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City Cast Salt Lake City Cast
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City Cast Salt Lake is Salt Lake City’s daily news podcast. Host Ali Vallarta and a bevy of smart and entertaining locals will bring you conversations about the issues that matter most to SLC. Some days City Cast will make you proud; other days it’ll make you angry. It will celebrate Salt Lake’s triumphs, (try to) solve its mysteries, and explore its history. City Cast will help you feel more connected to the Wasatch Front – whether you’ve lived here for 6 months or 6 generations.
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Marathon Closures, 2 Downtown Visions, and Summer Symphonies
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
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Salt Lake’s Unknown Power Players
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]
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De-Clined! Hockey Starts October? And 6,759 Potholes
Controversial Utah State Board of Education member Natalie Cline got the boot at the Salt Lake County GOP convention last weekend. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means analyze what the outcome says about Salt Lake Republican delegates. Plus, the Arizona Coyotes NHL team is Utah-bound, U of U basketball star Alissa Pili heads to the WNBA, and SLC is busy patching potholes.
Resources and references:
Natalie Cline to lose Utah school board seat after Salt Lake GOP nominates Amanda Bollinger [Salt Lake Tribune]
Everything we know about the Arizona Coyotes moving to Utah [ESPN]
Billboard Wars, Did SLC Catch a Coyote? And Consignment Strategies [City Cast Salt Lake]
What Utah star Alissa Pili represents to the basketball fans who flock to see her [The Athletic]
Report a pothole to Salt Lake City.
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.
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How We Got That Twilight Lineup
The just-announced lineup for the Twilight Concert Series heralds the return of outdoor music season in Salt Lake. Will the same sad boys take the stage this year? Will Sartain, co-founder of S&S Presents, joins host Ali Vallarta to explain how his team selects artists, clarify the profit situation, and entertain the future of the Kilby Block Party.
Resources and references:
Get tickets to the Twilight Concert Series in Ogden and Downtown SLC after 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16
Get tickets to the Kilby Block Party
Listen to the 2024 Twilight Concert Series Playlist and get to know the acts [Spotify]
Sad Boy Concerts, Banning the Bible, and a Transit Conundrum [City Cast Salt Lake]
How To Be a Good Concert Goer [City Cast Salt Lake]
Why Salt Lake's Hottest Dance Party is Taking a Break [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.
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Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:
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So You Wanna Open a Restaurant in SLC?
It seems like every day in Salt Lake, one restaurant opens and another closes — or transforms from a dive bar into a cocktail lounge overnight (looking at you, Junior’s). So, what does it take to survive in Salt Lake’s food scene? Maxwell Christen, owner of Big Mouth Marketing, joins host Ali Vallarta to explore how important identity and adaptability are in a restaurant’s longevity.
Resources and references:
Go Eat At These Restaurants Now [City Cast Salt Lake]
Why Utah Restaurants Aren’t Getting Michelin Stars [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.
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Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:
Embodied Patience posture and movement
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Billboard Wars, Did SLC Catch a Coyote? And Consignment Strategies
The Billboard Industry reigns supreme in Utah, with signs for Minky Couture and colorful scriptures blocking our scenic mountain views. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means break down how cities accommodate billboards and question if they’re really so bad. Plus, is Salt Lake suddenly getting its NHL team? And, tips to clean out your closet for earnings.
Resources and references:
‘Monstrosity’ on SLC’s 300 West emerges as a symbol of ongoing billboard battles [Salt Lake Tribune]
You can’t unsee Salt Lake’s billboards [City Weekly]
Why Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith is hellbent on bringing an NHL team to Salt Lake City [The Athletic]
Video: Grizzlies fans throw trout on the ice
Can a Hockey Team Help Save the Great Salt Lake? [City Cast Salt Lake]
Arizona Coyotes pledge fealty to Phoenix [X, formerly Twitter]
Jackson County, Mo. voters reject stadium tax for Royals and Chiefs [KWCH]
Send us your “Dear Abby”-esque questions for our commencement episode! Email saltlake@citycast.fm or call/text (801) 203-0137
Consign your clothes at Name Droppers or IconoCLAD
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.
Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:
The Shop Workspace
Salt Lake Community College
ICO Property Management
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