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🌫️ An end to the inversion smog?
January 23, 2026 · Thank you to City Cast Salt Lake podcast host Ali Vallarta for editing this week.
Hey, Salt Lake! With Sprinkles shutting down nationwide and local staple So Cupcake closing after 18 years, the cupcake era is officially over. But what will be the treat trend of 2026? Is it donuts or something else?

What's CITY Talking About
4.7 Wyoming Quake Shakes Utah
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake near Evanston, Wyoming shook parts of northern Utah early Thursday morning. Did you feel it? [FOX13]
David Archuleta Book Event Canceled
A David Archuleta event at Under the Umbrella Bookstore has been canceled after the store and the singer’s team were unable to agree on mask requirements. The bookstore said it plans to work with another bookseller to host the event. [Instagram]
Inversion Break Expected
After more than a week of inversion smog, Salt Lake City’s air quality is expected to improve as a storm system moves in this weekend. [Salt Lake Tribune 🔒]

Week One of the Legislative Session
Four days of the Utah legislative session under our belts — just 41 more to go, but who's counting? Here are some of the bills (and people) we are keeping an eye on. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
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Salt Lake’s Best New Restaurants and Bars

The latest restaurant openings in Salt Lake are all about comfort food and cozy coffee shops.
All Purpose Bakehouse
Maven District has a new bakery, soft opening this weekend from 9 a.m. to sold out. Bury me in layers of croissants.
Soup & Sip
A one-stop shop for Vietnamese food and coffee in a refurbished bank in West Valley.
Sidecar Doughnuts
After announcing their first Utah location this past summer, Cali-based Sidecar Doughnuts is finally open for business.
Mecca Bar Co.
Previously a mobile coffee cart, Mecca opened a brick-and-mortar in the Granary District.
Mama Bird Southern Kitchen
Southern-style cooking in West Jordan including fried catfish and chicken and waffles.
Porch Coffee
A cool looking coffee shop in Lehi. They offer Baby’s Bagels and housemade syrups with flavors like ube, Luxardo cherry, and cozy cabin (I’m intrigued).
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What To Do
Friday, Jan. 23
- 🖼️ Signs Street Art Installation + Live Music | FICE Gallery
- 🛍️ Sweater Weather Market | Salt Lake Crossing
- 🎸 Battle of the Bands: Night 3 | Urban Lounge
- 🚢 Titanic: The Exhibition | The Shops at South Town
- 👔 Founders, Freelancers, and Business Owners Networking Night | HAVN
- 🎹 The Last Dance with Anderson.Paak | The Marquis
- 👠 ”Size Queen” Presented by 801 Salon (2 Nights) | Salt Lake Acting Company
- 🏳️🌈 Gay-me Night | The Legendarium
- 🍺 Old-Fashioned Root Beer Making | Handcraft Revival
- 📖 “My Husband’s Wife” Book Talk with Alice Feeney | First Baptist Church of Salt Lake City
- 🎶 Ernest: Live From the South Tour | Rockwell
Saturday, Jan. 24
- 📢 Justice Summit: Voices for Change | Downstairs
- 🥕 Winter Farmers Market | Civic Center at The Leonardo
- 🎨 Intro to Art for Kids | Visual Art Institute
- 🎸 Battle of the Bands: Night 4 | Urban Lounge
- 🐶 PawCause & Pickleballs | Second Summit Cider
- ☕ Friendship Tea Social | Annie’s Cafe Bountiful
- 🩰 Free Studio Anniversary Social | Ebb & Flow
- 🎿 Nordic Nights | Solitude Resort
- ✂️ Vision Board Making for Kids & Teens | The Shop
- 🇵🇸 Drag Show for Palestine | Fit To Recover
- 🎨 Altered States in the Acid West | UMOCA
- 🏐 LOVB Salt Lake v. LOVB Madison | Lifetime Activities Center
- 🖼️ CAKE Gallery Show | Red Flower Studios
Sunday, Jan. 25
- 🏷️ SaltRock Market | Yamazaki Studios
- 🪷 Pi-LATTES with Juna & Brewtopia | B-Hive Yoga’s Heated Room
- 🖼️ Dreamscapes Art Experience | The Gateway
- 🗓️ Vision Board Night | Fice Gallery & Boutique
- 📯 Beethoven’s Fidelio | Capitol Theatre
- 🛍️ The Bazaar Indoor Flea | Millcreek Common
- 🎼 Moving Towards the Sun: Listening Session | Books & Supply
- 🏂🏾 Part Time Babe Club Backflip Clinic | Woodward Park City
Drooling over this upcoming Korean dessert pop-up featuring salt bread and Dubai chocolate mochi.
— Terina Ria
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