SLC handed out its CIP allocations this week, but the City Council chair tells me there are concerns about the program as the city's budget tightens. What does it mean for CIP? That's a conversation that could pick up ahead of the next budget: www.ksl.com/article/5161...

Salt Lake City directs $35M toward various capital projects, but could program be in trouble?

Leaders of Utah's capital city completed its fiscal year budget on Tuesday by allocating nearly $35 million toward various projects, many of which were brought to them by residents and public groups.

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"Dream hard because when you dream hard, the dreams come true." Utah now has a Michelin-starred restaurant + 8 more that received recognition tonight: www.ksl.com/article/5161...

BREAKING: Monte in South Salt Lake becomes the first Utah restaurant to receive a Michelin star

Correction** Five Utah restaurants have earned Michelin recommendations today, the first to do so (stars being announced now) -Handle (Park City) -Koyote (SLC) -Matilda (PC) -Nelson Cottage by High West (PC) -Star of India (SLC)

SLC documents still refer to its HQ by its historic name, the Salt Lake City and County Building, even though the county moved out decades ago. Many years later, the city is now initiating a process to change it to simply SLC Hall: www.ksl.com/article/5161...

Salt Lake City's historic headquarters could soon be renamed

Utah's capital city believes the historic name of its City Hall continues to create confusion, especially as county offices move south.

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Work to put primer on the 9th & 9th whale has begun, setting up its next look that will be painted over the next few weeks. Right now it looks like clouds, fog or smog forming over the original mural, Point of Reference, which was an abstract reflection of the city's sunsets.

New from me --> Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson + 7 County Council members sent SLC Council a letter basically urging them to urge Intermountain Health to include more behavioral health resources in its planned new LDS Hospital near downtown: www.ksl.com/article/5161...

A pelican squadron decided to make some rounds near downtown SLC today. One of the few times I've seen this from the Triad Center in the decade+ I've worked here

Some SLC Council news today --> City Council approved all the proposed items from the $34.88 million Capital Improvement Program budget, which mostly goes toward community-requested projects. A short breakdown of where it's going:

Nevada has filed the first lawsuit over the feds' new plan for Lake Powell and Lake Mead, which was signed last week. Utah's Colorado River delegation warned in January that litigation was likely if the Interior picked a plan for the states #utpol www.ksl.com/article/5161...

A proposed high-rise next to St. Mark's Cathedral was recently scrapped after Raven One (with ties to Snowbird) sold the site earlier this year. It came after a proposed rezone seemed to hit a wall earlier this year: www.ksl.com/article/5161...

Proposed high-rise next to Salt Lake City historic church quietly fizzles

A plan to redevelop an underutilized office building into a mixed-use high-rise next to a historic church east of downtown Salt Lake City ended following pushback earlier this year.

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While Salt Lake immigrant detention center plans are dead, talk of finding a site may not be over www.ksl.com/article/5161... #utpol

Climate Prediction Center's final meteorological fall outlook continues a good sign for Utah, at least in terms of precip. With temps, hopefully we start seeing more normal looking conditions by the end of the season so we get snow from the early outlooks looking good for winter #utwx

As has been presumed since June, federal officials have abandoned their plans to build a new immigration detention center in Salt Lake City, according to a federal court filing today. #utpol www.ksl.com/article/5161...

Update: After considering a vote to end it today, the Transportation Interim Committee just voted to urge UDOT to review ceasing the ferry program and selling the boat for consideration later this year #utpol

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Happening now: UDOT is offering an update to lawmakers on the Lake Powell ferry, which remains inoperable due to low reservoir levels. It estimates it may not have service open again until at least 2030. Its presenter says he agrees it's probably time to sell the ferry #utpol

Happening now: UDOT is offering an update to lawmakers on the Lake Powell ferry, which remains inoperable due to low reservoir levels. It estimates it may not have service open again until at least 2030. Its presenter says he agrees it's probably time to sell the ferry #utpol

In a first for at least SLC, if not the state, SLC Council approved a waiver for Via Veneto Pizzarium to apply for a DABS license, applying a new state law that went into effect in May for restaurants next to parks, libraries, etc to seek state liquor licenses

SLC CRA just passed a $6.5 million adjustment to its budget, which is funding for Main Street revitalization & the Civic Center project + 500 West Improvements at Granary District

The NWS confirmed today that Thursday's storm that prompted the SLC office's first tornado warning in 15 years did indeed spawn a tornado in Tooele County + a strong wind event #utwx www.ksl.com/article/5161...

Actually made for a fun ride. But going through this was dicey on my e-bike.

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I picked a bad day to forget my rain gear.

Some impressive totals across Salt Lake City today from a very active monsoonal pattern that seemed to target the city today. SLC's official site (the airport) got 0.49 inches. Its August normal is 0.58 inches. A site in the Avenues is reporting 1.55 inches 👀 #utwx

Whiskey Street's owner said yesterday the location is on track to reopen by the end of the year with a new rooftop bar. New renderings of that plan were released, with CRA documents uploaded today showing how it will look. Its owner is seeking a $1M disaster loan www.ksl.com/article/5160...

It's been nearly 5 years since Intermountain Health acquired the old Sears block, but new documents show more about its LDS Hospital "replacement" plans. The healthcare provider says it expects reveal more about its plans later this year. www.ksl.com/article/5160...

I've written enough about California chains expanding into Utah over the last few years. Pretty Bird is planning to do the opposite nearly a decade after debuting in downtown SLC: www.ksl.com/article/5160...

Utah fried chicken chain founded by revered chef announces first out-of-state expansion

Utah has welcomed a handful of California-based chains in recent years, but now one of its native businesses is seeking to test out the Golden State market.

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Ended up staying late to keep tabs on today's wacky weather, which included recorded wind gusts of up to 93 mph, valley rainfall near 2 inches that caused urban flooding & the first NWS SLC office tornado warning in 15 years. You can read it all here: www.ksl.com/article/5160...

Tornado warnings expire in Tooele County; flood risk continues in Utah

A pair of tornado warnings for Tooele County have now expired, but storms continue to pass through the state that can be severe in nature.

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What started as a tornado warning ended in one of the brightest double rainbows I've ever seen

Update: The Liberty Arch may not be built in Utah at all, Wharton tells me. Artist Sabin Howard informed the Capitol Board that he'll explore other areas in a letter.

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The approved Liberty Arch will not be built at the planned site (Triangle Park across from the Capitol lawn) following pushback from residents. Local reaction from Utah Rep. Dailey-Provost and SLC City Council member Chris Wharton #utpol

In other #SLC news, the SLC Council is adopting all property tax increases recommended in June, following a Truth in Taxation hearing this evening. Not surprising, despite pushback from 4 in the mtg tonight. The budget called for ~$13M in cuts + $13M from the increase

The approved Liberty Arch will not be built at the planned site (Triangle Park across from the Capitol lawn) following pushback from residents. Local reaction from Utah Rep. Dailey-Provost and SLC City Council member Chris Wharton #utpol

"We're going to need to be doing some work on that, I'm sure." New from me: The Rocky Canyon Fire tore through most of East Canyon WMA, including a section the state purchased for almost $20M in 2024. Planning for habitat recovery is already underway: www.ksl.com/article/5160...

Fire near East Canyon tore through a recently expanded 'critical' wildlife habitat

A large wildfire that sparked in the Wasatch Back on Friday has ripped through most of a vital big game winter range and habitat for a declining bird species, including areas the state recently acquir...

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