Smith Entertainment Group, Salt Lake leaders unveil updated downtown vision - KSL News

10.14.2026Smith Entertainment Group Smith Entertainment Group has unveiled the plans for a four-block, 35-acre development that’s tied to the renovation of Delta Center and will reshape Salt Lake City’s downtown. The district includes a previously mentioned 6,000-seat Live Nation music venue, with 80 to 120 shows annually, a near-total rebuild of the Salt Palace convention center, a renovation of Abravanel Hall, home of the city’s symphony, and construction of a new art museum. Elements of the project will be run by the city and county, as well as Smith Entertainment Group’s in-house real estate development team. District development, demolition, and construction will begin February 2027. “It’s truly a place for families and people to gather,” Smith Entertainment Group CEO Ryan Smith said. “And that’s going to be something that everyone can participate in.”The carrot for the whole effort is the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, which will be held in Salt Lake City. All of the project’s various pieces will be completed before the end of 2033 in advance of the Games. We’re excited to share the next phase of what’s coming to downtown Salt Lake City.

KEY POINTSSmith Entertainment Group released the first images of what a renovated downtown Salt Lake City could look. Plans call for creating a sports, entertainment, culture and convention district in a three-block area. SEG investment and a Salt Lake City sales tax increase will pay for the multibillion-dollar project. Smith Entertainment Group released a video Wednesday showing what downtown Salt Lake City would look like after it undergoes a planned multibillion-dollar makeover in the next few years. The five-minute video features SEG chairman and CEO Ryan Smith, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Salt County Mayor Jenny Wilson. The computer-generated renderings are the first images of their vision for a three-block sports, entertainment, culture and convention district between the Delta Center and City Creek Center. “We’re excited to show you, for the first time, what we have all been working on for the next phase of the sports, entertainment, culture and convention district,” Smith said in the video.

Marvel Studios’ release of Avengers: Endgame: Encore was a shrewd gambit for a few reasons: It put the studio’s most successful film back in conversation right after the juggernaut success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day; it tided die-hards over with new footage ahead of December’s Avengers: Doomsday; and, perhaps most importantly, it raked in an additional $138 million for the film, reinstating its position as the worldwide box office champion over James Cameron’s Avatar. Cameron, who certainly doesn’t spend his precious time fretting about such matters as lifetime financial grosses and being the best in the world at stuff, recently expressed his congratulations to Marvel for once again overtaking his 2009 sci-fi film. “You are one of the people,” the director wrote (per The Wrap) in a composite image from Avatar, with Iron Man at the center of a welcoming Na’vi tribe. “Congratulations to Marvel and the #1 Avengers: Endgame: Encore for bringing moviegoers to the cinemas! – Jim Cameron.”

John Alexander Greer III, age 44, passed away suddenly on October 12, 2026. Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick to John Alexander Greer II, Shelley Ann Greer, ( Stewart Allan), John lived his life devoted to caring for those he loved. Above all, John’s greatest joy was being a father to his sons, Jonathan and Nathaniel. He was a hero to his brothers, Jobi James and Jermey Dale Greer, and a loving partner to his fiancée, Samantha Vernon. Possessing a heart of gold, John brought warmth to everyone around him and found his ultimate freedom riding his motorcycles on the open road. He is reunited in rest with his late grandparents, Fred and Gladys Ramsey, and John Greer I and Shirley Gould

TikTok has banned the entire Musk film account, citing political content that violates its policies. The move, which comes just as the Alex Gibney’s investigation into Elon Musk expands to more than 470 screens across North America, raises concerns about Big Tech suppression that the very film seeks to expose. Distributor Bleecker Street was informed Friday afternoon a “permanent suspension” was coming. The entire page disappeared from TikTok’s platform shortly after. The film company had been planning to spend ad money to boost certain posts; that will no longer happen. A spokesperson for the distributor confirmed that TikTok reps had informed them of the suspension and noted “disappointment” in the timing. After grossing $70,000 in four theaters in New York and Los Angeles in its first weekend of release, Musk is now playing in dozens of cities this weekend. The spokesperson said the company is in the process of appealing the move; even a reversal, however, could still prove costly if it doesn’t come during a weekend window when many people are likely to see the film.