Sugar House
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A Tale of Two Prisons: Construction of a modernized state penitentiary is underway almost 70 years after the closure of Utah’s first state prison in Sugar House
Nearly 70 years ago, Utah’s first state prison closed its doors and was transformed into the much-loved Sugar House Park. Construction is now underway on a new penitentiary that is…
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Chains Not Interested in Sugar House Decorations
These questions remain: Shouldn’t the large regional and national businesses in the SHBD support the community that supports them? Where will the Santa Shack go at the end of this…
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Slow Down! Sugar House to Benefit From Curbing Speeding Vehicles
Residents of a Sugar House neighborhood were fed up with all the speeding vehicles that exit Interstate 80 and cut through their streets so drivers could avoid the more heavily…
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Ty’s Garden Dedication in Memory of Dr. Ty Harrison
“Ty was always our “Lorax” at Westminster” she added. “As Dr. Seuss says, ‘He speaks for the trees.’ This piece of Hidden Hollow that now will bear his name is…
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Sugar House—Furniture Capital of the West
Sixty years ago, Sugar House was known as the “Furniture Capital of the West,” with 21 home furnishings stores in the business district. Today, there is only one full-line furniture…
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Sculpture Memorializes a Man and His Mission in Sugar House
Jim Kirkman was known as many things to his friends and family in Sugar House: Master Gardener, educator, an encyclopedia of desert knowledge, an archaeologist with a reverence for what…
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Sugar House Salt Lake City High Rise Development Fire Safety
With so much development in such a small space, how safe is Sugar House, Salt Lake City? Like a giant crooked finger, the easternmost end of Elm Avenue (2165…
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Homeless in Sugar House: The Problem Does Not Go Away, Only Moves Around
For decades, Salt Lake City’s Rio Grande district carried the reputation of a scary and blighted area, rife with drugs and crime. Once a bustling transit hub during America’s…
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Impact Fees in Sugar House
Although Sugar House is experiencing supergentrification, Utah law limits the ways that impact fees can be charged and spent and those limits impact the ability of the City to mitigate…
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Great West Food Desert: City Seeks to Improve Food Options on Westside
Food deserts are areas occupied by people lacking the income to buy healthy food or do not have access to foods that are considered part of a balanced diet. By…
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Rockwood Furniture: Rockwood Family is still a Bedrock of Sugar House Business
“Rockwood Furniture, the oldest name in Sugar House, has just become the newest, most up-to-date furniture concern in the Intermountain West.” – Sugar House Bulletin, December 1954.
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Sugar House Fireworks: Independence Day Tradition Coming to an End?
The Sugar House 4th of July fireworks show has been a tradition in our community for decades. Each year it is estimated that the show draws 20,000-30,000 people or more…