🌱 SLC Seeks Public Comments + Abandoned Theater To Be Demolished

Salt Lake City UT

16 November, 2021

5:20 PM

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Hey, Salt Lake City! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know today in Salt Lake City. First, today's weather: Sunny much of the time. High: 44 Low: 27. Here are the top stories today in Salt Lake City: Salt Lake City is asking residents to provide comments on the final public review period of a design guide which includes multiple streets and intersections. Based on 5,000 previous public comments, people in Salt Lake City have indicated that they want streets that prioritize people by design: safer, more comfortable, more human-scale streets. This new design guide does just that. (ABC 4) The stage is now set for the century-old Utah Pantages Theater to be demolished to make room for downtown Salt Lake City's newest high-rise, despite attempts by outside groups calling for the building to be preserved. The development company, Hines, intends to build a 30-story, 300-apartment building in its place. The details of the building continue to be hammered out but city officials said Friday the current plan still calls for a $100 million mixed-use building with 10 percent of the tower's apartments designated as affordable housing for residents. (KSL.com) Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital has unveiled its new newborn ICU that will offer families needing highly-specialized intensive care for newborn babies a state-of-the-art environment to help these tiny patients survive and thrive. (fox13now.com) A Salt Lake man who police say placed a homemade explosive under another man's car while threatening that "debts will get settled tonight," now faces serious criminal charges. (KSL.com) The Holiday Pops Concert is an initiative by the Choral Arts Society of Utah and the West Valley Symphony to help the Salvation Army Angel Tree program. (KUTV 2News) Today's Salt Lake City Daily is brought to you by our friends at GoodRx — the best way to save money on your prescriptions. GoodRx helps you locate the lowest prices for medications at local pharmacies, so you're not overpaying. Works for pet medications too! To see how much you can save, go to GoodRx.com. Today in Salt Lake City: Salt Lake City UT An Evening with David Sedaris - Eccles Theater (8:00 PM) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: Race Through Utah 1M 5K 10K 13.1 26.2 (December 4) Add your event Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with another update! If you're loving these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Sean Peek About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.