Utah's Noon News

It's been nearly 6 years since the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Salt Lake City sustained damage in the March 2020 earthquake. And renovation on the historic cathedral... still waiting to begin. Parish leadership say FEMA agreed to help fund 90% of the renovation project, but several delays -- including the longest government shutdown in history -- have pushed construction out further and further. Now, members of the Greek Orthodox community in Salt Lake continue to wait and wonder when renovations will actually begin. Several other historic buildings around the Salt Lake area are either being renovated right now or are about to be renovated. As the architecture around Utah changes, does it say anything about our society? Are we beginning to treasure older buildings more than before? In this segment, George Karahalios, Parish Council President of the Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake and Brandy Strand, executive director of Preservation Utah gives updates and share insights