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Scoop: A Salt Lake City Council member's fight against stopped trains

Trains are getting longer and longer,  with some extending up to three miles.

News

Environmental groups sue Utah over Great Salt Lake's demise

The groups allege the state has failed to reverse the saline lake's decline.

Raising Cane's Post Malone-themed cups go national

The limited-edition cups, which reflect Malone's imagery and tattoos, will be released over a two-month period.

Business

Utah hosts ultimate disc tourney while on probation for LGBTQ slurs

Players who were targeted by Utah's spectators say they're uneasy.

How Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Jonathan Johnson spends his free time

The CEO's ideal road trip destination is: "Anywhere there's a Dodgers game."

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We recently sat down with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Jonathan Johnson" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/pro/retail-deals/2023/06/30/whats-in-a-name-overstock-takes-on-bed-baths-brand" data-vars-content-id="653a59e1-ea2f-4cca-95c3-c5fb638be7e7" data-vars-headline="How Bed Bath &amp; Beyond CEO Jonathan Johnson spends his free time" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/pro/retail-deals/2023/06/30/whats-in-a-name-overstock-takes-on-bed-baths-brand" target="_self">Jonathan Johnson</a>, CEO of Bed Bath &amp; Beyond, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="previously known as Overstock.com" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/08/01/bed-bath-beyond-return-overstock" data-vars-content-id="653a59e1-ea2f-4cca-95c3-c5fb638be7e7" data-vars-headline="How Bed Bath &amp; Beyond CEO Jonathan Johnson spends his free time" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/08/01/bed-bath-beyond-return-overstock" target="_self">previously known as Overstock.com</a>, while he was in town for the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Silicon Slopes Summit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/09/28/ai-will-grannis-google-cloud-silicon-slopes-summit" data-vars-content-id="653a59e1-ea2f-4cca-95c3-c5fb638be7e7" data-vars-headline="How Bed Bath &amp; Beyond CEO Jonathan Johnson spends his free time" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/09/28/ai-will-grannis-google-cloud-silicon-slopes-summit" target="_self">Silicon Slopes Summit</a> on what he does in his free time.Context: Our &quot;Downtime&quot; feature explores what prominent Salt Lakers do when they&#x27;re not hustling and bustling.

Photo illustration of Jonathan Johnson reflected in the lens of sunglasses

Charlie Hunnam's tech startup aims to remake the celebrity autograph

Hunnam and "Sons of Anarchy" costar Ryan Hurst launched the digital autograph platform at SLC's FanX.

&quot;Sons of Anarchy&quot; stars Charlie Hunnam and Ryan Hurst have joined tech entrepreneur Vijay Kumar to create a digital autograph platform that gives <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fans personalized, animated mementos" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/09/22/fanx-2023-salt-palace-celebs" data-vars-content-id="3eac2947-6ac4-419b-a26d-8b1403028f58" data-vars-headline="Charlie Hunnam&#x27;s tech startup aims to remake the celebrity autograph" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/09/22/fanx-2023-salt-palace-celebs" target="_self">fans personalized, animated mementos</a>.Driving the news: The trio launched <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Neon Mango" data-vars-click-url="https://www.neonmango.com/" data-vars-content-id="3eac2947-6ac4-419b-a26d-8b1403028f58" data-vars-headline="Charlie Hunnam&#x27;s tech startup aims to remake the celebrity autograph" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.neonmango.com/" target="_blank">Neon Mango</a> on Thursday at FanX in Salt Lake City as crowds lined up at nearby &quot;Celebrity Row&quot; for pen-and-paper signatures from Hollywood stars like Christopher Lloyd and Tony Danza.

Actor Charlie Hunnam displays a digital autograph via his new company Neon Mango at FanX in Salt Lake City while his costar and cofounder Ryan Hurst walks in the background. Photo: Erin Alberty/Axios

Salt Lake City nightlife activity exceeds pre-pandemic levels

Downtown's nightlife is thriving with the addition of new bars and restaurants.

About 25% of bar and restaurant transactions across Salt Lake City using Square have occurred between 7pm and 4am so far in 2023, per data from the point-of-sale company.<ul><li>That&#x27;s down two percentage points from last year, and up four percentage points since 2019 — before the COVID-19 pandemic, Axios&#x27; Alex Fitzpatrick reports.</li></ul>

Deer Valley absorbing Mayflower in huge ski resort expansion

The posh Utah ski area is taking over the planned Mayflower resort next door.

Deer Valley Resort will take over the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="upcoming Mayflower ski area" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2022/12/21/extell-mayflower-mountain-park-city-ski-resort" data-vars-content-id="a43234a7-0cc8-4000-a310-eb9e08d1e591" data-vars-headline="Deer Valley absorbing Mayflower in huge ski resort expansion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2022/12/21/extell-mayflower-mountain-park-city-ski-resort" target="_self">upcoming Mayflower ski area</a> near Jordanelle Reservoir, making the high-end Park City resort one of the largest in North America.<ul><li>When the Mayflower area opens — beginning in 2025–2026 — it will more than double Deer Valley&#x27;s skiable terrain.</li></ul>

A rendering of hotels in front of a snowy mountain.

Downtime: Salt Lake City chef Tyson Peterson reveals his favorite bites

The Utah native is the top chef at Mar | Muntanya.

