Local Spotlight
Reduce, Reuse, Redecorate!
Redecorating brings a new, fresh, and exciting look to your home. Choosing colors and picking out furniture and flooring is so appealing! With so many choices of design, color, and…
(Almost) Gone are the Days—Antoinette’s Antique Jewelry Closing
Circling the store’s glass display cases, Tanya graciously presents particular pieces of fine craftsmanship. She gently handles and describes the unique characteristics of earrings and pendants with words such as…
Sugar House—Furniture Capital of the West
Sixty years ago, Sugar House was known as the “Furniture Capital of the West,” with 21 home furnishings stores in the business district. Today, there is only one full-line furniture…
The Suazo Business Center Offers Guidance, Education, Inspiration, & Hope
Committed to the development and empowerment of the Latino, Hispanic and other under-served communities, The Suazo Business Center, a non-profit organization, provides assistance to help existing potential minority entrepreneurs succeed…
Utah’s Unaffordable Housing
As other cities have learned, density and taller buildings discourage car usage and encourage transit use. Fewer parking stalls, not more, discourage car usage. Narrower roads, not wider, encourage transit…
Maud’s Café Serves More Than Coffee
Maud’s Café, a non-profit program overseen by the Volunteers of America Utah is run on teen power—specifically teens that are taking the steps needed to leave, or avoid, homelessness. Each…
Private Detox of Utah improves the chances for successful addiction recovery
Six Utahns die every week from an opioid overdose. Recovery from addiction without a drug-free place and proper medical care can be fatal. Anne Boulter is founder and CEO of…
Six Utah restaurant dishes you must try if you have dietary demands
I’ve noticed in the past couple years that an ever-increasing number of restaurants are including menu items aimed at customers with dietary restrictions or health preferences, such as…
The Nerd Store
Just like any subculture, there are various elements/factions of Geek subculture. Just to name a few, there are Gaming Nerds, Dungeons and Dragon Nerds, Anime Nerds, the list goes on,…
KRCL community radio: RadioACTive host Lara Jones
KRCL radio & Lara Jones When KRCL (90.9 fm) community radio host, Lara Jones, first entered the world of broadcasting in 1984, radio broadcasting was very much a man’s…
Minky Couture Blankets Create a Tight-Knit Community
A Minky Couture blanket is a security blanket…and so much more. It is stitched with love, covered with kindness and has created an improbable business success for the company´s owner…
Cindi Edwards-Curry: Businesswoman Extends a Helper Hand
If Cindi Edwards-Curry had a piece of advice for anyone it would be this: Don’t work for other people. Take the leap and start your own business, but also don’t…
Press On! Heila Ershadi and Kevin Brydie are Good News for Moab Sun News
A good newspaper is the voice of a city talking to itself. The new publisher of the Moab Sun News wants that conversation to be informed and robust.
Kim Bowsher a Force in Utah Business
Kim Bowsher and her family have a philosophy: “You can’t know where this yes is going to take you, but you say yes and it starts to line up.” Saying…
Utah Senator Luz Escamilla Headed into a Campaign to be Elected Salt Lake City Mayor
Utah Senator Luz Escamilla hardly broke stride as she exited her 11th legislative session last month and headed straight into a campaign to be elected mayor of the state’s capital…
Utah Women Having Fun Getting Things Done
It’s an unofficial truism if you want something said ask a man. If you want something done then ask a woman.