As Utah Stories planned September's food issue we asked our readers to share their memories of a favorite restaurant that has since closed. Some of our fond memories include Der Ratskeller Pizza, Della Fontana, Beau Brummel, The Paprika, La Parisienne, Bratten's Seafood Grotto, The Hawaiian, and The Print Shop. Actually we could go on and on. It is not just the great food that … [Read more...]
Tickets, penalties, infractions, red tape and more reasons to be a welfare recipient
Every month I need to set aside a few hours to do all the things I don't want to do: I pay my irregular bills, work on taxes. I pay fees and tickets and penalties and deal with my growing tangle of government red tape. It seems law abiding active working citizens and especially a business owners are constantly penalized. For what? For basically being in business and wo … [Read more...]
Charter Schools Revealed in Utah
Thirteen years ago, Utah launched a new charter school system. A charter school is a publically funded but independently operated school involving parents and educators addressing educational needs in their communities. It can experiment with new and often innovative teaching strategies to encourage and inspire students. During the past school year, there were 81 charters … [Read more...]
Tour of Utah
The Tour of Utah runs through rugged routes of Utah's scenic back country The fan’s clear favorite in Salt Lake City’s Stage Four of the Tour of Utah was German-born Jens Voigt, riding for Team RadioShack. He was the only rider who had posters in his honor, asking him to become Utah’s next governor. Voigt, at 41, is the oldest rider in the UCI tour, and is considered a top … [Read more...]
December 2011 Readers Forum
Reader Comments: I am a huge fan of Skull Valley, I try to go out there at least once a week, I was very impressed by the article, there is so much beauty and history out there. I always tell people, it was originally named Spring Valley, because contrary to popular belief there is a lot of water out there, mostly geothermal springs. It is, in my opinion not at all as the nam … [Read more...]
November 2011 Readers Forum
Dear Editor, I was surprised to see my letter to you along with Janine Donald’s letter in the October issue of Utah Stories. I, too, would help volunteer to help proofread your magazine because of its value to the community. The current issue has significantly improved in grammar, spelling and punctuation. I will only mention one error your writers should note: page 23 Hogle … [Read more...]
October 2011 Readers Forum
Send your comments to [email protected] First off, I’d like to tell you how much I enjoy Utah Stories. Ever since I discovered it last fall, I look forward to the each month’s issue. I love how local and relevant the articles are. I just finished reading the latest issue (July 2011) and am sorry to say that I was pretty disappointed with the editing. I found the typos t … [Read more...]