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Giant ants, mutants and futuristic utopias: SYFY Movie Nights returns with three films from the 1950s

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

The elements of this year’s three “SYFY Movie Nights” films include giant ants, mutants and the consequences of communicating with Mars—each film is from the 1950s, and in addition to the classic sci-fi…

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Council talks ADUs, infrastructure updates: Notes from the Nov. 9 Moab City Council meeting

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

At their regular city council meeting on Nov. 9, the Moab City Council discussed and voted on a myriad of infrastructure updates, including on the sewers, Mill Creek Canyon, and Pack Creek Bridge….

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Ensuring housing for Moab’s workforce: City Council

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

Moab’s lack of affordable housing is becoming a defining feature of the city: local Facebook pages are packed with people searching for rooms or houses to rent, the Housing Authority of Southeastern Utah’s…

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Notes from Council Meeting: Five city positions up for hire, dispersed parking off Main Street moves forward

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

At its regular meeting on Oct. 12, the Moab City Council discussed a state-funded community plan to add more dispersed parking in downtown Moab, a letter outlining the city’s priorities in the Manti-La…

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Council talks employee housing and a new roundabout: Notes from the Aug 10 Moab City Council Meeting

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

At their regular meeting on Aug. 10, the Moab City Council heard updates on employee housing projects and the Canyonlands Regional Airport; and discussed and voted on the approval of a project with…

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RV camping to support workforce housing?: Council considers solutions to Moab’s critical employee housing shortage

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Lines stretch double their typical length, wait times have increased and short staffing seems to have become the norm at a number of local businesses and even government entities in Moab. Jobs have…

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Development near Sand Flats moves ahead: Lionsback Resort

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

The Lionsback Resort development, located on land owned by the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration adjacent to the Sand Flats Recreation Area, has been in the works since the mid-2000s. The…

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Council talks budget, bicycles and zoning: Notes from the May 25 meeting of the Moab City Council

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

At their regular, in-person meeting on Tuesday, the Moab City Council heard presentations, discussed and voted on several issues regarding the budget, electric bicycles, zoning and this year’s local elections. Acting City Manager…

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Invasion from outer space! Old sci-fi movies shown in Moab on Fridays in February

Moab Sun News5 years ago3 years ago

Moab resident Richard Codd remembers when the United States was first developing a space program in the 1950s, and popular movies explored our fears and fantasies about the universe. “I was a ten-year-old…

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