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🏊♀️ Salt Lake's best park pools
July 12, 2024 · Thanks to Ali Vallarta and Emily Means for editing Hey Salt Lake this week. Ali also wrote today's article on the best park pools.
Good morning! Today, we’ve got a roundup of some of the best pools and splash pads in Salt Lake. Because, you guessed it, it’s still hot out.
What's CITY Talking About?
Court Sides With Voter Initiatives
The Utah Supreme Court ruled that state lawmakers overstepped their authority by altering a voter-approved initiative to establish an independent redistricting commission. The court emphasized that the people’s right to reform the government through initiatives is protected from legislative interference. This decision gives gerrymandering lawsuits the go-ahead in lower courts. [KSL]
The Other Place Diner
A much-loved Salt Lake eating establishment, The Other Place diner, will no longer be turned into an apartment building. The developer, Indiana-based group Trinitas Venture, initially proposed building 150 units with the restaurant owner's permission, but recently withdrew its application. The proposal received significant backlash from loyal patrons. For now, the owner plans to keep the restaurant running. [Building Salt Lake]
Brat Summer Conspiracy
If you’ve driven around the Salt Lake valley, I’m sure you’ve seen all the memorial billboards dedicated to Julia Reagan, the late matriarch of Reagan Outdoor Advertising (a powerful billboard empire in Utah). Was Charli XCX’s song “360” actually written about Julia Reagan instead of Julia Fox? You be the judge. [@onlypugsfans/TikTok]
- Related: The great billboard wars. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
How Many E-Bike Vouchers?
Salt Lake City wants to help us buy e-bikes, but is the city ready for the influx? And, how do we get in on the $$? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
What To Do
Friday, July 12
- ♟️ Chess and Chill | 5-7 p.m. | Free entry | Central City
- 🎻 Utah Symphony: Trailblazing Music of Joni Mitchell, Carole King, & Carly Simon | 7:30 p.m. | $24.50-$49 | Park City
- 🎥 Summer Film Series: “Searching For Sugar Man” | 8 p.m. | Free RSVP | Liberty Wells
- 🎶 Como La Flor on the Roof | 9 p.m.-Midnight | $15 | Granary District
Saturday, July 13
- 🇯🇵 Obon Festival | 3-9 p.m. | Free entry | Downtown SLC
- 🎨 Art Market For Palestine | 6-10 p.m. | Free entry | Avenues
- 💋 Sapphic Factory Dance Party | 8 p.m. | $20 | 21+ only | Central City
- ✨ Main Street: A Fashion and Music Experience | 8-10 p.m. | Free | Downtown SLC
Sunday, July 14
- 🇲🇽 Centéotl: The Ultimate Celebration of Oaxacan Culture | Noon-5 p.m. | Free entry | Downtown SLC
- 🎚️ DJ Dance Party: Love Language | 2-7 p.m. | $10 | 21+ only | Downtown SLC
- 🎵 Live Music Event: Sunday Drip | 5-8 p.m. | Free | All ages | Poplar Grove
Monday, July 15
- 🌳 The History of Fairmont Park | 7-8 p.m. | Free | Sugar House
- 🥙 Food Truck Nights | 5-8:30 p.m. | Free entry | Sandy
Today on City Cast
E-Bike Lottery, Pool Poo Prevention, and Ogden’s Purple Horse
Salt Lake City opened an e-bike lottery! But are our streets ready? Executive producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to explain how people can apply and debate whether e-bikes are really bicycles. Plus, the Utah Supreme Court empowered voters, poop prevention in local pools, and a controversial purple horse.
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