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Last Updated: Sep 30, 2019 04:31PM • Subscribe via RSS • ATOM

Expanded Fitts Park opens; access road concerns some residents

Sep 30, 2019 04:31PM ● By Bill Hardesty

After a million-dollar expansion, Fitts Park stretches from 300 East to 500 East with new amenities.

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Insulin-dependent community lights Capitol Hill with a message: We are not for profit

Sep 26, 2019 11:30AM ● By Amy Green

Type 1 diabetics gathered for a vigil on Sept. 7 at the State Capitol grounds. They met to honor diabetics who died from not being able to afford insulin, a necessary life-saving medication. And they met to continue a plea for protective legislation.

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So…I went to the Utah State Fair for the first time

Sep 11, 2019 12:59PM ● By Justin Adams

I was not prepared for what I found there.

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Throw out litter box tradition to protect Utah’s water

Sep 11, 2019 11:52AM ● By Amy Green

It’s imperative to pack out human waste from our outdoor adventures in order to keep Utah’s drinking water safe.

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Local company donates 40,000 lbs. of meat to food bank

Aug 29, 2019 11:37AM ● By Bill Hardesty

Smithfield Foods along with Smith’s Food & Drug donated 40,000 lbs. of packaged meat to the Utah Food Bank.

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Timpanogos a classic Utah attraction for nearly 100 years

Aug 29, 2019 09:00AM ● By Josh Wood

Timpanogos Cave National Monument is an indoor-outdoor adventure closer to home for Salt Lake County residents than the national parks.

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It's electric! How to hit the trails with integrated propulsion

Aug 07, 2019 05:19PM ● By Amy Green

e-bikes: further and faster and no steroids needed! More mountain bikes with integrated electric motors are popping up around Utah in bike shops, on city streets and on trails across the Wasatch.

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Hiking opportunities abound in the area

Aug 07, 2019 05:11PM ● By Greg James

Multiple hiking trails can be found close to the Salt Lake Valley. According to alltrails.com, there are 171 trails registered within 20 minutes of downtown.

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Free movie nights highlight South Salt Lake summer

Aug 06, 2019 01:40PM ● By Holly Vasic

South Salt Lake’s first Cool Summer Nights took place at Fitts Park on July 12 with an inflatable obstacle course, a magician, popcorn and “Mary Poppins Returns.”

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Salt Lake, national designers yield ideas to resuscitate Salt Lake County’s heart—The Jordan River

Aug 06, 2019 01:33PM ● By Jennifer J Johnson

Salt Lake County goes out-of-the-box and “on the edge” with design competition idea to reimagine the Jordan River.


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