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A whole lot of art

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:28:03 MDT

A whole lot of art

By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 14, 2013 10:28PM MDT

Over two blocks and four days, the Utah Arts Festival packs a world of experiences. One can watch dancers climb the walls, interact with street performers, look at and buy art objects, see short films, help create community artworks, eat a variety of food, listen to musical acts from all over, and let the kids make their own crafts. For a sample of what’s happening at this year’s Utah Arts Festival (running June 20-23), keep reading.

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Police: HOST is a better way to help Salt Lake City’s homeless

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:28:21 MDT

Police: HOST is a better way to help Salt Lake City’s homeless

By Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 15, 2013 11:28PM MDT

Want to help the homeless? Don’t give your dollars to street panhandlers or potential scam artists holding those stereotypical, hand-lettered cardboard signs at freeway ramps, parking lots or street corners. Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank suggests a better way to make sure your charitable donations end up helping those who truly need it: the Homeless Outreach Service Team (HOST). “When you give to HOST, the money goes to partners who work day in, day out, to provide meaningful servic...

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I-15 to close in Ogden on Friday, Saturday

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:04:56 MDT

I-15 to close in Ogden on Friday, Saturday

By Lee Davidson The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 13, 2013 11:04PM MDT

Interstate 15 is scheduled to be closed Friday and Saturday nights in Ogden for bridge work — and again Wednesday. The Utah Department of Transportation says the freeway will be closed from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. each night between Riverdale Road (Exit 339) and 31st Street (Exit 341) to allow work on a bridge that carries Interstate 84 over I-15. Detours for northbound I-15 include: Take U.S. 89 (Exit 325) at Farmington, to westbound I-84 at Uintah, to northbound I-15 at Riverdale. An alternate is to...

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Left at the curb

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Left at the curb

Updated Jun 8, 2013 01:01AM MDT

This morning, Salt Lake City’s neighborhood cleanup crew has been picking up the piles of debris with front-end loaders and dump trucks from our curbs along Elizabeth Street. In the past, they have followed up with people with brooms to get the smaller particles left behind. Today, however, the leftovers are still curbside. I called the city and was informed that “the street sweepers will come along in a week or two” to get the remainder. A week or two? With cars parked along the curbs, how wil...

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Paul Rolly: Dan Snarr and the case of the flawed flasher

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:15:34 MDT

Paul Rolly: Dan Snarr and the case of the flawed flasher

By paul rolly The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 7, 2013 07:15AM MDT

The Perry Mason-type drama swirling around the disputed speeding ticket of Murray Mayor Dan Snarr will be continued until fall season, keeping us as spellbound as the suspenseful wait to find out who shot J.R. Ewing. In the Caper of the Mysterious Missing School-Zone Light, Snarr’s date with destiny in Salt Lake City’s Justice Court was to reach its climax Thursday. But Snarr was granted a continuance until Sept. 5 so he could attend Murray High School’s graduation ceremonies one last time as m...

Mayor: 6 dead in Philadelphia building collapse

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:35:06 MDT

Mayor: 6 dead in Philadelphia building collapse

By KATHY MATHESON and KEITH COLLINS The Associated Press

Updated Jun 8, 2013 02:35PM MDT

Philadelphia • A building that was being torn down collapsed with a thunderous boom Wednesday, raining bricks on a neighboring thrift store, killing six people and injuring at least 13 others in an accident that witnesses said was bound to happen. A somber Mayor Michael Nutter said those who died were one man and five women but authorities still didn’t know how many people had been in the store or on the sidewalk when the accident happened. Early reports had been that one woman had died in the W...