New zoning for Smith’s Ballpark redevelopment OK’d after height change
It’s been over two years since the Smith’s Ballpark was last home to the Salt Lake Bees, but the site is now another step closer to being the next home for residents and businesses in Utah’s capital city. The Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a zoning map and zoning text amendment for the old ballpark.
via Deseret NewsSalt Lake CityOctober 22, 2026
Bishop Budge on the use of tithing funds to bless God’s children
Doctrine and Covenants 107:68 states that the office of a bishop “is in administering all temporal things.” Bishop L. Todd Budge, first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, listed some of the Church’s temporal concerns: humanitarian efforts, building meetinghouses, printing scriptures and producing temple garments.
via Deseret NewsStatewideOctober 22, 2026
Nordstrom Rack is now open at Junction Commons
They’d heard about that morning’s grand opening plans, and the chance to win a $1,000 gift card to the store, and decided to try their luck. Even though, the two admitted, they’d never won an opportunity drawing like that before. Turns out Thursday was their day.
via Park RecordPark CityOctober 22, 2026
Ten Ranked Teams to Feature in ESPN Week 8 College Football Slate
In a report published October 19, 2026, ESPN announced that ten AP Top 25 teams will be in action during Week 8 of the 2026-27 college football season. The broadcast slate includes three teams ranked in the top 10 and features two ranked-on-ranked matchups scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25.
StatewideOctober 22, 2026
College GameDay heads to Salt Lake City for Utah vs. Houston on Oct. 25
ESPN's College GameDay will broadcast live from Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 25, ahead of a Big 12 matchup between No. 10 Utah and No. 14 Houston. The program is scheduled to air from 9 a.m. to noon ET on ESPN, ESPNU, Disney+, and the ESPN App.
Salt Lake CityOctober 22, 2026
Former Utah TE Dalton Kincaid named ‘College GameDay’ guest picker
Former Ute and current Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid will make his return to Salt Lake City as the guest picker for ESPN’s “College GameDay” this Saturday. “Unfortunately, my picks last week, I think I went 1 for 10 in the tight end room, so I’ve got an uphill battle,” Kincaid said on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
via Deseret NewsSalt Lake CityOctober 22, 2026