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Big Band music under the stars at the Gallivan Center

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:01:03 MDT

Big Band music under the stars at the Gallivan Center

By Rebecca Howard Special to The Tribune

Updated Jun 15, 2013 01:01AM MDT

So you think you can dance? Maybe you do — and maybe you don’t. It doesn’t matter on Tuesday nights in downtown Salt Lake City. Older couples, young families, ballroom-dance novices and college-age swing dancers have all been spotted cutting a rug at this year’s newest summer dance party. The Wasatch Jazz Project, a 19-piece big band, has partnered with Excellence in the Community concerts and the Gallivan Center to play Big Band dance music. And it comes with free dance instruction. The evening...

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Food briefs: Herb growing class, art brunch

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:31:51 MDT

Food briefs: Herb growing class, art brunch

By Heather May The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:31AM MDT

Preserve herbs Learn how to grow, cook and preserve herbs at the Utah State University Botanical Center’s class “Having the Thyme of Your Life.” Participants will go home with an herb-filled planter and herb-infused oil. When • Thursday, June 27, 6-8:30 p.m. Where • USU Botanical Center, 725 S. 50 West, Kaysville Cost • $29 for USU garden members and $37 for public. Register • USUBotanicalCenter.org or call 801-593-8969 Eat Local Learn how to find local farmers, bakers, ranchers, beek...

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Utah Jazz, Miller family to enhance sights, sounds at arena

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:31:35 MDT

Utah Jazz, Miller family to enhance sights, sounds at arena

By Bill Oram The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 18, 2013 11:31AM MDT

The kiss cam is about to get a whole lot more intimate. The Utah Jazz on Monday unveiled plans for an upgraded audio and video system at EnergySolutions Arena, including upgraded high-definition screens above center court, LED (light-emitting diode) rings around the top of the lower bowl and auxiliary screens in the corners of the arena. The screens over center court are 10 times larger on the sides than the current scoreboard, which was installed in 2001. The cosmetic update is the most visible...

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NSA: Utah center is backup data farm

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:30:29 MDT

NSA: Utah center is backup data farm

By Thomas Burr The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 17, 2013 06:30AM MDT

Fort Meade, Md. • Sometime this fall with a few clicks, stacks upon stacks of computer servers in Utah will begin to suck in intelligence data as needed by military commanders, CIA officials and the White House. Billions and trillions and quintillions of bytes eventually will flow through the Bluffdale center on their way to National Security Agency analysts here at Fort Meade and at other locations. The data farm will harvest phone calls, emails and other communications, but it’s only one cog i...

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Prep boys’ basketball: 4A/5A tourneys returning to the Huntsman Center

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:59:59 MDT

Prep boys’ basketball: 4A/5A tourneys returning to the Huntsman Center

By Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 5, 2013 11:59PM MDT

Midvale • High school hoops are returning to the hill. The Utah High School Activities Association executive committee approved Wednesday morning that the 4A/5A high school boys’ basketball tournaments will be held in the Huntsman Center starting in 2014. It is the first time 4A/5A postseason basketball will be played at the University of Utah since 1999. “We’re really excited the University of Utah and the current personnel and coaches are willing to work with us and bring high school kids to t...

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Utah Jazz: Gonzaga’s Kelly Olynyk headlines latest workout group

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:16:59 MDT

Utah Jazz: Gonzaga’s Kelly Olynyk headlines latest workout group

By Bill Oram The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 16, 2013 06:16PM MDT

The Utah Jazz have, in their history, drafted one player from Gonzaga University. And wouldn’t you know, Kelly Olynyk is on a first-name basis with him. “That Gonzaga tie is huge,” Olynyk said after working out for the Jazz on Saturday, “with John being here.” John is, of course, Stockton, the NBA’s all-time leader in assists and a guy who in Olynyk’s four years at Gonzaga has had the potential lottery pick’s ear. “You’ve got to pick his brain whenever you get the chance,” Olynyk said, “because ...

