The downtown Salt Lake City retail and restaurant marketplace has seen some big shake-ups since the end of lockdowns. The demolition of the former Sears, which bookended State Street for over 65 years, now leaves a very large visible void. But State Street has seen some positive developments. iconoCLAD clothing (which offers costumes and clothing for festivals and raves) … [Read more...]
Is Utah’s $67 Million Brine Shrimp Industry in Peril?
The Great Salt Lake has been receiving national headlines in the past year due to its shrinking to half of its regular capacity and the real possibility of it drying up. Stories point out the potential ecological disaster a Salt Lake City without the lake might cause. One aspect that hasn’t been much discussed is its massive brine shrimp industry. If you weren’t even aware this … [Read more...]
The Untold Story of Downtown Salt Lake City’s Main Street
According to Dee Brewer of the Salt Lake City Downtown Alliance, Downtown Salt Lake City's population will more than double in the next two years. This is based upon the timeline for completion of all of the apartments currently under construction. Are residents and SLC planners prepared for this growth? What are they doing to accommodate the huge influx of residents? What … [Read more...]
SLC Gets Outdoor Retailer Back, but with a Sour Note Persisting
Editor's Note: This article was modified Sunday, January 15: A correction was made. The article incorrectly attributed the quote from Outdoor Retailers PR Director, the quote was from Marisa Nicholson, the Outdoor Retailer Show Director. From Toyota Landcruisers to Lowa Boots, to Jack Wolfskin's clothes to avalanche airbags exhibits and Wasatch and Kiitos … [Read more...]
The Best and Worst of Salt Lake City According to Its Residents
“In the next two years, the population of downtown Salt Lake City will double,” says Dee Brewer, Executive Director of the Downtown Alliance. With dozens of new apartments rising, and a massive influx of residents, Salt Lake City is the seventh fastest growing city in the country, and Utah is the second fastest growing state. Today, we are finally witnessing quite a few … [Read more...]
Gay Men’s Choir Performs in Washington DC LDS Temple
Back in 2008, the LDS Church fought vehemently against California’s Proposition Eight. It was the first bill of its kind that would allow for same-sex marriage. The Church reportedly spent $2 million on an ad campaign fighting against non-traditional marriage and the preservation of the Divine Institution of Marriage, which states: The family is ordained of God. Marriage … [Read more...]
Utah’s City Leaders Duped into Believing Subsidizing Big-Box Stores is Smart City Planning
Like Oliver Twist seeking more porridge, giant corporations are going to communities with their bowls out asking for more. But unlike Oliver, they usually get exactly what they want from city leaders. “Rent seeking” is conducted with the best of intentions: they want to help ensure profits for shareholders by asking communities for welfare for “tax abatements”. These … [Read more...]
Will Housing in Utah Ever Become Affordable Again?
There are a few signs that more cities could adopt and adapt existing zoning laws to allow for more affordable housing. But there is just one major roadblock: NIMBISM Eric Gardiner is a Salt Lake City area real estate agent. He has witnessed dramatic changes in the Salt Lake City housing market in the past six months, and he says that slowly things are shifting from being a … [Read more...]
A Look at Tenement Housing as Opposed to Government Housing
Crossing the Great Chasm From Ward of the State to Productive Citizen In response to a reader's comment: on Reddit: I've actually been doing an assignment surrounding homelessness and a part of me wishes I've chosen another social issue. The more I learn the more I get depressed. I have no idea what the solutions are, and it appears to me as if there may be none to speak … [Read more...]
Drug Addict Violently Attacking his Victims Allowed to Roam Freely throughout Salt Lake
How does a repeat violent offender stay out of jail even after injuring multiple innocent victims on multiple occasions? Salt Lake City, UT— Rio Grande Street in front of the Weigand center: Six patrol cars and ten officers were on the scene this cold November afternoon after Anderson Jones struck three victims in the head with a hammer. The victims included a 55-year-old … [Read more...]