Today, Erin Mendenhall, Salt Lake’s third female mayor, promotes the city’s breweries at the top of her recorded welcome message at the airport, itself undergoing a $4.1 billion remake.

Declining water levels exposed much of the Great Salt Lake's bed and created conditions for storms of dust laden with toxic metals that now threaten 2 million people.

Salt Lake City’s four flags fly from the City and County Building on Wednesday. Credit... Ashley Detrick/Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office. By Victor Mather. May 7, 2025.