Don't Become a Cycling Statistic Ride like your life depends on it — because it does. While riding her bike in Big Cottonwood Canyon on a sun-dappled fall morning in September 2004, 25-year-old cyclist Josie Johnson was struck from behind and killed by an SUV driven by 67-year-old Elizabeth Deseelhorst, wife of then Solitude Ski Resort owner, Gary … [Read more...]
Utah Artist Linda Southam, a Single Mother Turning Her Crazy Dream into Reality
In 1982, Linda Southam, a single mother with a 12-year-old daughter, took a risk with her crazy dream and opened an art gallery. She claims that a big part of her success was the luck of finding a place with affordable rent. But none of the odds against her could match her passion, let alone her work ethic. Being a single mother, she learned to make things happen all on her … [Read more...]
Remembering the Salt Lake City Flood of ’83
I recently posed a question on a Facebook site called, “If you grew up in Salt Lake, you will remember this.” I asked the followers what they remembered about the 1983 Salt Lake flood that sent a river coursing down State Street. It struck a chord and I heard back from many people about the sandbag parties, the rushing water, the fears of essential equipment … [Read more...]
Moab, Utah Out-Of-The-Parks Itineraries
Canyonlands and Arches National Parks fill up fast, so it’s nice to go someplace less crowded than the most touristy trails. After visiting Moab for ten years, usually four times per year, we avoid the parks unless we are hosting out-of-the-country visitors, enjoying the seclusion and solitude of lesser-known, but no less spectacular treks. Here, I share with you a few of my … [Read more...]
Housing & Camping Crisis in Moab, Utah
The wind-swept painted desert canyons, arches and vistas are calling. Moab beckons the masses during the spring, summer and fall. Annually, we pack up our SUV with our dogs and hiking gear for days of long, quiet walks in the desert while the redrock contrasting the white-blue La Sals is quiet. We hear only a gentle wind through sagebrush. After a few days, our frazzled city … [Read more...]
Will Infrastructure Improvements Along 2100 South Ruin Some Of Our Most Beloved Sugar House Businesses?
Projected to span over the next four years, Sugar House will be experiencing a one-two punch of construction. First, Highland Drive will be getting a resurfacing that was supposed to begin at the end of February. This project will start at around 1700 South and new paving will go all the way to the 1-80 freeway overpass at around 2200 South. Then, 2100 South will begin … [Read more...]
Five Ogden Women Working Hard to Build Community
OGDEN – In honor of Women’s HIstory Month, we’re highlighting five Ogden women who work tirelessly to build community. Tamara Brown-Johansen Her students call her Brown-Jo. At 63, she’s in her 38th year teaching Consumer and Family Science classes at Ben Lomond High School. “When I did my student teaching, I absolutely fell in love with it,” Brown-Johansen said. “I … [Read more...]
Proper Brewing Opens in Moab, Utah
Onsite beer store and brewery lands in Moab Proper Brewing held the grand opening of its new Moab location on February 10, but even before that, the brew pub and eatery has been popular. “The soft opening was definitely busier than we anticipated,” said Proper Brewing co-owner Andrew Tendick. “It was a great experience for our staff. Moab gets hit so hard … [Read more...]
Six Progressive Utah Women Making Waves
In honor of Women’s History Month, Utah Stories Magazine is celebrating women of Utah by naming some of the most influential women in the Salt Lake City area. The following categories are represented: politics, humanitarian aid, advocacy, fashion and influencers. Politics: Erin Mendenhall, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall was elected to serve as the Salt … [Read more...]
The Future of Short-Term Vacation Rentals in Weber County
Noisy Neighbors Cause Community Chaos OGDEN VALLEY, Utah—To Eva Dennis, there’s a good side to short-term vacation rentals and a bad side. During a recent trip to Europe, Dennis used AirBnb to find places to stay — an old French farmhouse, a Tuscan villa, a small castle surrounded by a moat. “You get these opportunities to stay in some pretty cool spots,” she said. … [Read more...]