(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A statue of Hebe, the Greek goddess of youth, shows signs of aging at Salt Lake City's International Peace Gardens on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. City Council members voted unanimously this month to approve a nearly $40 million capital improvement program, which includes $325,000 to spruce up the gardens.
Blake joined The Tribune in March 2022 to cover city and county government before becoming an editor in 2024. He is a University of Minnesota graduate who started his journalism career in Las Vegas, where he covered local government, state politics and the depletion of the Colorado River. He is dad to a Golden Retriever named Woodward.