News from Utah
Deseret Book to open new flagship store in downtown SLC
The huge white sheets of butcher paper will soon come down at 45 W. South Temple as the flagship store for Deseret Book is unveiled on March 25. The current downtown location, at 20 E. South Temple, will close its doors for good when the store closes this Saturday night. Neither Deseret Book...
Mormon church partners on public biofuel project
The 200-acre chunk of land southwest of the airport is barren save for wisps of grass and dried-out thistle. And due to recent snow, it's boggy, too. But give it some attention, and around July it will burst with bright oranges, yellows and reds as soon-to-be-planted safflower blooms. Soon after,...
BYU professors rank No. 3 on RateMyProfessors.com
After every semester at BYU, Kaylie Stephens goes to RateMyProfessors.com to evaluate her learning experience. The 20-year-old from Sandy joins millions of other college students around the nation who go on the MTV-owned site to rate their professors on helpfulness, clarity, ease of the class and...
President and CEO of Deseret Management Corporation Mark Willes outlines lofty goals
Mormon Life says: FYI - DMC is the holding company for the Church's for profit business ventures.
When the goal is to reach hundreds of millions of people worldwide, you can't inch your way along. "There's power in setting an objective that appears to be so ambitious that you can't possibly get...
Warnings of cougar sightings on University of Utah campus not BYU-related
Mormon Life says: I am not really sure who thought actual cougar sightings on the U of U campus WOULD be BYU related...
Cougars sighted on the University of Utah campus Monday caused concern that had nothing to do with BYU students.
Mormon Church seeks to be 'more proactive' in green-building efforts with City Creek
In some ways, the old downtown malls never went away. As the towers of the Mormon Church's City Creek Center continue to rise, construction workers are using rebar made from recycled steel. It's part of City Creek Reserve Inc.'s goal to recycle half of the steel from the old Crossroads and ZCMI...
Bishop Burton explains Church philosophy on buying Utah real estate
When the Mormon Church recently purchased 13 acres near 400 South and Main Street in Salt Lake City, some wondered if the church was "expanding" its traditional buffer around Temple Square. Church leaders, however, didn't see it that way. "Someday, the south end of Salt Lake City is going to be...
BYU's newest housing development unveiled
What was once a cubist skyline along 900 East will soon become a sleek new housing development. BYU officials and architects shared floor and site plans Thursday evening with the next-door Wasatch neighborhood regarding four new, four-story residence halls to replace Deseret Towers. The...
It's official: Salt Lake City a finalist for 2012 GOP convention
Word had leaked out weeks ago and already had been celebrated in Utah. But the Republican National Committee officially announced Friday its three finalists to host the 2012 Republican National Convention — and one is Salt Lake City. The other two are Phoenix and Tampa, Fla. So the Republican...
Utah is 'Eagle Scout State'
The headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America may be in Texas, but the "capital" of the BSA is in Utah. That's what Utah Lt. Gov. Greg Bell said at what was believed to be the largest gathering of Scouts and leaders in the nation to celebrate American Scouting's centennial. Some 2,500 Scouters...
Utah liquor laws make national news
Finding a cocktail in heavily Mormon Utah isn't likely to get any easier this year. Legislative leaders and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert's spokeswoman said Wednesday they remain opposed to lifting the cap on the number of establishments that can serve liquor, but that might not be the case next...
Church begins Provo MTC expansion
Work crews have started pulling down some of the canopies around the east wing of the Jacob Hamblin Building at the Missionary Training Center. It will be two weeks before demolition of the one-story structure on the MTC campus, located at 900 East and Stadium Avenue, begins in earnest. "We're...
Church isn't planning to renovate Provo Temple
After Wednesday's announced face-lift to the Ogden Utah Temple, the expected questions regarding the Provo, Salt Lake and Jordan River temples were answered with a resounding "no current plans" by leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Given their mirrored timelines of some...
Makeover announced for Ogden Temple
Major renovations to the Ogden temple were announced today by a spokesman from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church officials today held a press conference on the temple grounds that included representatives from the church's hierarchy as well as city officials. The...
Interfaith roundtable reflects on years of success
During the 2002 Olympic winter games in Salt Lake City, people of many faiths in our community came together to support the athletes and coaches as chaplains. Tuesday, members of the Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable officially kicked off their annual week of events. When the world came here, the...
