Utah Stories
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Utah Wants Affordable Homes. So Why Did It Kill the Starter Home Bill?
Utah leaders have spent years talking about affordable housing. Governor Spencer Cox has repeatedly emphasized the need for more attainable housing, with a goal of creating tens of thousands of…
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The Armenian DNA Mystery No One Can Explain
Joulhayan described ancient remains discovered near the Aras River, near Mount Ararat, where researchers reportedly compared ancient genetic samples with modern Armenians and found remarkable continuity stretching back thousands of…
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A Simple Prepaid eSIM Setup for Smoother International Trips
International travel feels easier when mobile data works the moment a trip begins. Maps, booking details, local transport apps, translation tools, and messaging services have become part of the travel…
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Why Restaurants Like Mazza Are Disappearing
Across Salt Lake City, luxury restaurants continue to open. High-end dining rooms remain packed. Investors continue buying buildings in formerly quirky neighborhood districts. Chains increasingly move into areas once dominated…
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The Reality of Meth Psychosis on Utah’s Streets
On the streets of downtown Salt Lake City, psychosis has become part of the landscape. People scream at invisible enemies. Some believe they are prophets. Others wander through traffic carrying…
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Did Utah Leaders Already Sell Out Tremonton to Big Tech?
When Kevin O’Leary appeared on Fox Business and casually announced that Utah would soon become home to what could be the largest AI data center project in the world, many…
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The $7 Million Recruit: How NIL Changed College Athletics Forever
In 2012, Jabari Parker, a top high school prospect and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was facing his biggest decision to that point in his…
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How Does a Person Become Homeless and Addicted? One Utah Father Explains
Back in the 1980s, most Utah parents worried about things like bad grades, skipping church, teenage drinking, or hanging around the wrong crowd. Very few parents walked through downtown Salt…
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The Stratos Project Was Already Approved. So Why the Public Meeting?
Thousands showed up to protest. The decision may have already been made. When thousands of Box Elder County residents packed the fairgrounds to protest the proposed 40,000-acre Stratos data center,…
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Momomaru Sushi Review: Salt Lake City’s New Destination for Japanese Hand Rolls
A new Salt Lake City sushi spot is drawing crowds with Japanese-style hand rolls served fresh, fast, and warm, offering a more intimate and interactive take on traditional sushi.
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Why Did Salt Lake City Tear Down Its Most Beautiful Buildings?
If you go into the Utah State Archives and spend time with photographs from the late 1800s and early 1900s, you start to notice something that doesn’t line up with…
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Cottonwood Heights Corruption Allegations: A Case That Never Reached a Courtroom
A year ago, we here at Utah Stories recorded a podcast episode that we never published. We were revisiting corruption allegations from ten years ago. We decided not to publish…
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Left in a Box as a Baby: Trauma, Alcoholism, and Addiction
A man abandoned as a baby builds a structured life in law enforcement, but unresolved trauma and alcoholism slowly begin to unravel it. His story raises a harder question about…
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Utah Fits All Scholarship Applications Open Through April 30 for K–12 Students
Utah families have more learning paths than ever and, increasingly, more ways to make those paths affordable. This spring, the Utah Fits All Scholarship opened for new family applications on…
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Artist Kate Kilpatrick Brings Utah’s History to Life Through Murals
“I think we’re all interconnected; as individuals as well as societies,” Kilpatrick notes. Her work showcases those connections exuberantly, and whatever scale she’s working on, you can bet that in…
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Ancient Pyramid Discovered in Sugar House Park, Salt Lake City
A Salt Lake City resident says he may have uncovered what he believes to be a buried structure beneath a well-known hill in Sugar House Park, raising questions that have…