Next month is a big anniversary. It will be ten years in May since I decided to ditch my lucrative graphic design work, coding work, videography gigs and assorted stints with my former employer and make an attempt to operate Utah Stories full time. I had had enough of programming, and I wanted to spend at least half my time producing journalism. I wanted to talk to people … [Read more...]
Utah Stories – Mountain People
Whether for adventure, climbing, powder, gold or greed—The allure of the mountains has brought and still brings millions to Utah. When the area became settled it was called “the end of history.” The epoch period before white settlers arrived and mountains and hills were tamed and traversed with trails, existed for millions of years. Trappers and pioneers settled here when human … [Read more...]
Utah Stories – More Than a Magazine, It’s A Movement
Utah Stories Magazine began as a website eight years ago. At a time when journalists all across the country were being released from their long-standing positions at newspapers big and small, aspiring publisher Richard Markosian was in journalism school at the University of Utah, being told that “local print journalism was dying and would soon be dead.” Undaunted by the rapid de … [Read more...]
Volunteers for Made in Utah Festival
We are looking for a few more volunteers for Made in Utah Festival. Volunteers will get a t-shirt and a gift certificate to a local restaurant. Please, contact Golda at [email protected] … [Read more...]
Beer Issue 2016
Made in Utah Festival
Utah Stories Magazine, along with Utah's Own, presented the first annual Made in Utah Festival. Featuring some of the best food products, beauty products, and goods handcrafted by Utah artisans. Thank you to our sponsors Utah's Own & Bohemian Brewery & Grill for their generous support. Check out the photos from our event: For up to the minuet details … [Read more...]
Rescued Horses In Utah Need Your Help
Noble Horse Sanctuary’s Catherine Kirby is very down to earth and friendly, so much so that her title of executive director seems pretentious. Kirby and one employee, Tracey Bagley, take care of 10 horses at the sanctuary currently with the help of 14 volunteers. Though Bagley is a paid employee Kirby does not collect a salary. She estimated that she works 55 hours a week and t … [Read more...]
Two Disabled Utahns, Two Stories of Ability
1) Daniel Eckhardt Shoppers at the Smith’s Food and Drug on 455 South 500 East often pick the longest checkout line rather than the shortest. The reason? Daniel Eckhardt. He’s a bagger, a hard worker, and always happy—and excited—to be at work. His smile is contagious and people go out of their way to wait in his line. Daniel has Down syndrome, but it doesn’t define him. A g … [Read more...]
Hunting: Essential for Utah’s Economy and Ecosystem
During the 2012 election, Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin drew fire for supporting aerial wolf hunting. Palin claimed this type of hunting was needed to control wolves in a state that “depends on wildlife for food and cultural practices which can’t be sustained when predators are allowed to decimate moose and caribou populations.” Today, she might not draw … [Read more...]
A Hike Through Delta, Utah
I am not an adventurous person. It will come as no surprise then that I have not found myself exploring any of Utah’s plentiful outdoor opportunities. So when my buddy David asked me to join him for a weekend of hiking and adventuring in his hometown of Delta, I tried my best to figure out a way to avoid going. I feigned an attitude that I was bummed I couldn’t go. David, how … [Read more...]