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August 7, 2024
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What's CITY Talking About?
City Improvements
Salt Lake is deciding how to allocate $58 million for various improvement projects. City Cast Salt Lake podcast host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means share their favorite ideas and how you can make them a reality. [City Cast Salt Lake]
Man, Bear, Moose
A mama bear with cubs spooked a hiker in Big Cottonwood Canyon and sent the man running straight into a moose! In retrospect, the moose may have deterred the bear from chasing the hiker down. [KUTV]
- Related: Mythbusting Utah's "no bears" claim. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Keeping Kids Cool
School sports programs are starting up again, and this historic heat could put student athletes at risk of heat stroke. There are measures schools can take, like keeping an eye on students in the aftermath of a hot day and keeping kids off astroturf, which can be ten degrees hotter than natural grass. [KUER]
When you're too hot, your brain doesn't work, and you're not yourself.
Utah’s Beauty Standards
Researchers at Brigham Young University found that 14% of Latter-Day respondents had major plastic surgery and 20% had enhancements like Botox — rates above the national average. It revealed a complex relationship between religion and the pressure of perfection. [Salt Lake Tribune]
- Related: Utahns’ quiet obsession with med spas. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
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What To Do
Wednesday, Aug. 7
- 🎸 Music Gear Drive & Gear Sale | 8 a.m.-2 p.m. (drive) & 2-4 p.m. (sale) | Donate, pay what you can | West Valley
- 🎲 Game Night | 5-8:30 p.m. | Free entry | Sugar House
- 🥾 Sierra Club Summer Outings: Lake Mary Wildflower Hike | 6-8 p.m. | Free RSVP | Brighton
Thursday, Aug. 8
- 🎸 Music Gear Drive & Gear Sale | 8 a.m.-2 p.m. (drive) & 2-4 p.m. (sale) | Donate, pay what you can | West Valley
- 🎶 Singo (Song & Bingo) | 6-8:30 p.m. | Bingo cards $5/1 or $10/3 | 21+ only | Granary District
- 🎻 The Music of John Williams | 7:30 p.m. | $26-$52 | Park City
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Today on City Cast
Banning Fairy Smut, Public Bathroom $, and World's Largest Puzzle
The Salt Lake City Council has $58 million to spend on some big community improvement projects. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means sort through their favorites and share how you can weigh in. Plus, Utah prepares for an execution, 13 books banned in public schools, and local shoutouts.
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