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🌱 2 Dead After Garbage Truck Collision+ New Temple Square Looks
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Happy Saturday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.
First, today's weather:
Mostly sunny. High: 80 Low: 56.
Here are the top three stories in Salt Lake City today:
- Police are investigating a crash in Salt Lake City involving a garbage truck that left two people dead. The crash happened on South Redwood Road in the city's Glendale neighborhood, near Redwood Depot Lane, police tweeted around 8 a.m. Thursday. The accident shut down roads for several hours for emergency vehicles, and the identities of the deceased have not been released. (ABC4.com)
- Police pulled over a 14-year-old driver who was going the wrong way in a stolen minivan in downtown Salt Lake City Friday morning. Although police did say that despite plentiful signage, it's pretty common to see cars turn and head the wrong way on 500 South, a one-way street downtown. (FOX 13 News Utah)
- The iconic downtown temple in Salt Lake belonging to the Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been undergoing a seismic retrofit, and a major renovation of the grounds around the temple has been underway since January 2020. While the anticipated timeline has been extended from 4 to 5 years, the church has released a new glimpse of what Temple Square will look like after the renovation. It also announced in a press release that the public walkway from North Temple to South Temple that used to be Main Street but is now part of the grounds of Temple Square, will be closed for its own renovation through fall of 2023. (Subscription: Salt Lake Tribune)
Today in Salt Lake City:
- Tonight at The Depot, it's Club 90s Taylor Swift Night! (9:00 PM)
- The SLCA Youth Honor Choir Festival features youth and high school singers in collaboration with the SLCA Vocal Artists and Chamber Choir. It's "A Magical Kingdom: 2022 Youth Honor Choir Festival" presented by Salt Lake Choral Artists at Libby Gardner Hall. (2:00 PM)
- Crowdsourced brings you its all-female comedy show, just in time to celebrate International Woman's History Month. Come and witness why women simply ARE funnier at Why Kiki Bar, tonight! (7:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- Along with Downtown Merchants, we are extremely excited to see the Outdoor Retailers return to Utah! Congratulations to Visit Salt Lake and kudos to Outdoor Retailer Trade Show! (Downtown SLC)
- Have you seen the Utah Transit Authority's On-Demand signs in Salt Lake City's Westside neighborhoods? All new users get the first 10 rides free until May 1! (SLCMoves)
- Wait. What's that, is it, it can't be. Yes it is. It's the weekend. Time to splurge. Here's some dining inspiration for you. (Gastronomic SLC)
- Disney's The Lion King is coming back to Eccles Theater this fall. Sign up for our email list to get access to tickets before they go on sale to the public. An email with the link and promo code will be sent out Wednesday, March 30. (Salt Lake County Arts & Culture)
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— Joseph Peterson
About me: Joseph is a writer and marketing communications strategist with a degree in Mass Communication and Public Relations from the University of Utah. He's keen on city life, public libraries, national parks, and promoting events that build community.