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🅿️ Plaza Hotel set to be a parking lot
August 21, 2025
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Plaza Hotel Set To Be Parking Lot
The Salt Lake City Plaza Hotel will close Nov. 1 and be demolished this fall. In its place, a parking lot will be built to serve the 2027 Salt Lake Temple open house, which is expected to bring 22,000 visitors daily. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which purchased the property, says current hotel employees will receive financial and job-search support. [Salt Lake Tribune 🔒]
Free Life Jacket Program in Southern Utah
A free life jacket lending program at southern Utah lakes, including Sand Hollow State Park, aims to prevent drownings in a region where children are twice as likely to drown compared to the rest of the state. [FOX 13]
Join SLC’s Art Board
Salt Lake City’s Art Design Board is looking for a new member! This group helps decide public art projects (like the next 9th & 9th whale design). Any SLC resident can apply, but they’re especially seeking applicants from Districts 2 and 7. [Instagram]
- ICYMI: Every three to five years, the 9th & 9th whale will get a whole new mural. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Why Utah Loves Supplements
Utah is the nation’s dietary supplement capital, with over 300 nutraceutical companies headquartered here, raking in over $16 billion. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
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Walla Walla: What are you waiting for?
Washington’s Walla Walla Valley is one of the prettiest and tastiest vacation meccas in the West, full of wineries, tasting rooms, great restaurants, shops and open roads.
If you’re thinking about a romantic escape, a friend’s long weekend or a family reunion, great thinking. Come! And experience it for yourself!
What To Do
Thursday, Aug. 21
- 🥾 Hiking Club at Cottonwood Canyon | Sandy
- 🎤 Yuno at Kilby Court | Granary
- 📚 Singles Sip ‘n Shop at the King’s English Bookshop | 15th & 15th
- ☕ Coffee Tasting Menu at Loki Coffee | Central City
- 🎙️ Live Podcast Taping: Public Lands Under Threat at Fisher Brewing | Granary
Friday, Aug. 22
- 🎶 Alabama Shakes at Utah First Credit Union Amphitheater | West Valley
- 🥁 Grid City Music Fest (3 Days) at Creative Industries Zone | South Salt Lake
- ✏️ Back to School Market and Craft Fair at The Gateway | Downtown SLC
- 🏕️ Community Camping Trip (3 Days) with BIPOC Trans Masculinities Collective | Location TBA
- 🧹 Movie Under the Stars: “Wicked” at the Utah State Capitol | Capitol Hill
- 🎵 SLC Music Festival at Library Square | Downtown SLC
- 🛍️ Salt Lake Vintage Crawl | Multiple Locations
- 🌎 Pod Meets World Live at Capitol Theatre | Downtown SLC
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Nowhere but the Fair!
Where can you find carnival rides, corndogs, a butter sculpture, and blue ribbon arts and crafts? Goats, cows, pigs, and horses, OH MY? A rodeo, a demolition derby, a world-famous comedian, and legendary rock band?
Nowhere but the Fair, that’s where! The Utah State Fair, September 4th through the 14th. Tickets on sale now.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives are going to Vegas (again)! This time for Alex Cooper’s live show “Unwell.” You might even see a Real Housewife or two.
— Terina Ria
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