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1,000 of the Best Salt Lake Things: By the Numbers

Posted on January 30
Terina Ria

Terina Ria

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Mountain views in Millcreek. (Terina Ria/City Cast Salt Lake)

Sponsored by The Watch Party by Salt Lake City Government

ICYMI, we’re collecting 1,000 things we love about Salt Lake and we still need your help! Spam our survey with everything you love about this city. Here are some of the themes we’ve seen so far, by the numbers.

⛰️ 31 shoutouts to our majestic mountains; you love the close proximity and the unreal views you can catch from a random parking lot.

🫶 44 Salt Lakers named their favorite local businesses, from Broadway Centre Cinemas to Tea Zaanti.

🦃 2 talked about Rosie and the Rose Park/Fairpark turkeys.

🌳 18 number of times the word “park” was used including our national parks. We get it, we go gaga over our parks, too.

🤝 17 of you spoke about the people, both the broad community and beloved characters, like the Salt Lake City Wizard.

👍 2 mentions of City Cast Salt Lake (and only one was from one of our moms).

🥾 57 brought up the outdoors in some capacity — biking the 9 Line, fighting off the mean geese on the Jordan River Trail, and walking around your neighborhood to witness the seasons change.

Don’t forget to enter our 1,000th episode giveaway for a chance to win $1,000 worth of gift cards to our favorite Salt Lake restaurants. All you have to do is:

  • Follow us @citycastslc and like this post.
  • Comment what you love about Salt Lake.
  • Share the post to your stories for a bonus entry.

The giveaway closes on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 11:59 p.m. MT — good luck!

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