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The Suazo Business Center Offers Guidance, Education, Inspiration, & Hope

October 15, 2019 by Gail Veley Leave a Comment

The Story of Marcela Lopez As Marcela Lopez skillfully handcrafts with paint and brush the look of marble above the fireplace of a customer’s home, she feels grateful for the business wisdom and expertise she acquired through the Suazo Business Center. The center, located in Salt Lake City, satisfied the tugging at her soul to be more than she was at that moment, two years … [Read more...]

Bluff, Utah benefits from U of U Architectural Design Program

October 24, 2016 by Brian Fryer Leave a Comment

Few professions in the construction industry practice as many different skills as architects. In addition to exercising creativity they must also understand engineering, building codes, properties of different building materials, and perhaps most importantly, listen closely to their clients to parse out exactly what is being asked for. For the past 12 years, the Design … [Read more...]

Tuition Free Classes for Seniors

August 11, 2016 by Al Sacharov

If you are over 62, read this story. If you know someone over 62, read this story. In fact, everyone should read this story, because it is about HB 60, one of the best laws ever passed by the Utah legislature. HB 60 allows seniors over 62 (yeah, it is confusing) to attend classes at state-sponsored universities and community colleges for only a $25 registration fee.  That … [Read more...]

Mommy bloggers prevail: education, not taxes, is the key to local growth

March 15, 2016 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

The Utah State Legislature decided to kill a proposed law which would have imposed taxes on purchases made in other states using websites like Amazon.com. Mommy bloggers came out in force to prevent the bill’s passage, which would have ended their affiliate sales commission relationship with Amazon. Advocates for the bill said that it would have “leveled the playing field.” … [Read more...]

Utah Education by the Numbers

September 24, 2011 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

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by Richard Markosian & Tami Hansen [field name=embed-data] The Story Behind the Numbers Most graduating Seniors aren’t prepared for university level education. As a result community colleges and two year colleges are seeing record increases in enrollment while the universities have only seen modest gains. During most economic downturns enrollment in at colleges and … [Read more...]

How Ogden got its name

December 3, 2020 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

A Brief History of the Ogden Valley Prior to the arrival of the Mormon pioneers, the Ogden Valley was recognized by Indians as a special place. Abundant game in the area made the traverse across the mountain pass (now called Trapper’s Loop) a seasonal migration for the nomadic Shoshone Indians, who camped and hunted the abundant beaver, moose, elk, and waterfowl that are … [Read more...]

Ritual Chocolate tasting room and cafe, Graffiti Bao comes to The Gateway and Hearth and Hill’s birthday celebration

November 27, 2020 by Ted Scheffler Leave a Comment

Ritual Chocolate Expansion Park City-based award-winning artisan chocolate makers - Ritual Chocolate - celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and will expand with a larger production facility in Charleston, Utah. The new Ritual digs will also include a private tasting room and a new Ritual cafe.  “We needed to find a larger building in order to keep growing the business … [Read more...]

Utah Officially Bans Slavery

November 10, 2020 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

It only required 157 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln before Utah finally banned slavery in all forms. That’s right! The Beehive State is no longer a slave state! In all seriousness now, what this ballot referendum was all about was that, While Utah’s official Constitution has a ban on traditional slavery, there was no ban of … [Read more...]

9,000 Fewer Students Enrolled in Utah Public Schools

November 7, 2020 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Thousands of families are choosing charter schools, private schools or homeschooling instead of public schools this fall. The largest declines come from Salt Lake City School District which was the only district in Utah to move entirely online this school year. Utah State Education Officials projected 7,000 more students would be enrolling in Utah public schools this … [Read more...]

Utah Film Center Presents Free Kids Films and Media Arts Activities In November 

November 7, 2020 by Utah Stories Leave a Comment

“Kidvember” Streaming Titles Include Tumbleweeds Favorites and Programming For The Young And Young at Heart Utah Film Center announced a lineup of films and media arts programs for kids available in November to stream for free. With a focus on international stories and the impactful films programmed in the annual Tumbleweeds Film Festival, “Kidvember” is a month-long … [Read more...]

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