Over the past few months, we've asked executives and CEOs from the fashion, hospitality and technology sectors what they're thankful for this Thanksgiving. Here's a sample of what they came up with.
At pilates class Tuesday night, the instructor was inspired by the looming fat fest that is Thanksgiving she herself had a cheesecake in the oven. In between poking us into puddles of perspiration, she threw in comments like "the average American consumes 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving day." That's...
Here's a look at the farmers markets around the state: Ashley Valley Farmers Market: Old Dinosaur Gardens, Main Street, Vernal, Thursday, 4-7 p.m. beginning July 31 Bountiful: 100 South and 100 East, next to USU Extension, Thursdays, 4-7 p.m. Logan: Cache...
SEATTLE -- Seattle attorneys David Tellekson and Mark Walters of intellectual property law firm Darby & Darby recently won a $1.7 million verdict in actual damages and profits for their client, Lucky Break Wishbone Corporation of Seattle against Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Young & Rubicam (Y&R). A Seattle jury...
75th anniversary tribute for Mercy Fitzgerald Hundreds of people attended a Mass of Thanksgiving this month to celebrate Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital's 75th anniversary. The Rev. Joseph R. Cistone, an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia, served as principal celebrant of the Mass, which took place in front of the Darby hospital. The...
Now here's an exciting, progressive idea that may be possible in just a few years. Say you or your child or grandchild decided to take some classes at Utah Valley University. You sign up for a history class at UVU's Thanksgiving Point satellite campus at 1 p.m.,...
In 2006, when he was 17, Harrison Neal of Tulsa, Okla., died in his sleep after knowingly ingesting prescription drugs meant for someone else. "We're a very typical middle-class family from Tulsa," his father, Gary Neal, said. "And Harrison was a good kid. . . . He had a...
By Barbara Hollingsworth THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL There is an adage handed down by teachers determined to establish authority at the start of a new school year. Don't smile until Thanksgiving. As an elementary school teacher, Kevin Singer never did...
By Barbara Hollingsworth THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL There is an adage handed down by teachers determined to establish authority at the start of a new school year. Don't smile until Thanksgiving. As an elementary school teacher, Kevin Singer never did...
Money Raised From the Tournament's Silent Auction Will Benefit Two Non-Profit Organizations That Focus on Educational and Athletic Opportunities for Children SALT LAKE CITY -- The 2008 Sorenson Champions Challenge announced today that the event raised more than $80,000 to be shared by Art Works for Kids and...
Staples Rings the "First Bell" to Signify the Start of Great Deals on Core School Supplies FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Summer is here, and while teens are relaxing, parents are already thinking ahead to back to school. Unlike "Black Friday," the day after Thanksgiving that signifies the start of...
Grant Cushinberry said that if people put God first, others second and themselves third, the world would be a much better place. In practicing what he preached, the Topeka humanitarian proved his point. Cushinberry, who died Tuesday, brightened his community during his 86 years...
Events Monday, July 7 -- Community and Family Night each first Monday, 6 p.m., Springville Museum of Art, 126 E. 400 South, Springville. This month's program features: BYU professor of photography Val Brinkerfhoff, fiddling with Russell Wulfenstein and a children's photography art project...
LEHI -- How do you put together a life-size T-Rex made of more than 2,000 light brown balloons? Very, very carefully and a section at a time. "We're building it in 4-to-5 foot pieces and assembling it on Saturday," said Jeremy Telford, who is...
Events: Sunday, June 29 -- Provo's Summer Band Series from 7-8 p.m. at North Park, 500 N. 500 West. Featuring the Utah Premiere Brass. Free. Monday, June 30 -- The Blue Sky Concert Series at Provo's Pioneer Park,...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- You haven't lived unless you've been stuck in Anchorage on Thanksgiving, eating at Peggy's Diner, far, far from Orlando. Just another day in the life of an NBA scout at the Great Alaska Shootout. "You got to have the reindeer sausage," said Dave Twardzik....
