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Astra Tower opens new chapter of urban living for Salt Lake City.

Small Lake City
By Aimee L. Cook

UDOT self-evaluation gives highway department top marks for following its own safety rules.

Nothing to See Here
By Benjamin Wood

Whatever cause is dear to your heart, you can find a local Utah group to fight alongside you.

Get Active, Get Marching
By Babs De Lay
UDOT self-evaluation gives highway department top marks for following its own safety rules.
UDOT self-evaluation gives highway department top marks for following its own safety rules.

UDOT self-evaluation gives highway department top marks for following its own safety rules.

Nothing to See Here
The Utah Department of Transportation is doing a wonderful job applying UDOT safety standards to the roads UDOT builds, according to an internal review by UDOT employees.

By Benjamin Wood June 18, 2025

UTA adopts design guide to help cities plan better land use and access around transit.
UTA adopts design guide to help cities plan better land use and access around transit.

UTA adopts design guide to help cities plan better land use and access around transit.

Walk This Way
The Utah Transit Authority could run all the buses, trains and rideshare vehicles that money can buy, but it would hardly matter if passengers are dropped in the middle of nowhere and nothing.

By Benjamin Wood June 11, 2025

New library "lab" brings Salt Lake's Ballpark neighborhood together as it undergoes significant change.
New library "lab" brings Salt Lake's Ballpark neighborhood together as it undergoes significant change.

New library "lab" brings Salt Lake's Ballpark neighborhood together as it undergoes significant change.

Small Lake City
The Ballpark neighborhood just opened a new library location.

By Arica Roberts June 11, 2025

Gov. Cox says Salt Lake City adopted "dumb" flags to get around "dumb" flag ban.
Gov. Cox says Salt Lake City adopted "dumb" flags to get around "dumb" flag ban.

Gov. Cox says Salt Lake City adopted "dumb" flags to get around "dumb" flag ban.

Disagree Dumber
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Tuesday that Salt Lakers are living in "the dumbest timeline" after the mayor and City Council circumvented a new ban on Pride and other pro-diversity flags by adopting those designs as official SLC banners.

By Benjamin Wood June 10, 2025

Where to connect with all the queer fabulousness that Salt Lake City has to offer.
Where to connect with all the queer fabulousness that Salt Lake City has to offer.

Where to connect with all the queer fabulousness that Salt Lake City has to offer.

LGBTQ+ in SLC
If you think Salt Lake City is all temples and tabernacles, honey, you've only seen the surface. Beneath that squeaky-clean, postcard-perfect skyline is a thriving, glitter-dusted, rainbow-waving queer community that knows how to turn up, show up, and shake things up.

By Cat Palmer June 9, 2025

Salt Lake City residents ask Council to fund traffic safety projects and hire union workers.
Salt Lake City residents ask Council to fund traffic safety projects and hire union workers.

Salt Lake City residents ask Council to fund traffic safety projects and hire union workers.

Washington Square Dispatch
Traffic safety and road maintenance remained major topics of discussion during Tuesday’s Salt Lake City Council meeting, which was primarily dedicated to discussion of the annual budget. Several residents provided comments on the more than $500 million in proposed allocations for city services.

By Grace X. Maya June 4, 2025

Turn the clock back on 40 years of City Weekly's local coverage with the complete Rewind and Flashback series.
Turn the clock back on 40 years of City Weekly's local coverage with the complete Rewind and Flashback series.

Turn the clock back on 40 years of City Weekly's local coverage with the complete Rewind and Flashback series.

Small Lake City
The complete Rewind and FLASHBACK collections can now be located under the "40th Anniversary" section of the News tab on CityWeekly.net

By Wes Long June 4, 2025

Salt Lakers who drive to the train never have to hunt for downtown parking.
Salt Lakers who drive to the train never have to hunt for downtown parking.

Salt Lakers who drive to the train never have to hunt for downtown parking.

A La Mode
There's a simple trick to driving in Salt Lake City that, once mastered, means never having to hunt for parking ever again: Park near a train stop.

By Benjamin Wood June 2, 2025

UDOT hits the brakes on 300 West bikeway extension to Pioneer Park.
UDOT hits the brakes on 300 West bikeway extension to Pioneer Park.

