Wednesday July 21, 2021 Update

Happy Wednesday - short week for many city employees as we recognize Pioneer Day this weekend.  I hope you can enjoy some time with family and friends this weekend.  But in whatever you decide to do, we all have to be extra careful in our very dry conditions.  Provo Fire and Rescue has issued some additional guidelines for this weekend in some of our restricted areas.  Those are highlighted below in our social media posts.  

I also had the opportunity this morning to meet with representatives from the owners of the Provo Towne Centre Mall.  As you may know, they are working on getting a rezone for a portion of the mall parking lot to create the first of several planned residential developments.  During one of our upcoming weekly "hot button issues" discussions, I will try to talk about the issues we confront with the mall moving forward.  

UPCOMING CITY EVENTS

AuthorLink with Katherine Cowley I July 21 7:00 pm

Food Truck Roundup I July 22 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Pioneer Day Extravaganza I July 24 10:00am - 2:00pm

Learn It: Activism for Busy People I July 27 7:00 pm

Book Trivia Night I July 28 7:00 pm
Movie in the Courtyard: Wonder Woman 1984 I July 30 9:30 pm
The Diaries of Adam and Eve I July 29 - August 21
Paint Night I August 3 7:00 pm
Recipe Swap: Breakfast I August 4 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Intro to Studio Production I August 4 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Rock The Canyon I August 28 4:00 pm - 8:00pm
Blue Skies Concert Series I Wednesdays through September 22
Teen Film Contest Screening and Awards Ceremony I July 29 7:00pm

nEWS YOU CAN USE

• Wondering why the flu seems to have disappeared? Here's a thought as to why.
• NASA has released footage from the Perseverance rover, which has landed on Mars and will now hunt for signs of ancient life and cache samples for future return to Earth.
• A Singaporean bakery in New York invented a pie for every American state. The time it would take to invent all 50 is impressive, check out the list! 
• An article came out highlighting a study conducted in Iceland about its journey to a 4 day work week.

PROVO SOCIAL MEDIA

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EMPLOYEE / department highlight

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Fun stuff

One more dog video.  Last one this week - I promise.

Have a great weekend!

Wayne