City Cast Salt Lake

Deseret News columnist Meg Walter joins to discuss May in Salt Lake, from school ending to festival season. Topics include navigating end-of-school chaos, Mother's Day ideas, South Salt Lake mural festival, marathon training, music playlists, local adventures, and cultural festivals in Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City made a new plan to heal its east-west divide and guide how we get around. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means explain SLC’s transportation goals and how you can weigh in on May 7. Plus, a long-awaited bar reopening, Parleys diesel fuel spill, and the Great Salt Lake’s emotional toll.Resources and references: ACLU’s Bathroom Law Impact Assessment Survey How Salt Lake City plans to heal its ‘single-largest transportation issue’ [Salt Lake Tribune] How Many More Lanes Does I-15 Really Need? [City Cast Salt Lake] Learn more about the Connect SLC transportation plan and comment at the May 7 SLC Council Meeting DABS awards all remaining Utah bar licenses at February meeting [Gastronomic SLC] Gastronomic SLC DABS reporting  Restaurant in 9th and 9th gets a liquor license; damaged Garage on Beck to reopen soon [Salt Lake Tribune] Every Bar SLC on Instagram Every Bar SLC Spreadsheet Drinking water not impacted by fuel spill in Parley’s Creek, officials said [KSL] Are the Great Salt Lake scientists all right? [High Country News]  Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC and Twitter @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Harmons Grocery Epic Brewing The Governor’s startup.utah.gov toolkit

Salt Lake City’s microshelter community — the state’s first ever legal camp for unhoused people — was set to close this week, but that’s no longer the plan. Host Ali Vallarta asks Switchpoint executive director Carol Hollowell what the future holds for the temporary site and its 50 residents and what lessons will carry over to the next version of the project.Resources and references: SLC’s FAQ about the Temporary Microshelter Community  Abandoning Shelters for Permanent Supportive Housing [City Cast Salt Lake] Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Harmons Grocery Epic Brewing The Governor’s startup.utah.gov toolkit

Hockey is here, and Salt Lake turned out bigtime to welcome the team. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means noodle on names for our newest sports franchise. Plus, Salt Lake schools tackle some sticky topics, a neighborhood tradition will go on, and consider rattlesnake training your dog.Resources and references: ‘My best day in the NHL so far’: Salt Lake shows up for new hockey club [Deseret News] Two New Trademark Applications Submitted For Utah NHL Team Name [KSL Sports] Montreal Expos tweet Salt Lake School District pauses student training on transgender bathroom law [Axios Salt Lake City] Salt Lake City schools is the latest district to ponder what to do with smartphones [KUER] How many ‘indecent’ books will be banned statewide after new Utah law takes effect in July? [Utah News Dispatch] Resident’s backyard concerts will continue in 15th & 15th after striking deal with Salt Lake City [Building Salt Lake] Rattlesnake Alert ($200) and Utah Rattlesnake Avoidance ($175) Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC and Twitter @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:Epic Brewing

Behind every sweeping decision affecting our day-to-day lives is a table full of unfamiliar yet influential faces. In the last episode of a two-part series, host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means introduce four more powerful individuals and organizations you’ve probably never heard of and explore their impact in our communities.Listen to Part 1: Salt Lake’s Unknown Power Players.Resources and references: Utah's 'unelected governor': The political clout of Zions Bank CEO Scott Anderson [Salt Lake Tribune] Utah’s new racial equity compact embodies the spirit of Christmas [Deseret News] Billboard Wars, Did SLC Catch a Coyote? And Consignment Strategies [City Cast Salt Lake] Utah Realtors Association a powerful lobby group [Deseret News] Justice Department Says It Will Reopen Inquiry Into Realtor Trade Group [New York Times] Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:Epic Brewing

Salt Lakers tend to think of our city’s battle with air quality as recent history — but that’s not really true. In fact, this might be the cleanest our air has been in a while. Dr. Logan Mitchell, a climate scientist and analyst with Utah Clean Energy, helps host Ali Vallarta understand some of the myths around the air you can chew, where we go from here, and how to keep our lungs safe.This episode originally aired April 10, 2023.Resources and references: Check the daily air quality at air.utah.gov. Digital exhibit: The History of Air Quality in Utah Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:Epic Brewing

Spring in our canyons brings mountain bikers, dog walkers, and heavy machinery together. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means set your expectations for canyon construction, from Millcreek Canyon to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. Plus, air quality is a top-10 issue for Utahns, so why would Gov. Spencer Cox sign a letter asking the Environmental Protection Agency to back off? Start your week with our SLC news roundup and some local shoutouts.Resources and references: Millcreek Canyon access would be limited for 2 years in road plan [Salt Lake Tribune] Sign up for alerts about City Creek Canyon construction. Bonneville Shoreline Trail maintenance plan Salt Lake City Foothills Trail System Plan Cox among 22 Republican governors urging pause to new EPA air quality rule [Utah News Dispatch] Mythbusting Salt Lake’s Air Quality [City Cast Salt Lake] How to Keep Track of Air Quality in Salt Lake City [Hey Salt Lake] Park City Asshole Parking on Instagram Solstice Chocolate 54% milk dark chocolate Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC and Twitter @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:Epic Brewing

Gov. Spencer Cox is asking Utahns to “Disagree Better” in an effort to cool down our politics. But what if conflict is actually the good stuff? Host Ali Vallarta asks Utah Valley University professor and conflict specialist Dr. Maria Blevins what the Governor’s campaign gets right and what it’s missing. Plus, tips for when Salt Lakers are feeling feisty — whether with a state legislator or a friend.Resources and references:Gov. Cox’s Disagree Better Initiative  Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:Epic Brewing

The Salt Lake City Council explored some big ideas this week, from reimagining a historic train station to dissecting a new sports hub downtown. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means weigh how the proposals could shape the city’s future. Plus, beware of the marathon traffic this weekend, and add these good-weather events to your calendar. Resources and references: Video of Arizona Coyotes fans chanting [X, formerly Twitter] SLC Marathon closures map Could This Plan Revive SLC’s Rio Grande Station? [City Cast Salt Lake] SLC Council’s Rio Grande District slide deck SLC’s Biggest Opportunity, According to the Mayor [City Cast Salt Lake] Downtown sports and entertainment district, Part I: City to prepare master plan with virtually no public input [Building Salt Lake] Could the Jazz Leave Downtown SLC? [City Cast Salt Lake]  How We Got That Twilight Lineup [City Cast Salt Lake]   HEAL Utah’s Earth Day Jordan River pedal and pick Barbie the Movie in Concert with a live symphony 20th Anniversary Deer Valley Concert Series Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC and Twitter @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Embodied Patience posture and movement The Governor’s startup.utah.gov toolkit

Behind every sweeping decision affecting our day-to-day lives is a table full of unfamiliar yet influential faces. In part one of a two-part series, host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means introduce four powerful Salt Lakers you’ve probably never heard of and explore their impact in our communities.Resources and references: Did You Blink and Miss This Change to How We Choose Judges? [City Cast Salt Lake] How Would Salt Lake Fare in a Recession? [City Cast Salt Lake] Wunderkind takes over LHM Sports & Entertainment, years after Miller hired him in an elevator [Deseret News] Vision for the Future with Ryan Starks [Silicon Slopes] Directing SLC with a careful touch: Cindy Gust-Jenson takes nonpartisan approach to guiding City Hall [Salt Lake Tribune] Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Embodied Patience posture and movement The Governor’s startup.utah.gov toolkit