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🤧 Gird your loins for allergy season
March 25, 2024
Good morning! Spring season for many means allergies. In today’s newsletter, we tackle some of the ways to keep them at bay.
What's CITY Talking About?
Women’s Sports
Salt Lake City’s first gay sports bar, The Locker Room, signed a national pledge to air all the NCAA women’s basketball games for March Madness. The pledge is a response to few sports bars leading with women’s games, despite rising demand. [X, formerly known as Twitter, Nielsen]
- Related: A game-changing idea for Utah women’s sports, right at the Smith’s Ballpark. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Kevin Bacon
A couple weeks ago, we shared a news story of Payson High School’s campaign to get Kevin Bacon to return to their hallways for the 40th anniversary of “Footloose,” since many of the scenes were filmed there. Now kick off your Sunday shoes because Kevin Bacon accepted their invitation to prom. We love a happy ending. [Daily Herald]
SLC Mayor’s Ask Me Anything
Save the date for March 27. Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall will host a virtual “Ask Me Anything” on X and Instagram stories. Ask your affordable housing questions and learn about Salt Lake City’s housing plan and anti-displacement strategy. [X, formerly known as Twitter]
What $2B Gets Us
Salt Lakers could be putting up $2 billion dollars for two new stadium districts. So — from open air bars to Taylor Swift — what should we demand in return for our $2 billion investment? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
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Where Is It?
Shout out to Patrick T. for correctly guessing the location of this itty bitty scene. It’s on Jefferson Street and 900 S. I’ve been wanting to add miniature making to my hobby list but I don’t know if I have that kind of patience.
This week’s “Where Is It?” is brought to you by City Cast Salt Lake podcast host Ali Vallarta. Where in SLC are these Barbie™️ pink garages?
What To Do
Monday, March 25
- 🧘♂️ Men’s Group | 5:30 p.m. | Free | Alta
- 🌕 Full Moon Ceremony | 8:30 p.m. | $26 | Sandy
Tuesday, March 26
- 🏳️🌈 Supporting Your LGBTQIA+ Kid | 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Downtown SLC
- 📖 Reading Party at Sayonara | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | $10, 21+ | Downtown SLC
- 🎥 Czech That Film Series| Various times | $12 | Downtown SL
Wednesday, March 27
- 🍴 Food Justice Discussion | 6 - 8 p.m. | $50 | Marmalade
- ❄️ Tie Dye with Snow | 6 p.m. | $5 | Alta
- 🏒 Hockey: Utah Grizzlies v. Idaho Steelheads | 7:10 p.m. | $16+ | West Valley City
Today on City Cast
What Can Taxpayers Get for $2B in Stadiums?
Two new sports arenas could dramatically change Salt Lake City: an MLB stadium on the Westside and a combined NHL/NBA arena in Downtown. But who benefits most from these proposals? Salt Lakers or the billionaires making the pitch? Salt Lake Tribune Jazz reporter Andy Larsen joins host Ali Vallarta to break down how this “investment” in Salt Lake City could pan out and what taxpayers should be asking for in return.
Patiently sitting, waiting, wishing for spring to sprung 🌷
— Terina Ria
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