
City Cast Salt Lake
❄️ Fun winter activities
December 22, 2025
Hey, Salt Lake! I’m on the City Cast Salt Lake podcast today, chatting with host Ali Vallarta and award-winning food writer Darby Doyle about the best things we ate this year. If you’re a regular reader, my picks might’ve appeared in this newsletter once or twice before.

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What's CITY Talking About
Remora Gets Liquor License
Salt Lake City’s long-delayed tiki bar, Remora, has received its liquor license and plans to open at 228 S. Edison St. in early 2026. [Salt Lake Tribune 🔒]
- ICYMI: The owners (who also own Water Witch and Bar Nohm) are currently in an ongoing legal dispute with a previous landlord. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
UDOT’s Little Cottonwood Traffic Plan
Despite unresolved lawsuits over a controversial gondola, the Utah Department of Transportation will proceed with Phase 1 of its Little Cottonwood Canyon traffic improvements. The plan includes expanding parking and increasing bus service/infrastructure. [KSL]
What Marijuana Reclassification Means in Utah
Both Utah officials and local cannabis businesses seem to be content with the Trump administration's executive order to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III narcotic. While the change won’t alter marijuana’s criminal status in Utah, advocates say it could expand scientific research and medical legitimacy. [FOX 13]
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What To Do
Monday, Dec. 22
- 🥞 Breakfast with Santa | Moena Cafe
- 🎤 Nathan Pacheco | Abravanel Hall
- ⛸️ Frozen-Themed Skate Night | Downtown Daybreak
- 📚 Books Take Flight Blind Book Exchange | Melancholy
- 🍺 All Lit Up: Christmas Immersive Experience & Trivia | Studio at Soundwell
Tuesday, Dec. 23
- 🎶 ”The Muppet Christmas Carol” Sing-Along | Peery’s Egyptian Theater
- 🐶 $10 Adoptions Through Dec. 31 | Best Friends Animal Society
- 🚂 “Polar Express” | Asher Adams
- 🧑🎄 Last Day of “Christmas Spectacular SPECTACULAR!” | The Grand Theatre
- 🌿 Zen Garden Workshop | Chappell Brewing
- 🎄 A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage | Covey Center for the Arts
Wednesday, Dec. 24
- 🍸 A Chase & Chase Christmas Eve | Neighbors Bar
- 🍷 Women’s Wine Hiking Society: White Elephant Party | Pipeline Overlook
- 🎆 Santa’s Christmas Eve Torchlight Parade & Fireworks | Snowbird
- 🍽️ Christmas Eve Prix Fixe Menu | Tuscany
- 🛍️ Holiday Shoppes | Millcreek Common
- 🍴 Christmas Dinner (2 Nights) | Rouser
- 🎤 Christmas Eve Karaoke | International
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