Independent News
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The History of Valentine’s Day
Like its winter counterpart, Christmas, Valentine’s Day has traveled a long strange trip to its current iteration as a consumer free-for-all.
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March Beer Issue of Utah Stories — Find it all over Salt Lake City
February issue of Utah Stories is now everywhere in downtown Salt Lake City and Sugar House
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Comb Ridge Coffee Bluff, Utah
Comb Ridge Coffee is the only place I’ve ever eaten where the main item on the menu is “blue corn pancakes” and “one organic, free-range chicken egg.” I try to…
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Short History of Bluff, Utah
What is an undiscovered secret to most people in Utah, Bluff is home to thousands of Anasazi ruins including “Newspaper Rock” Which offers hundreds of Anasazi pictographs.
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Meet SLC’s Friendly Transhumanists
Michael Ferguson is a PhD candidate in Bioengineering at the U. He leads the Utah Singularity and Transhumanism Meetup Group and organized the 2010 Transhumanism and Spirituality Conference last October.
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The Khan Academy
In recent years, there have been many people and organizations who have dedicated themselves to improving the declining American school system. Unfortunately, it’s turned out to be an incredibly difficult…
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Why Ken Sanders is Not Afraid of The Letter “E”
The story of the declines in revenue of local independent book sellers to Amazon and Barnes and Noble has been sad to witness. But luckily, people who work around books…
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How Google is Changing the World as We Know it
Google has received some media attention recently because very soon Google will be launching their own E-books platform and online retail center. They will have a huge advantage even over…
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The Brave New Virtuality
Brave New World is a science fiction novel written by Aldous Huxley in 1931. The book depicts a futuristic society where people have free access to drugs and sex, and…
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Village Candy Shoppe Closes
Park City loses its beloved Main Street sugar fix
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Packer’s Speech Alienates At-Risk Teens
Utah is currently experiencing a wave of teen suicide. One Utah activist says local Church leaders may not realize that they are a contributing factor.
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November Issue Introduction
Whether you plan to stalk elusive deals on Black Friday later this month or are plotting tactics to nab that giant buck that’s been taunting you in the farm fields,…
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SLAFD Presents “The Girly Show”
The Hive Gallery in partnership with Salt Lake Association of Fashion Designers presents a 3-Part fashion event.