City Cast Salt Lake

Montana just became the newest western state to legalize recreational marijuana and it has us wondering if Utah, with the recent legalization of medicinal, is crawling towards a similar trend?  Ali catches up with two of Salt Lake’s finest public defenders, Grant Miller and Darnell Crandall, about the state of pot in the Utah. Make your voice heard, and take the House GOP Constituent Survey here....

Salt Lake’s teachers are giving more than they’re getting right now. We asked John Arthur, Utah’s 2021 Teacher of the Year, how things are going in his 6th Grade classroom and how Salt Lakers can best show up for teachers right now. Questions, ideas, or concerns for Salt Lake City? Leave us an audio note any time, any day by calling (801) 203-0137. Here's your homework: Subscribe to our daily news...

Have you heard the joke that the official bird of Utah is the crane? Just kidding, it’s the California Gull.  But seriously, though, downtown Salt Lake is in a massive construction boom. To Building Salt Lake editor Taylor Anderson, that’s mostly a good thing - but not without its complications. Looking to build your Salt Lake knowhow? Subscribe to our daily newsletter. Sign up here.  We’re also o...

Buckle up. The Utah Legislature is in session.  Some of the hundreds of bills introduced may make you crazy, while others may make you proud. Either way, the legislative session is a lot to keep track of.  We asked Robert Gherke of the Salt Lake Tribune and Emily Means of KUER and State Street Podcast for some help making heads and tails of the next 45 days.  Want to keep up with the legislative s...

The Great Salt Lake is at historically low levels, and that’s a problem for our city’s air quality, economy and ecology. City Cast Salt Lake host Ali Vallarta catches up with Chandler Rosenburg, co-founder of Save our Great Salt Lake, a coalition organizing for statewide action to preserve our city’s namesake.  Rosenburg is helping organize a virtual rally Saturday, January 15 aimed to encourage t...

Utah has been called the Fraud Capitol of the United States. We do fraud, Ponzi schemes, and influencing all very well, and the implications across our communities are enormous. Meg Walter, City Cast Contributor and editor-in-chief of The Beehive, joins Ali to talk about the Magnolia Network show 'Home Work' scam story. We can laugh our way through the absurdities, but at the end of the day, it’s...

The 1998 film SLC Punk showed a violent, repressed side to Salt Lake City’s 1980s punk scene. Photographer and author Landon Hale says today’s punk scene is all about community, inclusivity, and more than music. Hale captures Salt Lake’s punk culture in his new book Punk’s Not Dead, It’s Hidden.  Click here to learn more about Hale's book and the Salt Lake punk scene.  Want to keep your ears ringi...

Tons of snow last week brought Salt Lake’s snowpack up to 108%, and our resorts were slammed with holiday traffic. Ali Vallarta catches up with Lee Moriarty and Patrick Murphy – Business Managers from the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association. Their union is in its 47th bargaining session with Vail Resorts, and they told Ali they don’t want to strike, they just want a living wage. Want to...

The University of Utah football team has dealt with tragedy this past year. Star running back Ty Jordan died of a gunshot wound last Christmas and his high school friend and Utah teammate, Aaron Lowe, was killed at a house party in Salt Lake this year. On New Years Day, the University of Utah football team will make its first-ever Rose Bowl appearance. We spoke to reporter Michelle Bodkin of Ute Z...

If you’re a last-minute gift shopper, we’re here for you. The City Cast Salt Lake team hit the streets in search of local gifts for under $20. Host Ali Vallarta, newsletter writer Madeline McGill, and lead producer Nick Steffens share their favorite finds.  We visited these shops: The King’s English, Millcreek Gardens, Hatch Family Chocolates, Jack Mormon Coffee, and Clever Octopus.  What’s your f...

It’s as quintessentially Utah as fry sauce: Soda shops on seemingly every corner selling “dirty” beverages - or basic soda with any number of flavor combos added. The New York Times recently reported that this sugary secret is out, and dirty soda shops are expanding across the country. City Cast Salt Lake host Ali Vallarta chats with Meg Walter - City Cast Contributor, editor of The Beehive, and h...

After a year and a half of staying home, curfews, and other precautions, downtown Salt Lake City seems vibrant to City Cast Host Ali Vallarta. She asks Jacob Hall of Alibi Bar and Place and Surya Bastakati of Himalayan Kitchen if things are going as well for downtown business owners as it may seem to customers.  Want more Salt Lake news? Make sure to subscribe to our morning newsletter. Oh…and we’...

Join host Ali Vallarta for a conversation on the issues that matter most to SLC.