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The Truffle Cottage: Where Baby Yoda and Gourmet Chocolate Meet

May 25, 2020 by Sophia Limpert Leave a Comment

When the forces of Baby Yoda and gourmet chocolate are combined together, you find Truffle Cottage. Jennie Hales is the creator and owner of Truffle Cottage. Hales says “I’m a pretty picky chocolate eater. I’m the type of person who will get a box of chocolates and sample all of them until I find the one that is actually good.” She began to wonder if she could create an … [Read more...]

 Rethinking Reclaimed Wood

April 6, 2020 by Sophia Limpert Leave a Comment

With so much air pollution, waste destroying Earth’s oceans and non-recyclable products it can feel like an impossible task to create something without adding to the destruction, but Wind River Timber Company does just that. Wind River Timber Company is located in Hooper, Utah. The northern-based company was founded when Bryce Widdison, the owner, discovered that they already … [Read more...]

Utahns’ Love Affair with Cottonwood Canyon

January 5, 2020 by Sophia Limpert Leave a Comment

The love affair with Cottonwood Canyon began long before the Mormon Pioneers settled Salt Lake City in 1847. Fremont Indians inhabited caves along the canyon nearly a thousand years ago. Just a short ways up Little Cottonwood Canyon, Fremont pictographs can be found, depicting hunters, who took advantage of the bountiful fauna that is still present in the canyons today. The … [Read more...]

Stirling Fruit & Vegetable Co. : Finding the Silver Lining in Today’s Farm Economy

November 27, 2019 by Sophia Limpert Leave a Comment

Nestled behind the Sand Hollow Dam and dispersed across Hurricane and Leeds, hundreds of acres yield peaches, watermelon and cantaloupe, along with a variety of other mouth-watering fruits and vegetables. However, these plants don’t grow themselves. Their care comes from the Stirling Fruit & Vegetable Co., which is run by David and Danielle Stirling. When David took over … [Read more...]

Beginning in 1930, Leonard and Harvey Brimley Started One of the First Neon Sign Shops in Utah

June 2, 2017 by Sophia Limpert Leave a Comment

Brimley Neon, originally “Brimley Brothers,” was created by Leonard Brimley and his brother in 1932. The brothers were painting and fabricating billboards in the cold winds of Chicago when they realized that this new product had potential, so they seized the opportunity. Dave Brimley, owner and operator of Brimley sign shop in Salt Lake City, is a fourth generation glass … [Read more...]

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