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Park Record file photo Speakers holding high-level, diverse positions in the Park City area are scheduled to deliver remarks during an annual event designed to highlight government work plans, the business community and others with roles in the day-to-day functioning of the city. Leadership 101 offers representatives of City Hall and the County Courthouse an opportunity to discuss their agendas alongside speakers from other government bodies as well as not-for-profit organizations and industrie...

The snow at lower elevations in Park City is disappearing after a winter with limited precipitation. City Hall has early concerns about the wildfire season, indicating there is expected to be a high risk unless there is lots of precipitation in coming months. Tanzi Propst/Park Record Park City emergency officials are preparing for the possibility of a dangerous wildfire season later in 2021 with snowfall to date well below what is expected in a typical winter, indicating that dry weather could ...

Park City’s elected officials during a public hearing Wednesday heard impassioned testimony about City Hall’s proposed arts and culture district planned near the intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Bonanza Drive. Both supporters and opponents shared their opinions on the project. Courtesy of Park City Park City leaders on Wednesday night received more than an hour of divergent testimony about City Hall’s plans to develop an arts and culture district, hearing from a broad range of speaker...

Leaders stepped up Sometimes I see things differently. … The past year has been trying for almost everyone in our community, especially Summit County Health Director Rich Bullough and his staff. We truly appreciate the courage of these leaders to make the difficult decisions to protect the health of the residents of Summit County, workers from outside of our county and the visitors who chose to travel. Thankfully, pandemics only hit our country every several generations or so. Unfortunately, ...

It is expected the logistical aspects of events this summer and potentially into the fall will continue to be influenced by the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Park Record file photo Steve Joyce, a first-term member of the Park City Council, said on Friday he will not seek reelection later in 2021, creating a seat on the ballot without an incumbent vying for another term. Joyce, 59 and a former member of the Park City Planning Commission, said he is considering spending a year in Europe after having lived in Park City for 17 years. It would be an “adventure,” he said. Joyce said he would have sought reelection if he was committed to staying in Par...

The Park Silly Sunday Market is a popular event held in the summer and early fall. Organizers plan a return in 2021 after a cancellation last year. Park City leaders are scheduled to hold a discussion about the special event calendar at a meeting on Thursday. Park Record file photo Park City’s special-event calendar is expected to return in 2021 after the numerous cancellations last year in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. But City Hall says the events that will unfold l...

FOX 13 Investigates: The rise, fall, and mysterious death of Tony Hsieh Tony Hsieh was a shoe mogul who left a giant footprint in downtown Las Vegas. His rise shaped that area for decades to come, but many are now wondering what his legacy might have been in Park City if he were still alive. Posted at 9:48 PM, Mar 08, 2021 and last updated 2021-03-09 00:24:57-05 Tony Hsieh was a shoe mogul who left a giant footprint in downtown Las Vegas. His rise shaped that area for decades to come, but many...

Park Record file photo The news is likely some of the most important of the decade of the 2030s. It is perhaps the day before the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics that year, which are being held in Salt Lake City and the surrounding region. The lead article in the newspaper is published under the headline “Mayor Rebecca welcomes the World for the 2030 Winter Olympic Games.” A photo with the article shows a torchbearer moving up Main Street. The mockup of a front page of a newspaper...

Park City Mayor Andy Beerman during the recent State of the City address inquired about eras of housing affordability. The cost of housing has long been monitored by City Hall officials as rank-and-file workers became priced out of the resort-driven real estate market. Park Record file photo Some Parkites long for the 1990s, an era of spectacular growth as the area, at the same time, prepared for the 2002 Winter Olympics. Others in Park City, though, prefer the first decade of the 2000s, largel...