POSTED // Nov 12,2008 - One of the big draws at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904 was an exhibition of paintings of a canyon outside of Springdale, Utah, by artist Frederick S. Dellenbaugh. The pictures of the towering, beautifully colored canyons were so incredible, even unknown to those used to the landscapes of the eastern United States, some viewers began suggesting that the place didn’t really exist. Lu...

POSTED // Oct 22,2008 - Ever since July 24, 1847, one of the big ideas behind the whole concept of “Utah” was that the people who lived in “The Place” felt like they couldn’t get a fair shake anywhere else across the nation. Ever since then, xenophobia has been the birthright of all residents of the Beehive State, native or immigrant. nThen again, just because you’re paranoid doesn&rsq...

POSTED // Sep 3,2008 - If you stop by Jordan Skate Park in Salt Lake City’s Glendale neighborhood, don’t go expecting much in the way of conversation. On most warm nights, you’ll find Titus Fox, Luis Ceron and Nash Saxton there on their boards, rounding the...

POSTED // Aug 27,2008 - As local college football teams get ready to kick off the 2008 season on Saturday, hopes are high for both BYU and the University of Utah. Both teams are ranked in the top 30 in most national polls, and both are being mentioned as having a shot at being...

POSTED // Jul 9,2008 - If you show up at EnergySolutions Arena and ask if you and your out-of-shape buddies can play a little three-on-three on the Jazz hardwood floor, you’re likely to get a polite decline. Walk into a Major League stadium on an away day and ask if you...

POSTED // Jun 25,2008 - The history of Salt Lake City can basically be boiled down to this: The Mormons showed up and started building a town. Other types of people showed up and contributed to the mix. There were struggles and tough times along the way, but the capital city...

POSTED // Jun 18,2008 - The remarkable growth of the Utah Capital Division of the World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA) is pretty easy to explain according to league president Beau Brosius: “It’s like having recess and then having beers. That’s the whole...

POSTED // May 21,2008 - David Locke is trying to bring some new thinking to an old genre—and it’s not an easy job. As a sports-talk radio host on Utah Jazz flagship station KFNZ 1320 AM, he’s trying to introduce Jazz fans to a whole different way of looking...

POSTED // Apr 23,2008 - The problem with Jeff Benedict’s The Mormon Way of Doing Business becomes apparent in the first four words of the book when he writes, “I am a Mormon.” Not that there’s anything wrong with that—except when you’re purporting...

POSTED // Mar 12,2008 - March Madness will be unleashed upon workplaces on Monday, March 17, as employees arrive to find a copy of the 65-team bracket for the men’s NCAA basketball tournament on their desks or in their mailboxes. Entering the NCAA office pool is one of...