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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.

Salt Lake's new 85°C Bakery Cafe is drawing crowds

Here's what to order at the new Taiwanese bakery with the line out the door.

Here's what counts as super rich in Utah

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

Business

2023 Spotify Wrapped: Taylor Swift is Salt Lake City's most-streamed artist

Our most-streamed tracks contain a mix of pop, country and traditional Mexican corridos.

Taylor Swift was the most-streamed artist on Spotify this year in Salt Lake City.<ul><li>Meanwhile, Drake, Morgan Wallen, $uicideboy$ and Peso Pluma rounded out the top five artists.</li></ul>

Salt Lake punk group Worlds Worst named one of 2023's best new bands

Critics like their new album's emotional range.

Culture

A Salt Lake group has been named one of the best new bands in the country for 2023.<ul><li>Meet Worlds Worst, the punk band whose grungy-pop stylings laugh through the tears.</li></ul>

Illustration of a scarecrow throwing up the "rock on" hand symbol and wearing an event wristband. 

Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial will become a musical

Audience members will take part as the jury.

A musical based on <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Gwyneth Paltrow&#x27;s 2023 ski crash trial " data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/03/23/gwyneth-paltrow-trial-skiing-deer-valley-park-city" data-vars-content-id="3a4abb56-3a68-4759-917f-33aebc669f66" data-vars-headline="Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial will become a musical" 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/2023/03/23/gwyneth-paltrow-trial-skiing-deer-valley-park-city" target="_self">Gwyneth Paltrow&#x27;s 2023 ski crash trial </a>in Utah that became a pop culture sensation is set to premiere in London next month, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Variety reports" data-vars-click-url="https://variety.com/2023/theater/global/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-trial-musical-london-gwyneth-goes-skiing-1235791222/" data-vars-content-id="3a4abb56-3a68-4759-917f-33aebc669f66" data-vars-headline="Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial will become a musical" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://variety.com/2023/theater/global/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-trial-musical-london-gwyneth-goes-skiing-1235791222/" target="_blank">Variety reports</a>.The intrigue: The celebrity trial <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="spurred social media fodder" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/04/03/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-crash-trial-memes" data-vars-content-id="3a4abb56-3a68-4759-917f-33aebc669f66" data-vars-headline="Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial will become a musical" 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/2023/04/03/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-crash-trial-memes" target="_self">spurred social media fodder</a> about class and privilege and drew comparisons to the HBO hit show &quot;The White Lotus.&quot;

How to host an HGTV-worthy holiday gathering in Salt Lake City

We asked Urban Hill's executive chef for his hosting advice.

Food and Drink

&#x27;Tis the season for more people to crowd into your home.What they&#x27;re saying: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Urban Hill" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2022/12/16/urban-hill-salt-lake-city-fine-dining-opens" data-vars-content-id="6d8fc541-dfa7-4af5-8d82-b1d1d2f51eb7" data-vars-headline="How to host an HGTV-worthy holiday gathering 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/local/salt-lake-city/2022/12/16/urban-hill-salt-lake-city-fine-dining-opens" target="_self">Urban Hill</a> executive chef Nick Zocco has a simple — but often overlooked — piece of advice for hosts throwing a holiday party: Enjoy it.

Hidden portraits guard a historic Utah bar scene

Meet the Dirty Dozen in Helper's Regis Club.

Some of the most meaningful art in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Helper" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/11/07/utah-mining-town-helper-art-tourism" data-vars-content-id="92699e52-b0f1-4507-93b6-1478b563a5a9" data-vars-headline="Hidden portraits guard a historic Utah bar scene" 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/2023/11/07/utah-mining-town-helper-art-tourism" target="_self">Helper</a>, Utah can be found in a row of fading faces in the back corner of the Regis Club.<ul><li>Meet the Dirty Dozen — the 12 remaining pieces from a pencil-drawn portrait studio that paid off some guy&#x27;s beer tab in the 1960s.</li></ul>

Drawn portraits of men, labeled with their names: Frank, Johnny, Jim and Phil. Hanging on a wood-paneled wall.

