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Five Things in Utah That Need To Go
If you are thinking about moving to Utah and wonder about its bad and good. Here is a list of five bad things about Utah that need to go.
Salt Lake City’s Homeless Abatement Policies Examined
The cruelty of moving unsheltered people and families from empty lots who have nowhere else to stay is essentially harassing residents in dire need of assistance.
From The Ground Up: A Rock Shop Opens in the Dust of Downtown Salt Lake
At a time when historic buildings are being leveled and small businesses are being driven out of downtown Salt Lake City to make room for more multi-level condos, Kathie Chadbourne…
The Magnolia Apartments: The new Homes for the Homeless are a “Complete Failure” According to an Inside Source
An inside source provides Utah Stories with a look into the reality of the Magnolia Apartments and its failure as a solution for homelessness.
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.
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…
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…
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?
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.
Big Corporations Preventing the Shift in Medicine and Wellbeing?
Today, Big Pharma, Big Tobacco and Big Alcohol, all billion-dollar industries, are undergoing a sea-change in their market share and growth potential due to the re-emergence of ancient technologies and…
Homeless Advocate Claims SLC Mayor Has a Conflict of Interest in Handling Homeless Situation
Salt Lake’s largest outdoor homeless encampment shuttered and abated by SLC Mayor’s order. We ask why. Is there a conflict of interest?
The Californication of Utah
The number of homeless in Salt Lake is increasing with the increase of housing costs. We start to see rows of tents resembling Skid Row in LA
Helping Homeless in Utah this Holiday Season
For homeless population in Utah, winter season means extra pain and suffering or worse for lack of shelters that hit capacity in mid-November.
An Alternative Salt Lake Homeless Solution: Switchpoint May Be the Answer
Airport Inn is being converted to affordable housing for those currently homeless by non-profit Switchpoint.
Homeless Policies in Salt Lake City: Paying off? Or an Endless Money Pit?
The homeless in Salt Lake City has always been on the periphery, but today they are camping right on Main Street impacting local business operations and causing blight, especially the…
Pumpkin Festival, Thanksgiving To-Go, and More Foodie News
Windy Ridge Thanksgiving To-Go, Pumpkin Festival at the Gateway, New Food and Beverage Leadership at Deer Valley.