Save Redwood Drive-In? Old Cop Shop Makeover, and Weekend Wrestling
Developers want to turn West Valley’s Redwood Drive-In and Swap Meet into housing — for the second time. Executive producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to calculate its odds of survival. Plus, a vacant SLC building gets a sexy makeover, primary ballots hit mailboxes, and a weekend wrestle-off.
If the sponsored interview with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development grabbed your attention, learn more about the Startup State Initiative.
Resources and references:
- Vote in the second-round survey to name Utah’s NHL team.
- Who’s To Blame for the Draper Home Slides? [City Cast Salt Lake]
- Public Comment on Redwood Drive-in Rezone: Email West Valley community development director steve.pastorik@wvc-ut.gov or attend the WVC Council hearing, Wednesday, June 12 at 4 p.m. (in person or on Zoom)
- Old public safety building to be converted into affordable housing [Building Salt Lake]
- Why Aren’t These Vacant SLC Buildings Housing? [City Cast Salt Lake]
- Salt Lake County primary election information
- Get tickets to Wrestle Off 2024.
- Listen to Canadaland’s DYNASTIES #9: The Harts.
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