Community
Sculpture Memorializes a Man and His Mission in Sugar House
Jim Kirkman was known as many things to his friends and family in Sugar House: Master Gardener, educator, an encyclopedia of desert knowledge, an archaeologist with a reverence for what…
Maud’s Café Serves More Than Coffee
Maud’s Café, a non-profit program overseen by the Volunteers of America Utah is run on teen power—specifically teens that are taking the steps needed to leave, or avoid, homelessness. Each…
Gone, But Not Forgotten – The Many Meals I Miss
In the quarter-century that I’ve been writing about Utah’s food and drink scene, I’ve seen far too many restaurants come and go. And there are plenty I miss. A jaunt…
Juan Diego Catholic High School Awarded National Blue Ribbon
Juan Diego Catholic High School is being honored as an “Exemplary High Performing” school with student achievement in English and mathematics placing it among the highest in the country (top…
My Love/Hate Relationship with Math—Great Teachers Make all the Difference
We strongly believe that great teachers need a brilliant spotlight. They deserve more prominence and attention. More students should strive for a greater degree of education and depth of learning.…
Ogden’s 18th Annual Harvest Moon Celebration
Celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of fall with family-friendly activities, live music, artisan exhibits, community organizations, unique performances, local businesses, seasonal surprises and free entry to Northern…
Sip o’ the Week – 30 Years of Squatters
Founded in 1989 by partners Peter Cole and Jeff Polychronis, Squatters Craft Beers celebrated its 30th anniversary. This past Sunday a beer festival took place in the parking lot adjacent…
Best Chefs of Utah: Part of Our Local Community
In the Utah Stories September issue, we sought to find the top chefs in Utah who are doing something consistently special with food by harnessing the forces of nature and…
Utah Community September Activities and Theater
From the Utah Shakespeare Festival to the Harvest Moon Celebration to Ballet West, September activities & theater give many ways to engage in local Utah.
Mikaela Shafer Ogden’s Community Builder
What´s new? Answering this simple question has led Mikaela Shafer to explore and chronicle Ogden in the blog, Indie Ogden Utah.
Beth Furton at Daily Rise Coffee: Coffee and Community in Ogden
If you are in need of a pick-me-up, visit Beth Furton at Daily Rise Coffee. I left feeling more energized, more positive, and in a better mood than when I…
How Utah Craft Beer Builds Community
Brewing craft beer is a business based on the fact that man does not live by bread (or beer) alone. If all we wanted was decent, cheap beer, the craft…
Local Community of “Unloved Arts” to Present Neo-Vaudeville “All Weirdo” Revue Called “Gonzo Rising”
ocal performing artists and self-proclaimed “weirdos” are gathering at the historic Beehive Social Club at 666 State Street on Wednesday, January 30th to celebrate the old vaudeville tradition of the…
A Colony of Utah Vikings Reenact Norse History
The Vikings of Utah group is nothing but fun. It is a source of learning and discovery. No longer are there prayers offered in churches that beseech, “From the fury…
Bill White Farms: Products for People, not Corporate Profit
If a man is lucky, there comes a point when his life’s work and his legacy combine to benefit others. Bill White is a lucky fellow in this respect. His…
