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🌱 Dead Body In Hotel Room Identified + Outdoor Retailer Boycott?

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Happy Wednesday, people of Salt Lake City! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know in town today.

First, today's weather:

Colder with a bit of snow. High: 39 Low: 26.

Here are the top five stories in Salt Lake City today:

  1. Salt Lake City Police have identified the 19-year-old U of U student found dead in a downtown hotel room. Zhifan Dong, allegedly killed by her boyfriend, fellow international U of U student Haoyu Wang, was found last Friday at the Quality Inn in Salt Lake City when police pinged her cell phone location after receiving an email from Wang that said he injected the victim with heroin to relieve her from suffering. Wang told police, after he was read his rights, that they had intended to commit suicide together. (Gephardt Daily)
  2. It sparked no small amount of controversy when Utah became the first state in the nation to implement a legal driving limit of blood alcohol below 0.08 in 2017, but new research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has found 'demonstrably positive impacts' and correlations from the policy. Moreover, while there were fewer alcohol-related accidents, there wasn't a decrease in alcohol sales, which some detractors feared. (ABC 4)
  3. The environmental conservation group known as The Conservation Alliance, along with dozens of outdoor brands and companies all say they would boycott the once-mighty Outdoor Retailer trade show that stopped hosting its bi-annual shows in Salt Lake City over disagreements of how state leaders were managing public and recreational land, particularly over the state's request to then-President Trump to repeal the designation of the Bears Ears National Monument. The trade show moved to Denver but is considering moving again once its contract with that city is up later this year. (KUTV 2News)

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Today in Salt Lake City:

  • Broadway at the Eccles presents the musical Anastasia today in a matinee, downtown. (2:00 PM)
  • LA-based Inner Wave tucks into Kilby Court tonight in the Granary District. (7:00 PM)
  • Grammy winner and legendary guitarist, Eric Johnson, headlines at The State Room tonight as part of the Treasure Tour, just south of downtown. (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • "Snow, Rain, Wind, and a Temperature change? All of these are headed into your forecast mid-week thanks to an incoming cold front. Changing conditions arrive in the north today and slowly track southward through the day." (US National Weather Service Salt Lake City Utah)
  • "What cause is close to your heart? What change do you want to see in the world? What do you love? We are asking people across the #UofU community to tell us about their passions. Find out what people are saying, and share your own story." (The University of Utah)
  • This is the last week to take the Pioneer Park Vision Plan survey! It incorporates public input from a variety of local stakeholders to ensure the park serves the wide range of needs a downtown park has. Did we get it right? Don't miss your chance to weigh in. Take the survey today. (Salt Lake City Public Lands)
  • "The Utah Poetry Festival (happening throughout the month of April) is seeking poets of all ages, styles, training, publishing, and performing backgrounds to submit videos of themselves performing or reading an original poem.⁠" (Utah Arts & Museums)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday! I'll see you around.

— 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.

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