Al Hartmann / The Salt Lake Tribune 2/5/2110

West Valley City » When you're a refugee from Africa, putting on a traditional dance performance can require buying costumes and instruments from thousands of miles away.   Full Story

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Los Angeles » As close as they came to tripping up Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Jazz still can envision celebrating a 10-game winning streak from Mexico to McLeansboro, Ill.   Full Story

The massive City Creek project might be on target for completion in 2012, but that's not soon enough to bounce the Salt Lake Valley's commercial real estate market out of the doldrums this year.   Full Story

Utah law sets tight deadlines for people who want to make law through initiative petitions. Sponsors have only a year to qualify an issue for the general election ballot after they file an application, and within that time they must conduct seven hearings and gather 95,000 signatures statewide   Full Story

Shortly before Valentine's Day in the third grade, Mrs. Miller handed out a mimeographed roster of the class. We were ordered to bring a valentine to every single person on the list.   Full Story

TOLEDO, Ohio » A strip club in Ohio has raised $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief during what was billed as "Lap dances for Haiti." Marilyn's on Monroe in Toledo donated the $10 cover charges collected Saturday to ISOH (I-S-O-H)/IMPACT, an organization based in suburban Perrysburg that   Full Story