Miller Sports + Entertainment Announces ‘Béisbol en Salt Lake’ Featuring Two Exhibition Games with Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico
SALT LAKE CITY (July 23, 2024) – Miller Sports + Entertainment announced “Béisbol en Salt Lake,” a two-day baseball fiesta featuring two of the top teams in La Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico, playing at Smith’s Ballpark on October 5-6. The weekend-long event, set to take place during Hispanic Heritage Month, will be a rich […]
Regence and DispatchHealth Partner to Deliver High-Quality Medical Care in the Comfort of Members’ Homes
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah is partnering with DispatchHealth to bring in-home medical care to its members throughout Salt Lake County. This innovative collaboration is part of Regence’s comprehensive alternative site of care strategy to provide members with affordable, high-value and convenient care.
The Other Side Village, Big-D Construction Celebrate the Groundbreaking for The Other Side Pavilion
Big-D Construction joined representatives from The Other Side Academy and community partners to break ground on The Other Side Pavilion, which will be the main gathering space for The Other Side Village, a sister organization to The Other Side Academy, which supports adults coming off the streets, out of encampments and shelters, and other transitional housing who have been experiencing chronic homelessness.
CELEBRATE 2034 Live Watch Party Announced for Paris Bid Decision
In the early morning hours of July 24, Pioneer Day in Utah, the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games will learn if it will be the host of the 2034 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. On Monday, July 8, Salt Lake City’s Mayor Erin Mendenhall announced CELEBRATE 2034, a live watch party in downtown Salt Lake City. It is expected to draw in some of the thousands camping out for the Days of ’47 Parade with live coverage from Paris on video boards in Washington Square beginning at 3:00 a.m.
Utah Red Cross Urging Fourth of July Blood Donations to Help Combat Nationwide Summertime Donation Slump
As families gather for Fourth of July celebrations, the American Red Cross of Utah staff and volunteers at blood donation centers in Salt Lake City, Lehi and Layton will be working on Thursday providing a unique opportunity for the community to celebrate the holiday and contribute to a lifesaving cause.
Union Pacific’s Big Boy Locomotive is Utah Bound; Whistle-Stops Planned in Salt Lake City, Morgan and Brigham City; with Two Display Days in Ogden
Big Boy, the famed Union Pacific steam locomotive built in the 1940s to conquer mountains while carrying equipment in support of World War II, is taking off on its Westward Bound Tour this summer with several stops planned in Utah.
Red Cross of Utah Urges Summer Blood Donation to Offset Seasonal Slump and Disasters
As recent weather-related disasters caused disruptions to blood drives in central states, exacerbating the traditional summer slump, the American Red Cross is incentivizing volunteer blood donors with a special summer offer: a chance to win a 2025 Ram 1500 Big Horn® truck.
Utah Valley University Center for Constitutional Studies Launches Master’s Program in Constitutional Government, Civics & Law
The Utah Valley University (UVU) Center for Constitutional Studies (CCS) announced today the launch of a master’s program in constitutional government, civics & law (MACGCL). Dr. Troy E. Smith, professor of political science at Brigham Young University–Hawaii and an expert on federalism, has been named program director.
Utah DHHS Uses Federal Funding to Enhance Red Cross Lifesaving Platelet Production and Storage Capabilities
The Red Cross Salt Lake laboratory is 1 of 3 Red Cross locations in the country piloting the cold-store platelet program.
Governor Spencer Cox and the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) have significantly enhanced the American Red Cross of Utah’s capacity to provide essential platelets, crucial for major surgeries and cancer treatment, with an extended shelf life ensuring hospitals’ ongoing supply.
Ballet West Hits Historic Highs
Ballet West closes its 60th anniversary with record-breaking attendance of more than 80,000 patrons, leading to an all-time high with Swan Lake, now the highest-grossing non-Nutcracker production in company history and the 2023 Nutcracker, as the highest grossing run in company history.