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🫡 Vote for your fave SLC icon!
August 5, 2025 · Thanks to City Cast Salt Lake podcast host Ali Vallarta for writing today's parks article.
Hey, Salt Lake! If you were at 801 Day, maybe you saw some cool cats dressed up as SLC icons? Well, now you can vote on your favorite costume! The top three winners will take home a prize. Scroll down to cast your vote.
What's CITY Talking About?
A Women’s Sports Bar in SLC?
Exciting news for Salt Lake City’s bar scene: We have a lesbian bar and also a women’s sports bar in the works. We sent you a survey about the sports bar a couple weeks ago, and it looks like it’ll be called The Whale Tale (great name). [Instagram]
More Utah Police Are Partnering With ICE
Seven Utah sheriff's offices are expanding formal partnerships with ICE through 287(g) agreements. While most agreements focus on people already in jail, some counties now use a model that lets officers check immigration status during regular police work like a traffic stop. [KUER]
Finca Rebrands as Pizza Bar
Restaurateur Scott Evans has transformed the former Finca Pintxos Bar on Regent Street into Pizza Bar, an artisan pizzeria offering three unique styles of pizza. The concept, which began with a mini version inside Sugar House Station, will fully launch at both locations next week. [Salt Lake Tribune]
Homelessness Lawsuit Dismissed
The Utah Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a lawsuit filed by some local businesses and a former mayoral candidate alleging Salt Lake City is not adequately enforcing its camping ordinance. We explore what the city is and isn’t doing. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
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801 Day Costume Contest
Thank you to everyone who showed up in costume at 801 Day; you all looked fab! Now, it’s time to vote for your favorite. The top three will receive a very cool swag bag. We’ll announce the winners in the newsletter this Friday, Aug. 8.
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Candidate Declaration is August 12 - August 19
Ranked Choice Voting returns for Salt Lake City’s 2025 General Election. Voters in City Council Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 will rank candidates by preference. No primary—Election Day is November 4. More info at www.SLC.gov/RCV or contact The Salt Lake City County Recorder's Office.
What To Do
Tuesday, Aug. 5
- 🚲 Drop-In Bike Workshop at Day-Riverside Library | Rose Park
- ⚾️ Salt Lake Bees vs. Las Vegas Aviators at The Ballpark at America First Square | South Jordan
- 🏃♂️ Trail Run with Not That Serious Run Club | Location TBA
- 🌳 Meetup in the Park with Wasatch Food Co-op | Sugar House
Wednesday, Aug. 6
- 📚 Slices and Stories Book Fair at Via 313 Pizza | Sandy
- 🏠 Kearns (Utah Governor's) Mansion Tour with Preservation Utah | Avenues
- 🎶 SLC Twilight Concert Series: Waxahatchee at the Gallivan Center | Downtown SLC
- 🌊 Concerts by the Creek: Young Coots at Anderson-Foothill Library | Foothill
- 🎥 Cinema Club: “Bodies Bodies Bodies” at The State Room | Downtown SLC
Thursday, Aug. 7
- 🐦 Alta Birding Hikes with Tracy Aviary | Alta
- 🧘 Rooftop Yoga at SLC Main Library | Downtown SLC
- 🎨 Intro to Oil Painting at South Salt Lake Community Center | South Salt Lake
- 🎤 Ogden Twilight Concert Series: Jamie xx at Ogden Amphitheater | Ogden
- 🍿 Movies in the Park: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” at Centennial Park | West Valley
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