Salt Lake City has often risen above and beyond our role and our resources to make sure everyone has the option of a warm, safe place to sleep, but let’s be clear: it is not Salt Lake City’s role to address the statewide problem of too few shelter beds. For the second winter in a […]
Salt Lake City, Volunteers of America to Host Winter Clothing Drive
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City and Volunteers of America (VOA) are joining forces this month to host a winter clothing drive, which will directly benefit clients of the VOA who have winter clothing needs. The drive will be on Saturday, Dec. 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. outside the Salt Lake City […]
Salt Lake City Fleet to Participate in TNT Online Auctions
SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City’s Fleet Division will be participating in TNT’s final online auction of 2020, which will have vehicles, equipment, and miscellaneous items up for bid. The vehicle and equipment auction will be open from Dec. 3 to Dec. 10, 2020 and the miscellaneous items auction will be open from Dec. […]
Salt Lake City and Momentum Recycling Unveil New Public Art Piece in Liberty Park—a Glass Recycling Dumpster
SALT LAKE CITY — What started out as a small idea to beautify one of Salt Lake City’s glass collection sites has become a highly-visible statement piece in Liberty Park. To celebrate the importance of glass recycling in the community, Salt Lake City and Momentum Recycling unveiled on Nov. 18 a new dumpster at the […]
Local and Hopeful: “Art for Hope” Public Art Project Adorns City Properties
SALT LAKE CITY – As part of its Art for Hope SLC public art project, the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City (RDA) announced today the addition of 43 outdoor, large-scale artworks from 33 local artists on three properties in the Downtown, North Temple, and Sugar House neighborhoods. Inspired by the need to bolster community […]
Salt Lake City Mayor Announces BioHive Partnership
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Today Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall formally announced Salt Lake City’s participation in the creation of BioHive, a new public-private collaboration that will expand business development in Utah’s growing healthcare innovation sector. BioHive will serve as the brand representing Utah’s healthcare innovation community, of which Salt Lake City is the […]
New Flag Now Waving Above Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City’s newly adopted flag is waving above the City & County Building as of Friday morning, when Mayor Erin Mendenhall and City Council Chair Chris Wharton raised it for the first time. “It looks perfectly at home flying above the City, with historic City Hall to the west, and […]
Parking Enforcement Returning to Regular Operations Nov. 1
SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City will resume enforcement of several parking ordinances that were suspended in March. The following parking ordinances and allowances will be reinstated on Nov. 1, 2020. Time Limited Parking on Certain Streets (Ord. 12.56.450) Using Streets for Storage Prohibited (Ord. 12.56.520) Using Streets for Storage of Motor Homes, Boats […]