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City Weekly sits down for a drink with this year’s eight mayoral candidates.
This year’s SLC mayoral race has been a doozy. Between sheepish mailers, claims of “dark money” and Rainer Huck’s festive debate headwear, it’s easy for a voter to get bogged down with election noise.
By Ray Howze and Peter Holslin
Aug 12, 2019 3:47 pm
Utah Pride Parade inches toward lofty zero-emissions goal.
The initiative to reduce emissions was spurred by concerns over air-quality in the Salt Lake Valley, the city government’s green initiatives and center’s broader goal to increase sustainability throughout Pride weekend.
Descendants of black Mormon pioneer Green Flake march in 2019 Days of ’47 parade.
“What’s important is Utah history and understanding how we integrate the story of Green Flake,” Nichol Bourdeaux, a great-granddaughter of Flake’s seven generations down the family line, said.
Navajo researcher Moroni Benally invokes history to explain a current crime epidemic.
Violence doesn’t come out of nowhere. Often, it’s a byproduct of historical shifts and social trends—each bloody act taking root in the ruptures that came before it.
