Local Spotlight
100-Year-Old Wasatch Mountain Lodge Hidden in Dense Forest of Big Cottonwood Canyon
If you’ve ever skied Brighton Resort, chances are you’ve glided right past the two-story, almost 100-year-old Wasatch Mountain Lodge without even knowing it. Located on the hillside above Brighton Inn,…
Spirits of Ogden: Ogden’s Distilleries Welcome You
The gritty and innovative spirit that built Ogden is still present. You can find it at Union Station, Historic 25th Street, and in its bars and original architecture. But nowhere…
Red Emeralds: Rare Gem is Found Only in Utah
Red emeralds are very rare and therefore are among the most expensive gems in the world. And Utah is the only place in the world to find them.
Burn Your Tongue: Utah’s King of Hot Sauce
The owner of Burn Your Tongue – SSS (Simply Spicy Stuff), Roger Damptz offers more than 700 hot sauce varieties for sale, and he can tell you about every single…
How Gastronomy Inc. Changed the Face of SLC Dining
I think it is fair to say that the face of SLC — particularly downtown — would look very different if not for Gastronomy Inc., which paved the way for…
Women in the Kitchen: Gaining Ground & Respect in Utah’s Food Industry
Women are gaining ground and breaking thick glass ceilings as professional chefs, restaurateurs, sommeliers, managers, consultants, winemakers, and in other high level food and drink industry jobs in Utah.
Sugar House Granite Mills
Granite Planing Mill was founded by Frederick Sandberg, a Swedish immigrant who brought with him an elite set of carpentry skills and snickagleda (the joy of the carpenter), and bric-a-brac…
How to Train to Become An Olympic Gold Medalist
Olympics athletes are under tremendous pressure to perform. Dr. Jim Stray-Gunderson found a way to help them achieve the same effects legally
John W. Williams: Moab’s Wild West Doctor
John W. Williams legacy is much broader than medicine alone. Williams was a cowboy, a boatsman, a rancher, a farmer, a community activist, and a promoter of Arches National Park…
KLOS Guitars: The Art of Making Indestructible Instruments
KLOS Guitars, Utah’s only large-scale guitar manufacturing facility, is internationally distributed but reflects the rugged adventure found from the mountains to the deserts of our Utah landscape.
New World Distillery in Eden Restarting their Distillery Tours
New World Distillery in Eden Utah is restarting their tours and tasting. Since Eden was a COVID hot spot they take the safety seriously.
Wallace Stegner’s Lasting Legacy at the University of Utah
Despite spending much of his adult life teaching creative writing at Harvard and Stanford universities, Stegner willed his entire collection of papers, letters, and other memorabilia to the University of…
Utah Cycling: Back in the Saddle Again
With its varied terrain and altitudes, Utah is an ideal place for cyclists to train and perform. Whether you ride skinny tires, fat tires, or something in-between, there’s a cycling…
Did You Know that the Computer Graphics Revolution Began in Utah?
David Evans and Ivan Sutherland from the University of Utah used their math, physics and electrical engineering skills to revolutionize computer graphic imaging technology.
X96 Radio From Hell Show: Still Hell After All These Years
At 6 am every weekday morning for well over 10,000 mornings, the Radio From Hell Show with hosts Kerry Jackson, Bill Allred and Gina Barberi hits the airwaves of KXRK…
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…