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SLC Council recognizes Transgender Day of Visibility; residents criticize conditions along Jordan River.

Washington Square Dispatch
By Josi Hinds

Sundance Film Festival ditches Utah for Boulder, Colorado

The End
By Benjamin Wood

Utah lawmakers fail to represent downtown Salt Lake living because they don't understand it.

Small Lake City
By Tom Merrill
SLC Council recognizes Transgender Day of Visibility; residents criticize conditions along Jordan River.
SLC Council recognizes Transgender Day of Visibility; residents criticize conditions along Jordan River.

SLC Council recognizes Transgender Day of Visibility; residents criticize conditions along Jordan River.

Washington Square Dispatch
The Salt Lake City Council met on Tuesday night to reaffirm the city’s commitment to “championing the rights, dignity and equality of transgender and gender-diverse individuals” by recognizing March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility. They also discussed the new Huntsman Mental Health Institute and held public hearings on two city grants.

By Josi Hinds March 28, 2025

UTA launches South Jordan Downtown Trax station, "a baseball throw" away from new Bees ballpark.
UTA launches South Jordan Downtown Trax station, "a baseball throw" away from new Bees ballpark.

UTA launches South Jordan Downtown Trax station, "a baseball throw" away from new Bees ballpark.

Training Day
The Trax Red Line began service at a new station on Wednesday, with the Utah Transit Authority formally launching the recently-completed South Jordan Downtown Station at what is set to become an urban retail and entertainment hub for the southwest corner of Salt Lake County.<

By Benjamin Wood March 26, 2025

Trump will huff and puff, and Americans will see what their democracy is made of.
Trump will huff and puff, and Americans will see what their democracy is made of.

Trump will huff and puff, and Americans will see what their democracy is made of.

Taking a Gander
Sunday, March 23, was the anniversary of some notable historic events. On that same date in 1919, Benito Mussolini founded the Fascist political movement in Milan, Italy. In 1933, the German Reichstag passed the “Enabling Act,” cementing Adolf Hitler’s authoritarian power. Back in 1775, Patrick Henry made his famous declaration to the Virginia Provincial Convention, “Give me liberty, or give me death.”

By Michael S. Robinson Sr. March 26, 2025

SLC's Mayor Mendenhall urges Utah's Gov. Cox to veto Pride flag ban.
SLC's Mayor Mendenhall urges Utah's Gov. Cox to veto Pride flag ban.

SLC's Mayor Mendenhall urges Utah's Gov. Cox to veto Pride flag ban.

Hill's Bills
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Friday that city attorneys and financial analysts are still working through the unfunded mandates and new expenses imposed on the capital city by the 2025 legislative session, which concluded earlier this month.

By Benjamin Wood March 21, 2025

Utah funeral home is first in state to offer "human composting" as a green alternative to traditional burials.
Utah funeral home is first in state to offer "human composting" as a green alternative to traditional burials.

Utah funeral home is first in state to offer "human composting" as a green alternative to traditional burials.

Dust to Dust
Starks Funeral Parlor in Millcreek has earned a reputation for its compassionate service and now, for pioneering a modern, eco-friendly approach to end-of-life care.

By Aimee L. Cook March 19, 2025

Family and friends honor the victims of police brutality as Fleet Block murals brace for demolition.
Family and friends honor the victims of police brutality as Fleet Block murals brace for demolition.

Family and friends honor the victims of police brutality as Fleet Block murals brace for demolition.

Small Lake City
In December, the Salt Lake City Council voted to rezone the Fleet Block, a 10-acre, city-owned property between 300 and 400 West and between 800 and 900 South.

By Arica Roberts March 19, 2025

A deeper understanding of gender and hormone cycles is driving new fields in women's health and fitness.
A deeper understanding of gender and hormone cycles is driving new fields in women's health and fitness.

A deeper understanding of gender and hormone cycles is driving new fields in women's health and fitness.

All Natural
Concerns about hormone health have skyrocketed as we've discovered the pressure our synthetic world is putting on our bodies.

By Bianca Dumas March 19, 2025

Donald Trump's anti-trans executive orders are harming kids like mine and turning schools into political battlegrounds.
Donald Trump's anti-trans executive orders are harming kids like mine and turning schools into political battlegrounds.

Donald Trump's anti-trans executive orders are harming kids like mine and turning schools into political battlegrounds.

Small Lake City
I'll be honest, after the criminal activity perpetrated during his first term, I felt confident that a second Donald Trump presidency was an impossibility.

