Ryan Smith wants control of 3 city blocks — and a whole lot of public money — for his proposed SLC entertainment district
The billionaire sports tycoon wants to lease portions of Salt Palace property.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Delta Center during an introduction of Utah's new NHL team on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. On screen are team owners Ryan and Ashley Smith.
Blake joined The Tribune in March 2022 to cover city and county government before becoming an editor in 2024. He is a University of Minnesota graduate who started his journalism career in Las Vegas, where he covered local government, state politics and the depletion of the Colorado River. He is dad to a Golden Retriever named Woodward.