Sugar House
Trek reenacts arrival of first Utah Mormon pioneers
WHEN: Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 7:00 am WHERE: Hike starts at Donner Park, 2770 East 990 South (East of Hogle Zoo) and ends at First Encampment Park, 1700 South…
Sugar House Salt Lake City High Rise Development Fire Safety
With so much development in such a small space, how safe is Sugar House, Salt Lake City? Like a giant crooked finger, the easternmost end of Elm Avenue (2165…
Homeless in Sugar House: The Problem Does Not Go Away, Only Moves Around
For decades, Salt Lake City’s Rio Grande district carried the reputation of a scary and blighted area, rife with drugs and crime. Once a bustling transit hub during America’s…
Impact Fees in Sugar House
Although Sugar House is experiencing supergentrification, Utah law limits the ways that impact fees can be charged and spent and those limits impact the ability of the City to mitigate…
Great West Food Desert: City Seeks to Improve Food Options on Westside
Food deserts are areas occupied by people lacking the income to buy healthy food or do not have access to foods that are considered part of a balanced diet. By…
Rockwood Furniture: Rockwood Family is still a Bedrock of Sugar House Business
“Rockwood Furniture, the oldest name in Sugar House, has just become the newest, most up-to-date furniture concern in the Intermountain West.” – Sugar House Bulletin, December 1954.
Sugar House Fireworks: Independence Day Tradition Coming to an End?
The Sugar House 4th of July fireworks show has been a tradition in our community for decades. Each year it is estimated that the show draws 20,000-30,000 people or more…
Sego Lily Update in Sugar House
Construction of the Sego Lily will be finished in December, and the Draw will re-open at that time.
Artistic and Functional, Sego Lily Plaza Combines an Aesthetic and Practical Enhancement to Sugar House
Earth Art: providing urban solutions to public spaces.
Sprague Library and the Sugar House Flood
Water from Parley’s Creek overwhelmed the retention pond in Hidden Hollow and poured more than five feet of water into the Sprague Library basement.
Standing the Test of Time—Sugar House Coffee
Bob Evan’s Sugar House legacy lives on as his family continues with Sugar House Coffee.
Sugar House Architecture Reflects History and Change
The Vernacular Architecture Forum’s national conference brings visitors to explore evolving built environment in Sugar House.
Super Hot Housing Market in Sugar House
Sugar House housing prices keep increasing. What is causing the spike?
Honey Bees in Sugar House
Busy, buzzing pollinators are your garden’s best friends—and they make honey, too!
Sugar House Crime Stopper Joshua Ashdown
Keeping Sugar House safe by curbing crime through community collaboration.
