Community Relations
The Reality of Van Life in Moab, Utah
Maintaining daily routines while living in a van is hard, and there aren’t other viable housing options for Moab’s seasonal workers.
History of Ogden’s 25th Street: Overcoming a Bad Rap
Historic 25th Street, aka Notorious Two Bit Street or Electric Alley, is the heart of the city, beating on for over a century through decades of being blighted by a…
Mount Olympus Community Garden Serves as a Classroom for Kids
Howard Driggs Elementary School kids in Holladay learn life skills by gardening at Mount Olympus Community Garden.
The Great Vaccination Divide: Three Local Businesses Weigh in on Vaccine Mandate
Three local businesses were interviewed to see how a vaccine mandate would impact employees already stretched thin by the pandemic’s heavy hand.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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.…
The Unintended Consequences of Utah’s Tech Boom
as more tech moguls move in and want to inhabit the loveliest places along the Wasatch Front, our best farmlands are getting developed at an incredibly rapid pace. Give us…
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…
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…
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.
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.
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…