Support the Free Press | Facts matter. Truth matters. Journalism mattersSalt Lake City Weekly has been Utah's source of independent news and in-depth journalism since 1984. Donate today to ensure the legacy continues.
Allen Park was the creation of Dr. George Allen, who loved birds. Back in the 1930s, he was a well-known man of means who served on the Salt Lake Zoological Society.
A world-traveling friend of mine told me that the price of gasoline in several cities in Europe is the equivalent of $10 per gallon. Given that, citizens opt to ride bikes and use mass transit.
On the good side, SpongeBob turned 20, more people voted in national elections than ever before and 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg woke boomers and millennials alike about our world ending.