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Last Updated: May 20, 2019 02:04PM • Subscribe via RSS • ATOM

First Look at the New Wild West Jordan Playground

May 20, 2019 02:04PM ● By Erin Dixon

The new Wild West Jordan playground completion date has been pushed to this fall following some additional planning and funding.

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The Train Shoppe offers easy way to appreciate the First Transcontinental Railroad

May 20, 2019 11:58AM ● By Holly Vasic

If you didn’t make it to the Golden Spike 150th anniversary celebration at Promontory Point, take a short trip to The Train Shoppe to see the smaller version of the engines.

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One of the fastest growing sports is... videogames?

May 08, 2019 03:55PM ● By Greg James

Gaming has turned into a multi-billion dollar industry and players have begun to cash in on opportunities to profit from it.

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Dreamscapes lets students who are deaf, blind access and experience art

May 07, 2019 01:41PM ● By Jennifer Gardiner

Students at the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind get to experience their first hands-on fully immersive art show.

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All aboard for a historic event: The Golden Spike’s sesquicentennial celebration

May 07, 2019 01:32PM ● By Christy Jepson

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad which happened at Promontory Summit, Utah.

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Celebrating the mother of all holidays with stories about moms

May 07, 2019 01:25PM ● By Jennifer J Johnson

From a “Project Runway” contestant, to a woman who may vie to be the state’s next governor, to the new sheriff in town, The City Journals presents inspiring stories of how notable Salt Lake County residents celebrate Mother’s Day.

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Calling all Photographers - City Journals Cover Photo Contest

May 06, 2019 11:11AM ● By Justin Adams

We need a new cover photo for Facebook. Anyone know a good photographer?

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Utah Chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness Shares Insight on Growing Issue

May 03, 2019 03:55PM ● By Jennifer J Johnson

Approximately one in five adults across the country experience mental illness in a given year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

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Local business raises $200,000 for pain-relieving nanotech patch

Apr 26, 2019 12:14PM ● By Justin Adams

An accidental discovery led to a new pain-relieving patch that's raised hundreds of thousands of dollars through crowdfunding.

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Kick Ash Festival seeks to put an end to ‘vape-havior’ – E-cigs on most-wanted list, per youth filmmakers

Apr 23, 2019 03:48PM ● By Jennifer J Johnson

Valley youth use of “vapes” is up an astonishing 500 percent. Salt Lake County decided to Kick Ash.

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