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☎️ The 801 origin story
July 29, 2024 · Thanks to Andy Larsen for writing today's 801 article.
Good morning! We’re talking area codes. Personally, I couldn’t imagine being anything other than 801. Find out more about our 801 roots below. And, join us on Aug. 1 for our 801 Day celebration!
What's CITY Talking About?
What’s Next for the GSL
The shrinking Great Salt Lake and its threatening toxic dust remain the biggest stories in our city (and, our greatest existential threat to life here). Utah's Great Salt Lake commissioner has been tackling this issue for about a year now. What are the best and worst solutions being considered? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Toxic Dust Study
In 2023, the Utah Legislature gave the Utah Division of Air Quality more than $275,000 to install particulate matter samplers to test the harmful effects of toxic dust. But so far, none have been installed. Monitors are projected to be installed by spring of 2025. [Salt Lake Tribune]
Bears in Utah
A number of campgrounds in Utah closed due to reports of bear activity, including Soapstone Campground near Kamas. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has yet to find the bear(s). [KUTV]
- Related: Mythbusting Utah’s “no bears” claim. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Bridgefest Merch
The Utah Department of Transportation continues to have the best government-run social media in the game. This summer, UDOT is doing work on 62 bridges aka Bridgefest and decided to make a logo for the project that you can print out yourself. [@utahtransportation/Instagram]
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Where Is It?
Many of you guessed the location of the babies in a brick. It’s, of course, Baby’s Bagels in SLC.
Next up, we have a reader-submitted “Where Is It?” Do you know where to find the robot on the sidewalk? Bonus points if you can tell us the story/person behind it.
What To Do
Monday, July 29
- 🥪 Lunch Bunch Concert Series | Noon-1 p.m. | Free entry | Downtown SLC
- 🍺 $1 Records at Duffy’s Tavern | 9 p.m.-Close | Free entry | Ballpark
Tuesday, July 30
- 🌱 Volunteer Trail Maintenance | 9 a.m.-Noon or 6-9 p.m. | Upper Avenues
- 🎨 Sip & Paint a Mug | 6-8 p.m. | $55 early, $65 day-of | Central City
Wednesday, July 31
- 🧘 Community Yoga | 6-7 p.m. | Free | West Valley
- 🇮🇹 Italian Language Film Screening: “L’Immensità” | 6-8 p.m. | Free | Poplar Grove
Today on City Cast
Toxic Dust vs. the Great Salt Lake Czar
Great Salt Lake Commissioner Brian Steed has been leading the response to Utah’s biggest environmental crisis for more than a year. Is he OK? Host Ali Vallarta asks the commissioner about the best and worst ideas to save the lake, what he’s doing about the toxic dust, and how he juggles competing interests.
Ta ta for now.
— Terina Ria
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