Love Your Block: From idea to impact
Since 2021, Love Your Block has supported neighborhood improvement projects led by residents across the Westside and Ballpark neighborhoods. Originally funded through the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation, the program became a full-time city initiative in 2023 thanks to Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s support through the general fund investment.
But these projects are not possible without YOU. Yes, you — the neighbor reading this, the one thinking about that vacant lot you would love to see turned into a pocket park. Or maybe it is that wall you pass every day with your kids and your dog, imagining it brought to life with color and creativity. Or maybe you have thought about adding a little library to your street to share stories with your neighbors.
The Power District takes next step in development with groundbreaking of 10-story headquarters for Rocky Mountain Power
Amid a scene of bulldozers, backhoes, dirt mounds, and golden shovels, city, state, and business leaders braved the rain and cold temperatures for the groundbreaking of the first new building at The Power District.
On October 27th, local leaders and representatives for the Larry H. Miller Company, which owns the 100-acre property at Redwood Road and North Temple, broke ground for a new 10-story building that will house the new corporate headquarters for Rocky Mountain Power. The 300,000-square foot campus will replace the existing structure nearby, a 1951 building originally built for Utah Power, the precursor to Rocky Mountain Power.
Culture Coffee holds 1st night market: “Grab A Cup & Catch A Vibe”
Cafes that seek to build community offer much more than just a good cup of coffee. They create a space where people come to connect, share, and create. These places don’t only serve coffee, but they serve their communities by making everyone feel at home. And that's exactly what's been brewing at Culture Coffee.
On August 1st, Culture brought the community together with coffee, art, and good vibes at their first-ever local night market.
Students in Salt Lake City sign ‘Letters of Intent’ for apprenticeships
The Salt Lake City School District recently hosted its largest-ever Talent Ready Apprenticeship Connection (TRAC) Signing Day, celebrating 19 students—the biggest cohort in district history to join the TRAC Advanced Manufacturing Program. Students signed their letters of intent, officially committing to youth apprenticeships with top local employers, including two manufacturers located on Salt Lake City’s Westside, Utah PaperBox and Stadler Rail.
Grant program to improve business facades open for applications
A grant program to improve local businesses is open through the rest of May. The Neighborhood Business Improvement Program (NBIP) is a resource offered by Salt Lake City to help strengthen the local business community.
Salt Lake City working towards improving infrastructure through the Capital Improvement Program
Several infrastructure-related projects could be coming to the Westside within the next year, thanks to the Capital Improvement Program.
Grant program launches to help Westside non-profit organizations
Westside residents receive e-bike vouchers from Salt Lake City
Of more than 2,000 applicants, 277 Salt Lake residents were awarded e-bike vouchers to help decrease driving and promote cleaner air.
Amid Westside development, El Asadero restaurant fights to preserve its legacy and future
Booming development on North Temple has created struggles for local business owners like Margarito Parra and wife Imelda Morales.
Fairpark’s Culture Coffee offers a unique blend of coffee and community
Local chef Miles Ellis recommends Fairpark’s Culture Coffee for the food, drinks, and community — and the music and arcade games aren’t bad, either.
Op-Ed: Community Land Trusts are the future of affordable housing
U of U grad student Ryan Hunter argues that community land trusts can help solve Salt Lake City’s housing crisis by expanding access to home ownership.
Op-ed: Reimagining solutions to the housing affordability crisis
Op-ed: Social housing provides an affordable, community-owned alternative to profit-driven housing models that have created the current housing crisis in Salt Lake City.
I-15 expansion prompts concerns about pollution, business impacts, and traffic congestion
Westside community members and business owners have doubts about the impacts of the proposed I-15 expansion.
Plan to rebuild, expand I-15 moves forward despite opposition from Westside, others in region
While UDOT has made concessions to community feedback, like preserving Westside homes and businesses by building in, not out, local opposition to expanding I-15 persists.
Regional council behind I-15 project creates transportation plans “for the greater good”
A regional council comprising elected officials and representatives from government and community organizations is responsible for the plan to expand I-15.
U of U program provides clinical research career pathways
A new University of Utah program trains applicants with little to no experience in the field of clinical research. Minority applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
New local retail, dining options coming to Rose Park
A new strip mall is nearing completion in Rose Park, bringing additional retail and dining options to the Westside. Four businesses have already committed, and additional spaces are available.
Tejeda’s Market townhome development delayed for environmental assessment
The proposal to redevelop the former Tejeda’s Market at 1179 S. Navajo Street in Glendale has received a 1-year extension from the Salt Lake City Planning Commission.
Developments combine affordable housing with art celebrating community figures, heritage
The Guadalupe neighborhood has been around since the mid-1800s and has grown from agricultural plots with small adobe houses to railroad-based commercial warehouses to the current residential neighborhood we see today.
Suazo Business Center wins national Latino digital equity grant
The Suazo Business Center is one of only 20 organizations around the country to receive a digital equity grant from Hispanic Federation and Comcast NBCUniversal.