Although redevelopment projects in Salt Lake City's Marmalade/West Capitol Hill neighborhood appear stalled, a new gay nightclub on far north 300 West is rolling toward its opening.

The new smoke-free club, the only gay bar in the area, finally gives some credence to a QSaltLake story last winter that annointed the Marmalade: "Salt Lake's gayborhood." Some developers and real estate agents were annoyed when Channel 2's Rod Decker spread word of the appellation in a mayoral debate, asking candidates if they would support a Marmalade gayborhood.

The club, called Jam in the Marmalade, a play on the historic district's street names that include quince, apricot and almond, is expected to open mid- to late-August on the former site of the Cedar Lounge, a watering hole for truckers and railroad employees.

Part owner Robert McCarthy says the club is a milestone in the rejuvenation of Warm Springs Park area (which some residents insist on calling the "historic Refinery District"):

This is how small businesses get started, getting into this area and doing something beautiful that will also attract people to buy in the neighborhood.