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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah real estate development company C.W. Urban and city and county officials break ground on a 8.58-acre build-to-rent development called theYARD on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. The transit-oriented community is located in the recently designated “Power District” near the Fairpark TRAX station.

Town homes for rent? That’s the plan for a new development near Utah State Fairpark.

By Alixel Cabrera | October 28, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Hunter McCall Winterton | Courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Dancers prepare at the dress rehearsal on Oct. 27, 2023, for "Luz de las Naciones," a celebration of Latino heritage put on by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Performances are set for Nov. 3 and 4, 2023.

LDS Church’s ‘Luz de las Naciones’ returns, with a vibrant musical celebration of Utah’s Latino pioneers

By Alixel Cabrera | October 30, 2023, 9:34 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Students from Glendale Middle School pose for a photo at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Glendale Regional Park in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.

Salt Lake City breaks ground on Glendale’s 17-acre regional park

By Alixel Cabrera | October 26, 2023, 8:55 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Casas a ambos lados de la Interestatal 15, mientras atraviesa Woods Cross, el jueves 5 de enero de 2023. El Departamento de Transporte de Utah está aceptando comentarios públicos sobre una propuesta de expansión de la I-15 , desde la 400 South de Salt Lake City hasta Shepard Lane de Farmington.

Los residentes del lado oeste expresan su oposición a la expansión de la I-15 y desconfían de UDOT

By Alixel Cabrera | October 20, 2023, 4:12 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Homes in both sides of Interstate 15, as it winds through Woods Cross, on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. The Utah Department of Transportation is taking public comment about a proposed expansion of I-15, from Salt Lake City's 400 South to Farmington's Shepard Lane.

West-side residents voice opposition to I-15 expansion, distrust of UDOT

By Alixel Cabrera | October 20, 2023, 4:14 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Miss USA Noelia Voigt, la primera concursante de Utah en ganar la corona en 50 años, posa en Arempas en el centro de Salt Lake City el sábado 7 de octubre de 2023. El restaurante tiene una fila de retratos de las campeonas de Miss Venezuela que ganaron Miss Universo, una señal de la importancia de los concursos de belleza en la cultura venezolana. Voigt es venezolana-estadounidense.

Miss USA regresa a Utah para celebrar su victoria y sus raíces venezolanas

By Alixel Cabrera | October 10, 2023, 4:10 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Miss USA Noelia Voigt, the first contestant from Utah to win the crown in 50 years, poses at Arempas in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The restaurant has a row of portraits of Miss Venezuela title holders who have won Miss Universe, a sign of the importance of beauty pageants in Venezuelan culture. Voigt is Venezuelan American.

Miss USA comes home to Utah to celebrate her win — and her Venezuela roots

By Alixel Cabrera | October 10, 2023, 4:47 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) La alcaldesa Dawn Ramsey, en el centro, corta la cinta con otros dignatarios, en la inauguración del Parque Regional Bingham Creek en South Jordan, el jueves 22 de junio de 2023. Ramsey es alcalde a tiempo parcial en el papel, pero dice que normalmente trabaja al menos 50 horas a la semana.

¿Cuánto se les paga a los alcaldes de Utah? ¿Y por qué?

By Alixel Cabrera | October 9, 2023, 5:07 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mayor Dawn Ramsey, center, cuts the ribbon with other dignitaries, at the opening of the Bingham Creek Regional Park in South Jordan, on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Ramsey is a part-time mayor on paper, but says she usually works at least 50 hours a week.

What do mayors in Utah get paid? And why?

By Alixel Cabrera | October 9, 2023, 4:30 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Un puente peatonal construido sobre la Interestatal 15 en Orem en 2020. El Departamento de Transporte de Utah emitió un borrador de declaración de impacto ambiental para una expansión propuesta de la 1-15 entre Farmington y el centro de Salt Lake City el viernes, 29 de septiembre de 2023.

