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Whiskey, Bullets & a Buried Town: Archaeologists Reveal Alta’s Wild Past
Before Alta was known for powder days and lift lines, it was a silver mining town clinging to the side of a narrow canyon. In the late 1800s, men lived…
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Highway 6 and the Midland Trail: Utah’s Transcontinental Highway History
From Price Canyon to Delta’s desert stretch, Utah played a central role in building the Midland Trail, one of America’s earliest transcontinental highways and the foundation of today’s Highway 6.
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How I Lost 120 Pounds and Changed My Relationship With Food
Throughout most of my life, I used food to cope with chaos, depression, and pain I did not yet understand. By my early twenties, I weighed over 320 pounds and…
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When Main Street Burned: The Aftermath of the Salt Lake City Fire That Hit Downtown Bars
Fire doesn’t respect zoning, property lines, or even the most popular block on Main Street. On the evening of Monday, August 11, 2025, a blaze that began around 8:40 p.m.…
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From Water Bottles to “Brain Rot”: Classroom Trends Shaping Student Culture in 2026
What may sound like noise or nonsense to adults often carries meaning inside today’s classrooms. From oversized, sticker-covered water bottles to repeated phrases borrowed from online videos, small habits have…
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Salt Lake County Approves 14% Property Tax Increase, Shifting the Burden to Taxpayers
After hours of public testimony, Salt Lake County approved a 14% property tax increase, despite mounting concerns over spending growth, compensation, and the impact on seniors and fixed-income residents. This…
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“You’re Taxing Us to Death”: Seniors Push Back on Proposed Salt Lake County Property Tax Increase
Hundreds of seniors packed a Salt Lake County hearing to speak out against a proposed 18.9 percent property tax increase, raising concerns about affordability, fixed incomes, and county leadership salaries.
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The Truth About Dyslexia: Why So Many Kids Are Misdiagnosed
Many bright Utah students fall behind in school for one simple reason: their dyslexia goes unnoticed. In this interview, Barbara and Julia Morelli explain how misdiagnosis, late screening, and a…
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From Dead Walmarts to a Billion Dollar Trampoline Empire
Dead Walmarts and gutted Kmarts sit across America as relics of a failed retail era. While most saw blight, Sky Zone founder Case Lawrence saw potential. His path from near…
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The Utah Village Proving Housing First Was Never Enough
Utah has spent years investing in Housing First, yet homelessness continues to rise and street conditions grow more chaotic. In the middle of this debate, a small village on Salt…
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Utah’s Wine Loophole
Most people assume Utah is the strictest state in the nation for alcohol. One small importer discovered the opposite—and uncovered a legal quirk that gives Utah more freedom than the…
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Purpose, Pressure, and Reinvention in Utah’s Restaurant World
An immigrant restaurateur built twelve Utah restaurants while wrestling with purpose, burnout, and personal reinvention. Her story reveals what happens when ambition collides with identity inside one of the state’s…
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Is Utah’s Housing Crisis Manufactured? Three Forces Shaping a Broken Market
As home prices soar and younger Utahns wait longer to buy, three structural issues reveal why the state’s affordability crisis persists.
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The Rise of Salsa Queen: The Immigrant Success Story
Salsa Queen grew up in Monterrey, Mexico, dreaming of America. At 17, she arrived in Utah with her family, no diploma, and no English. Decades later, after raising seven kids…
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Local Magazine Publisher Arrested After Attempted Bank Robbery in Salt Lake City
A Utah magazine publisher was arrested after attempting to rob a bank in a desperate move to save his financially failing publication.
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Utah Protein Bar Legal Dispute: Blue Unicorn vs. Built Brands
A legal battle is unfolding in Utah’s protein bar industry as startup Blue Unicorn pushes back against a lawsuit from Built Brands, claiming the case threatens innovation and small business…