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Sugar House celebrates as the 2100 South project concludes, ending three years of construction in business district.
Sugar Fest, featuring over a dozen local businesses, is set for Oct. 4 to welcome back visitors.
Salt Lake City plans to learn from past experiences to improve future construction impacts.
SALT LAKE CITY — Emily Potts braced for the worst when Salt Lake City transportation planners first unveiled plans for Sugar House four years ago.
Potts, owner of Sugar House Coffee on the corner of 2100 South and 1100 East, attended every meeting she could and signed up for notifications because she knew the city's plans to address the crumbling roads and infrastructure underneath — while much-needed — would be bad for business. Yet, sh