Air Quality Alert: How mobile air quality monitors reveal neighborhood-level disparities
HEAL Utah launched a fleet of mobile air quality monitors on Salt Lake's Westside to overcome the limitations of stationary monitors.
Analysis shows UTA provides more benches and shelters on east side routes
Salt Lake's east side has better bus stop facilities than the Westside, according to a report from The Utah Investigative Journalism Project.
Salt Lake City receives loan, launches program to replace lead pipes
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Quetzal Imports: A Westside market specializing in Guatemalan cuisine and sundries
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Syphilis on the rise in Salt Lake County, high risk for women and people of color
According to the Salt Lake County Health Department, syphilis cases are on the rise in Salt Lake County, with women in communities of color at elevated risk.
Op-Ed: Community Land Trusts are the future of affordable housing
U of U grad student Ryan Hunter argues that community land trusts can help solve Salt Lake City’s housing crisis by expanding access to home ownership.
Upgrades to 600/700 North set to start in 2025
Salt Lake City transportation engineers, along with experts from Avenue Consultants, are looking at traffic calming measures and improvements on 600/700 North between 800 West and Redwood Road.
Rose Park community festival and interfaith roundtable foster unity
A community festival and interfaith roundtable aim to foster unity and build connections between Rose Park neighbors.
SLC Public Lands reviewing input on future of Glendale’s Peace Labyrinth
Salt Lake City’s Department of Public Lands is seeking input from Westside residents on the future of the Peace Labyrinth Open Space.
Op-ed: Reimagining solutions to the housing affordability crisis
Op-ed: Social housing provides an affordable, community-owned alternative to profit-driven housing models that have created the current housing crisis in Salt Lake City.
Developers of tiny home village finalizing site preparation, plan to start infrastructure
After environmental concerns were addressed, developers of the Other Side Village are preparing for phase one construction of 80 tiny homes to permanently house the chronically unhoused.
Salt Lake City 2023 municipal election overview
2023 municipal elections are coming. Mail-in ballots will arrive in early November with ranked-choice voting for mayor and city council positions. Make your voice heard!
City seeks Westside input on project to create “iconic public art”
Salt Lake City seeks input to help design and place a new public art piece that celebrates the Westside’s cultural impact on the city.
Rose Park Elementary’s bike bus opens new lanes for student commuting
The Rose Park Elementary School bike bus is a volunteer initiative that helps kids ride to school, shown to improve learning outcomes.
U of U program provides clinical research career pathways
A new University of Utah program trains applicants with little to no experience in the field of clinical research. Minority applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
New local retail, dining options coming to Rose Park
A new strip mall is nearing completion in Rose Park, bringing additional retail and dining options to the Westside. Four businesses have already committed, and additional spaces are available.
Pothole Palooza targets road damage following extreme winter
After an extreme winter, the city spent one week patching over 6,000 potholes, bringing the 2023 total to over 25,000 in mid-April.
Estimated cost to replace West, Highland high schools: $600m
The Salt Lake City School Board in February reviewed feasibility studies to tear down and rebuild West and Highland high schools but made no decisions on proposed building options or whether to initiate a bond process to pay the estimated $600 million combined construction cost.
New state plan for ending homelessness in Utah
A new plan to address and decrease homelessness in Utah is being implemented after more than a year of study.
Tejeda’s Market townhome development delayed for environmental assessment
The proposal to redevelop the former Tejeda’s Market at 1179 S. Navajo Street in Glendale has received a 1-year extension from the Salt Lake City Planning Commission.