Things to do in Helper, Utah

Here are the fun things to do in Utah's newest tourism destination.

Helper doesn&#x27;t have the proximity to national parks and ski resorts that you find in Utah&#x27;s other tourist centers.<ul><li>So, what&#x27;s in Helper?</li></ul>

A man in a tan brimmed hat looks at rock art carved in orange stone.

Check out Helper, Utah's historic guest houses

Staying a night or two in Helper's historic buildings is one of the highlights of a trip to Utah's newest vacation spot.

Staying a night or two in Helper&#x27;s historic buildings is one of the highlights of a trip to Utah&#x27;s newest vacation spot. <ul><li>It&#x27;s truly like going back in time.</li></ul>

The hall of Key Suites has period-appropriate patterned carpet, exposed brick walls and painted molding with a red couch.

Permanent daylight saving time fizzles in Utah

It could still happen, but not anytime soon.

Utahns will join most of the nation this weekend in setting back their clocks — a yearly ritual that probably won&#x27;t end anytime soon.<ul><li>A yearslong push for permanent daylight saving time has <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="largely stalled" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/01/daylight-savings-time-change-2023-sunshine-protection" data-vars-content-id="5ce5a8c5-9e86-4306-8e7c-472ec3e619c2" data-vars-headline="Permanent daylight saving time fizzles in Utah" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/01/daylight-savings-time-change-2023-sunshine-protection" target="_self">largely stalled</a>, both in Utah and nationally.</li></ul>

Illustration of a clock moving backwards. The hands of the clock are made out of the Axios logo.

How Day of the Dead became mainstream

Día de los Muertos was previously an obscure holiday in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Día de los Muertos, a two-day celebration remembering the dead, begins Wednesday, with festivities honoring the tradition across the state.Why it matters: Since the 1970s, young Latinos eager to learn more about their cultural roots and a growing Mexican and Central American population have fueled the Day of the Dead&#x27;s popularity across the U.S., according to Martha Ramirez-Oropeza, a professor at UCLA&#x27;s Chicana/o and Central American studies department.

Illustration of a sugar skull with three GPS location pins on its forehead.

The dangerous, destructive and elaborate Halloween pranks of yore

From wagons on roofs to greased streetcar tracks, the "youts" have made a night of it.

<figure><img alt="Old newspaper headline reads &quot;Weird Pranks of Halloween, Troublesome small boys create mischief and worry the police force&quot;" height="1439" id="ee0be49c-735f-4564-9736-c37d36e4e8f1" src="https://images.axios.com/2fTZ2iXmKfhhYM5R8VmkTS03OI8=/2023/10/27/1698437106348.png" width="1280"/><figcaption>Headline from The Salt Lake Herald-Republican, Nov. 1, 1907</figcaption></figure>We at Axios love pranks, and it&#x27;s hard to outdo the Halloween mischief of the early 1900s.<ul><li>But the tricks frequently got destructive.</li></ul>

Old newspaper headline reads "Weird Pranks of Halloween, Troublesome small boys create mischief and worry the police force"

George Santos introduces expulsion resolution in potential final act in Congress

The House is slated to vote to expel Santos on Friday.

Politics & Policy

Ahead of a vote that could make him the first House lawmaker to be expelled in more than 20 years, Rep. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="George Santos" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/28/george-santos-expulsion-vote-republicans-majority" data-vars-content-id="c7450d99-da7b-4552-a983-4be840a7ed9c" data-vars-headline="George Santos introduces expulsion resolution in potential final act in Congress" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/28/george-santos-expulsion-vote-republicans-majority" target="_self">George Santos</a> (R-N.Y.) is introducing an expulsion resolution on Thursday targeting a House lawmaker from his own state. Why it matters: Santos — who faces an <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="uphill battle in a vote" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/28/republicans-george-santos-resign-expulsion" data-vars-content-id="c7450d99-da7b-4552-a983-4be840a7ed9c" data-vars-headline="George Santos introduces expulsion resolution in potential final act in Congress" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/28/republicans-george-santos-resign-expulsion" target="_self">uphill battle in a vote</a> to remove him from office following a scathing House Ethics report — is seeking an expulsion vote on Rep. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Jamaal Bowman" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/22/house-ethics-jamaal-bowman-fire-alarm" data-vars-content-id="c7450d99-da7b-4552-a983-4be840a7ed9c" data-vars-headline="George Santos introduces expulsion resolution in potential final act in Congress" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/22/house-ethics-jamaal-bowman-fire-alarm" target="_self">Jamaal Bowman</a> (D-N.Y.), who pulled a fire alarm in one of the House office buildings.

