Axios Salt Lake City looks back on 1 year since launch

By the numbers: Our first newsletter went out to just under 3,000 eager readers on June 6, 2022.

• In the last 12 months, we've cranked out 2,082 stories and 252 newsletters, accumulating nearly 23,000 subscribers along the way.
• We couldn't have done it without your readership and support.

Kim's flashback: I met Erin as a college student in 2017 after inviting her to Utah Valley University to talk about her Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of university administrators' mishandling of student sexual assault cases.

• Little did we know that we'd team up five years later to craft a daily newsletter from the ground up. I couldn't have asked for a better co-writer and mentor.

Erin's latest: Kim astounds me every day with her sensitivity, her nose for a scoop and her unflinching honesty.

• And she's the best perfume buddy anyone could ask for!

Here are some of the highlights of our time so far:

Catch up quick with Kim: As the daughter of a former, taquera who ran a food truck in downtown Los Angeles, I enjoyed highlighting Utah County's underrated taco scene.

• I reported on the rise of Latino members and their contributions to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

• I also uncovered the disproportionate toll Latino and Pacific Islander communities faced amid the monkeypox outbreak.

Catch up quickly with Erin: I've loved the chance to illuminate patterns I've noticed in 16 years of news reporting in Utah.

• A long view lets us understand why that apartment fire in Sugarhouse was such a heartbreaker. Or the statewide moral panic behind false human trafficking allegations. Or how doomsday prepperism got so big here.
• It's also been fun to obsess over plants, holiday decor and general nerdom.

The bottom line: We've loved sharing our view of Utah with you, and we hope you're feeling more engaged with our beloved community as you start each day!