 | 21+ only | For women, non-binary, trans people | Downtown SLC
- 🦢 Swan Lake | 7:30 p.m. | $15-$96 | Downtown SLC
Thursday, Feb. 15
- 🌱 Fed Up! | 5-7:30 p.m. | Free RSVP | University
- 🎥 Backcountry Film Festival | 6-9 p.m. | $15 | Downtown SLC
- 🦢 Swan Lake | 7:30 p.m. | $15-$96 | Downtown SLC
Friday, Feb. 16
- 🤼♀️ WWE Smackdown | 5:45 p.m. | $40-$81 | Downtown SLC
- 🥩 Family Home Meating | 7 p.m. | Free entry | Central Ninth
- 🥂 Black Excellence Gala | 7:30-9 p.m. | $65 | Downtown SLC
- 🦢 Swan Lake | 7:30 p.m. | $15-$96 | Downtown SLC
- 💃 Burlesque & the Beats | 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m., & 11:15 p.m. | $10 | 21+ only | Murray
- 🎶 Horse Meat Disco | 10 p.m.- Late | $51.45 | 21+ only | SLC location TBA
Today on City Cast
You and I have both been a teenage girl ... In the words of 'The Princess Diaries,' let's add a tiara, right? Let's add some fanfare around the agony of this experience of being a teenage girl.
Natalie Cline’s Fate, Abolish Tipping? And a Big Promotion
Utah State Board of Education member Natalie Cline bullied a student on social media, and the backlash has been swift. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means explore what could happen to Cline and who is to blame for this mess. Plus, a Salt Lake coffee shop eliminated tipping, and Ali and Emily share shoutouts.
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