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Empowering Homeless Individuals: The Carol Hollowell Approach
Switchpoint Community Services started purchasing older hotels and then converting them into studio apartments. They are focusing right now in Salt Lake on the seniors and veterans the most vulnerable…
Kizik Makes Waves in Utah with a “Hands Free” Shoe
Kizik is one of Utah’s fastest-growing companies. Kizik is one of Utah’s fastest-growing companies. Choosing to enter the extremely competitive shoe market didn’t intimidate Mike Pratt, an experienced investor. Pratt’s…
300 Million Spent on Utah Homelessness Resulted in More Homelessness?
In this episode of Utah’s Stories, host Rich discusses the issue of affordable housing and interviews Joseph Grenny, the founder of The Other Side Academy. This non-governmental organization helps drug…
Rocky Anderson on the Homeless Crisis in Salt Lake City
On the Utah Stories Show, we discusses the issue of homelessness and affordable housing with Rocky Anderson, former Mayor of Salt Lake City, who is currently running for Mayor again…
Flood Waters Are Rising Fast in Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah 2023, in Salt Lake City in particular flood water are rising due to a large snow pack melting at a rapid rates.
Why Is it Taking So long for A Sanctioned Campground in Salt Lake City?
When homeless leaders such as Ty Bellamy of Black Lives for Humanity and Kseniya Kniazeva of Nomad Alliance talk about what the unsheltered homeless need more than anything they say…
Why is “Housing First” Homes to the Homeless Proving to Be A Failure in Utah?
Why are Salt Lake City’s public housing initiatives under the “Housing First” Banner proving to be such a dismal failure since 2016?
Green Phoenix Farms Helps Homeless Women Get off the Streets
Green Phoenix Farms assists homeless women in getting off the streets and into productive roles by growing fresh produce at their farm in SLC.
The Majority of Utah’s Unsheltered Want to Work. What’s preventing them?
70% of Utah’s homeless tell Utah Stories that they would like to work. However, government policies disincentivize it.
The Untold Story of Downtown Salt Lake City’s Main Street
Downtown Salt Lake City’s population will more than double in the next two years. Are residents and SLC planners prepared for this growth?
The Best and Worst of Salt Lake City According to Its Residents
We interview people in Downtown Salt Lake and ask them about what they like and what they hate about Salt Lake City.
The Rapidly Changing Face of Downtown Salt Lake City
The face of Downtown Sat Lake is rapidly changing. New hotels, apartment buildings are rising but some historic buildings are thorn down.
Gondola up Little Cottonwood Canyon Proposal: Short-sighted, waste-of-money, elitist visions of grandeur should remain in the clouds
Utah elite is in favor of the proposed Gondola up the Little Cottonwood Canyon even though this project would devastate the environment of the canyon.
Why Is the 600% Increase in Homeless Spending Resulting in More Homelessness in Utah?
Despite massive spending increases, 600 % since 2016, the homeless population only continues to increase in Utah. We ask why.
Homeless Families Braving the Cold Rather Than Stay in Shelters in Salt Lake City
On North Temple, near 15th West, I find a family who is choosing to camp in an empty parking lot under tarps rather than stay in a shelter.
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