Community Relations
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Homeless in Sugar House
As fancy apartment buildings are filling Salt Lake, the number of homeless is rising. We talk to homeless people in Sugar House.
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Angered Over COVID Mask Requirements Customers Assault Small Businesses in Eden, Utah
Angered over mask requirements, customers at small businesses in Eden, Utah have assaulted employees verbally and physically with spitting, door-kicking and mask flinging.
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The Story of Sugar House
Sugar House pays homage to an actual sugar factory that was ordered to be built by Brigham Young in a first attempt to produce granular sugar from sugar beets.
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Gas Chamber Pet Euthanasia Orem, Utah
Animal rights activists are making their voices heard in the second-largest city in Utah County, hoping to get elected officials to halt the use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter…
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X96 Radio From Hell Show: Still Hell After All These Years
At 6 am every weekday morning for well over 10,000 mornings, the Radio From Hell Show with hosts Kerry Jackson, Bill Allred and Gina Barberi hits the airwaves of KXRK…
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Foothill: Residents Outraged Over a Proposed Lamplighter Square Project of Five-Story, 135-Unit Apartment Complex
East-bench neighborhood worries state and developer will bypass city zoning with liquor store development. The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories.…
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Renovated Sprague Library Retains its Historic Charm
Four years after a flash flood filled the Sprague Library’s basement with more than five feet of water and caused extensive damage, the branch is better than ever thanks to…
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Ticket to Ride: “Political Pressure” Comes to Bear on Little Cottonwood Canyon Transportation Plans
While cog rail in Little Cottonwood Canyon is an exciting prospect, it may also be a lucrative one for C.W. Management, a development company owned by influential former Utah State…
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Tiny Houses May be the Solution to a Big Problem in SLC
Salt Lake City, like most metropolitan areas, has an affordable housing crisis along with a growing homeless crisis, and tiny houses may be the solution.
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The High Cost of Cheap Food
In just four generations, the main health worry of all inhabitants of the western world has shifted from starvation to obesity.
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Sugar House Restaurant Site for Sale at 5.5 Million Dollars
The question of what will take Sizzler’s place in Sugar House is bringing out strong emotions in the community. It’s the only privately-owned site in Sugar House Park, and with…
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East African Goat Project of Utah: Refugee Kids Connecting with Their Heritage through Goat Husbandry
Many of the youth in the program were born in the United States or came to this country when they were very young. Oftentimes their parents, grandparents or other family…
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A Model for a Profitable Company Garden
In 2016, Merit Medical launched its employee garden program on one-acre of previously unused land, creating 80 100-square-foot garden beds for employees to adopt.
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Ogden Group Foodscapes Yards into Edible Gardens
Foodscaping Utah formed in 2018 with the goal of helping other Ogden homeowners transform their lawns and other underutilized spaces into abundant edible gardens.
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Need for Skilled Workers Remains High Even During Shutdowns
Utah schools scrambled to find ways to accommodate students enrolled in high-demand, skilled professions, as well as others taking advantage of the unexpected time off to explore new skills or…