Big changes are coming to UTA. In a meeting earlier this week, officials began discussing new fare modifications that would lower the price many riders pay. KCPW’s Jessica Gail explains how the new system will work and why the agency says it will improve its bottom line.
Utah has seen some marginal job growth over the past year, according to the latest employment summary. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development says a recovery is happening in key job sectors. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, a state economist says job growth is going to have to move much faster to put a dent in the unemployment rate, which continues to hover around seven-and-a-half percent.
Ever since President Bill Clinton created the Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument in southern Utah, politicians in the state have railed against the authority of the executive branch to unilaterally create such designations on federal public lands. But outdoor recreation and preservation advocates continue to praise the monument.
One hundred years. That’s how long it’s been since the founding of The Rotary Club of Salt Lake City. Like Rotary Clubs around the world, the organization brings together local leaders to improve the community through service projects. Next Tuesday, the Rotary Club of Salt Lake City will honor well-known local dignitaries like Jon Huntsman, Sr., and Thomas Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, at a Centennial Gala held at the Salt Palace.
Heath officials are warning that cooler weather is no reason to stop watching out for mosquitoes. The Utah Department of Health reports that last week, a human case of West Nile Virus was confirmed in Salt Lake County, and a horse has become infected in Iron County.
The Natural History Museum of Utah has announced it will welcome patrons into its new home in early winter. The Rio Tinto Center will open to the public on Friday, November 18th, housing 1.2 million objects from around the state and region. Executive Director Sarah George says right now, they’re laying down the finishing touches.
A new Harmons grocery store on Salt Lake City’s East bench is now open for business. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the local grocer with a dozen stores in the Salt Lake Valley has drastically pared down its usual footprint by giving the old Emigration Market on 1700 East and 1300 South a facelift.
Hookah tobacco will not be banned in Utah’s bars and clubs after all… at least not for now. In an emergency meeting Tuesday, the legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee asked the state health department to hold off on its new changes to the Utah Clean Air Act, saying it didn’t have the authority to make them.
Segment 1: Choral groups are everywhere in Utah, from barbershop quartets and sweet adelines to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and community choruses of all kinds. Why the rich local music scene? On Thursday, Jennifer explores the broad appeal of vocal performance. Guests: Barlow Bradford, Co-founder, Utah Chamber Artists and Visiting Professor, University of Utah School…
The residents of Salt Lake City Council District 6 have demonstrated that they are ready for new leadership. That’s what Charlie Luke is saying, after taking more than 45 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s primary election to represent the east side on the city council. Incumbent J.T. Martin hung on with 29 percent, so the two will now face each other in November’s general election.
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