City Cast Salt Lake
⚽️ Where to watch the World Cup
June 12, 2026 · City Cast Salt Lake podcast host Ali Vallarta edited this week.
Hey, Salt Lake! City Cast Salt Lake podcast host Ali Vallarta was on Your City Could Be Better with City Cast CEO David Plotz to chat about her big parks project: Visiting all 511 Salt Lake County parks and making a map for them.
What's CITY Talking About
Yoko Ramen To Close
After nearly a decade in business, beloved downtown noodle spot Yoko Ramen announced it will close at the end of June. [Instagram]
Tax Breaks for Ballpark
Salt Lake City leaders are pushing to extend federal opportunity zone tax breaks to Ballpark and several west-side neighborhoods beginning in 2027. The same incentives have fueled development in the Granary District and along North Temple. [Salt Lake Tribune]
Carp. It’s What’s for Dinner.
Officials say it’s now safe to eat carp from Utah Lake for the first time in more than 20 years. They credit years of restoration efforts, removing 30 million pounds of invasive fish, and reducing toxic chemicals in the lake. [FOX 13]
Less Snow, Less Skiers
Utah ski resorts saw a steep drop in visitors during the unusually warm 2025-26 season, with about 26% less skiers than the previous year. [KSL]
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Spring in the Mountains, Done Right
Escape to Black Rock Mountain Resort this spring. Enjoy 20% off accommodations with a waived resort fee through our Mountain States Residents Rate. Kids eat free, plus enjoy 10% off at Overlook Restaurant and the On the Rocks Bar.
Every Friday in the Black Rock Mountain Event Center, we will be hosting “Glide In” movies. This experience is complimentary if you want to watch from the stands, or $10 to bring your own ice skates and skate during the movie.
What To Do
Friday, June 12
- 🖼️ 801 Salon Closing Reception No. 44: Sweet but Strident | Red Flower Studios
- 📷 Nikon Tour - Salt Lake City (3 Days) | Multiple Locations
- 🎵 Utah Blues Festival (2 Days) | Gallivan Center
- 🤘 Chop Lake City | VIP Event Center
- 🏴 Utah Scottish Festival (3 Days) | Utah State Fairpark
- 😆 Heather Shaw (2 Days) | Jordan Landing
- 🎭 Drunken Shakespeare: "Twelfth Night" (Multiple Dates) | MadKing's Fellowship Theater
- 🎶 Starry Nights | Centennial Plaza
- 🍸 Specialty Cocktail Series: Mules | HK Brewing Co Taproom & Bar
- 💃 Latino Arts Festival in Park City (3 Days) | Canyons Village
- 🎥 Jack Johnson: "SURFILMUSIC" (3 Days) | Jim Santy Auditorium
Saturday, June 13
- 🎨 Los Muros on Main Midvale | Main Street Midvale
- 🐦 Aves sin Fronteras | Nature Center at Pia Okwai
- 🧵 Craft for a Cause | MOMU
- 🌸 Human Rights Campaign - Utah Garden Party | Red Butte Garden
- 🍺 Big Cottonwood Canyon Brew Fest (2 Days) | Solitude
- 🎵 Kid Cudi | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
- 🎥 "Moulin Rouge!" | Utah Film Center Pop-Up Screening at Pioneer Park
- 📚 Chad Anderson: "Gay Mormon Dad" | The King's English Bookshop
- ⛸️ Pride on Ice | Salt Lake Figure Skating
- 👕 Dollar Bins | The Other Side Thrift Boutique Millcreek
Sunday, June 14
- 🧑🍳 Slow Food Cookbook Swap & Potluck | The Recommend Bookstore
- 🪱 Squish, Squash, Splat: Mud Day! | Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter
- 🎨 diSTILLEd Life - Acrylics with JJ Riggs | Melancholy
- ⛰️ Wasatch Trails Collective Trail Run | Location TBA
- 🧛 Twilight Movie Marathon | Thieves Guild Cidery
- 🤠 Waylon Jennings Day | Fisher Brewing Co.
- 🌙 Ogden Arts After Dark | Dumke Arts Plaza
- 🌈Daybreak Pride | Highland Park
- 🚲Trek Utah Pride Ride | Trek Bicycle Salt Lake City Downtown
- 🎣 Reel Pride: A Fly Fishing Workshop | Location TBD
If you’re trying to look ~ cute ~ at a World Cup watch party: Thrifthood is dropping vintage soccer clothes at both locations today.
— Terina Ria
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