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What's up Salt Lake City! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a Salt Lake City green card interview ended in an ICE arrest
  • How risky is Utah’s bold private equity bet on Utes sports?

Also on today's calendar: Paint Nite: The Magic of Santa's Christmas Flight and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 50 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Windy with a little rain, temps: high: 56, low: 30.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 51 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bond granted for Utah man detained by ICE during final green card interview (kutv.com) — An immigrant was detained by ICE during his final green card interview at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Salt Lake City, but a judge has now granted him bond. His attorney says he should be home Wednesday, while his U.S.-citizen wife describes the emotional toll the detention has taken on their family.
   

• What does private equity mean for the future of college sports? (deseret.com) — University of Utah leaders in Salt Lake City are pursuing a first-of-its-kind private equity partnership to shore up the athletics budget while keeping academic control, raising big questions about Title IX, athlete pay, and long-term risks. Experts, including a Salt Lake City attorney, warn of legal and cultural land mines even as local officials tout the deal as essential to keeping Utes sports competitive.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday December 16
  • After School Club
    Millcreek Community Center , 2266 E Evergreen Ave , Salt Lake City , Millcreek
    3:30 pm
  • Girls/Boys Basketball v. Juan Diego
    Murray High School , 5440 State St , Murray
    5:15 pm
  • Sistema Winter Concert @WV1
    American Preparatory Academy - West Valley 1 Salt Lake City, UT 84119
    6:00 pm
  • Veterans Committee Meeting
    Utah Cultural Celebration Center , 1355 West 3100 South , West Valley City
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I just stumbled onto a trombone band outside.
    If you live further east of 1800 E on Michigan Ave, go out, find them. They are so great! They are from the U of U! (Nextdoor Yalecrest Park)
  • Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
    FOUND on December 14, 2025 in Salt Lake City, UT 84116 near Eastbound on north side of 700n Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Rose Park)
  • Utah Staffing posted a job opening for Guest Service Specialist at Clark Planetarium - Open until filled in Salt Lake City. Apply here.
  • YWCA Utah posted a job opening for Afterschool Youth Group Leader in Salt Lake City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Salt Lake City here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Salt Lake

  • South Salt Lake PD looking for missing, endangered juveniles (gephardtdaily.com)
  • Person of interest was captured at Hampton Inn in Coventry (kutv.com)

West Valley City

  • Tamales are the hot seller at one of the best Mexican restaurants in Utah (fox13now.com)
  • SWAT situation unfolds in West Valley City, schools on lockdown (abc4.com)
  • Utah State Gymnastics Set for Annual Blue & White Meet on Monday (utahstateaggies.com)

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