George Santos expulsion spurs rare bipartisanship among House lawmakers

Rep. Robert Garcia encouraged fellow Democrats to support Republicans' expulsion measure.

House Democrats and Republicans finally have something they agree on: booting Rep. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="George Santos" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/30/george-santos-jamaal-bowman-expulsion-resolution" data-vars-content-id="4eec0a24-5338-46c4-8b6e-5526cda73c0f" data-vars-headline="George Santos expulsion spurs rare bipartisanship among House lawmakers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/30/george-santos-jamaal-bowman-expulsion-resolution" target="_self">George Santos</a> (R-N.Y.) from Congress.Driving the news: In an email sent to Democratic congressional offices on Thursday, Rep. Robert Garcia&#x27;s (D-Calif.) office advocated for Republicans&#x27; resolution to expel the embattled Long Islander.

GOP speculation mounts that McCarthy will exit Congress early

Multiple GOP lawmakers expect former House Speaker <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kevin McCarthy" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/12/mccarthy-gop-elections-2024" data-vars-content-id="dbdacc28-b2ed-40c2-a4cb-3bf4792a4d9b" data-vars-headline="GOP speculation mounts that McCarthy will exit Congress early" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/12/mccarthy-gop-elections-2024" target="_self">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-Calif.) to step down from his seat before the end of the year, Axios has learned.Why it matters: The potential exit of McCarthy — who privately told donors he is looking to &quot;get the hell out,&quot; according to a source familiar with the conversation — could leave the House GOP with an even narrower majority.

Trump unleashes grievances, warnings in wild 24 hours on Truth Social

Trump warned that his indictments have opened up a "very big and dangerous Pandora's Box."

Former President Trump has spent the last 24 hours on Truth Social unleashing a torrent of grievances, vengeful promises and links to online conspiracy theories about his political rivals.Why it matters: Trump&#x27;s online rhetoric has <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="frequently dipped into violent extremism" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/10/04/trumps-words-turn-violent-pressure-builds" data-vars-content-id="4ce9173c-4439-425e-8986-ec54c92037e6" data-vars-headline="Trump unleashes grievances, warnings in wild 24 hours on Truth Social" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/10/04/trumps-words-turn-violent-pressure-builds" target="_self">frequently dipped into violent extremism</a> since he left office, escalating as his legal troubles have mounted. Public fatigue and the pro-Trump echo chamber created by Truth Social have at times softened the shock value of the GOP front-runner&#x27;s daily musings.

Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote

Santos is the first Republican to be expelled from the House.

The House on Friday voted to expel Rep. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="George Santos" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/19/george-santos-republican-congress-biography" data-vars-content-id="235bb126-9767-4b36-a5c3-4560ae03474e" data-vars-headline="Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/19/george-santos-republican-congress-biography" target="_self">George Santos</a> (R-N.Y.) over his many fabrications on the 2022 campaign trail and his two federal indictments.Why it matters: The vote makes Santos just the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="sixth lawmaker" data-vars-click-url="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Discipline/Expulsion-Censure-Reprimand/" data-vars-content-id="235bb126-9767-4b36-a5c3-4560ae03474e" data-vars-headline="Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Discipline/Expulsion-Censure-Reprimand/" target="_blank">sixth lawmaker</a> – and first Republican – to be expelled from the House in U.S. history.