After being an avid home brewer for several years, owner Ryan Miller decided three years ago to leave the world of IT (Information Technology) and bring his makings to the masses. Slated to open their doors any day, SaltFire Brewery will be offering something different than your standard IPA. “The name came from being in Salt Lake City and from our system being a direct fire … [Read more...]
Uncovering the Mystery of Utah’s Oldest Person
July, 1963: America is uneasy. As American schoolchildren are enjoying the hot summer, the country as a whole is reeling from the effects of the Cold War. The Cuban Missile Crisis is a recent memory. In four months, the President will be dead. In this time of uncertainty, the oldest person in the world was largely dissociated with what was happening. This supercentenarian … [Read more...]
Rocky Mountain Power Proposes Increase on Solar Energy Rates
The popularity and accessibility of solar energy is on the rise, and according to Rocky Mountain Power, solar panel implementation had a projection of nearly 17,230 new customers for 2016. To try and meet the demand for clean energy, Rocky Mountain Power has been buying energy from solar and wind plants around Utah. Customers who install their own panels are … [Read more...]
What Are The Causes of Utah’s Opiate Addiction Epidemic?
Bill (name changed) was a bright and happy kid who loved his family and life. He grew up, got married, had a successful career and bought a house. He had two beautiful children. Then a few years ago he was in an accident that left him in pain. He was prescribed pain pills and became addicted. He lost his family and home as he came to care about the drug more than anything else … [Read more...]
Confessions Of A Straight-A Mormon Pothead
Have you ever been happy to talk to a door-to-door salesman? I have, because if I hadn’t been standing at my open door talking with a salesman three nights ago, eight police officers with face masks and guns drawn would have broken down my door. So thanks, nameless salesman, for saving me the expense of a busted door. It began like this. The house I live in is for sale, and … [Read more...]
Inside Heroin Addiction and Homelessness in Salt Lake City
If a lighthouse were planted on Lookout Peak above Salt Lake City, you could trace the lambency of its beacon in a southwestern direction down the mountainside, across the polished spires of the Mormon temple, through the glass façade of Vivint Arena, and finally into the Block, where the light would disperse and settle like falling snow. The Block is the gathering place for … [Read more...]
December issue of Utah Stories Magazine
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Matt Warner: Utah’s Outlaw
Utah has produced some of the Wild West’s most prominent figures, from distinguished religious leaders such as Brigham Young, who led a Mormon exodus to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, to celebrated outlaws such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Long before statehood, Utah Territory was home to historic figures both famous and infamous. One of Utah’s genuine … [Read more...]
Honor the Flag
On June 16, guests ranging in age from one to ninety-seven traveled rural 1600 West in Lewiston, Utah to attend a fundraiser where children were selling hand-made bracelets and lemonade. Some came by foot; others arrived via bicycles, golf carts, strollers, cars, trucks, and even tractors in order to raise money for a new American flag. The event was hosted by eight-year-old … [Read more...]
Redmond Heritage Farms
Grass-fed Dairy Farm Redmond is one of those places you wouldn’t know existed unless you eschew I-15 and travel south on Highway 89. Compared to the interstate, this two-lane thoroughfare feels like an old country road. This area has a ranching tradition dating back more than 100 years, a tradition maintained by places like the Burns Cowboy Shop in Salina, arguably the … [Read more...]