It's gotta be nice to be a taxpayer in Salt Lake City right now, 'cause they're about to embark on building someone else's dream and it's only going to cost 'em $900 million. Ryan Smith, the own...
Biden needs the support of the majority to win, and that includes America’s Jewish population. It’s time for them to realize that his putting a foot down on offensive weapons for Israel is n...
On April 28, the slide washed up right in front of the beachside home in Belle Harbor, Queens, of Jake Bissell-Linsk, who happens to be the attorney who filed a federal lawsuit against Boeing af...
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Save Abravanel When I was interviewed for the Sept. 19, 2019, issue of City Weekly on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of opening concerts at Abravanel Hall (originally called Symphony Hall)...
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Despite growing diversity in the state, it's notable how religion continues to take center stage. On the Outs Despite growing diversity in the state, it's notable how religion continues to take ...
The Legislature is expanding its voucher program. The Legislature is expanding its voucher program. There are 10,000 vouchers to be given out, but the demand is higher…
"There's a decision that needs to be made, quickly, by the residents of Salt Lake City. And if we don't get our acts together soon, the wrong decision will be made for us," remarked Benjamin Woo...
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I first hit pickleballs in Wyoming in 2010. I was in the Sheridan YMCA gym, where two courts had been delineated on the floor in red tape. I first hit pickleballs in Wyoming in 2010. I was in th...
Travel to, in and around Salt Lake City need not be a hair-pulling affair, even when we welcome the world to our big-little town. By embracing the following rules of the road, you'll be ready to...
Mayor Erin Mendenhall presented her recommended budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year at the Salt Lake City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 7. The Council also held a public hearing on and adopte...
Dude, can you spare a donut? 10. Love your outfit, it really brings out your eyes…
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We must learn from our mistakes, or our own survival will be at risk. Evolution is a word that seems to make some in religious circles squirm, and it’s easy to understand why. Those who take r...
Think of the Children As has been widely reported, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling declaring that embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) should be considered children. Th...
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The creative tension between sports and arts may be a given—but the existential battle for dominance in Salt Lake City is not. The Day the Music Died The creative tension between sports and ar...
Dozens of Utah Transit Authority employees gathered on the street outside UTA headquarters on Wednesday, before crowding into a Board of Trustees meeting to speak against the outsourcing of tran...
"'Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the state / Utahns gathered at school boards, boiling with hate," Benjamin Wood penned in December of 2021. "'Twas the week before Christmas, w...
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I am not an infant, but sometimes I wonder if Salt Lake City thinks I am. I am not an infant, but sometimes I wonder if Salt Lake City thinks I am. Recently, while headed to dinner on Main Stree...
Although The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has always structured its hierarchy on male authority, its theology and practice concerning women is rather intricate and complex. Althou...
In Holladay, Utah, authorities were summoned to a home on April 23 to advise a homeowner on how to dispose of "a lot" of explosives, including "ancient dynamite" that had been in the family for ...
During their 1824-25 winter encampment in Cache Valley, a bet was made among the mountain men: What lay at the end of the Bear River? During their 1824-25 winter encampment in Cache Valley, a be...
It’s the most exciting time of year—budget season! Every May and June, the Salt Lake City Council works with the mayor to fine-tune a budget for the coming fiscal year. And on Tuesday, April...
Salt Lake City unveiled the much-anticipated Post District on Thursday, cutting the ribbon on an innovative multifamily project with 580 units that redefines downtown living. This live-work-play...
Cops wielding batons, bloody foreheads, handcuffs, all that good stuff. It's like 1968 all over again. So Wilson, it must be déjà vu all over again for you and the guys in the band. Campus dem...
The rubber bullets and tear gas must end. Those who voice moral opinions on America’s wrongs should not face loss of employment, an end to their education or criminal consequences. After all, ...
"I guess you could call me a tree hugger," said Washington state resident Tammy Crough on why she decided to install home solar power in 2023. The following story was reported by The Utah Invest...