Arianne Brown

2 weeks ago | ksl.com | Arianne Brown

SALT LAKE CITY — Thousands of runners took to the streets of Salt Lake City Saturday for the Salt Lake City Marathon and Half Marathon, many of whom were children. In a vision that has become reality for one Salt Lake City runner, over 40 children ages 10 to 18 ran the half marathon, with two completing the full marathon. Maryellyn Gilfeather ran the Los Angeles Marathon a few years ago and saw what she described as "thousands of kids" running.

2 weeks ago | ksl.com | Arianne Brown

SALT LAKE CITY — How far would you go to showcase your favorite food? One Salt Lake City woman ran 13.1 miles Saturday dressed as a potato. Ainsley Chapman, 27, donned the massive spud to show that spuds aren't just a side dish, but a main dish ... for speed. When she heard about the "Speedy Spud" challenge hosted by Potatoes USA, a national marketing and research organization for the country's potato growers, she knew she was a shoo-in.

3 weeks ago | ksl.com | Arianne Brown

SALT LAKE CITY — Debra Bonner has brought gospel music into the hearts of countless Utahns for decades, and now she's headed home to Flint, Michigan, to do the same. Bonner is the mind and heart behind the Unity Gospel Choir. The choir has sung for the NAACP, at the popular Stadium of Fire, alongside musicians such as the Piano Guys, toured with Alex Boyé, and, most recently, at the Tabernacle at Temple Square for Palm Sunday.

3 weeks ago | servedaily.com | Arianne Brown

On March 27, local food pantry, Tabitha’s Way held a ribbon cutting for its new Spanish Fork location, showing gratitude for what the organization is deeming as its “next chapter” in a “journey to help neighbors struggling with food insecurity.”The new building is located at 50 East 100 North in Spanish Fork, and is right across the street from the previous pantry.

4 weeks ago | servedaily.com | Arianne Brown

A warm blanket, a toy, clothing, items to clean yourself and your children with – all left in a place where you are now safe, when not long before, you were anything but. Every battered women’s shelter across the state of Utah receives kits from a Utah County organization that began when women used their time and talents to “knit” the broken hearts of those in need.