Quetzal Imports: A Westside market specializing in Guatemalan cuisine and sundries
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Salt Lake City launches incentive program for potential e-bike owners
Salt Lake City is launching a new voucher incentive program to help residents purchase a new e-bike. The city hopes this will help air quality to improve in the area.
Fairpark’s Culture Coffee offers a unique blend of coffee and community
Local chef Miles Ellis recommends Fairpark’s Culture Coffee for the food, drinks, and community — and the music and arcade games aren’t bad, either.
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.
Jordan River cleanup attracts nearly 400 volunteers for Earth Day
Nearly 40 volunteers descended on the Jordan River for an Earth Day clean up operation kicked off by My Hometown.
Affordable housing community for SLC's chronically homeless under construction
Phase One construction of The Other Side Village, a community of tiny homes for the chronically unhoused, is under way, including sewer lines, manholes, and infill.
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.
My Hometown is cleaning up Westside neighborhoods
My Hometown Salt Lake City helps Westside residents with beautification projects and provides resources like language classes, computer training, and more.
The Neighborhood House marks 130 years with events and celebrations
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Furnace filter exchange program launches on the Westside
A new program provides high-efficiency air filters to improve air quality for residents of Salt Lake’s Westside.
Love Your Block provides mini grants to Westside residents for community improvement projects
Love Your Block mini grants give Westside residents funds to complete community improvement projects. The next application period opens in January.
Roses in the Garden mural installation features women with lasting Westside legacies
A mural series in Rose Park celebrates women whose legacies are contributions to Salt Lake’s Westside. Meet each one of them here.
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.
Public art project scheduled in the Fairpark neighborhood
A new art project to beautify traffic infrastructure has received funding in Fairpark. The only thing missing is the artwork’s topic, which community input will determine.
Homelessness takes center stage in race for Salt Lake City mayor
The 2023 Salt Lake City mayoral election has largely been defined by one issue critical to Westside residents: homelessness. The candidates all pledge to address it in different ways.
Riebe, Maloy offer clear differences in 2nd Congressional District special election
Kathleen Riebe and Celeste Maloy are running to fill the seat vacated earlier this year by Chris Stewart. The differences between Riebe and Maloy are clear.
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.