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🌱 Car Homicide At SLC Airport + What's Next For Ken Sanders' Books
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Good morning, Salt Lake City! Let's get you all caught up to start this Wednesday, April 6 off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know in town today.
First, today's weather:
Looks like plenty of sunshine today with a high of 52 and a low of 34.
Here are the top three stories in Salt Lake City today:
- A 38-year-old man ran over his wife at the Salt Lake airport and killed her, according to police. The couple had just returned from vacation and had a young child with them. The arrest report stated the victim, 29-year-old Charlotte Sturgeon, was putting her child in the back seat when her husband, Shawn Christopher Sturgeon, shifted the car to reverse and began driving. The affadavit details that Sturgeon ran over her while in reverse, and again while going forward, after which he put the critically injured woman in the front seat and drove to the airport exit, where he asked for help. He is now in police custody and facing the charge of an automobile homicide. (KSL.com)
- Salt Lake City's vegan food community is thriving as the city has long been a welcoming home to a number of tasty vegan food establishments. From streetside corners to sit-down diners, Asian and comfort food favorites to contemporary flavor experiments, there's no shortage of vegan options at many popular restaurants, and there are several purely vegan restaurants throughout Utah's captial city. See a sampling of some of Salt Lake's most well down vegan restaurants compiled by local reporter Trevor Smith. (ABC4.com)
- In case you missed it, Ken Sanders' longtime downtown bookstore was an icon of an era, a hub for western-centric literature and local writers, and a veritable explosion of old books, maps, art, and treasure. Priced out of downtown and pushed down by the pandemic, Sanders thought he was through, but the people of SLC had a different idea. Now the bookseller, with the blessing of the Salt Lake City Council, whose members voted unanimously to allow Sanders to move his bookstore into a city-owned building, has begun the transition into the Leonardo museum at Library Square. Over the next few months the collections will expand, and if all goes as planned, Fall will see a rare book room built out in the museum's "catacombs." (Utah Stories)
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Today in Salt Lake City:
- Salt Lake Community College presents its 2022 SLCC Student Art Showcase open now, and through April 14 and the school's South City Campus. (All Day)
- If it's Wednesday it's Wiseguys Open Mic Night featuring a hilarious mix of professionals working on new material, amateur comedians working on their chops, and first-timers being thrown in the mix at their downtown SLC club. (7:00 PM)
- Ganna Sorbat is an award-winning composer, singer, and pianist, originally from Kharkiv, Ukraine. She performs tonight in a Tribute to Ukraine with her eponymous Ganna Sorbat Quintet at the Gallivan Center. (7:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- JazzSLC presents the John Pizzarelli Trio singing the music of Nat King Cole at Capitol Theatre on April 11. Win a set of tickets by just liking and commenting below! (Downtown SLC)
- Utah Symphony Music Director Thierry Fischer says his final season will be "a world of exaggeration and extravagance." Hear what the Musicians of the Utah Symphony are excited to present during this epic season! (The Blocks SLC)
- Easter 2022 – where and what to eat in Salt Lake City, whether your dining out, grabbing brunch, or cooking at home, here's a list of restaurants and markets where you can festive dining ideas and find reasons for your taste buds to celebrate. (Gastronomic SLC)
- April 8 at 9 PM - April 10 at 1 PM I-80 will be closed in both directions between 700 East and Foothill Drive in Salt Lake City while crews demolish the existing 1700 East bridge over I-80 and slide the new bridge into place. (SLCMoves)
- At SLFS we want to allow access to those in our community who are at higher risk for COVID-19, or otherwise immunocompromised. We have set aside Mondays as our Cinemasafe+ Mondays. Get details here. (Salt Lake Film Society)
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You're officially in the loop for today! See you tomorrow for your next update.
— 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.