Richard Markosian
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Why “Deeply Affordable” Housing Is Not Being Built in Utah and it Won’t be Built Anytime Soon
The affordable housing crisis is likely the most important problem younger and low-income Utahns are facing today.
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Did Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall Lie to the Homeless People?
Salt Lake City’s Unofficial Homeless Mayor to Mayor Mendenhall, “You Lied to Me!” Yet another Salt Lake City homeless camp is “abated” and the unsheltered homeless try to scatter to…
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Salt Lake City Criterium Race Returns!
Salt Lake Criterium is celebrating its third year, bringing its own unique brand of professional bike racing back to Utah’s capital city for a two-day event July 16-17, 2022.
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Walmart-Style Inventory System at Utah Liquor Stores Squashing Local Distilleries
Under the pretense of the commerce clause, the Utah DABC is using a system that is designed to suppress the sales of locally made spirits.
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Challenges and Obstacles to Maintaining the Utah Lifestyle
Utah (to our benefit) has always been considered a little too weird for most Americans. It has traditionally drawn far fewer migrants than Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Austin. But…
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Inland Port Ruling: Utah Supreme Court Says Utah State Legislature Can Usurp Salt Lake City’s Authority
Utah Supreme Court Says Utah State Legislature Can Usurp Salt Lake City’s Authority and give a green light to the inland port.
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Utah Homelessness Getting Out of Control: What are the solutions?
We discuss possible solutions to the homeless problem in Utah with experts: Scott Howell and Jean Hill who have opposing views on this issue.
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How More Bicycle Infrastructure Could Help Solve Our Affordable Housing Crisis
A key component to support first-time home buyers would be a better non-car travel network, path, or road system than what we have in place today.
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Why Utah’s Developers/Politicians Do Not Want Tiny Homes
When examining the problem of affordable housing one finds that there are two major components to it: zoning restrictions and the need for additional bicycle path infrastructure.
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Best Avocado Toast in Salt Lake
I must pay homage to the avocado toast producers for satisfying my craving for their green goodness despite the massive price hikes in avocados and their ever-diminishing margins.
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If Salt Lake City’s Homeless Had a Say in The over $20 Million Spent on Them
If Salt Lake City’s Homeless Had a Say in The over $20 Million Spent on Them, Here Is How They Would Spend it?
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Localism vs. Globalism: Utah Companies Bill Gates put out of Business
The worst of Bill Gates’ elitist policies is his idea about farming and agriculture. Gates is buying up farmland all over the United States. He wants to control more water…
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Homeless in Salt Lake City: The Worsening Conditions of the Chronically Homeless and Those Suffering from Mental Disorders
Salt Lake City’s “unsheltered” homeless population is swelling. There are many more homeless people sleeping outdoors than ever before.
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Utah’s Megadrought: Have the abundance of Spring rains made a difference?
Despite the recent recurring rains we have had along the Wasatch Front, in the month of April and early May, Utah is not even close to being in the clear…
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Utah’s Saints & Sinners
Reconciling the strange world of living in Utah as a “sinner” after leaving the LDS Church has been interesting.
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Ogden’s Own Distillery’s Event for Local Bartenders and Servers
Ogden’s Own Distillery hosted a unique first-even event at their large campus featuring local vendors and the Inaugural Server Cocktail Race.