Reading Time: < 1 minute George Steinbrenner, the man who took the New York Yankees into the billion-dollar sports kingdom, died July 13 at his home in Tampa, Fla. at the age of 80. Steinbrenner had just celebrated his 80th birthday on July 4. In the 38 years that Steinbrenner owned the Yankees, they won seven World Series Championships, 11 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Arendse signs with Angels OREM, Utah – Former UVU catcher Kevin Arendse signed a professional contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Friday, July 9. Arendse has begun his career with the Orem Owlz at Brent Brown Ballpark, right where he played four seasons with the Wolverines. Arendse earned Great West first team […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes The festival opened earlier this month, premiering six plays that they will produce in repertory through September 4. This year, the Festival is emphasizing giving the audience a full “Shakespearience,” with backstage tours, literary seminars, brunches, and seminars showing how repertory theater works. To see a calendar of performances, purchase tickets, or find more information, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Springville Museum of Art hosts Annual Quilt Show The Springville Museum of Art’s quilt show is traditionally one of their most popular exhibits, and for good reason. Now in its thirty-seventh year, the Quilt Show is displaying 94 hand-made quilts. “It is the only type of art in which the average person likes abstract designs,” […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Let’s skip straight to the point: Since the founding of Salt Lake City in 1847, Pioneer Day celebrations have slowly atrophied into a mockery of the pioneer ideology the holiday is intended to commemorate. The opportunity to give local families something to do (which is, by itself, a respectable practice) has become an obfuscation of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the coming week, several events celebrating Utah’s pioneer heritage will take place across the state, including all-day festivities on July 24. The Days of ’47, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization that was organized to commemorate the arrival of Mormon pioneer leader Brigham Young and his followers to the Salt Lake Valley. In the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute In an effort to revive Provo’s struggling art culture, five current and former BYU students are opening a new restaurant that promotes local visual and performance talent. Several Provo galleries have closed their doors in the last year, including Gallery OneTen, Sego Art Gallery, Mode Boutique, Metropolitan, Pennyroyal Café and Coal Umbrella. This unfortunate trend […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute “You know, the usual tell-tale signs: fanny-pack, poorly folded map, souvenir t-shirt – clearly not from around here. If I were Arizona, I’d check mostly at the Grand Canyon.” – John-Ross Boyce, assistant features editor “Anyone who cannot claim descent from a Native American tribe could be argued to be an illegal immigrant, in reality.” […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The recent recession and budget cuts in Utah have effected nearly all state agencies. Even vital programs and departments that most people don’t mind paying taxes for have taken huge cut. The Utah State Developmental Center in American Fork is one such facility that faced a nearly $2 million cut in its state budget in […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Arizona’s recent move to take immigration legislation into its own hands has probably scared most of the people it’s supposed to affect, but one long-existing act of federal legislation could provide a much less threatening solution for one group of undocumented immigrants – minors. The latest big push for legislation by immigration groups has included […]