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Utah Valley Living: 3 events to check out this week (Aug. 22-30)

The full Utah Valley calendar of events is on L4, but here are three local events you should check out this week: 1. WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? Covey Center for the Arts, Provo, Aug. 27-28, 7:30 p.m. Fans of improvisation won't want to miss the opportunity to see some of the best in the business ...

Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (Aug. 22-30)

Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week (visit the listed website for more information): Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week: CENTRAL Provo Aug. 22 Miss Provo & Miss Liberty Belle ...

Riding trails in Ouray, Colorado – An NUATV club adventure

I recently wrote an article about the success of the NUATV Riding Club, whose membership has grown significantly. One reason the club is so successful is that many people volunteer to lead rides. The club has a vast pool of trail knowledge among its members and a program that makes it easy to ...

Get Out There: After 25 years, the Grand America Hotel still enriches Utah

I’ve stayed at The Grand America hotel nearly a dozen times over the years, and I have a confession: it still gets me. I walk through the front doors, step into that magnificent lobby, and for a brief moment I feel richer than I actually am.  Maybe it’s the Italian marble underfoot. Maybe ...

Garden Help Desk: Careful use of weed killers can prevent harm to bees

The Garden Help Desk responds to common gardening questions, focusing this week on best practices for bees: We got bees this year and I am wondering if you can recommend a lawn fertilizer plus weed suppressant that is safer for bees. If you’re a beekeeper, or even if you only have fruit ...

Once shaped by court rituals, China’s imperial cuisine lives on today

BEIJING (AP) — It is said that Empress Dowager Cixi once dreamed of a pastry during the final decades of imperial China. The same treat was served to her at breakfast the following morning. Delighted, she summoned her chef and rewarded him with a silver ingot. “It was originally called ...

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