City Cast Salt Lake
💰 SLC Mayor asks for $512M
May 8, 2025
Hey, Salt Lake! I’m podcast host Ali Vallarta subbing in for Terina today.
Are you a fan of the backflipping BYU dropout Benson Boone? He just announced an Oct. 8 show at the Delta Center and presale starts this morning.
What's CITY Talking About?
Utah Mammoth Is Official
The Utah Hockey Club finally has a permanent identity: Utah Mammoth. Mammoth fossils have been found throughout Utah, and most notably Huntington Canyon, where a complete mammoth skeleton was discovered in 1988. #TusksUp [Utah Mammoth]
New Mountain Bike Course
Salt Lake County is opening a new mountain bike skills course at Lodestone Park in Kearns this Friday! Riders will find 6 miles of widened paths, bermed turns, passing zones, and rock gardens to test their handling skills 🚵 [Trails Utah]
SLC Arts Lose Federal $$
It’s a great day to support your favorite local arts nonprofit. Many of them just lost some federal grant funding, from Spy Hop to Plan-B Theatre and the Utah Symphony & Opera. [Salt Lake Tribune]
Best Patios in the Valley
It’s patio season! We counted down the best restaurant, cafe, and bar patios around the valley for happy hour, working remotely in the sun, or a lazy lunch. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
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What To Do
Thursday, May 8
- 🛍️ Vintage Market Days of Northern Utah | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | $7.50+ | Logan
- 🌸 Roots Spring Festival | 4-7 p.m. | Free entry | West Valley
- ❣️ Thrive Fest | 6-7:30 p.m. | Free | South Salt Lake
- 🖼️ Artist Stroll | 6-8 p.m. | Free | Rose Park
- 🪡 Craft Lake City Workshop: Visible Mending on Knits | 6-8 p.m. | $45 | 9th & 9th
Friday, May 9
- 😋 Dubai Brownies at Pie Party | 8 a.m.-sold out | Millcreek
- 🏳️🌈 Queer Food Festival | 5:30-9 p.m. | $25+ | 21+ only | Marmalade
- 💧 Art Installation: Wake the Great Salt Lake Billboard Bash | 6-8 p.m. | Free | Poplar Grove
- 🌹 Queer Prom | 6:30-9:30 p.m. | Free RSVP | Ages 14-19 | Central 9th
- ⚾ Salt Lake Bees vs. Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 6:35 p.m. | $18+ | Daybreak
- 🎶 Official Kilby Block Party Kick Off Party | 7 p.m. | $15+ | Granary
- 🏓 Craft & Crush Pickleball | 7-10 p.m. | $12 for one or $20 for two | 21+ only | Millcreek
Saturday, May 10
- 🏷️ Ballpark Yard Sale | 8-11 a.m. | Free | Ballpark
- 🌱 Wasatch Community Gardens Plant Sale | 8 a.m.-1 p.m. | Free entry | Fairpark
- 🥞 Pancakes & Pilates | 9:30-11:30 a.m. | $15, bring your own mat | 21+ only | Millcreek
- 💐 The Flower Parade | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Free | Glendale
- 🎵 Granary Music Market | Noon-5 p.m. | Free entry | Granary
- 🚲 SLUG Cat Bicycle Race | 4 p.m. | Free registration | Downtown SLC
- 📍 Mural Fest | 4-8 p.m. | Free | South Salt Lake
- 🎉 Blaq Void: Underpass Block Party | 4-9 p.m. | $10 | 21+ only | Central 9th
- 💄 Trixie Mattel: Solid Pink Disco | 7 p.m. | $39.50 | 18+ only | Downtown SLC
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Neighborhood Shoutouts
Here are this week’s shoutouts from City Cast Salt Lake Neighbors who support our work each month.
📣 Nancy N. wants to shout out the team of volunteer gardeners who keep the Gilgal Sculpture Garden looking sharp!
📣 Aubrie M. loves Neon Noir Design Studio, an interior design company bringing bold, fresh designs to home and businesses throughout SLC.
📣 Emily T. is a big fan of Unplugged Wellness for creating a welcoming and fun bicycling community! Their Wednesday bike rides are the highlight of her week.
Do you live in Millcreek? Talk local issues with your mayor & reps at tonight’s town hall.
— Ali Vallarta
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