City Cast Salt Lake
⚽️ Where to eat before a Royals or RSL game
June 5, 2024 · Thanks to Ali Vallarta for editing.
It’s soccer season! If you’re headed south in the valley to watch the Utah Royals or Real Salt Lake, we’ve got a guide on where to eat and drink before the game.
What's CITY Talking About?
Potential Utah NHL Logos
Branding for Utah’s upcoming NHL team is starting to take shape. Eight logos and wordmarks, with the placeholder name “Utah Hockey Club,” were filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by a company associated with the Smith Entertainment Group. According to Ryan Smith, they’re also down to a pool of four probable team names. What do you think of the designs? [KSL]
- Which begs the question: Does Ryan Smith have good taste? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Family Housing at Former Police HQ
Salt Lake City’s former police headquarters, which has been empty since 2015, is set to become a major housing project called The Grove. The 66-year-old structure will be renovated and two high rises will be added to create 244 family-friendly units, many of which will be on a rent-to-own basis. It will also feature over 16,000 square feet of ground-floor community services like child care, a medical clinic, local shops, and walkable green spaces. A third of the units will be affordable housing. [Salt Lake Tribune]
- Related: Why aren’t these vacant buildings housing? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Two Bars are Back
Garage on Beck is reopening on Thursday, June 6 after closing last October due to a fire. In other bar news, Sun Trapp, which is under new management (yet again), received their new liquor license and is projected to open soon. [@garageonbeck/Instagram, Gastronomic SLC]
New Liquor Store & Historic Districts
Salt Lake City just added two new historic districts. So what’s their case, and what’s the criticism? Plus, does downtown’s fresh liquor store signal a new era in how we buy booze? City Cast Salt Lake podcast host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means are here to break down the top stories. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
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What To Do
Wednesday, June 5
- 🧘 Community Yoga | 6-7 p.m. | Free | West Valley
- 🛼 Skating FUNdamentals: Learn to Dance Skate | 7-8 p.m. | $7 admission, $5 skate rental | Millcreek
Thursday, June 6
- 🥾 Hiking Club | Every Thursday in June | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | $30 | Sandy
- 🎤 Sarah McLachlan | 7:30 p.m. | $57+ | West Valley
Friday, June 7
- 🍔 Juneteenth Community BBQ | 4:30-6:30 p.m. | Free | South Salt Lake
- ✨ Strength in Shades Juneteenth Market | 6-9 p.m. | Free entry | Ballpark
- 🖼 First Friday Art Stroll | 6-11 p.m. | Free entry | Granary District
- 💃 Vinyl Sessions | 7-10 p.m. | Free entry | Central City
- 💧 Baile for the Great Salt Lake | 7-10:30 p.m. | $5-$15 Sliding scale | South Salt Lake
Today on City Cast
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McMansions in Yalecrest? Swanky Liquor Store, and Kids Play Free
The Salt Lake City Council just approved two new historic districts on the east bench. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means pick apart the curious case for historic protections in the Yalecrest neighborhood. Plus, downtown SLC gets a swanky new liquor store, Salt Lake County kids get free access to rec centers, and develop your disposable at a local camera shop.
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