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Is Salt Lake City becoming a dining and entertainment destination? New report outlines its growth

14Jul

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Entertainment

Is Salt Lake City becoming a dining and entertainment destination? New report outlines its growth

Estimated read time: 7-8 minutesSALT LAKE CITY — Downtown Salt Lake City continues to grow in size and population, as several new skyscrapers have sprouted from the ground and are now reshaping the city's skyline as construction teams work to finish them.But that's not the only thing growing. Along with an uptick in population, city government and business leaders say Salt Lake City is quickly becoming a destination for shopping, dining, bars and entertainment. In fact, visitors accounted for about 61% of the 16.6 million people who came to downtown last year, according to the 2023 Downtown Economic Benchmark Report that the Salt Lake City Downtown Alliance published Thursday.Other key highlights in the report...

‘Heartbeat of the city’ brings farmers and businesses together

3Jun

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Business

‘Heartbeat of the city’ brings farmers and businesses together

Estimated read time: 3-4 minutesSALT LAKE CITY — When Jorge Fierro started selling "De La Olla" pinto beans at the Salt Lake City Downtown Farmers Market 25 years ago, he was one of just a couple dozen vendors.This summer, he is one of more than 200 sellers helping to make up the largest farmers market in Utah."The way that it has grown is incredible," Fierro said. "Back in the day, it was just a way to make extra cash for the holidays … Now, some of us live off of it and see it as an economic tool to launch businesses."The market returned for its 32nd season on Saturday at Pioneer Park, 50 W. 300 South in Salt Lake City. It will run 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekly through Oct. 21."This is one of Salt Lake's instituti...

Utah ski resorts upgrade avalanche mitigation technology to phase out old military artillery

7Aug

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Science

Utah ski resorts upgrade avalanche mitigation technology to phase out old military artillery

Estimated read time: 1-2 minutesALTA — Alta Ski Area is installing new avalanche towers to better protect skiers and to phase out old military artillery.This summer, the resort is installing five Wyssen avalanche towers around Mt. Baldy from the Switzerland-based company, according to Mike Maughan, Alta's general manager. Alta installed three last summer in the Supreme area of the mountain, and several more will be installed next year.Several howitzers — long-range military weapons that launch a projectile — are currently in use in Little Cottonwood Canyon to trigger controlled avalanches."Mov(ing) away from anything that's shooting a projectile in the air is a safer, better way to do avalanche mitigation work," Maughan said.This winter will be the ...

Gray Decries ‘Dark Money’ — But Has Previously Benefitted From It | Politics | Seven Days

17Jun

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Politics

Gray Decries ‘Dark Money’ — But Has Previously Benefitted From It | Politics | Seven Days

In a fundraising email on Wednesday, the campaign for U.S. House candidate Molly Gray went after her chief Democratic rival, Becca Balint, painting an ominous picture of the primary campaign landscape. “If our opponent has it her way, dark money will flood the airwaves and drown out the voices of Vermonters,” Gray’s campaign manager, Samatha Sheehan, wrote. “We don’t know how soon they’ll come for Molly — or how much they’ll spend — but we know now that Super PACs have been invited in by our opponent and we need to be ready.” Sheehan was responding to allegations that Balint, Vermont's Senate president, had used a controversial tactic on her website known as “redboxing.” The practice involves creating a webpage, usually using a red box as a signal, to alert super P...