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Snowstorms Ahead

Despite last Sunday being the warmest day since last November, we do have a cold front moving in. The National Weather Service called the higher temperatures “False Spring.” And this week, northern Utah is expecting a bout of snow. [Salt Lake Tribune]

City Shuts Down 15th & 15th Third Space

For 23 years, residents of the 15th and 15th neighborhood gathered in Carolyn Turkanis’ backyard for free potluck dinners and live local music. Her backyard welcomed friends, neighbors, and musicians as a much-loved third space for the community. But after noise and congestion complaints, the city shut down the gatherings, citing zoning violations. The decision comes years after the city determined her gatherings to be a community benefit. [Building Salt Lake]

State Budget to Increase by $1.1B

Utah legislative leaders approved over $1.1 billion in state budget additions. This includes a $167 million income tax cut, $20,000 bonuses for some teachers, and $18 million for the Utah Homes Investment Program (which encourages homebuilders to add more affordable housing through a low-interest loan incentive). The legislature did not fund the Governor’s full $323 million request for statewide housing and homelessness funding. [Deseret News]

Changing State Street

Highway 89 will take you all the way from Utah’s Capitol to the Grand Canyon. We know it as State Street. And in the next few years, those single-story strip malls in the Salt Lake City portion are coming down. So what will be gained, and what will be lost? Buckle in. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

Housing is Coming. Where Will State Street’s Beloved Restaurants Go?

State Street in Salt Lake City is getting an extreme makeover. Picture high-density housing where strip malls and motels have stood for decades and an urban hospital to anchor it all. But what do we gain and lose in the facelift? Building Salt Lake editor Taylor Anderson joins host Ali Vallarta to talk about the future of life on State Street.