An underreported result of Utah’s explosive growth in its Latino population is experiencing an equally large explosion in art, culture and color.
One example is a new supermarket on Salt Lake City’s west side. The Ogden-based Viva Markets is opening its biggest store yet at the site of the former Albertson’s at 900 W. North Temple.
Besides fresh vegetables, meats and a wide array of Latin American food, spices and herbs, the new Viva Market will include a dose of culture in a celebrated Mexican format — murals.
“Some of my best ideas come when I’m sleeping,” explains Viva manager Dennis Lorencz. In this case, Lorencz recently was dreaming of the old-town markets in Mexico. “The walls were covered in art.”
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