• Utah County’s Oldest Family Farm Survives Urban Sprawl

    Utah County’s Oldest Family Farm Survives Urban Sprawl

    “My grandfather, Jesse Lawrence Smith, had a grade school education, and during the depression, he shipped fruit to Chicago and Texas,” Scott Smith, current owner of Smith Orchard, said. “He would get paid by the semi load, $3.30 a bushel. That is how he was able to buy more land during that time. That is how long we have been here.”


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  • One Post Can Fill a Restaurant: The Growing Power of Utah Food Influencers

    One Post Can Fill a Restaurant: The Growing Power of Utah Food Influencers

    They may be called food influencers, but Utah’s food creators tend to flinch at the title. “Foodie” feels closer to what they are doing — walking into neighborhood restaurants, talking with owners, tasting what someone has spent years perfecting, and deciding what is worth sharing with thousands of people who may show up because of one post.

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  • Who Do Utah Politicians Answer To?

    Who Do Utah Politicians Answer To?

    Money and the Utah Attorney General’s Office have a complicated history. Former attorneys general have faced investigations and public scrutiny over relationships with donors, including questions involving gifts, travel and access. [12] Those controversies left Utah with a question that has never completely gone away: What happens when the people financing the state’s top law-enforcement official also have interests before the government?

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