Originally published by Utah Policy on October 11, 2018 Salt Lake City’s Department of Sustainability is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Elevate Buildings Awards, highlighting organizations that have taken action to enhance the energy performance of their buildings. Improved efficiency reduces local air pollution, as well as overall greenhouse gas emissions, making it [...]
Originally published by Sydney Chapman in Deseret News on October 8, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY ― The International Olympic Committee executive board announced on Thursday that it has officially dropped Turkey as a potential host for the 2026 Winter Olympics. “The timing for 2026 is challenging. The concentration of investment in general infrastructures such as accommodation, transport, [...]
Originally published by Berenice Baker in Verdict on October 3, 2018 Walk down any street in Salt Lake City and the chances are that, in sharp contrast to the pancake-flat city centre, you’ll see picturesque mountains on the horizon. This is the great outdoors where America comes to play, with skiing, hiking, fishing, mountain biking [...]
Originally published by Andrew Rossow in GritDaily on October 2, 2018 Salt Lake City, Utah is home to more than just the Mormon culture; it’s home to the youngest entrepreneurs in the United States. According to a recent study, the average entrepreneur in Salt Lake was only 37.8 years old, with Buffalo, New York and New [...]
Originally published by Utah Policy on September 27, 2018 Ridesharing has already changed the way Americans depend on owning a car and how we get around cities – but now it’s time to take an even bolder step toward creating a new future of mobility. Today, Salt Lake City and Lyft are announcing Ditch Your [...]
Originally published by Katie McKellar in Deseret News on September 25, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY — More than a year after the launch of Operation Rio Grande to clean up Salt Lake City's most infamous neighborhood, it appears the city still faces some public perception challenges when it comes to homelessness and panhandling. A new Utah [...]
Downtown’s Best Restaurants Offer Specially Crafted Three-Course Dinner Menus or Two-Item Lunches. Salt Lake City (September 21, 2018) – Featuring the top downtown Salt Lake City restaurants, the 16th annual Downtown Dine O’ Round, presented by Nicholas & Company, begins Friday, Sept. 28 and runs through Sunday, Oct 14, 2018. Diners can sample two-item lunches [...]
Originally published by Lisa Riley Roche in Deseret News on September 20, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski is part of a delegation pitching the city's bid for another Winter Games at an annual meeting of U.S. Olympic officials from around the country in Colorado Springs. The mayor will be [...]
Originally published by Carter Williams in KSL on September 18, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake program received a $1.9 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that will help pay to protect 100 city homes from earthquakes, federal officials said Monday. The federal money was sent to the city’s Fix the Bricks program, [...]
Originally published by Matt McDonald in Fox 13 on September 18, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY -- The electric scooters zipping around Salt Lake City are the focus of a new online survey. On Tuesday, the Salt Lake City Council got a report on the findings so far. “By far the biggest complaint that we are [...]
