City Cast Salt Lake
📍 Where I’d take Kacey Musgraves in SLC
October 8, 2025
Hey, Salt Lake! We have another giveaway for you: two tickets to the Cache Valley Creamery Showdown.
To enter, reply to this email with the local restaurant that has your favorite cheese-based dish (mac ‘n cheese, grilled cheese, cheese fries…). We’ll pick a random winner from everyone who responds by noon today. Good luck! 🧀♥️
What's CITY Talking About?
State of Emergency for Flooding
Salt Lake City declared a state of emergency after historic weekend storms dumped 2.5 inches of rain in 14 hours, flooding the Rose Park neighborhood and damaging homes. This allows the city to mobilize resources and provide potential financial assistance to affected residents. [Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Tribune 🔒]
New Ride at Lagoon
Lagoon is teasing a new ride that will reach 135 feet tall and speeds up to 68 mph, promising G-forces stronger than those felt by astronauts during launch. The ride will be unveiled Friday and is expected to open in 2026. [FOX 13]
Utah Universities Increase Faculty Workload
Utah’s higher education board quietly voted to increase teaching loads for most faculty at the University of Utah and Utah State University from nine to 12 credit hours per semester, starting fall 2026. [Salt Lake Tribune 🔒]
Does SLC Need a Night Mayor?
There was much debate about Salt Lake City’s proposal for a middle-of-the-night drinking ban related to afterhour parties. Ultimately, it was yanked from the council’s agenda. But could all this have gone much smoother if SLC had a ‘night mayor’? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
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Cheese lovers, mark your calendars!
On Thursday, Oct. 16, join Cache Valley Creamery at the Third Annual Showdown — a culinary battle royale happening at Salt Lake Culinary Education. Best of all, proceeds support Girls on the Run Utah. But hurry — tickets are limited and will sell out fast. Grab yours today at cachevalleycreamery.com!
What To Do
Wednesday, Oct. 8
- 🎃 Pumpkin Painting at Hill’s Kitchen | Park City
- 🍣 Omakase Night at Post Office Place | Downtown SLC
- 🧶 Yarn Social at Ballpark Library Lab | Ballpark
- 🩰 Swan Lake at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center | Downtown SLC
- 🧙 Wednesday Storytimes with the Wheeler Witch | Murray
- 🎂 The Great AI Bake Off with Salt Lake Design Week | Downtown SLC
- 🎞️ “The Librarians” at Utah Film Center Black Box | Marmalade
Thursday, Oct. 9
- 🖼️ SonderSLC: Open Air Portrait Exhibit on Main Street | Downtown SLC
- 🎨 Beginner Block Printing at Our Lady of the Snows | Alta
- 🫖 Salt & Season Live: Tea & Spice Blends with the Mobile Moon Co-op | Rose Park
- 🍿 KRCL’s Music Meets Movies: “Pavements” at Brewvies | Downtown SLC
- 🎤 Benson Boone at the Delta Center | Downtown SLC
- 🔎 Every Kid Outdoors Observe Wildlife at Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter | Park City
- 💻 Procreate for Beginners: Celebrate Inktober at Marmalade Library | Marmalade
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