Years after Cody Lynn Dodge was found dead in his West Valley City home, who shot him remains a mystery. Investigators say there was no forced entry into the residence, indicating the 27-year-old knew his killer. However, nothing that has been learned so far about the Sept. 21, 2008 slaying has led to an arrest and the case has gone cold. Jimmy Gerald Barney never left … [Read more...]
Watering Today: Utahn Develops an App to Help Save Water while Maintaining Green Lawns
For years, Kevin Steed has been working on ways to save water. His efforts led to the development of Watering Today, a recently released app that helps reduce the amount of the precious resources used for irrigation. The app tells users the amount of water needed to irrigate a piece of land, the best days to water, and the recommended run times for each sprinkler zone based … [Read more...]
Vertical Diner Offers Vegan Cuisine to Salt Lake for over Two Decades
As veganism becomes “demystified,” more people are adopting a plant-based diet More than two decades ago, when Ian Brandt opened his first vegan restaurant, he faced the usual challenges of attracting customers to a new eatery. On top of that, only a tiny percentage of those potential customers were vegans. “When you eliminate 98 percent of consumers that are eating at … [Read more...]
Mount Olympus Community Garden Serves as a Classroom for Kids
When students at Howard Driggs Elementary School in Holladay started planting seeds at the Mount Olympus Community Garden in the spring, their outdoor classroom consisted of six garden beds filled with soil and little else. By the time the children returned after summer break, they found that a thick growth of vegetables and flowers had sprouted at the site, including … [Read more...]
Renovated Sprague Library Retains its Historic Charm
Four years after a flash flood filled the Sprague Library’s basement with more than five feet of water and caused extensive damage, the branch is better than ever thanks to a $4.5 million renovation. The library, at 2131 South 1100 East, which is considered by many to be the heart of Sugar House, reopened May 3. The design and remodel of Sprague Branch was done by … [Read more...]
Centerville Mobile Estates Residents Forced to Leave Their Homes
Centerville Mobile Estates has been home for Dennis Tireman, an army veteran, for nearly half a century. His home was paid for and life was good in the Davis County community at 555 N 400 W, near Interstate 15. Casey Nielsen, who has lived at the trailer park for six years, also owns his home free and clear, and put $10,000 into fixing it up. “It’s a nice little home for … [Read more...]
Then and Now: Marriott Library Exhibit Examines Parallels Between Pandemics
As a contagious respiratory illness spread in Utah, authorities closed public places and issued mask mandates, setting off a dispute over whether those measures were necessary to combat the virus. “The general closing order is mere hysteria,” Dr. Samuel G. Paul, Salt Lake City health commissioner, said. “There is no occasion whatever for closing down any business, and … [Read more...]
South Salt Lake Embarks on a New Image
With no distinguishable downtown, South Salt Lake has been perceived by many as an extension of Salt Lake City’s Sugar House neighborhood. “People drive through South Salt Lake every day and don’t know it’s South Salt Lake,” Mayor Cherie Wood said. The misconception that South Salt Lake and Salt Lake City are one and the same is being corrected by a long-term plan to … [Read more...]
Red Acre Center – Community-Supported Agriculture Program Offers Fresh, Local Food
Sara Patterson’s love of gardening led her to start a farm that now feeds several dozen families and cofound a nonprofit that advocates for policies benefiting small rural and urban agriculture. The venture just outside of Cedar City is thriving. The for-profit Red Acre Farm sells shares in the operation, and in return, the 40 member families get food for three meals a day, … [Read more...]
J. Willard Marriott Library invites Utahns to help preserve history of the pandemic
Did you scour the shelves of countless stores looking for toilet paper this spring? Are you among the millions of laid-off workers who filed for unemployment benefits? Are you social distancing?And what about that 5.7 magnitude earthquake on March 18 and those aftershocks that hit Utah as the coronavirus was spreading? Did you think it was the Big One? Whatever your … [Read more...]