El costo de ampliar la Interestatal 15 se ha vuelto más caro

By Alixel Cabrera | September 29, 2023, 10:05 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A pedestrian bridge built over Interstate 15 in Orem in 2020. The Utah Department of Transportation issued a draft environmental impact statement for a proposed expansion of 1-15 between Farmington and downtown Salt Lake City on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.

The cost to expand Interstate 15 just got more expensive

By Alixel Cabrera | September 29, 2023, 10:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall speaks during a live forum with the Salt Lake City mayoral candidates at Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023.

West-side residents hear SLC mayoral candidates talk about breaking down east-west inequalities

By Alixel Cabrera | September 28, 2023, 3:05 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ifa Motuliki of the Die Hard Pickleballerz returns a shot while playing at the Fairmont Park courts in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. After the league's efforts to make space for the sport in west-side public spaces, Salt Lake City decided to repurpose four of the Glendale Park tennis courts for pickleball play.

Victory for Die Hard Pickleballerz: SLC has a plan for west-side pickleball

By Alixel Cabrera | September 26, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Children's Center Utah resumes operations in their new location in West Valley City on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.

Kids’ mental health center moves from downtown SLC to West Valley City

By Alixel Cabrera | September 26, 2023, 5:34 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | Salt Lake Tribune file photo) A plaque just off of the town center honors the town's namesake, William Stuart Brighton, who settled the area and built a hotel in the mid-1800s. Two primary candidates for the Brighton Town Council are tied for a spot in the November ballot.

These Utah towns had ties in their primary elections. What will break them?

By Alixel Cabrera | September 21, 2023, 11:56 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dortha Steele entrega su boleta de primarias en el Centro de Gobierno del Condado de Salt Lake el martes, 5 de septiembre de 2023.

Los resultados de las elecciones primarias ya son oficiales. Aquí están los totales de las ciudades del condado de Salt Lake, Ogden y St. George.

By Alixel Cabrera | Blake Apgar | September 20, 2023, 1:54 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, second from left, poses for a selfie with three members of the Salt Lake City Council — from left, Dan Dugan, Alejandro Puy and Ana Valdemoros — after announcing the 2023 fall edition of SLC Open Streets, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.

SLC’s Open Streets is back this fall, closing car traffic on downtown Main Street

By Alixel Cabrera | September 15, 2023, 6:46 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dortha Steele drops off her primary ballot at the Salt Lake County Government Center on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023.

Primary election results are now official. Here are totals from Salt Lake County cities, Ogden and St. George

By Alixel Cabrera | Blake Apgar | September 7, 2023, 12:44 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Butterfield Trailhead Regional Park officially opens to the public in the southwest corner of the Salt Lake Valley on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. The trail network in the Oquirrhs is open to multiple users—hikers, equestrians, trail runners, and mountain bikers, offering 14 miles of trail with plans for further expansion.

New southwestern trail offers panoramic views of the Salt Lake Valley

By Alixel Cabrera | September 2, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kearns librarian Vanessa Lindquist demonstrates how the public can utilize the new virtual visit room at Kearns Library on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.

Utah town offers a new way to reach your doctor

By Alixel Cabrera | August 31, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

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Your voter guide for 2023 primary races in Salt Lake County cities

By Blake Apgar | Alixel Cabrera | David Noyce | August 18, 2023, 12:27 p.m.

(Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Bluffdale voter guide 2023

By Alixel Cabrera | August 18, 2023, 12:26 p.m.

(Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

West Jordan voter guide 2023

By Alixel Cabrera | August 18, 2023, 12:26 p.m.

(Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

West Valley City voter guide 2023

By Alixel Cabrera | August 18, 2023, 12:26 p.m.

(Michael Lee | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kalo Hokafonu and her daughter Magnolia at their Poplar Grove home on Aug. 10, 2023.

‘The west side is going to put up a fight,’ residents say, as Salt Lake City elementary schools may close

By Michael Lee | Alixel Cabrera | August 17, 2023, 12:04 p.m.