We&#x27;re featuring chef Tyson Peterson in our second installment of &quot;Downtime,&quot; a new series that explores what prominent Salt Lakers do when they&#x27;re not hustling and bustling.Details: The Utah native is the executive chef of the fine-dining restaurant, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mar | Muntanya" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/07/10/mar-muntanya-spanish-restaurant-globe-salt-lake-city" data-vars-content-id="ebe9aa64-2593-4e7d-89de-46f9dd452cc9" data-vars-headline="Downtime: Salt Lake City chef Tyson Peterson reveals his favorite bites" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/07/10/mar-muntanya-spanish-restaurant-globe-salt-lake-city" target="_self">Mar | Muntanya</a>, on the sixth floor of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Hyatt Regency" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2022/11/04/salt-lake-city-hyatt-regency-tourism-boost" data-vars-content-id="ebe9aa64-2593-4e7d-89de-46f9dd452cc9" data-vars-headline="Downtime: Salt Lake City chef Tyson Peterson reveals his favorite bites" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2022/11/04/salt-lake-city-hyatt-regency-tourism-boost" target="_self">Hyatt Regency</a>, which opened last year.

Photo illustration of sunglasses with a photo of Tyson Peterson in the lens.

The Utah roots of Adobe co-founder John Warnock

Before he became a pioneer of computer science, Warnock was retreading tires in Salt Lake City.

John Warnock, the Utah mathematician and computer scientist who went from retreading tires to co-founding software giant Adobe, died Saturday at age 82.Who he was: Warnock grew up in Holladay and attended Olympus High, where he failed 9th-grade algebra, according to a 2013 <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="interview" data-vars-click-url="https://continuum.utah.edu/features/the-innovator/" data-vars-content-id="cbbf701d-5e7e-48c6-bde9-3e14b89506ba" data-vars-headline="The Utah roots of Adobe co-founder John Warnock" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://continuum.utah.edu/features/the-innovator/" target="_blank">interview</a> in the University of Utah magazine.

John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe, in a 1989 portrait. Photo courtesy Adobe, via Getty

Here's what to order at Bombay Palace, Utah's newest Indian restaurant

Here's what to try at Salt Lake County's brand new Indian restaurant.

Food and Drink

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Bombay Palace" data-vars-click-url="https://bombaypalace2.net/" data-vars-content-id="ebb59a40-6262-4e6f-ab7f-178898b98168" data-vars-headline="Here&#x27;s what to order at Bombay Palace, Utah&#x27;s newest Indian restaurant" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://bombaypalace2.net/" target="_blank">Bombay Palace</a>, Salt Lake County&#x27;s newest Indian restaurant, opened on Tuesday in Murray.<ul><li>Some of its dishes rival the best Indian food in the valley, with one big standout.</li></ul>

Shrimp coconut kurma, front, with chicken tikka masala, left and chettinad lamb, right, at Bombay Palace restaurant in Murray. Photo: Erin Alberty/Axios

Utah's Señor Pollo Mexican Grill eyes national expansion

The fast-growing chain serves Sinaloa-style grilled chicken.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Señor Pollo Mexican Grill" data-vars-click-url="http://senorpollomg.com/" data-vars-content-id="52e4312d-94e5-49de-82ac-a66269f310d4" data-vars-headline="Utah&#x27;s Señor Pollo Mexican Grill eyes national expansion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://senorpollomg.com/" target="_blank">Señor Pollo Mexican Grill</a>, a fast-growing Mexican chicken chain, is gearing up to open two new outposts in Salt Lake City — and potentially more outside of Utah.State of play: Jesus and Dulce Ruiz, a married couple, opened their first location in Ogden in 2018.

Tech growth could change what counts as super rich in Utah

Tech sector growth here could turn today's top 1% into tomorrow's ho-hum yuppies.

Your family needs to make more than $630,000 to be among the top 1% of earners in Utah, according to a recent <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="analysis" data-vars-click-url="https://smartasset.com/data-studies/top-1-percent-income-2023" data-vars-content-id="820a65d6-a3b6-4a81-8298-6733fa58daab" data-vars-headline="Tech growth could change what counts as super rich in Utah" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://smartasset.com/data-studies/top-1-percent-income-2023" target="_blank">analysis</a> of IRS data.Driving the news: The research, by SmartAsset, shows Utah has the nation&#x27;s 15th highest income threshold to be part of the top 1% of households.

Dairy Queen reigns supreme in Salt Lake City

Here are the top ice cream chains in the Salt Lake City area.

Dairy Queen is the most common ice cream chain across the Salt Lake City metro, with Coldstone Creamery and Baskin-Robbins coming in as runners-up.<ul><li>That&#x27;s according to a new Axios analysis of Yelp data from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Axios&#x27; Kavya Beheraj and Erin Davis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/07/16/ice-cream-dairy-queen-culvers-baskin-robbins" data-vars-content-id="f98265ed-e833-4b7e-bb9b-a33be275ee6f" data-vars-headline="Dairy Queen reigns supreme in Salt Lake City" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/07/16/ice-cream-dairy-queen-culvers-baskin-robbins" target="_self">Axios&#x27; Kavya Beheraj and Erin Davis</a>.</li></ul>

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