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At the end of each year's Utah legislative session, I am always reminded of Fox 13 government reporter Ben Winslow's recurring quip that "all roads lead to the Capitol."
But at any given point in time, there are dozens of non-sexy projects around the city that slip under the radar but will have a lasting impact with respect to urban design, quality of life and resident safety.
The state is home to the expansive Dinosaur National Monument, the city of Vernal is nicknamed "Dinosaurland" and, fittingly, the Utahraptor is the state's official dinosaur.
With the NBA and NHL seasons recently wrapping up, and with it still being months away from the start of football, we have officially hit the summer sports doldrums where pretty much nothing is left but baseball and soccer.
There are a few hot button Salt Lake City issues that seem to have an uncanny ability to rile up emotions anytime they get mentioned. Parking is definitely one of them.
Whether it's from Gallup polling data, Human Rights Campaign reports or random internet lists with dubious methodology—Salt Lake City is one of the most LGBTQ-friendly cities in America.