Community Corner
🌱 Flooding Causes Sinkhole, Swallows Car + She's SLC's Newest Bishop
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Salt Lake City.
Happy Wednesday, Salt Lake City! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.
First, today's weather:
Clouds breaking and warmer. High: 61 Low: 45.
Here are the top five stories in Salt Lake City today:
- Utah Episcopalians have chosen a new bishop in The Rev. Phyllis Spiegel, who will be the second woman to lead the state's oldest Protestant denomination in downtown SLC's St. Mark's Cathedral. Spiegel will relocate to Utah and is looking forward to engaging with leaders from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Utah's dominant religion headquartered in Salt Lake. More than 4,000 Utahns are members of the Episcopalian's Utah diocese. (Subscription: Salt Lake Tribune)
- It's not a great time for water pipes in Salt Lake City. A major, 16-inch cast-iron water main pipe from the 1940s broke, flooding an area near 700 West and 1300 South and damaging two homes. The flood also caused a sinkhole to open, which ended up swallowing a car and causing more damage. No one was hurt, but seven people have been displaced. (KUTV 2News)
- Following the lead of the Starbucks in Cottonwood, workers from a downtown Salt Lake City Starbucks have publicly announced their intention to unionize. Barista Kit Grob who works at the 400 S 400 W Starbucks, and who is in favor of forming a union, noted that other Starbucks in Salt Lake City may see what they're doing and want to do the same. (FOX 13 News Utah)
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Today in Salt Lake City:
- May the Fourth Be With You! Celebrate May the Fourth at the Clark Planetarium at the Gateway where tickets to all IMAX shows are $4 all day. There is also a Star Wars costume contest. (All Day)
- Tonight is the Blind and Visually Impaired Night at the Opera, where visually impaired patrons can experience a dress rehearsal of Gilbert & Sullivan's classic, The Pirates of Penzance. (6:00 PM)
- Excellence in the Community presents a tribute to the singer/songwriters of the 60s and 70s with Red Feather Acoustic Trio, in concert tonight at the Gallivan Center. (7:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- "According to Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) curator of collections Luke Kelly, part of what makes the museum's new exhibit so compelling is that the "artists probably never intended for their creation to hang on the wall of a museum." Kelly spoke with ABC4 about the UMFA exhibit "Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts." (ABC4.com)
- "The Neighborhood Business Improvement Program utilizes federal funding to support local for-profit businesses by offering up to $50,000 in grants to improve their façades.
Deadline to apply is May 31." (Downtown SLC) - "Celebrate the moms in your life with the nearly universal love language—food. Whether you're looking for an upscale brunch at one of Utah's finest hotels, a few casual drinks, or a foolproof dinner to serve at home, we've got you covered." (Salt Lake Magazine)
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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.
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