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Saturday, February 16, 2019

Sears’ Ghost

The retailer long gone, what’s next for the giant lot at 800 South and State Street?
Sears, Norris suggests, was not drawing customers to Salt Lake City’s downtown, but new restaurants and brewpubs just might.

Friday, February 15, 2019

Feeling Radioactive

Lawmakers move radioactive waste bill forward, scrap bill preventing people from changing genders on birth certificates.
To the relief of many in the LGBTQ community and beyond, lawmakers decided to abandon Rep. Merrill Nelson’s bill to prevent persons from changing the gender on their birth certificates.

Sharon Van Etten: Don't Call It a Comeback

Talking motherhood, psychology, artistic evolution and gentleness in advance of Feb. 19 show at Metro Music Hall
Although she started her musical life as a solo artist exploring heartbreak and despair through traditional folk forms, in the last few years Sharon Van Etten has expanded her creative boundaries outward.

Movie Reviews: Isn't It Romantic, Happy Death Day 2U, Alita: Battle Angel, Capernaum

Folks looking for a Valentine's Day weekend movie will find three very different options at multiplexes, plus the local opening of one of this year's nominees for Best Foreign Language Film. Isn't It Romantic (pictured)—with Rebel Wilson as a woman trapped in an actual romantic comedy—walks a satisfying tightrope between spoofing rom-com tropes and fully embracing them.  The Oscar-nominated Syrian drama Capernaum adds a morally-indefensible premise to wallowing in poverty miserabilism.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Emission Impossible

Biskupski, Rep. Arent and local climate advocates call on Utah congressional delegates to oppose an EPA deregulation proposal.
Arent, the founder and co-chair of the Legislature’s bipartisan clean air caucus, said there was no “silver bullet” to cleaning up Utah’s air.

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Building Bridges

Former president of Mexico talks immigration, trade and drug legalization during lecture at the U.
Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico who served a six-year term beginning in the year 2000, made the remarks Tuesday morning at the University of Utah’s Kingsbury Hall.

A Crowded Field

Mayoral hopeful David Garbett highlights air pollution, homelessness and affordable housing as topics he plans to tackle.
Standing in front of nearly 40 friends and family near the south steps, Garbett highlighted changes happening to homelessness and affordable housing around the city that he wants to address.

Friday, February 8, 2019

Thoughts and Prayers

Church takes on State Capitol as House passes Prop 3 overwrite bill.
Prayer and shame weren’t enough. Despite a peaceful protest from ecclesiastical leaders, lawmakers advanced a bill Friday afternoon that would supersede a full-throated Medicaid expansion plan approved by 53 percent of voters last November.

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Healthcare Rodeo

Some say Senate Bill 96 bucks voter-approved Prop 3. Guv thinks differently.
The guv said he wasn’t tracking how the public is reacting to yet another ballot initiative overwrite by Republican lawmakers.

Parental Permission Required

Bill that would hamper advocacy for federal land-use designations doesn’t get the go-ahead. Yet.
It’s not yet clear when the bill will be resurfaced by the committee.

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