City Cast Salt Lake
🎉 Huge 801 Day announcement!
July 1, 2025
Hey, Salt Lake. In exactly one month, we’re celebrating 801 Day bigger and better than we ever have before! Join us at the Gallivan Center on Friday, Aug. 1 for a local celebration of the best area code. We’ll have food trucks, live music, a beer garden, Win Win market, free rollerskating & rentals, and more. The event is totally free, but don’t forget to RSVP!
What's CITY Talking About?
Sen. Lee Drops Land Plan
Sen. Mike Lee has withdrawn his controversial proposal to sell millions of acres of federal land after widespread backlash. [FOX 13]
- Required listening: Where this idea came from and why it won’t go away. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Downtown SLC Parking Changes
Starting today, downtown SLC is updating its metered parking rules. The hourly rate will increase to $3.50 an hour (previously $2.25), metered parking will now be enforced on Saturdays (previously free on Saturdays), and payment will be required until 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday (previously only until 8 p.m.). [Salt Lake City]
After-School Funding at Risk
Nearly 7,000 Utah students are at risk of losing access to after-school and summer programs due to federal funding cuts. Despite the fact that, according to Afterschool Alliance, 85% of Utah parents approve of public funding for these programs. [KSL]
New Leader for Utah Liquor
Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed Ericka Evans the new executive director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services, succeeding Tiffany Clason who is moving to a private sector role. [Salt Lake Tribune]
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What To Do
Tuesday, July 1
- 👩🎤 Kesha and Scissor Sisters at Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre | West Valley
- 🖌️ Sip & Paint Garden Gnomes at Mountain West Cider | Marmalade
- 🏫 Utah Museum Month | Various Locations
- ✒️ Craft Lake City Workshop: Ornamental Penmanship at PBS Utah | University
- 💃 Dance Nights at The Gallivan Center | Downtown SLC
Wednesday, July 2
- 🦅 Raptors at the Magna Library | Magna
- 🖼️ Once Upon an Art Museum at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts | University
- 🎨 Oven Bake Clay Magnets at 2 Row Brewing | Midvale
- 🎤 Charley Crockett at Granary Live | Granary
- 🧘 Yoga at the Capitol | Capitol Hill
Thursday, July 3
- ✈️ Independence Eve: Big Air Show at Millcreek Common | Milcreek
- 💡 Firefly Frenzy at Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter | Park City
- 🧶 Yarn Y’all at the Main Library | Downtown SLC
- 🤠 Western Stampede (3 Days) at West Jordan Rodeo Grounds | West Jordan
- 🎭 Free Concert: Broadway & Hollywood Classics at La Caille | Sandy
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Mark your calendars for July 9th!
Attention cheese lovers! Join us at the Cache Valley Creamery Food Truck Cheese Festival on July 9th starting at 5 p.m. at Millcreek Commons, part of the opening night for the Millcreek Farmers Market. Each food truck will serve special dishes featuring Cache Valley Creamery cheese. Learn more here.
Big news! City Cast Salt Lake took home two awards from the Utah Society of Professional Journalists — first place in best newsletter and second place in best podcast 🏆
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