(KCPW News) The Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office unveiled a program on Tuesday morning to create a roadmap for the city’s future. KCPW’s Roger McDonough was on hand at the unveiling of the city’s new effort to blueprint the future, called “Plan Salt Lake.” He filed this report.
(KCPW News) Spring is in full swing and warmer weather means better business for Salt Lake City’s mobile food vendors. KCPW’s Roger McDonough made a field trip to the Gallivan Center for “Food Truck Thursday,” a weekly lunch event that features a rotating assortment of food on wheels.
(KCPW News) A rite of Spring in downtown Salt Lake City is the Living Traditions Festival, which will take place this weekend at Washington Square. In advance of the event, KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke with Casey Jarman, Program Coordinator for the Salt Lake Arts Council – and the man who founded the festival 29 years…
Local community leaders hope 2013 will be the start of cleaner air. Thursday, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker joined forces with Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell to call on the state to do more in addressing Utah’s dirty air. KCPW’s Jessica Gail report’s on what the two city leaders are asking the state to do.
Salt Lake City is doing more to stop bullying. Today kicked off an anti-bullying initiative that will include commercials, online resources and more awareness in schools. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on who is behind the city’s campaign.
Have a question about crime or an issue in your community? An officer from the Salt Lake City Police Department wants to chat with you. This Thursday the Salt Lake City Police Department will launch “Coffee with a Cop” a new community outreach program. Veronica Montoia, Public Information Officer for the Department says this anyone who meets with an officer will receive a free cup of coffee.
Salt Lake City residents could soon be given more freedom when it comes to landscaping their yards. The Salt Lake City Council is discussing a plan that would allow more planting options to be grown in city-owned parking strips, but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports there could be some problems standing in the way.
Studies show Wasatch Front residents are making changes on poor air quality days. Kate Lohnes, Salt Lake City’s Special Programs Manager says the state’s ‘Care to Clean the Air’ Program is in its third year and new data funded by the Environmental Protection Agency shows it’s making a difference.
Salt Lake City residents are getting a first look at a PBS documentary that airs next year. Age of Champions, a film about the National Senior Olympics, will preview at the Salt Lake City Main Library on Wednesday with appearances by a local senior athlete as well as the 28-year-old filmmaker Keith Ochwat. Ochwat says the documentary follows several athletes as they train, compete and return home.
As Salt Lake City prepares to recognize World AIDS Day Saturday with several downtown events, the Salt Lake Valley Health Department is busy battling a rise in HIV infections that now dates back several years.
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