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Utah State football eager for new Strength and Conditioning Center

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:43:03 MDT

Utah State football eager for new Strength and Conditioning Center

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 14, 2013 03:43PM MDT

About a week out from the opening of Utah State's new multi-million dollar weight room, Dave Scholz is getting antsy. The Aggies first-year strength and conditioning coach is doing fine at the moment with what he has. The football team is working hard as football season inches closer. But the new facility offers a new realm of possibility. "It's exciting to think what that space is going to allow us to do, and the technology that will be there," Scholz said. "It's going to allow us to teach more...

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Utah Pride Center not allowed to start Boy Scout troop

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:23:23 MDT

Utah Pride Center not allowed to start Boy Scout troop

By ray parker The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 15, 2013 12:23PM MDT

Eleven-year-old Kobe Whitaker said he had something specific in mind when he looked for a Boy Scout troop to join: It had to be progressive and inclusive. Most troops in Utah are sponsored by churches, predominantly the LDS Church. And Kobe said he and his mother were concerned that some “are rude toward gay or non-Mormon people. We found one that’s really supportive and there’s a comfort level” It’s that sort of inclusive environment that Utah Pride Center officials said they were looking to cr...

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BYU basketball will open season at home against Weber State

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:11:03 MDT

BYU basketball will open season at home against Weber State

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 13, 2013 08:11PM MDT

BYU is probably a month away from announcing its 2013-14 men's basketball schedule, but today we learned the Cougars' opener will be against instate rival Weber State. The Wildcats released their nonconference schedule, which includes a Nov. 9 game against BYU in Provo. That's the same day BYU's football team will be in Madison, Wis., to take on Gary Andersen's Badgers. Kickoff time and television plans for the BYU-Wisconsin football game have not be announced, but it will presumably be played a...

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Council endorses plan to reduce jail recidivism

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:04:55 MDT

Council endorses plan to reduce jail recidivism

By Mike Gorrell The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 13, 2013 11:04PM MDT

Even knowing the project eventually will come with a fairly steep price tag, the Salt Lake County Council signaled its support Tuesday for a pilot program aimed at providing a select group of criminals with training that will keep them from returning to jail. The council voted unanimously to endorse the “Second Chance Offender Re-Entry Initiative (SCORE),” put together over the last year by the county’s Criminal Justice Advisory Council (CJAC). The council includes law enforcement, prosecutors, ...

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Family Dollar to open Utah distribution center

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:12:25 MDT

Family Dollar to open Utah distribution center

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

Updated Jun 13, 2013 06:12PM MDT

Retail discounter Family Dollar is opening a regional distribution center in early July in St. George that will be used to stock its stores in the West. The center will initially employ 200 workers, with a second shift added at the start of next year. The workforce eventually will grow to 450 over a 20-year period. The 800,000-square-foot building at the Fort Pierce Industrial Park is Family Dollar’s 11th distribution center nationally. The Utah facility will ship up to 70,000 cartons of product...

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Conflicted response

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:01:03 MDT

Conflicted response

Updated Jun 13, 2013 01:01AM MDT

It’s fascinating to watch the conflicted Republican response to news that American phone records are being analyzed for patterns revealing terrorist activity (“Phone records could end up at NSA’s Utah Data Center,” Tribune, June 7). The program began under President George Bush — then, unlike now, without warrant. Where was the sturm und drang when the program first came to light in 2005? A different matter today! On the one hand, what a perfect opportunity to wave arms, yell and scream about P...

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Your town in brief: Help set a record

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:42:02 MDT

Your town in brief: Help set a record

Updated Jun 12, 2013 02:42PM MDT

West Valley City Help set a record • The Family Fitness Center, 5415 W. 3100 South, will join with water safety groups from around the globe at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, in The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson. The free event is designed to build awareness of the importance of teaching children to swim and is an attempt to set a Guinness world record. All participants must be registered by Saturday, June 15. For more information or to register, call 801-955-4000. Magna Music and movies in the ...

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Wharton: These volunteers represent Utah to the world

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:36:03 MDT

Wharton: These volunteers represent Utah to the world

By Tom Wharton The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 11, 2013 10:36AM MDT

The volunteers who work the information desk at the Visit Salt Lake office and store inside the Salt Palace get some strange questions. One older gentleman asked retired newspaper printer and volunteer Dale Hansen where he could find a sperm bank. Volunteer Christiane Huckin regularly gets asked where downtown Salt Lake City is located, despite the fact that the Salt Palace is right in the middle of it. Some from big cities look at her as if to say “This is it?” Volunteers regularly get asked wh...

