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🌱 Gambling Sting At Salt Lake Store + Jordan River Homelessness Study
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Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Joseph Peterson, your host of the Salt Lake City Daily. Here's what's going on around your city today.
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny, snow showers. High: 43 Low: 30.
Here are the top three stories today in Salt Lake City:
- A Salt Lake convenience store manager has been caught with gambling machines in his store. Ranjit Kahler, 54, of West Valley City has been charged with 5 counts of having gaming devices by the Utah Attorney General's Office. The police detectives who found the machines at a Pennywise convenience store on 1245 S and 900 West noted that while they were labeled "amusement devices," players inserted money and hoped to win more than they spent, with payouts coming from the store clerk. (KSL.com)
- A resident of Rose Park and his 16-year sidewalk saga may see repairs coming this year. After reaching out to local press, Rick Draper made his case that damages to his driveway and the sidewalk in front of his house presented safety concerns that weren't completely ameliorated by the city's past efforts. Draper claimed the city told him the cost of repair would be split 50/50 but a city engineer clarified that when damages are from city-planted trees, the city does not share the burden with residents. (KJZZ)
- Researchers with the University of Utah took to studying homelessness along the Jordan River and after several months and seasons of extensive interviews and surveys, they've released their findings in a report titled "Drivers of Unsheltered Homelessness and Conservation along the Jordan River, Salt Lake County, Utah." That report helps paint a clearer picture of the camps along the river including the average time someone experiencing homelessness typically stays there, which is about two years. (KUER 90.1)
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Today in Salt Lake City:
- ART: See the art of local Utah artist Mark England, exhibiting alongside Suzanne Storer in Delicate Landscapes, an exhibition presented by the Salt Lake City Public Library currently on display at the main branch downtown. Now through April 15. (All Day)
- FILM: The Tanner Humanities Center and Salt Lake Film Society present a free film screening of Raj Patel's documentary, "The Ants and the Grasshopper," a film about gender, race, climate change, and the future of the planet. Tonight at the Broadway Centre Cinemas. (7:00 PM)
- MUSIC: Presented by Excellence in the Community, listen to bassist Alicia Wrigley bring her septet to the Gallivan Main Stage for a night of the music of Sesame Street. (7:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- "Though the economy has yet to fully recover from the devastation caused by the pandemic, opportunities are still out there including in the Salt Lake City area and across greater Utah. But local job opportunities are still out there, as companies attempt to navigate the new normal." (Salt Lake City Patch)
- From the article: "Critically acclaimed "Passing Strange," now playing at Salt Lake Acting Company through May 15, delivers as a comedy-drama/rock-musical, but at its beating heart lies a fascinating story of self-discovery, as a young Black man, known as "The Youth" embarks on a life's journey — a series of passings, which take him from the neighborhoods of South Central L.A. where he grew up, all the way to Berlin." (Gephardt Daily)
- "April is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Intermountain Healthcare is donating $540,000 and partnering with the nonprofit Utah Domestic Violence Coalition to assist Utahns needing help in recovering from the impact of violence and abuse." (ABC4.com)
- Review: "As of last year, the majority of adults in the Church are single, whether they're divorced, widowed, or never married. That's a significant change, especially in a religion that's especially fixated on traditional families. The complex, often painful experiences of single members of the Church are explored in
a new play at Plan-B Theatre by Utah playwright Iris Salazar, herself a single Mormon." Read the rest of the review at Salt Lake Magazine. (Salt Lake Magazine) - "The Nature of Color has some of the most hands-on family fun we've seen in a special exhibit at @NHMU! The exhibit is full of interactives that explore everything from the #science of electromagnetic radiation to the emotions that colors evoke in humans. Follow the link in our bio to learn more about the exhibit and to reserve your tickets. It's all included with museum admission! " (Natural History Museum of Utah)
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That's it for today! See you tomorrow for another 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.