With a crowded mayoral election around the corner, which polls can you trust to gauge public sentiment?
by Kelan Lyons
Against archaic regulations, these Utah distilleries manage to leave their boozy mark.
by Ray Howze
Federal lands could offer hives a respite from pesticides.
by Nick Bowlin, and Ray Howze
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With a crowded mayoral election around the corner, which polls can you trust to gauge public sentiment?
A plethora of candidates are vying to be Salt Lake City's next mayor, a wide-open race since sitting Mayor Jackie Biskupski bowed out last month.
By Kelan Lyons
April 17, 2019
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Utah's search for Gold King Mine waste in Lake Powell raises questions about the role of politics in science.
Two years after the spill, the EPA concluded that the San Juan and Animas rivers had essentially returned to normal, and that, in fact, the 2015 spill had been relatively minimal—the equivalent, the agency estimated, to just four to seven days of normal discharge from the Gold King Mine.
By Emma Penrod
March 27, 2019
News
BLM proposed leases in southeastern Utah tick off environmentalists, Native American tribes.
Some of the proposed parcels are near Bears Ears, Hovenweep and Canyons of the Ancients national monuments.
By Daria Bachmann
March 20, 2019
News
State senator-turned SLC mayoral candidate Jim Dabakis raises eyebrows with KUTV alignment.
Billed as the "fastest-growing podcast in Utah," each Friday's Take 2 episode features Dabakis and recurring strange bedfellow, former House Speaker Greg Hughes, who debate local, state and national issues.
By Kelan Lyons
March 13, 2019
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Stronger beer could soon be available on taps and in grocery stores across the state, but not everyone is happy.
“They come in here for the big stuff. The want flavor,” 2 Row Brewing founder and president Brian Coleman says of his in-store customers. “They want awesome beers that taste like something, and they’re just not satisfied with the 4-percent products.”
By Kelan Lyons
March 6, 2019
News
Halfway through this year's general session, here are a dozen notable bills to keep on your radar.
Will Utahns finally have a state flag worthy of a mouse pad this year? Or be able to purchase full-strength beer at their neighborhood grocery store like normal people?
By Ray Howze
February 27, 2019
News
Sears is gone, but its land could help transform a neighborhood just a few blocks from downtown.
The Salt Lake City location was among the 18 Sears and 45 Kmarts that closed nationwide in January 2018, following the market trend that flushed the brick-and-mortar shops of yesteryear down the toilet.
By Kelan Lyons
February 20, 2019
News
Dockless bicycles add new wrinkle to device-sharing transportation model.
The green, electric-assisted bikes operate just like their scooter cousins.
By Ray Howze
February 13, 2019
News
Inside the local connection that helped put Utah on the craft chocolate map. Hint: It's the Mormons.
Mormons already had a longstanding history of candy making, Seguine says.
By Emma Penrod
February 6, 2019
News
A fun game of frustration, church meddling and teeth-grinding—no assembly required!
A fun-filled way of keeping track of the Legislature's workings!
By City Weekly Staff
January 30, 2019
News
Utah's state rock proves costly compared to alternative energy sources.
See, at least half of Rocky Mountain Power's 22 coal-fired units—including Utah's Hunter and Huntington plants—cost customers more to run than alternative sources such as solar and wind, according to a recent report.
By Daria Bachmann
January 23, 2019
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What role can Utah's legislators play in addressing climate change?
As he basked in the Olympic euphoria, Gov. Gary Herbert seemed flat-footed when we asked if he was concerned climate change could hamper the Beehive State's second throwing of the international soirée.
By Kelan Lyons
January 16, 2019
News
Utahns have another avenue to vent their liquor frustrations, but it only goes so far.
At its monthly meeting in December, the department revealed data from the first responses it received in its new customer-satisfaction survey.
By Ray Howze
January 9, 2019
News
Stars of Salt Lake City's 2002 Winter Games: Where are they now?
If you've had your head buried in snow, you might not have heard Salt Lake City will be the U.S. Olympic Committee's bid site for a future Winter Games—again.
By Ray Howze
January 2, 2019
News
For one former mayor, flag redesign hubbub is a case of history repeating.
Superimposed over the shades of Technicolor vomit is an attempted rendition of Salt Lake City's underwhelming skyline, behind which lies an inexplicably green-and-white mountain range.
By Kelan Lyons
December 26, 2018
News
The outgoing state senator hopes to trade Capitol Hill perch for the capital city.
He just released a poll showing voters would support him if he joined the Salt Lake City mayoral race.
By Kelan Lyons
December 19, 2018
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