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March 14, 2024
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What's CITY Talking About?
Renting, but Make It Gen Z
Salt Lake City is welcoming its first luxury co-living complex, Salt Lake Crossing, in the Hardware District. Designed to cater to Gen Z, the building offers small living spaces with shared amenities like kitchens, co-working spaces, and a rooftop pool, intended to encourage residents to spend more time together. Co-living studios start at $1,374 per month and will be fully furnished. 📬 Tell us what you think about this housing model. [Salt Lake Tribune]
- Related: The affordable housing solution hidden in plain sight. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Battling Rising Waters
Residents living along the Jordan River are grappling with rising water levels, prompting concerns about potential flooding. Increased releases from Utah Lake have caused the river to swell, leading residents to take proactive measures to safeguard their homes. Water managers are working to alleviate pressure upstream, but the community remains on high alert. [KUTV]
- Related: Mythbusting the Jordan River before its big re-design. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Lights, Camera, Utah
Utah’s film industry is seeing remarkable growth, with job numbers soaring nearly 36% between 2021 and 2022, according to a report from the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. The surge is bolstered by a 2022 law offering tax incentives for filming in rural parts of the state, which generated nearly $15 billion in direct spending in 2022. [Axios Salt Lake]
- Related: Can the Sundance Film Festival survive in Utah? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
The Future of Utah’s Shelters
The Utah Legislature set aside $25 million for a new 600+ bed homeless shelter. But where will the shelter go? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
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What To Do
Friday, March 15
- 🎞 Producing Workshop & Film Screening: “The Ali’i King” | 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. | Free | Kearns
- 🎵 Live Music at Old Cuss Cafe | 7 p.m. | All ages | $10 | South Salt Lake
- 🎛 DJ Set: China Doll | 9 p.m.- 1:30 a.m. | 21+ only | Free entry | Downtown SLC
- 🦩 '80s Cocktail Pop-up Opening | 5 p.m. - Midnight | 21+ only | Free entry | Gateway
Saturday, March 16
- 🛍 Saturday Market | 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. | Free entry | Millcreek Common
- 🎉 Atelier’s Grand Re-Re Opening | 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. | Free entry | Downtown SLC
- 🍀 St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival | 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. | Free entry | Gateway
- 🍺 Flavor Release Party: HK Brewing Collective | 1-10 p.m. | 21+ only | Free entry | Ballpark
- 💧 Poetry Reading: Songs From Along the Watershed | 2-4 p.m. | $2-$15 | Antelope Island State Park
- ⚽ Utah Royals Home Opener | 5:30 p.m. | $7+ | Sandy
- ☪️ Ramadan Unity Iftar | 6:30-9:30 p.m. | $15-$240 | Sandy
- 🕺 Social Disco Club | 8:30 p.m.- Midnight | 21+ only | $13 | Downtown SLC
Sunday, March 17
- 🍀 Club Sky St. Patty’s Day Party | 5 p.m. | Free with RSVP, 21+ | Downtown SLC
- 🏒 Utah Grizzlies v. Norfolk Admirals | 3:10 p.m. | $17 | West Valley
- 🎹 Neko Case | 5 p.m. | $55 | Park City
- 🎫 Nicotine Dolls in Concert | 8 p.m. | $25 | Downtown SLC
- 🎙️ Sunday Karaoke | 10 p.m. | Free, 21+ | Downtown SLC
Today on City Cast
New Shelter Where? A New TRAX Line, and Adult Playdates
The Utah Legislature set aside $25 million for a new, 600+ bed shelter. The big question is: Where will it go? Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means talk about the future of the state’s homeless shelter system. Plus, the Utah Transit Authority TRAX system is getting an upgrade, and Ali and Emily share their picks of the week.
If you’re gonna be north of Salt Lake City today, keep an eye out for strong winds.
Have a good weekend and I’ll talk to ya next week.
— Adrian González
Today’s newsletter was edited by Ali Vallarta.
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