🌱Coachman’s Site Approved For Condos + PTC’s ‘Hello, Dolly’ Has Star

Good morning, neighbors! Joseph Peterson here with today’s copy of the Salt Lake City Daily.

First, today’s weather:

Mainly cloudy and milder. High: 69 Low: 50.

Here are the top three stories today in Salt Lake City:

1. Utah audiences know her from the RC Willey commercials, but Paige Davis, the Emmy-nominated TV host of TLC’s Trading Spaces, will bring her stage chops to the Pioneer Theater Company’s production of Hello, Dolly, as the titular, fast-singing character, Dolly! The two-week run begins on May 13 with a closing night on May 28. (FOX 13 News Utah)
2. Salt Lake City Police rescued a mother duck and her eight ducklings at the Pioneer Precinct police station near the Jordan River Trail. In what is almost becoming Salt Lake City’s own “duck tales” this is the second saga of police rescuing ducks this month! The mother duck and her ducklings were seen in the parking lot of the precinct and were carefully escorted back to the river. (KUTV2News)
3. We highlighted in an earlier edition of the Salt Lake City Daily some of the permit delays and concept woes around a proposed development on the site that once housed the famed Coachman’s pancake house on State Street. Now, Salt Lake City’s Planning Commission has finally approved a plan to flip the iconic Salt Lake pancake house spot into 94 housing units spread across 26,000 square feet across two buildings with a sky bridge connecting them. (KSL.com)

Today in Salt Lake City:

• Learn to make live, probiotic vegetable ferments from suburban homesteading mom extraordinaire, Ærin Lund at Basil & Rose in Bountiful. (2:00 PM)
• Utah’s famed, century-old St. Olaf Choir will perform today at the First Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City. (3:00 PM)
• Monster Jam® brings monster trucks to the Rice-Eccles Arena today. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• “Looking for something fun to do for Mother’s Day? How about a visit to the UMFA to see Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts? Featuring a variety of quilts from the 1800s to contemporary times.” (Utah Museum of Fine Arts)
• “Salt Lake Community College is proud to recognize Chamil Soufianou as the 2022 Provost’s Graduate of Excellence in General Studies. ‘I found my college experience to be more enjoyable when I stepped outside of my comfort zone.'” (Salt Lake Community College)
• “Join art instructor Keelie Grasley for a storytime and craft featuring famous artist Henri Matisse!” (Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum)
• “Last weekend to see @charlesedwill84’s exhibition “BlackRiver” in the Street Gallery and @karemorrego’s video exhibition “Shattering the Pictures Inside Our Heads” in the Codec Gallery” (Utah Museum of Contemporary Art)

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That’s it for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Joseph Peterson

About me: Joseph is a writer and marketing communications strategist with a degree in Mass Communication and Public Relations from the University of Utah. He’s keen on city life, public libraries, national parks, and promoting events that build community.

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