City Cast Salt Lake
🦦 The best places to float on a river
June 7, 2024 · Thanks to Ali Vallarta for editing.
Hey, Salt Lake! This summer, catch me rolling on the river. Today, we’ve got a guide on the best places to float.
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Salt Lake County Cool Zones
With temps in the 90s this week, find cool zones aka free places to escape the heat throughout Salt Lake County. They include libraries and senior centers (for those 60+). Check out the handy dandy map to find a cool zone near you. [City Cast Salt Lake]
- Related: Living on the streets in the Salt Lake heat. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Another Starbucks Petitions To Unionize
Starbucks workers in South Jordan have petitioned to unionize, and if successful, they’ll be the sixth unionized Starbucks in the state. Utah has one of the lowest rates of union participation in the country. About 4% of our workforce is represented by unions compared to the national rate of about 10%. Among other things, Starbucks workers are seeking better compensation and work conditions. [Salt Lake Tribune]
- Related: Workers at Utah’s first unionized Starbucks now want out. Why? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Ogden Seeks To Block Apartments in Commercial Zones
Ogden officials have introduced an ordinance that would restrict new apartment buildings in certain commercial zones, favoring for-sale housing instead. Ogden’s new mayor, Ben Nadolski expressed a need for diverse housing options that include family homes for first-time buyers. Historically, commercial zones have been popular with developers for multi-family housing. [Building Salt Lake]
West Valley Housing
The Redwood Drive-In is under threat of a rezone that would convert the theater and swap-meet to a housing complex. City Cast Salt Lake podcast host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means explain how it’s going down and the odds for survival. Plus, how the long-abandoned public safety building on 300 E. and 200 S. is finally getting a much needed makeover. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
What To Do
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
Saturday, June 8
- ✨ Strength in Shades Juneteenth Market | 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. | Free entry | Ballpark
- 🌏 Utah Asian Festival | 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. | Free entry | Fairpark
- 🎨 Fireweed Market | Noon-5 p.m. | Free entry | All ages | Ballpark
- 🍻 Wild West Collab Fest | 1-6 p.m. | $15-$60 | 21+ only | Granary District
- 🚶♂️ Los Muros on Main: Midvale City Mural Festival | 4-9 p.m. | Free entry | Midvale
- 🎶 Decades Fest: Summer Kick Off Party | 5 p.m. | $20.88 | 21+ only | Central City
- 🤼 Wrestle Off 2024 | 5:30 p.m. | $17+ | South Jordan
- 🤘 Roller Derby Roulette | 7-9 p.m. | $10 | Glendale
Sunday, June 9
- 🛍️ Urban Flea Market | 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. | $3 | Downtown SLC
- 🌈 Daybreak Pride | 1-4:30 p.m. | Free | South Jordan
- 🥘 Food Fight | 6-9 p.m. | $25 admission, $5 per food/drink ticket | Granary District
- 🌺 Fafa Fest | 7-11 p.m. | Sliding scale | Ballpark
Monday, June 10
- 🦎 Hands-on Reptile Show | 11 a.m.- Noon | Free | Downtown SLC
- 🃏 Betty Sips Pop-up: Girls Night Out | 4 p.m. - Sellout | Free entry | 21+ only | Downtown SLC
- 🌇 Millcreek Summer Jam Concert Series | 7-9 p.m. | Free | Millcreek
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Today on City Cast
Save Redwood Drive-in? Old Cop Shop Makeover, and Weekend Wrestling
Developers want to turn West Valley’s Redwood Drive-In and Swap Meet into housing — for the second time. Executive producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to calculate its odds of survival. Plus, a vacant SLC building gets a sexy makeover, primary ballots hit mailboxes, and a weekend wrestle-off.
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