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🌱 A Not-So-Clever Crime At SLC Airport + 200 S Corridor Changes
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Good morning, people of Salt Lake City! Joseph Peterson here with the latest edition of the Salt Lake City Daily.
First, today's weather:
Welcome to March. Expect some sunshine, some clouds, and light wind. High: 56 Low: 35. Daylight check: Sun up at 7:03 AM, Sunset 6:19 PM. A perfect day to get stuff done!
Here are the top three stories in Salt Lake City today:
- John Stockton's son, Michael Stockton, fled Ukraine just days before Russia invaded. The Utah Jazz legend's son, a former star of Westminster College's basketball team in Salt Lake City, has been playing professional basketball in Europe for the last several years, and recently signed with the Ukrainian Basketball Super League team Budivelnyk based out of Kyiv. Multiple reports state that Stockton left Ukraine and returned safely home to Spokane, Washington. (ABC 4)
- You may have noticed that 200 S through the heart of Salt Lake has seen many changes during the last two years. That's because, as one of the busiest east-west corridors through the city, it's undergoing a reconstruction project to make it a "transit priority street." When the city asked for feedback in 2020, transportation advocacy groups like Salt Lake's Sweet Streets have spoken up to spread awareness of the project and to let the city know what aspects of the plan they'd like to see prioritized or tweaked, like painted, dedicated bus lanes and improved signage. (KUER 90.1)
- A Phoenix man has been charged for stealing catalytic converters from cars at the SLC Airport. Security footage showed a Dodge Charger pulling up to multiple cars in an airport economy parking lot where Ryan Brannon Ogburn got out and took a jack to raise the targeted cars, remove the catalytic converters, and place them in the Charger's trunk. The only problem for Ogburn was that the Charger was a rental car from an Enterprise in Phoenix, which made it easy for officials to track. The 29-year-old faces 10 third-degree felonies. (Fox13Now.com)
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Today in Salt Lake City:
- Get in touch with your mind and body with cozy candlelit yoga at The City Library's Marmalade Branch. This class is designed for beginners and mats will be provided. (7:00 PM)
- Pioneer Theatre Company presents Something Rotten! "An uproarious dose of pure Broadway fun and an irresistible ode to musicals." See it tonight at the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre, University of Utah. (7:00 PM)
- "From Nassim Soleimanpour, author of the acclaimed White Rabbit Red Rabbit, comes an audacious new theatrical experiment. Each night a different performer joins the playwright on stage, while the script waits unseen in a sealed box… Touchingly autobiographical yet powerfully universal, Nassim is a striking theatrical demonstration of how language can both divide and unite us." See it tonight at the University of Utah's Kingsbury Hall. (7:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- To show solidarity for the people of Ukraine, Downtown goes blue and yellow tonight following Gov. Spencer J. Cox's remarks on the south steps of the Capitol at 5pm. #standwithukraine (Downtown SLC)
- The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art and Southwest Contemporary join forces for an evening of dialogue, dinner, and existential pondering in celebration of the launch of Southwest Contemporary's latest print issue—themed Collectivity + Collaboration—and UMOCA's exhibition Our Wake Up Call For Freedoms. We'll contemplate art and cultural criticism, collective practice, and how these subjects converge. tickets: www.utahmoca.org (The Blocks SLC)
- Say hello to the newest members of Salt Lake City's Urban Forest! Our Oregon-based tree supplier has delivered hundreds of new trees to the Urban Forestry Division, with one more shipment on the way. The planting of these new trees will begin on Monday, March 7, with tree planting expected to continue through May. At the end of the spring planting season, over 1,000 new trees will be planted throughout Salt Lake City. Contact Urban Forestry to find out how to get a park strip near your place of residence added to the planting list for a future season. (Salt Lake City Public Lands)
- Enjoy Storytime on your time! Preschool Storytimes, Book Baby, and Spanish/Bilingual Storytimes presented by Children's Librarians from The City Library. Listen, play, laugh, and join in with us as we share favorite stories and rhymes. New Stories are added weekly and are available for a limited time. (The City Library)
- Mark your calendars! We're spotlighting the women this month with some powerful movies. Coinciding with Women's History Month, Utah Film Center's program during March celebrates and recognizes bold women making history, one brave act at a time. (Utah Film Center)
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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.