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Adviser: Plan local funding, but federal money likely for Ogden streetcar

Last updated Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 12:24am

OGDEN -- The likelihood of securing federal funding remains one of the biggest issues in bringing a streetcar system to Ogden.

At a special work session held after Tuesday night's Ogden City Council meeting, an independent consultant hired by the city said while the federal funding landscape is unpredictable, the Ogden project would stack up well against other projects around the nation competing for the same funding.

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(NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner) A wrap mural feature Coca-Cola is put around the empty Star Noodle Parlor on Historic 25th Street in Ogden,

Coke and a smile in Ogden with new signs deal

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, November 7, 2011 - 7:13am

OGDEN -- The once-dilapidated facade of the vacant Star Noodle Parlor downtown has been transformed by festive mural wrap through a unique partnership between Swire Coca-Cola in Ogden and the Historic 25th Street Business Association.

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(Standard-Examiner file photo) A trolley bus makes its way in downtown Ogden last year.

Next stop for trolley report -- analysis

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, October 24, 2011 - 5:13pm

OGDEN -- The city has compiled a ridership report that shows about 26,000 passengers have used two trolley-style buses that have looped around the downtown area for 10 months.

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The old post office building at the corner of 24th Street and Grant Avenue in Ogden is pictured Monday. Owners of many historic structures in Ogden struggle to keep tenants in the older buildings.

Ogden’s historical buildings in search of modern usefulness

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 7:20pm

OGDEN -- For sale or rent: a large amount of Ogden's historical downtown.

Even as Utah's seventh-largest city continues to show signs of downtown redevelopment, the list of casualties among older buildings continues to grow.

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Cyclist start pedaling up 25th street during the start of the Tour of Utah in downtown Ogden August 10, 2011.(Robert Johnson/Standard-Examiner)

Tour of Utah starts in downtown Ogden

Robert Johnson, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 12:18pm

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After an attempt to serve Jason Valdez with a federal drug warrant turned into a hostage situation two snipers with the Ogden Police Department's SWAT Team take up position in the hedges that line the Ogden Marriott's parking lot to get a clear vantage point of the room at the Western Colonial Inn where Jason was holding Veronica Friday, June 17, 2011 on 24th Street in Ogden, Utah.

Ogden's 16 hour hostage standoff with Jason Valdez

Anthony Souffle, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 4:41pm

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Construction on Ogden River townhomes could begin in July in long-awaited project

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 9:00pm

OGDEN -- A development company that hopes to purchase about six acres downtown from the Ogden Redevelopment Agency could become the first firm required to comply with the Ogden River Project's new master plan.

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