In a last minute move, a state committee approved an updated map of areas included in the taxpayer-funded overhaul of downtown, despite efforts to delay the vote by Salt Lake City officials — who said they didn’t know about the potential changes until the day...
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City Council hears latest update on ‘Grand Boulevards’ plan
Two of Salt Lake City’s most car-dense, one-way streets could see an overhaul in the hopes of making the streets more pedestrian- and business-friendly. In a presentation to the City Council on Tuesday, staff members from the council and Transportation Division...
Trader Joe’s won’t confirm it’s coming to Riverdale, but it just got a license to sell beer there
It’s no secret that Trader Joe’s tries to keep new locations hush-hush. But now, the company has taken at least one step toward actually opening a Riverdale store — and it took place during a public meeting. On Thursday, the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage...
Project with 350 units along 200 North approved by Salt Lake City Planning Commission
A new apartment building that would add hundreds of units to Fairpark near Capitol Hill scored a win Wednesday, as the Salt Lake City Planning Commission voted to approve the project. The project, located at 523 W. 200 North and named District North, won...
Futsal, pickleball courts under 900 South I-15 off-ramp coming to Central Ninth
It’s not every day that the Salt Lake City Council gets a local legend speaking at a Community Reinvestment Agency (CRA) meeting. But on Tuesday, that’s exactly what happened. Nick Rimando — the longtime Real Salt Lake goalkeeper — advocated in favor of a...
Salt Lake City’s newest state liquor store along Foothill Drive sets opening day
Salt Lake City’s new two-story, Downtown liquor store isn’t the only new location that the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services has been working on in recent years. The Utah DABS will open its new location at 1615 Foothill Drive next Monday on March 31,...
City doles out over $5 million for affordable housing, including to former police building project
Four affordable housing developments will receive millions in Salt Lake City funds, and that includes a project that would convert the former Public Safety Building into apartments. The city denied one west side proposal that it said didn't meet its criteria for...
Office market’s new normal: The ‘flight to quality’ cemented as demand ticks up
Office market analysts seem to be getting their footing after the tectonic shift brought by the pandemic and advances in video conferencing technology. Recent trends seem to be turning into normal operating conditions. Five years on from the COVID shutdowns, workers...
Latest mixed-use building in the Granary gets Planning Commission approval
Progress on the Post District would continue to move west (or the Granary would progress north), as the latest step in The Silos development won a favorable recommendation from the Salt Lake City Planning Commission on Wednesday. The latest step in the project would...
New bar proposed in Liberty Wells’ Milk Block development
Liberty Wells residents could have a new neighborhood bar if Salt Lake City officials approve a recently submitted conditional use proposal. The proposed watering hole, which is being called the Neighbors Bar, would be located in a new building next to the Wasatch...
Boutique hotel, rooftop bar and restaurant in the works at old Sugar House Sizzler site
It’s been nearly a year since the old Sizzler location next to Sugar House Park was torn down, and it’s been even longer since Salt Lake City residents denounced plans to turn the site into a gas station. Now, the redevelopment of that site is coming into...
Ballpark’s Christian School art building to be torn down
A piece of Salt Lake City’s arts scene will soon be torn down by a local developer after structural and safety issues and without a clear plan to build something new. Colmena Group has requested a permit to raze the Christian School, located at 1324 S. State Street,...












