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High-density living around downtown Salt Lake City builds community into residents' routines.
So much of what surrounds me these days—smartphones, social media, cars, streaming services, working from home—seems almost designed to push me into a solitary existence.
So much of what surrounds me these days—smartphones, social media, cars, streaming services, working from home—seems almost designed to push me into a solitary existence. But when I made the move back downtown in 2016, I very intentionally did so because I knew I needed the opposite—I needed community.
I was recently divorced, a couple years into a quiet faith transition, and needed a village to help me raise my kiddos. As I recounted in a previous column, I made the move into a high-rise with a bit of trepidation—mostly due to logistical concerns (space, parking, storage, etc.)
What I was…
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