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March 3, 2026
Hey, Salt Lake! Boy, am I glad to be back in your inbox.
One thing I love about this city is the hustle of our local entrepreneurs. I don’t know anything about knives or knife sharpening, but $2 an inch seems like a steal!
What's CITY Talking About
Warmest Winter Ever
It’s official, this winter has been the warmest winter in Salt Lake City for 150 years. Despite a snowy forecast this week, the average temperature this season was 40.7 degrees, 7.6 degrees higher than usual! [KUTV]
The Worst State for Women?
A new report by WalletHub ranked Utah as the 41st worst state in the nation for women’s overall well-being. They cited challenges in economic opportunity and social factors despite some stronger marks for health care and safety. [WalletHub]
- Woof: Utah also ranked dead last in women’s equality last year. [City Cast Salt Lake]
Utah Lawmakers Propose Budget
With one week left in Utah’s 2026 legislative session, Republican leaders released their new budget recommendations, adding over $934 million in spending on top of the state’s $31 billion base budget. The plan includes funding for income tax cuts, a 2.5% cost-of-living increase for state employees, homelessness programs, and prison expansion. [Utah News Dispatch]
Utah’s AI Film Festival
In January, the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity quietly greenlit $2 million in state funding for the Nuovo Film Festival — an AI-driven film “ecosystem.” We look into the plan being made behind closed doors. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
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What To Do
Tuesday, March 3
- 🧘 Yoga & Beer | The Gateway
- 🌸 Wildflowers & Wax Workshop | Barrel & Stave in Logan
- 🌕 Full Moon Dinner | The Summit
- 🍔 Food Truck Tuesday | Gallivan Center
- 🌃 The Wild Dark: Stories of the Night Sky | Church & State
- 🏛️ City Council Work Session | City & County Building + Online
- 🎤 Open Mic | Sugar House Coffee
Wednesday, March 4
- 🎬 Free Screening: “A Mother Apart” | Utah Film Center
- 🌹 Spring Rose Care | Glover Nursery
- 🎿 Wasatch Powderkeg Ski Race | Solitude Mountain Resort
- 🍝 Pasta & Paint with Latinas en Utah | Macaroni Grill
- 🧰 3D Printing for Beginners | Utah STEM Action Center
- 🧠 KRCL's Women Who Rock Trivia Night | Mountain West Cider
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Doxie parents of Salt Lake: Register your wiener dog for the Doxie Derby on March 28 at Millcreek Common.
— Terina Ria
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