Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah — A push to allow more drinking establishments downtown was narrowly approved by the Ogden City Council on Tuesday night. By a vote of 4-3, the council approved a zoning amendment that will allow up to three drinking establishments on each side of a city block in Ogden’s Central Business District Intensive Zone. The city’s CBD includes all land from 20th to 27th streets between Wall and Adams avenues, while the “intensive zone” is made up of a swath of land inside that area where businesses are most highly concentrated.

UTAH – To support the University of Utah’s commitment to safety, diversity, and inclusion, the Office of the Chief Safety Officer (CSO) recently hired a new liaison to coordinate community engagement initiatives with organizations across campus, as well as implement new response protocols developed by the Racist and Bias Incident Response Team. Special Assistant to the CSO Brian Nicholls will work closely with Student Affairs and the Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) to evaluate and improve university safety efforts comprehensively. “This new position is vital to achieving our vision of uniting for a safe and empowered campus community,”…