Utah Stories
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Utah Acquires US Magnesium Assets in $30M Deal to Protect the Great Salt Lake
Utah leaders announced the state has successfully won the bid to acquire key assets of the defunct US Magnesium facility on the Great Salt Lake, including its associated water rights…
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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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Utah Winter Events Calendar: Ice Skating, Festivals, and Things to Do in January–February 2026
From ice skating at Millcreek Common, Gallivan Center, and the Utah Olympic Oval to winter festivals, outdoor adventures, and cultural events across the state, this January–February calendar highlights a wide…
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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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Smart as Opposed to Hard: How Utah Students Can Streamline their University Experience
The next generation of professionals throughout Utah have come to appreciate the importance of a formal education. To put this observation into perspective, attendance rates at all Utah universities increased…
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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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Injured Owl Recovers After Cement Mixer Accident
A young great-horned owl is slowly healing after falling into a cement mixer, arriving at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary coated in hardened concrete. With daily assisted baths and careful rehabilitation,…
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70 Years of Teaching Utahns Four-Season Gardening
For seventy years, Millcreek Gardens has helped Utahns understand how to create yards that survive more than a single season. From a humble family start in the 1950s to a…
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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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Utah Tech’s Reset: The Hidden Forces Behind Layoffs and the Rise of AI
Utah’s tech sector is undergoing a major reset. While many assumed the recent wave of layoffs was caused by artificial intelligence, the real driver was an economic crunch that hit…