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| |  | The cat statues at Steenblik Park. (Ivana Martinez/City Cast Salt Lake) |
| Joseph F. Steenblik Park aka “Cat Park” is back! The beloved pocket park in Rose Park reopened Monday after being closed for improvements, kicking off a wave of revamped Salt Lake City parks. | - What’s new? The park now has an expanded two-story playground, a separate toddler play area, more seating and trees, new landscaping, a picnic area, and an upgraded gathering plaza. The city even reused pieces of the old playground in the new structure to stretch the project’s roughly $700,000 budget. [Salt Lake Tribune]
- Are the cats still there? Absolutely. When the city asked residents what they wanted from the redesign, their top request was essentially: Leave the cats alone. The 4-foot tall bronze cat statues commemorate the former Steenblik Dairy (and the cats that kept the mouse population at bay). [KSL]
- Steenblik is the first completed park renovation funded through Salt Lake City’s $85 million parks bond, which 71% of voters approved in 2022. The bond will fund 19 projects across the city and will be repaid through property taxes over 20 years. [Salt Lake City]
- Expect more upgraded park reopenings this fall: Donner Trail Park is scheduled to reopen Oct. 1, Liberty Park’s renovated Rotary Playground on Oct. 20, and the much larger Pioneer Park overhaul on Nov. 1. [Salt Lake Tribune]
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| What Salt Lake's Talking About |
| | 2 New Bagel Locations | Lehi’s Oh No Bagels announced they’re opening a Salt Lake City location on 9th & 9th. At the same time, PopUp Bagels (a national chain) is opening their first Utah location in Holladay. Do we smell bagel wars? [X, Instagram] | | Rachel Maddow to Stop in SLC | Rachel Maddow is coming to Salt Lake City during her book tour on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Grab tickets to the event at Kingsbury Hall, which include a copy of the book. [The King’s English Bookshop] | | LDS Church Opposes Abortion Measure in Nevada | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is urging members in Nevada to oppose Question 6, a November ballot proposal that would add the right to choose an abortion to the state constitution. The move comes days after church leaders opposed a similar measure in Idaho. [Salt Lake Tribune] | | We Plan Your Game Day | We’ve got local food ideas (and more) for your next game day party. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧] |
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