By Bryan Young March 12, 2025

Utah Legislature passes new rules for college funding and mail-in voting, opens the door to nuclear power.
Utah Legislature passes new rules for college funding and mail-in voting, opens the door to nuclear power.

Utah Legislature passes new rules for college funding and mail-in voting, opens the door to nuclear power.

Parting Shots
Utah’s 2025 legislative session, which came to a close on March 7, was full of the usual debate and controversy. Over the course of seven weeks, constituents saw a flurry of new regulations and prohibitions, like the end of collective bargaining in the public sector—pending the outcome of a union-led referendum campaign—the start of state oversight on Salt Lake City-owned streets and new restrictions on the on-campus housing options for transgender students.

By Josi Hinds March 8, 2025

Mayor Mendenhall and SLC lawmakers decry capital city micromanagement by the Utah Legislature.
Mayor Mendenhall and SLC lawmakers decry capital city micromanagement by the Utah Legislature.

Mayor Mendenhall and SLC lawmakers decry capital city micromanagement by the Utah Legislature.

Day 45
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Friday that, in time, she will feel relieved and even grateful about many of the bills that passed during the 2025 legislative session, and how some of the worst potential outcomes faced by her city and its residents were avoided.

By Benjamin Wood March 7, 2025

Utah Legislature passes bill inserting UDOT oversight into Salt Lake City's local street grid.
Utah Legislature passes bill inserting UDOT oversight into Salt Lake City's local street grid.

Utah Legislature passes bill inserting UDOT oversight into Salt Lake City's local street grid.

Reverse Gear
A state-mandated pause on transportation projects in Salt Lake City would apply only to "collector" and "arterial" roadways, allowing pedestrian and cyclist safety initiatives to continue on small, neighborhood streets, under the latest terms of a bill that is poised to pass the Legislature on Thursday.

By Benjamin Wood March 6, 2025

Salt Lake City Council confirms new police chief; recognizes Women’s History Month
Salt Lake City Council confirms new police chief; recognizes Women’s History Month

Salt Lake City Council confirms new police chief; recognizes Women’s History Month

Washington Square Dispatch
Brian Redd’s appointment as the new chief of the Salt Lake City Police Department received unanimous approval from the Salt Lake City Council on Tuesday night, where he was later sworn in after the Council’s meeting ended. The Council also held a public hearing on the allocation of federal community development grants and recognized March as Women’s History Month.

By Josi Hinds March 6, 2025

"Champing at the bit": Utah unions launch referendum campaign against ban on public sector collective bargaining.
"Champing at the bit": Utah unions launch referendum campaign against ban on public sector collective bargaining.

"Champing at the bit": Utah unions launch referendum campaign against ban on public sector collective bargaining.

Labor's Day
Utah labor unions announced the launch of a referendum campaign on Wednesday that, if successful, would overturn recently-approved legislation banning collective bargaining in the public sector.

By Benjamin Wood March 5, 2025

"We're not dead yet": SLC scrambles to salvage local street authority after late changes to SB195.
"We're not dead yet": SLC scrambles to salvage local street authority after late changes to SB195.

"We're not dead yet": SLC scrambles to salvage local street authority after late changes to SB195.

Road Kill
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall defended her administration's work to improve street and traffic safety on Wednesday, saying that recent projects have improved conditions for drivers while also saving lives and enhancing quality of life for residents.

By Benjamin Wood March 5, 2025

Hey Utah, get off of Spotify and back into local SLC radio.
Hey Utah, get off of Spotify and back into local SLC radio.

Hey Utah, get off of Spotify and back into local SLC radio.

Small Lake City
"Hello, Bill! Do you want to trade in your 2006 vehicle that's completely paid off, runs perfectly well, and has your radio presets just as you want them for a newer, more expensive model with a payment schedule that will outlive you? Call us now!"

By Bill Frost March 5, 2025

Utah House swerves on bill seizing Salt Lake City's authority over local streets.
Utah House swerves on bill seizing Salt Lake City's authority over local streets.

Utah House swerves on bill seizing Salt Lake City's authority over local streets.

U-Turn
A tenuous compromise over traffic management in Salt Lake City appeared to go up in smoke on Tuesday, with the Utah House voting to approve a bill that would halt all street safety projects in the state capital, including work on new protected cycling paths that is scheduled to break ground in the coming weeks.

By Benjamin Wood March 4, 2025

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