City Cast Salt Lake
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June 2, 2025
Hey, Salt Lake! Utah’s newest state park, Utahraptor State Park, is officially open — located about 15 miles northwest of Moab. A perfect excuse to invest in a state park pass this month.
What's CITY Talking About?
Trans Youth Care Study
A Utah-commissioned study found that gender-affirming care for transgender youth is linked to improved mental health and lower suicide risk, especially when treated before age 18. Some of the same Republican lawmakers who commissioned the study backed the state’s 2023 ban on such care; can their minds be changed? [Salt Lake Tribune]
Your Say on Milk Block Bar
The Salt Lake City Planning Commission is considering a request for a bar permit at the new Milk Block. Community members are invited to share their input through a public comment period. [Salt Lake City]
- In case you never have, here’s how to do it. [Hey Salt Lake 📰]
Trader Joe’s in Holladay?
Salt Lake County could soon welcome its fifth Trader Joe’s location in Holladay. While the national grocery chain has yet to confirm, they recently secured an off-premise beer retailer license in Holladay from the Utah Department of Alcoholic and Beverage Services. [Building Salt Lake 🔒]
Utah Covers for Ammon Bundy
Notorious fugitive Ammon Bundy is hiding in Utah — except he’s not really hiding at all. Who is this man, and why won’t anyone arrest him? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
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What To Do
Monday, June 2
- ⛰️ Great Outdoors Market | 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. | Free entry | Millcreek
- 🎉 Celebrating Black History in Utah | 4-7 p.m. | Free | Poplar Grove
- 🎲 Board Game Night | 6-8 p.m. | Free registration | Liberty Wells
- 🌇 Sunset Yoga | 7-8 p.m. | Free | Downtown SLC
- 🎤 Live with Jake Shane | 8 p.m. | $50+ | University
Tuesday, June 3
- 🧘 Mat Pilates | 4-5 p.m. | $10, bring your own mat | Alta
- 💔 Kintsugi Grief Group (4 Weeks) | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | $20 South Salt Lake residents, $60 non-residents | South Salt Lake
- 🎨 Lino Cut Workshop | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | $45 | 21+ only | Marmalade
- 🗣️ Salt Lake City Budget Public Hearing | 7 p.m. | Free | Online/Downtown SLC
- 🤘 Concert: Peach Pit & Briston Maroney | 6 p.m. | $87+ | Sandy
Wednesday, June 4
- 🏃 Global Running Day Festival | 5:30 p.m. | Free | Sugar House
- 🌼 Foothill Nature Walk | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Free | University
- 🌱 Rose Park Beautification Day | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Free registration | Rose Park
- 🎶 The Front Climbing Summer Music Series | 6-9:30 p.m. | $25+, free for members | Ballpark
- ✨ QTBIPOC Night at the Farm | 7-10 p.m. | Free | West Valley
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