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August 18, 2022

Sun Valley Wants to Be Celebrated, Not “Discovered”

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Sun Valley Wants to Be Celebrated, Not “Discovered”

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Stuck between highways and hidden under a viaduct, the Sun Valley community has quietly gone about its business — until a few years ago, when it started getting a lot more attention and big money interest in its land. Meow Wolf has moved in, a new Latino cultural museum is on the way, and lots of big housing developments are in going up. But what do the people of Sun Valley want? On the show today, Glenn Harper, Manuel Aragon, and Lindsay Miller of Sun Valley Kitchen explain what makes Sun Valley so wonderful — and why they are inviting people to not “discover” this neighborhood, but come celebrate it at this weekend’s Sun Valley Rising Night Market.


Bree mentioned a 5280 Magazine interview with local activist and educator, Tim Hernandez. 


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