With a little financial help from Uncle Sam – along with lots of private donations – Kearns-based Friends of the Children Utah is thriving

First opening in our state the same month COVID-19 arrived (March 2020), Friends of the Children Utah soldiered through the pandemic and is now thriving, while outgrowing its Kearns location. Read More »

New $100,000 grant awarded to SLCC will expand the school’s Building Automation Systems program

Taylorsville-based Salt Lake Community College has been named one of ten schools to receive a $100,000 grant from Johnson Controls, a world leader in the construction and maintenance of so-called “smart buildings.” Read More »

Jake Romero is a rising star in Utah’s growing, competitive world of… steak barbequing

A West Jordan man – who lives just a stone’s throw from Taylorsville’s southern border – spends much of his summer dragging his fiancé and new baby son to far flung spots throughout the west where he barbeques steak – competitively. Read More »

Have you ever watched the Taylorsville Dayzz skydiving team descend and wondered, ‘Why is one jumper way off course?’ Turns out, there’s always been a simple explanation

The answer to a decade-old mystery surrounding Taylorsville Dayzz – and the annual arrival of its skydiving team – has finally been revealed. If you’ve looked on during one of those Saturday night team jumps and wondered why one of the skydivers always appeared to drift way off course, there’s always been a simple explanation for it. Read More »

‘Mrs. Rocky Mountain’ is a Taylorsville wife and mom with far more on her mind than titles and crowns

A Taylorsville mother of nine is taking on one of the most difficult topics parents and children can ever discuss – child sexual abuse – through a series of brief, but powerful, music videos she hopes will open eyes… and dialogs. Read More »

Accomplished poet and author delivered Salt Lake Community College's Commencement Address

Tara M. Stringfellow, accomplished poet and author, delivered the Salt Lake Community College's 2023 Commencement Address. Read More »

Historic Taylorsville Cemetery records are being updated by a new sexton

A changing of the guard at the historic Taylorsville Cemetery (4567 South Redwood Road) now has a new sexton updating records, while also maintaining the appearance of the 5-acre site. Read More »

David Gourley educator Jacob Baesler named Afterschool Teacher of the Year

Jacob Baesler, a third grade teacher at David Gourley Elementary was named the 2022-23 Utah Afterschool Teacher of the Year by the Utah Afterschool Network. Read More »

Taylorsville moviemaker JD Allen balances fatherhood and filmmaking, one diaper and one lens cap at a time

Steven Spielberg had to start someplace – and so too is filmmaker JD Allen. The Taylorsville-based artist – and former BYU football player – now works long hours every day to balance storytelling and family. Read More »

Could Salt Lake County’s outdoor swimming pool in Taylorsville become an indoor pool? Officials weigh recreation options

Even as construction continues on 10 new outdoor pickleball courts across Taylorsville, a retrofit is also underway at the County-operated recreation center to add six to eight indoor pickleball courts. Additionally, county officials are considering new walkways at Valley Regional Park. And they are at least “bouncing around the idea” of enclosing the outdoor swimming pool north of the rec center. Read More »