My Hometown is cleaning up Westside neighborhoods
My Hometown Salt Lake City helps Westside residents with beautification projects and provides resources like language classes, computer training, and more.
Furnace filter exchange program launches on the Westside
A new program provides high-efficiency air filters to improve air quality for residents of Salt Lake’s Westside.
Public art project scheduled in the Fairpark neighborhood
A new art project to beautify traffic infrastructure has received funding in Fairpark. The only thing missing is the artwork’s topic, which community input will determine.
Proposed cost of I-15 expansion more than doubles to $3.7 billion, Westside opposition remains strong
State continues to plan I-15 expansion despite doubling cost and continued opposition from the communities that will be affected.
Plan to rebuild, expand I-15 moves forward despite opposition from Westside, others in region
While UDOT has made concessions to community feedback, like preserving Westside homes and businesses by building in, not out, local opposition to expanding I-15 persists.
Salt Lake City seeking community input for traffic calming on 600/700 North
The city is seeking input for a reconstruction project to make 600/700 North work better for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists alike.
Annual NeighborWorks volunteer project gives Westside homes a facelift
In its 37th year, NeighborWorks’ Paint Your Heart Out volunteer event painted 11 more houses, bringing the total painted to almost 900.
Puncturevine is a common Westside menace. Combatting it is easier than you think.
Puncturevine — or goat heads — are a menace to the Westside. But handling them is easier than you might thing.
New project studies poor air quality on Westside, proposes possible solution
A new research project studies air quality on Salt Lake’s Westside, identifying common sources of harmful pollution and proposing potential solutions.
Jordan River murals to honor Westside women
Local non-profit Better Days and artist Bill Louis will unveil four murals of historically significant Utah women in the Rose Park Community Garden this June.
Riley Elementary creates a public memorial for a beloved teacher
A new public mural dedicated to the memory of Jessica Schroeder, a loved and dearly missed educator at Riley Elementary School who passed away in 2021, has found its home at the school.
$15k commission on offer for public mural project
The Seven Canyons Trust is soliciting proposals for a public mural to be painted next to the Folsom Trail at 25 South 1000 West.
Parents grieve for their son who was murdered
According to police, Bryan Galicia-Rodriguez had just pulled into his driveway when an unknown assailant walked up to his car, pointed a gun, and shot him four times.
New Salt Lake City initiative helps neighbors Love Their Block
The mayor’s office is taking steps to empower Salt Lake residents to tackle community wide projects.