UVU After Charlie Kirk, SLC Liquor Crackdown, Baby Flamingos
Utah Valley University reopened this week after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means ask UVU staffer and City Cast contributor Cassie Bingham about the return to campus. Plus, Salt Lake City considers middle-of-the-night prohibition and local picks for your weekend.
Resources and references:
- After Kirk’s Death, Students Return to Campus and Learn ‘How To Be Adults’ [New York Times]
- Salt Lake City to consider new ordinance cracking down on after-hours booze [KSL]
- The Gala artists’ space
- Baby flamingos at the Aviary
- Star Party at Snowpine Lodge
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