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Comic Gabriel Iglesias coming to Maverik Center Oct. 19; tickets on sale Friday

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:51:03 MDT

Comic Gabriel Iglesias coming to Maverik Center Oct. 19; tickets on sale Friday

By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 10, 2013 02:51PM MDT

Gabriel Iglesias is a big comic. Not in terms of being fat — because, as he said in the title of his first DVD, “I’m Not Fat... I’m Fluffy” (which is why his website and Twitter handle identify him as “Fluffy Guy”). No, Iglesias is big because he can play arenas — including the Maverik Center in West Valley City, which is where Iglesias will perform Oct. 19. Tickets for the Utah stop of Iglesias’ “Stand-Up Revolution” tour go on sale Friday, starting at 10 a.m., at TicketMaster.

Demolition makes way for Utah State's upcoming Estes Center (VIDEO)

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:24:31 MDT

Demolition makes way for Utah State's upcoming Estes Center (VIDEO)

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 12, 2013 07:24PM MDT

"President Albrecht, tear down this old building!" You might have said that if you were passing the old Harris Center the past few weeks, ready for construction on the $9.5 million Wayne Estes Center to begin. Utah State took the first step toward building the new basketball and volleyball facility by getting rid of what's standing there now. On Monday, the demolition began, and the athletics department was all over it. The Aggies anticipate the center opening in spring or early summer of 2014. ...

Ex-Jazz center Eaton still living his dream in Utah

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:40:05 MDT

Ex-Jazz center Eaton still living his dream in Utah

By Steve Luhm The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 10, 2013 11:40PM MDT

Park City • His hairline is receding and the familiar beard that always added to his Paul Bunyan-esque appearance has turned into a graying goatee. Twenty years after playing his final game for the Utah Jazz, however, Mark Eaton remains a mountain of a man who is living, working and thriving in his adopted home state. Now 56, Eaton is a partner in the popular Salt Lake City restaurant Tuscany and a motivational speaker, whose built-from-scratch business is booming. Away from his work, Eaton resi...

Barry Manilow at Maverik Center; tickets on sale Saturday

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:49:33 MDT

Barry Manilow at Maverik Center; tickets on sale Saturday

By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 7, 2013 03:49PM MDT

So, are you ready to take a chance again? Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow is coming to the Maverik Center, West Valley City, on July 12 for a concert billed as “direct from Broadway.” Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m., online via Ticketmaster or through Manilow’s website. Ticket prices range from $19.99 to $129.99. Manilow is among the biggest-selling musicians of all time, with such hit songs as “Mandy,” “I Write the Songs,” “Copacabana” and many more. He has won a Grammy, two Emmys, a and...

Coach Mike debacle a ‘teaching moment’

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:23:05 MDT

Coach Mike debacle a ‘teaching moment’

By Christopher Smart The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 9, 2013 04:23PM MDT

A collision of values at Salt Lake City Hall last week left many shaking their heads after their sense of community was smashed by a process designed to keep government free of cronyism. The victims of the train wreck were Mike Martines and the community built around Coach Mike’s Tennis Academy. About 100 residents went before the City Council on Tuesday to fight for Martines, who is affectionately known as Coach Mike. For the past 15 years, Martines has toiled at the Dee Smith Tennis Center, 1...

Salt Lake City’s alternative high school boosts students into college

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:48:18 MDT

Salt Lake City’s alternative high school boosts students into college

By ray parker The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 7, 2013 10:48PM MDT

Salt Lake City teenagers Sione Pilivi, Ana Tukunga and Aubrey De La Paz beat the odds and graduated with high school diplomas this week from what some call Last-Chance High: the Horizonte Instruction and Training Center. And there’s a new bonus for those among the 26 percent to graduate: Help getting into college and staying there. All three teens received scholarships to attend Salt Lake Community College this fall, but the challenge for their peers has been staying enrolled long enough to ea...