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🌱 SLC On 100 Dangerous Cities List + Fur Protest At City Creek

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Morning, Salt Lake City! Be the most interesting person at the water cooler today by starting off on an informed note. Life goals, right? Well, here are the important things happening in SLC today.

First, today's weather:

A morning shower; cooler. High: 52 Low: 32. Sunset: 7:36 PM

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

  1. Salt Lake City's 26% increase in violent crime was enough to see it return to the list of top 100 most dangerous cities in the United States, where it last appeared in 2018. The yearly list is an aggregation of various data around different kinds of crime compiled and analyzed by NeighborhoodScout. According to NeighborhoodScout, Utah's Capital sees almost 2,000 violent crimes and about 15,000 property crimes every year. (FOX 13 News Utah)
  2. Utah may be one of the only states where consumers can nab a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle whiskey for hundreds of dollars less than what it would cost in a free market elsewhere. For example, customers can expect to pay between $70 and $300 depending on the age of the whiskey in the bottle of Pappy they buy. But that discount, due to a Utah law that mandates the sale of liquors in state-owned stores at an 88% markup, comes with a lottery. And that lottery comes with a deadline, which is tomorrow at midnight. With only 155 bottles allocated to the state, consider this your reminder. (FOX 13 News Utah)
  3. A protestor from an anti-fur demonstration against designer brand Louis Vuitton had City Creek Mall in downtown SLC seeing red. Protestor Trevor Francis Bellaccomo allegedly threw some kind of red paint into the City Creek fountain after being confronted by police. The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade, the organization behind the protest, confirmed that the red symbolized the blood Louis Vuitton had on its hands from killing animals for fashion. The damages of the paint totaled $6,000 since the 100,000-gallon fountain needed to be totally drained in order to be cleaned. (ABC4.com)

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Today in Salt Lake City:

  • Our Utah Jazz take on the Chicago Bulls tonight at Vivint Arena, downtown. (7:00 PM)
  • See the critically acclaimed Broadway smash-hit The Band's Visit, one of the most Tony-winning musicals in history. Tonight at the Eccles Theater, downtown. (7:30 PM)
  • Are you an educator? The Utah Museum of Fine Arts presents Evening for Educators: Stitching Together Subjects with the arts where K–12 educators will meet to explore arts integration for the classroom. (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

  • "Since 14 years old, Vishwa Srinivasan has wanted to put on concerts in alleyways... now he's doing it. We are loving this story so much, we already have our tickets." (The Blocks SLC)
  • "Are you a resident of Glendale? We want to hear from you! Please join the Glendale Park Vision Plan team on March 16 at the Community Learning Center from 6-8 p.m. to review concepts plans for the old Raging Waters/Seven Peaks site. Provide your feedback through discussion and hands-on activities to help create the concept plan that will be finalized this summer. Food, activities for kids, and a chance to win gift cards will also be provided—bring the whole family! Spanish language translation will be provided." (Salt Lake City Public Lands)
  • VIDEO: "This week I'll be highlighting some recently-passed state legislation and how it will impact Salt Lake City. First up, let's talk about state funding for homeless services. It's something we've been working toward and I'm glad to see our capital city and other cities receive critical funding." (Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall)
  • "We had a great morning celebrating the International Day of Action for Rivers with the Jordan River Nature Center. Volunteers hauled SO MUCH trash out of the river! Good work!" (Jordan River Commission)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday. See you all tomorrow morning 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.

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