Category: Best of the Week

Week Seventeen

White Rock Bay

Jazz v Timberwolves

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson (00) as the Utah Jazz host the Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 24, 2021.

Week Sixteen

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jamari and Jahavion Butoyi hold signs as people march in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 to mark the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.

Viva La Diva

3 Counts: Guilty

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jamari and Jahavion Butoyi hold signs as people march in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 to mark the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rae Duckworth celebrates the three guilty verdicts as people rally at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 to mark the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.

Week Fifteen

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County conducts a camp cleanup at the Fleet Block Murals in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

Tulip Festival

Anti-Mask

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mask exemption cards at a rally outside of the Granite School District offices in South Salt Lake on Saturday, April 10, 2021. Rallies were announced for all Utah school district offices by a coalition of groups opposed to mask mandates.

Street Sweep

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County conducts a camp cleanup at the Fleet Block Murals in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) camp on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

State Street

Week Fourteen

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jason Williams at his home in Lesley's Mobile Home Park in Riverdale on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The property owner is attempting to rezone and redevelop the site. In the meantime, the landlord has raised rent by $200 a month.

Assignment: Hiring Crisis

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Blake Harmon, owner of Curry Up Now in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Utah restaurants and bars are having a difficult time finding employees. Curry Up Now, for example, has 10 open positions from kitchen manager to bartender to dishwasher.

Assignment: Lesley’s Mobile Home Park

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jason Williams at his home in Lesley’s Mobile Home Park in Riverdale on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The property owner is attempting to rezone and redevelop the site. In the meantime, the landlord has raised rent by $200 a month.

Week Thirteen

Assignment: BYU Pro Day

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Chris Wilcox prepares to run the 40-yard dash, which he did in 4.31 seconds, during BYU football Pro Day, in Provo on Friday, March 26, 2021.

Time Away

Week Twelve

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Students march to the state Capitol in Salt Lake City to protest inaction on the climate crisis on Friday, March 19, 2021.

Assignment: Climate Rally

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Students march to the state Capitol in Salt Lake City to protest inaction on the climate crisis on Friday, March 19, 2021.

Assignment: Mountain Goat Watch

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mountain goats during the Mountain Goat Watch near Upper Stillwater Dam on Saturday, March 20, 2021.

Assignment: Jazz v Nets

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) rebounds as the Utah Jazz host the Brooklyn Nets, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 24, 2021.

Assignment: Nohm

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Chef and owner David Chon, center, at Nohm in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 25, 2021.
Upper Stillwater Dam

Week Eleven

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jen Voros checks on the 500 luminarias put out by students and teachers at the McGillis School in Salt Lake City, on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The luminarias each have a message of gratitude and hope or a reflection on the past year's pandemic

Assignment: COVID-19 Memorial – The McGillis School

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jen Voros checks on the 500 luminarias put out by students and teachers at the McGillis School in Salt Lake City, on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The luminarias each have a message of gratitude and hope or a reflection on the past year’s pandemic

Assignment: Utah Jazz v Houston Rockets

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) puts up a shot around Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. (3) as the Utah Jazz host the Houston Rockets, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 12, 2021.

Week Ten

Assignment: COVID-19 – Last Year/This Year

Assignment: State Championship basketball tournament

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) as Springville faces Farmington High School in the 5A girls basketball state championship game, in Taylorsville on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Addisyn Johnson defended by Delaney Baker
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fremont’s Kallin Freestone celebrates as Fremont defeats Herriman High School in the 6A girls basketball state championship game, in Taylorsville on Saturday, March 6, 2021.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Westlake’s Noah Madsen and Noah McCord reach for a loose ball as Davis defeats Westlake High School in the 6A boys basketball state championship game, in Taylorsville on Saturday, March 6, 2021.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Timpview vs Farmington, high school basketball semifinals, in Taylorsville on Friday, March 5, 2021. Jake Wahlin
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lehi vs Sproingville, high school basketball semifinals, in Taylorsville on Friday, March 5, 2021.

Week Nine

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A group of people, including many BYU students, shine Pride colors on the Y on the mountain above BYU in Provo on Thursday, March 4, 2021.

Assignment: Rainbow Y

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A group of people, including many BYU students, shine Pride colors on the Y on the mountain above BYU in Provo on Thursday, March 4, 2021.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A group of people, including many BYU students, shine Pride colors on the Y on the mountain above BYU in Provo on Thursday, March 4, 2021.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A group of people, including many BYU students, shine Pride colors on the Y on the mountain above BYU in Provo on Thursday, March 4, 2021.

So honored to have been the only member of the media on Y Mountain when this happened. Wow.

Week Eight

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Christian Weinrich, biologist, at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District's facility on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

Assignment: Teachers Rally

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City School District teachers and students rally at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.

Assignment: Mosquito Abatement

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sgt. 1st Class Sean Conorich working at a COVID-19 testing site run by the Utah National Guard at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

Assignment: COVID-19 Testing

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Christian Weinrich, biologist, at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District’s facility on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

Week Seven

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Max Crebs breaking at the HERC Hip Hop Education Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021.

Assignment: Breakin

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Max Crebs breaking at the HERC Hip Hop Education Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021.

Assignment: Snowfall

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A skier in Liberty Park as a winter storm continues to drop snow in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

Week Six

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton after speaking on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

Assignment: Paris Hilton testifies against “troubled-teen” centers

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton after speaking on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

State Street