Utah
Trappers and the Ogden Valley
“One hundred Cheyenne warriors, arrows drawn, fire in their eyes, riding on the fastest mustangs you ever did see were right on my heels! I could feel the ground rumble…
Kanab and Fracking
While locals view Best Friends with fondness and gratitude, this is not the case with a new business entity rearing its head nearby. The local Facebook groups have recently exploded…
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…
Idalis Villanueva— Utah State University Assistant Professor
Villanueva was informed by the White House in early July that she is the state’s lone recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2019.…
Southeastern Utah Delicate Arches
The arches of southeastern Utah are monuments to earth’s history; but how fragile are they and how long will they last? Arches, such as Delicate Arch, are delicate to different…
Training Athletes For Life— Athletic Republic
Rockhill and his co-trainer, Maja Armajo, are genuinely devoted to their work and their athletes’ success. Their personal approach has left a strong impression on the young athletes they work…
Salt Lake Community College —Flexible, Affordable, Personal, Transferable
Colleges and universities are going through a period of rapid change. Rising costs and the need to quickly produce graduates for the workforce are among the challenges faced by higher…
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.…
Utahns Strike for Climate Action
A broad cross-section of Utahns, from schoolchildren to the elderly, braved a drizzly Friday on the north steps of the City and County Building to strike in protest of a…
Is Ketamine a “Miracle Cure” for Depression?
Ketamine is something of a tranquilizer/hallucinogen. It has been traditionally used in anesthesia. It was only in March 2019 when the FDA approved ketamine as an entirely new treatment for…
Cooking Their Way to Success – Two Utah Female Chefs Share Expertise
Peggi Ince-Whiting and Amy Wanderly-Britt are just two of the army of talented, soulful women with successful businesses working in an industry that is less and less defined by men…
3 Restaurants, 6 Salt Lake City Chefs, Twice the Enjoyment
The abusive behavior that used to be a trademark of the temperamental restaurant chef wouldn’t be tolerated in most of today’s workplaces. And in more and more restaurant kitchens, it’s…
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…
Magna, Utah—the town that forgot its name
The pioneer history of Pleasant Green, commonly known as Magna, Utah, remains largely untold outside of dusty family histories and faded folklore.
Moab, Utah restaurant resurrection: the Moab Garage Company
From gasoline and auto repair in 1929 to liquid nitrogen ice cream in 2019 The Moab Garage Co. building chose its leaders, Erin and Ryan Bird, as much as they…
No-Knock Search Warrant Costs Utah Police Forces $60K in Payouts to Victims
In 2016, Cottonwood Heights Police and Unified Police executed a no-knock search warrant at a Taylorsville house using explosives and battering rams. They were looking for a woman suspected of…