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Alternative Pride festival in Salt Lake City promotes community over corporations

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For the third straight year, Pride Without Police provided an alternative to Utah Pride celebrations that occurred earlier in the month.
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Shared mobility devices present some safety issues for riders and others

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Publicly accessible shared mobility devices such as dockless e-scooters offer a cost-effective means of transportation within Salt Lake City. But these systems come with their own set of responsibilities.
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Here are some options for recreation in and around Salt Lake City this summer

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The Salt Lake Valley is brimming with summertime activities. The Globe put together a list of happenings for Bruins to enjoy.
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Utah’s 2024 Pride Parade weaves through downtown Salt Lake City, fostering alliances

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Utah Pride Parade participants marched through downtown Salt Lake City on Sunday to advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and allies.
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Reconstruction of 2100 South in Sugar House aims to increase access, safety

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Community input factored heavily into the redesign of 2100 South in Sugar House. Construction is now underway.
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Drive-through provides needed supplies to pets

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David Stensland covers the pet pantry drive-through event hosted by Salt Lake County Animal Services.
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Tooele residents say they’re fighting a ‘losing battle’ against inland port projects

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As two inland port projects in Tooele County reach the development phase, residents and advocacy groups continue to fight the plans, citing hazards to the community and the environment.
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Four students organize furniture drive for victims of domestic violence

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Four SLCC students raised funds and collected furniture Tuesday as part of their ongoing capstone project to benefit the nonprofit crisis shelter, Safe Harbor.
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How a tiny bird could trigger a federal response on Great Salt Lake

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Here’s why the Wilson’s phalarope is making waves.
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We took a state-approved concealed carry permit class. This is what we learned.

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Maren Archibald, Leah Call and Caitlin Keith attended a concealed firearm permit class to better understand the legal and social environment surrounding guns in our state.
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Like Utah, California has had pipeline dreams to save its drying Salton Sea

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Californians discuss the possibility of building a canal or pipeline from the Sea of Cortez in Mexico to their own ailing terminal salt lake, the Salton Sea.
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Upcoming gala in Salt Lake City to highlight the African diaspora

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The GK Folks Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to the empowerment of Black youth, will hold a gala in tribute to the African diaspora on Feb. 16 in Salt Lake City.