Even if you aren't currently looking to buy a home, you are likely aware that homes in Utah are crazy expensive right now.
🏡 Here are some data points from our resident housing reporter Emma Pitts about the current state of Utah's housing market:
$550,000 — the average home price in our state.
8th — that average price makes Utah the most expensive state in terms of median home prices in the country.
15th — “Utah has been identified as the state reporting the 15th-largest percentage decrease between 2014 and 2024 in homeownership, dropping by 0.28%,” according to a study.
Can a hike heal Washington? Utah’s next senator thinks so
🥾 On the actual campaign trail: Politics reporter Brigham Tomco grabbed a pair of hiking boots recently to join Rep. John Curtis on a hike in our lovely Utah mountains to discuss economic policy, energy goals and global affairs.
Curtis, a climate-minded conservative, and Caroline Gleich, a liberal green-energy lobbyist, have both made constituent nature walks a fixture of their Senate bids in an attempt to appeal across inter- and intra-partisan divides.
⛰️ Gleich: “When you sit down and go for a hike with someone, you realize we have a lot more in common than we realized,” she said.
Curtis chose to field questions on the Lake Mary Trail above Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Curtis hosted his first hiking meet-and-greet on Mount Timpanogos the year following his election to represent Utah’s 3rd Congressional District in 2017.
What has now become an annual tradition for Curtis started out as a way to help voters and activists understand his views as a fiscal conservative who prioritized clean air initiatives as mayor of Provo from 2010 to his election to Congress.
🏔️ Curtis: “I knew that we had tons in common, and that if we would get out on a trail and just enjoy each other, the nature, that we would tend to focus more on what we had in common than what we differed on,” Curtis said.
Read more about hitting the campaign (hiking) trail with Curtis and Gleich to discuss America's biggest problems.
More in Politics
Utah Senate delegation playing outsized role in battle over GOP leadership (Deseret News)
Long-time Utah legislator Mike Dmitrich dies at 87 (Deseret News)
The nation’s largest teachers union just gave nearly $400,000 to fight Utah’s Amendment A (Deseret News)
The current renovation of the Salt Lake Temple is not only the biggest preservation project in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — but also the biggest preservation project that will be completed in our state.
"Compare it to what they’re doing in Paris, France, to preserve the Notre Dame Cathedral (a five-year project)," Brent Roberts, managing director of the Special Projects Department for the church said. "We’re trying to preserve the temple, and to do that, we have to make sure it’ll stand through difficult circumstances."
Here are three facets of the renovation:
One major aspect of the renovation involves ensuring the temple's stability in the event of a significant earthquake.
Another interesting component is the focus on restoring the temple interior to reflect its original Victorian style, complete with period-specific art and design elements, while also accommodating contemporary needs for increased capacity for faith ordinances.
The plan also seeks to double the temple's capacity for various ordinances, such as sealings and baptisms.
Read more about the temple that is a flagship to the world.
More in Faith
🎧 Podcast: Derrick Porter shares how ‘Music & the Spoken Word’ brings people to Christ (Church News)
Danica McKellar believes parenting is less stressful after finding faith: 'It's in God's hands' (Fox News)
‘Good things are coming’ for the Church in Eastern Europe, Elder Christofferson says after gatherings in 3 countries (Church News)
Inmates finding their footing and faith through nonprofit (Wave3)
Packed with behind-the-scenes insights from players like Robbie Bosco and Kelly Smith, game-by-game highlights, and more, this collector's edition is your all-access pass to one of college football's most legendary seasons. Get your copy today and celebrate the triumphs of the 1984 BYU Cougars!
Utah
Why train horns are blaring more frequently across the Wasatch Front (KSL)
Parents want known gang members barred from attending in-person school (Deseret News)
Bat found in a Salt Lake City park tests positive for rabies (Deseret News)
Heat builds in Utah with more chances for record-breaking temperatures (ABC4)
Opening date confirmed for Trader Joe’s in Sugar House (Fox13)
When to expect Salt Lake City's first freeze (Axios)
BYU Office of Belonging kicks off Belonging Week 2024 with campus fair (The Daily Universe)
Beauty and bonding: Southern Utah mom, teen launch all-natural product line with a 'little bit of magic' (St. George News)
The economy’s numbers are good, but Utah voters aren’t feeling the vibes (KUER)
Food, fun and festivities: Huntsman World Senior Games to offer free events for all in St. George (St. George News)
Health
6 popular herbal supplements linked to potential liver risks (Medical News Today)
To reduce cancer risk, researchers recommend adopting these 4 healthy habits (Fox News)
Whooping cough spikes, especially among unvaccinated teens (NBC News)
The Nation and The World
Rescue and recovery efforts continue in Hurricane Helene’s path of destruction in Southeast (Deseret News)
Exclusive: Iran's Khamenei warned Nasrallah of Israeli plot to kill him, sources say (Reuters)
X value now down 80% since Elon Musk takeover (Deseret News)
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets hit with over 100 sexual assault allegations (Deseret News)
Sports
‘A BYU guy through and through’: How starting free safety Tanner Wall, a walk-on, is living his childhood dream (Deseret News)
USU joins list of forfeits to team with transgender athlete, gains support of Gov. Cox (Deseret News)
Bowl projections for BYU and Utah shaken up after another chaotic Big 12 week (Deseret News)
Entertainment
The 12 new Hallmark movies coming in October 2024 (Deseret News)
Oasis adds extra dates to North American leg of reunion tour (Deseret News)
Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out of retirement to act in film directed by his son (Deseret News)
Explore Post Malone’s $3M Apocalypse-Ready Utah Deck (Gigwise)
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