Salt Lake City celebrates a revitalized Donner Trail Park
Posted on: October 1st, 2026
Oct. 1, 2026 Salt Lake City celebrated the completion of the newly revitalized Donner Trail Park, featuring new playgrounds, water-wise landscaping, a walking pathway, public art, and space for the City’s first Memorial Tree Grove. The improvements were funded through the City’s Parks, Trails, and Open Space General Obligation Bond and completed in just four […]
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Salt Lake City celebrates new mural for ‘Out of the Blue’ with Whale Fest
Posted on: October 1st, 2026
Oct. 1, 2026 Salt Lake City’s most famous landlocked whale has a new fit, and now it’s the neighborhood’s turn to strut its most sea-worthy look for the Whale Fest costume contest and whale call contest on Saturday, Oct. 3. “Open Your Eyes,” the new mural by Salt Lake County artist Jiyoun Lee-Lodge painted on Stephen Kesler’s sculpture […]
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Salt Lake City names Joel Long as the City’s first Poet Laureate
Posted on: September 23rd, 2026
Sept. 23, 2026 The Salt Lake City Arts Council and the Mayor’s Office are pleased to announce the appointment of Joel Long as Salt Lake City’s inaugural Poet Laureate. Selected through a competitive review conducted by a committee of literary professionals, educators, and community representatives, Long will serve a three-year term through June 2029. […]
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Nick Stiles appointed as Salt Lake City’s sixth Justice Court judge
Posted on: September 23rd, 2026
Sept. 23, 2026 Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall has appointed Nick Stiles to a newly created sixth judgeship on the Salt Lake City Justice Court, which the City Council approved Tuesday night. The City’s Justice Court is the part of the court system many residents are most likely to interact with. It handles Class B and […]
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