You may have seen a press announcement that Brixton - the owners of the Towne Centre Mall - have purchased the land and building owned by Dillard's once they close their store. This is really good news. This makes Brixton the only owner of the land and buildings that comprise the mall and the parking, and removes impediments to their overall plans for redeveloping the mall and its surrounding properties.
We had our regular monthly meeting this morning with BYU leadership, and among many topics discussed was an upcoming extramural national championship tournament featuring their reigning national championship Lacrosse team. This will bring 12 teams and their fans and coaches to Provo later this year, and an opportunity to get some of the best Lacrosse players in the nation to our community. We will give you more details as things develop, but it would be a great opportunity to welcome many visitors to Provo once again!
UPCOMING CITY EVENTS
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- There was a bit of drama yesterday during a committee hearing on vaccine passports when three people were removed for refusing to comply with decorum rules during the hearing. The bill passed.
- People who are involuntarily placed in a mental health facility because of an emergency could be held there for up to three days under a bill moving through the Utah Legislature. Right now, it's capped at 24 hours.
- Unprecedented international economic sanctions targeting Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine have triggered a record devaluation of the ruble and have global impacts, including further cost increases on some goods in a U.S. economy already experiencing record, inflation-driven price escalations.
- The battle for Ukraine continues, with reports of "vacuum bombs" and "cluster bombs" being used by Russia. For those who need more of an explanation: Cluster munitions are called that because a single explosive then separates into many smaller munitions that are designed to kill people and destroy vehicles when they explode on impact. They are used to take out wide swaths of personnel but can also land unexploded, posing great danger to people on the ground who could come in contact with them. They are banned under the Geneva Convention. Vacuum bombs use oxygen from the air to generate high-temperature explosions. When it hits its target, the first of two explosive charges scatters a fuel mixture as a cloud, which can penetrate any building not completely sealed. The second charge then detonates the fuel-filled cloud, sucking up all surrounding oxygen, resulting in a huge fireball and a massive wave blast. Russia has used them before, in Chechnya in 1999 and is accused of using them in Ukraine to target a preschool and an Army base. If they are used to target civilian populations, it can be considered a war crime. Amnesty International confirmed that a cluster bomb was dropped on a preschool/kindergarten that was being used as a shelter and munitions experts say cluster bombs were used to strike Kharkiv on Monday.
EMPLOYEE / DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHT
Our wonderful Media Services department was recognized yesterday by Chief Ross at our directors meeting. They do a phenomenal job and we are so grateful for their hard work and tireless efforts!
FUN STUFF
This seems like a good day for a little Bruno Mars and Silk Sonic with Love's Train. Hope you enjoy a little slower pace funk from Silk Sonic for today's listening pleasure.
I hope you have a great rest of your day. I'll be back tomorrow for the end of the week update and my favorite Internet memes! Take care.
Wayne
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