UDOT hits the brakes on 300 West bikeway extension to Pioneer Park.

Wiped Out
A long-in-the works project to extend the 300 West bikeway north into downtown will fall one tantalizing block short of Pioneer Park and the decades-old protected cycling lanes on 300 South, Salt Lake City's streets division confirmed Wednesday.

By Benjamin Wood May 29, 2025

Utah's ubiquitous and increasingly creepy Julia Reagan tribute billboards are never going away.
Utah's ubiquitous and increasingly creepy Julia Reagan tribute billboards are never going away.

Utah's ubiquitous and increasingly creepy Julia Reagan tribute billboards are never going away.

Small Lake City
I'm not on Reddit often (or so I tell myself), but I recently ran across a lively and funny-AF discussion thread in the r/SaltLakeCity subreddit.

By Bill Frost May 28, 2025

Salt Lake City Council adopts Pride Month resolution; residents request funding for trails and traffic calming.
Salt Lake City Council adopts Pride Month resolution; residents request funding for trails and traffic calming.

Salt Lake City Council adopts Pride Month resolution; residents request funding for trails and traffic calming.

Washington Square Dispatch
The Salt Lake City Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution declaring June to be Pride Month. The Council also continued its work on the city budget, hearing public comment on funding proposals for green space, street improvements and public works.

By Grace X. Maya May 21, 2025

Salt Lake's LGBTQ youth share the spotlight with celebrities at Encircle's Only Love Gala.
Salt Lake's LGBTQ youth share the spotlight with celebrities at Encircle's Only Love Gala.

Salt Lake's LGBTQ youth share the spotlight with celebrities at Encircle's Only Love Gala.

Small Lake City
On April 26, my daughter and I attended Encircle's Only Love Gala at the Adobe Lehi Campus, a night that shimmered with warmth, compassion and a unifying theme—Welcome Home.

By Cat Palmer May 21, 2025

High-density living around downtown Salt Lake City builds community into residents' routines.
High-density living around downtown Salt Lake City builds community into residents' routines.

High-density living around downtown Salt Lake City builds community into residents' routines.

Small Lake City
So much of what surrounds me these days—smartphones, social media, cars, streaming services, working from home—seems almost designed to push me into a solitary existence.

By Tom Merrill May 14, 2025

"It's OK to ask cars to slow down": Utah Transportation Commission launches SB195 review of SLC's street safety efforts.
"It's OK to ask cars to slow down": Utah Transportation Commission launches SB195 review of SLC's street safety efforts.

"It's OK to ask cars to slow down": Utah Transportation Commission launches SB195 review of SLC's street safety efforts.

Pedal to the Metal
Natalie Gochner has seen firsthand the effect of multi-modal streets in Salt Lake City, she said Friday. She's used the buffered bike lanes added to Main Street through a road diet to ride to events at the Delta Center, and she has watched the transformation of communities along 900 South after construction of the 9-Line Trail.

By Benjamin Wood May 9, 2025

Salt Lake City adopts LGBTQ and Juneteeth flags, sidestepping Utah's new Pride ban.
Salt Lake City adopts LGBTQ and Juneteeth flags, sidestepping Utah's new Pride ban.

Salt Lake City adopts LGBTQ and Juneteeth flags, sidestepping Utah's new Pride ban.

Banner Yet Wave
The Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to formally adopt three variant designs of the city's flag, acting on a request by Mayor Erin Mendenhall to exploit a loophole in HB77, which otherwise bans the flying of Pride and other pro-diversity banners from government buildings.

By Benjamin Wood May 7, 2025

Mainstream THC events like Dragonfly's 420 Market give Utah cannabis patients a venue for community.
Mainstream THC events like Dragonfly's 420 Market give Utah cannabis patients a venue for community.

Mainstream THC events like Dragonfly's 420 Market give Utah cannabis patients a venue for community.

Small Lake City
On April 20, Dragonfly Wellness hosted a 420 Market at its dispensary in downtown Salt Lake City, in conjunction with the Utah Patients Coalition (UPC).

By Zach Abend May 7, 2025

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