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Think of this as your Hey Salt Lake community bulletin board: A dedicated space for volunteer opportunities, resources, fundraisers, and other ways to help your neighbors.

Salt Lake County Animal Services is over max capacity of dogs. If you or someone you know is looking to 

, consider adopting. Open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 on North Temple between State Street and 600 W. in Salt Lake City. Eight artists will be paid a $1,500 commission. Apply by Friday, Aug. 9.

See plans for the brand new park housing this installation and daylighting City Creek on the Folsom Trail at our 801 Day party! 

Is your blood type O+? It’s in demand at the University of Utah hospital and Huntsman Cancer Institute. Donate blood locally at 

. It only takes about 35 minutes, and your blood stays in our community.

 for Ogden or SLC Twilight, a U of U game, or the Craft Lake City DIY Festival this summer. Ride for free, and you won’t need a designated driver!

Call for SLC Artists

Hidden Waters Call For Artists

Salt Lake City volunteering opportunities, donation drives, and more.

Help Your Salt Lake Neighbors

Help Your Neighbors

With nicer weather comes the opportunity to plan a getaway. So why not head down to the town of Helper, around two hours southeast of Salt Lake City. It’s got infinite charm and a burgeoning arts community. Salt Lake’s own 

Once a busy coal mining town, “helper” locomotives would stand by to assist trains making the trip up to Soldier Summit, hence the name Helper.

Dwindling mines took a toll on the town, so residents took to the arts to help revitalize its economy, as illustrated in a lovely video from Communities by Design, “

Mythologically, rural Utah is associated with conservative views, but Helper is home to 

, where you can catch up on Helper’s evolution through the decades.

And as with any small town, one must stroll down main street to get acclimated. There, you’ll find art galleries like 

, a car-lover’s playground. Go antiquing at 

 brings together creatives and vendors for a unique alchemy of arts and history. Dates for this year have yet to be announced, but it typically takes place in August.

Pick up a hot dog from the tiny Filling Station, or a beer and a slice of pizza at 

From parks to ball fields, there are plenty of 

 The converted filling station is a true 

Get to Know Helper, Utah

Everything to know about Salt Lake City neighborhoods: Where to go, eat, shop, drink, and more.

Salt Lake Neighborhood Guides

Neighborhood Guides

Utahns, your mom and I are getting a new flag. Let’s talk about it. Or rather, let’s talk to University of Utah design professor Elpitha Tsoutsounakis about what makes a good flag and why we should even have one. Head to 

 for the full interview with Elpitha and host Ali Vallarta.


“What makes a good flag design is that it’s simple. You can’t have too many colors or too intricate shapes. It has to be at the right scale to be able to be large or small but still communicate well. You want it to be replicable on a variety of different materials — on paper, on cloth, or tattooed on your skin.”



In the digital age, why do we need a physical flag? 


“Until we can transport our consciousness to virtual beings completely we still live in physical bodies. It’s why I still believe in a physical book. It’s why I still get the newspaper on Sundays delivered to my porch so I can read it. I think we want to engage with something. A flag can be in so many different places, off of the screen, in our real lives. The digital just isn’t enough.”



Is Utah’s new flag going to be a beehive?

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I mean, if I was a betting woman…I would probably put my money on a beehive.”

3 Questions For A Utah Flag Re-Design Committee Member

What Salt Lake City celebrities, public figures and key citizens have to say about living here.

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