The Gateway, Utah’s premier community gathering, dining, and entertainment destination invites yogis and novices to join in a healthy practice of yoga all summer long welcoming back Sunday Yoga on the Plaza and introducing $20 Goat Yoga on Tuesday evenings. All shapes, sizes, and ability levels are welcome and supported. Every Sunday at 10 a.m., starting May 19, Salt Lake … [Read more...]
Low wages for Salt Lake City police—a public safety issue?
Wages for Salt Lake City police—Equal pay for equal work Low wages for Salt Lake City police officers are far below other departments, and it absolutely creates a public safety issue for Salt Lake City residents. It’s been seemingly impossible to turn on the television the last few years and not see some drama unfolding around a cop, a gun, and a person of color. Police … [Read more...]
Why is the Teenage Suicide Rate Increasing in Utah?
The teenage suicide rate is increasing in Utah. Suicide is becoming one of the most common forms of death of people under the age of 45. How and why are more people making the desperate decision to end their lives? Delving into this important yet neglected topic, We talk to Kim Myers who is the Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the State of Utah. If you or a loved one is … [Read more...]
Cottonwood Heights Corruption Investigations
It's now been over a year since our last Cottonwood Heights investigation, and our YouTube viewers (30,000 of which watched the video below) are asking why we don't provide an update. While this story has died down in the media, and the Canyon Inn has sadly closed, Utah Stories has felt that in the wake of police shootings and the escalation of violence (mostly unfairly … [Read more...]
Salt Lake City Housing Crisis, Escalating Real Estate Prices and What is Being Done about It
A conversation with Salt Lake City Planning Director Nick Norris Utah's population growth Salt Lake City is one of the fastest growing cities in the country and Utah’s population is quickly growing. For the first time since the Mormon Pioneers settled in Salt Lake City, there are thousands of people who want to live, work and play in downtown Salt Lake City and they are … [Read more...]
Health and Wellness: Spend Less on Healthcare
Eat well and be well “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.” Hippocrates said this around 400 B.C. I want to use this introduction to unpack this statement and understand it beyond how readers might confuse what the old philosopher/physician meant. Hippocrates didn’t mean that when you are sick you should just eat your favorite foods … [Read more...]
Utah Stories—Letters from the Editor
Retractions and corrections In the Moab story, we (I) incorrectly noted that I-70 heads out of Moab into San Juan County, etc. It doesn’t. This should have read “US highway I-191 heading out of Moab into San Juan County.” Also, we didn’t label the first photo from the story as Castle Valley, which it was. Thanks to a reader for pointing out these errors. From … [Read more...]
Moab’s Identity Crisis: Will Moab Become a Town for Tourists, Locals, or NIMBYS?
Moab residents all say they want to see the town become less dependent on tourism with a more viable year-round local economy. But lip service and meaningful change are two different things. Some meaningful change is underway: Utah State University is expanding its campus. The airport is now servicing planes that carry fifty passengers; funding for a bypass … [Read more...]
Napoleon Dynamite Editor and Producer Jeremy Coon Visits The Utah Stories Show
Napoleon Dynamite was made for just $400,000. It grossed $40 million at the box office. But Napoleon wasn’t just a cult-classic comedy, it was a completely new style of humor never-before-seen in Hollywood: rural, small-town nerds trying to find their way in their odd world. How was Napoleon Dynamite made? How did it come out of BYU? How did it get widespread distribution … [Read more...]
What is the Likelihood of Flooding in Utah?
Today there is still close to 200" of solid snow at Snowbird and Alta. While Alta will soon close, Snowbird will remain open indefinitely. Utah Flood in 1983 Last Thursday I witnessed the beginning of the flooding in Millcreek Canyon. I'm old enough to remember the massive flooding that hit Salt Lake City back in 1983. Perhaps it might be strange, but the feeling … [Read more...]
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