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1 week ago | 
utahstories.com | Brandi Christoffersen
Things to Do in Park City Before Summer Hits When the snow melts and the tourists vanish, locals know it’s the best time to explore Park City. Here’s what mud season looks like—minus the crowds. To access this post, you must purchase Full Access Membership.
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4 weeks ago | 
utahstories.com | Brandi Christoffersen
Balancing the Books in Park City: Tourism, Taxes, and the Road Ahead Despite over a billion in tourism revenue, Park City faces a $15 million shortfall—proof that even the wealthiest towns aren’t immune to economic challenges. As plans unfold to balance the books without raising property taxes, the city must confront a stark reality: prosperity doesn’t always mean stability.
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1 month ago | 
utahstories.com | Brandi Christoffersen
At 7:30 am on December 27, 2024, union members of the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association (PCPSPA) initiated the first modern day ski patrol strike at a major resort.
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2 months ago | 
parkrecord.com | Brandi Christoffersen
Over the past few years, many Summit County homeowners have seen an upswing in their wildfire insurance costs. Some have even lost their coverage completely. Now, after the latest wildfires in southern California, local homeowners may see their rates rise even higher. Because insurance companies use risk assessment formulas to calculate coverage decisions, more wildfires across the West means more exposure. “In the past, homes were rated on a more individual basis.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
parkrecord.com | Brandi Christoffersen
The Christian Center of Park City is asking for donations to help the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires. With over 40,000 acres burned, more than 12,000 structures destroyed and at least 24 dead, plenty is needed. “As they say in the military, we are moving at the speed of change,” said Executive Director Steve Richardson.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
parkrecord.com | Brandi Christoffersen
From Park City, Betsy Zorio leads the global non-profit Save the Children’s efforts in the United States, following her love. “I love the work that we do and that we are giving every child a chance to succeed,” she said with a smile.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
parkrecord.com | Brandi Christoffersen
Count in the Kamas Valley and 600 wreaths for veterans’ headstones in the Wreaths Across American initiative this year. Despite only being founded last year, the Kamas chapter of the organization has made the pledge to place a wreath on every veteran’s headstone in the area in its second year. “We are very focused on our goal,” said Louise Brown, a committee member of the Kamas Valley Wreaths Across America.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
utahstories.com | Brandi Christoffersen
The life and times of Susanna Bradford Emery Holmes Delitch Engalitcheff. In 1884, a 25-year-old ‘spinster’ moved to the rough and tumble town of Park City, Utah. With her expressive eyes, long brown hair and trim figure, Susanna Bradford made quite an impression upon the local townsfolk.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
parkrecord.com | Brandi Christoffersen
Pastor Derek Fossey felt it was a true blessing when he was offered a position as the senior pastor of Park City’s Shepherd of the Mountain Lutheran Church. He moved here with his wife, Kirstin, and two sons from Hope Lutheran Church in Palm Desert, California. “Palm Desert is beautiful, but Park City — wow!” he said.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
cityweekly.net | Brandi Christoffersen
"Old Ephraim, Old Ephraim, your deeds were so wrong, Yet we build you this marker and sing you this song. To the king of the forest so mighty and tall, we salute you, Old Ephraim, the king of them all."—poem by Nephi J. Bott, engraved on a stone monument in Cache County. If you were a child growing up in Northern Utah, chances are you heard the terrifying story of Old Ephraim—the fearsome grizzly bear of Logan Canyon that hunted children, small pets and livestock.
