Tess Crowley

2 weeks ago | deseret.com | Tess Crowley |Isaac Hale

Grow the Flow, the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club and local sponsors hosted Sailfest 2025 on Saturday - a free, family friendly day of cardboard boat racing, kayaking, a sailing regatta, live music, food trucks, art workshops, and more. According to a press release from the event, Last year marked the first Sailfest celebration in five years due to low lake levels. And with water levels again at risk, it might the last for a while.

1 month ago | deseret.com | Tess Crowley |Chris Miller |Chuck Wing

Perfect conditions greeted the competitors, crowds and vendors this past weekend at the 21st Soldier Hollow Classic Sheepdog Championship and Festival in Heber Valley. Events included the popular sheepdog trials, demonstrations, food and craft vendors and entertainment for four-day event.

1 month ago | deseret.com | Chuck Wing |Chris Miller |Tess Crowley

The Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs hosted a special Memorial Day ceremony Monday at the Capitol, one of many across the state and around the nation. Sen. John Curtis and Utah Attorney General Derek Brown spoke to the assembled crowd. The event included a 21-gun salute as well as a wreath and flag display. Later, Lt. Gov.

1 month ago | deseret.com | Margaret Darby |Tess Crowley |Chuck Wing

On the perimeter of the Court of Gentiles, where Jesus Christ once taught, is a towering blue screen. It's one of the few giveaways the land beneath your feet is not Jerusalem. Another hint: if you touch some of the impressive stone work, you'll discover it's made from Styrofoam. It's a replica of the Holy City - used as a film site - but it's not to be underestimated. Every detail, down to brass bowls filled with grains, is captured.

1 month ago | deseret.com | Chuck Wing |Chris Miller |Tess Crowley

Artist Connor Weight and his team of 15 youth artists are hard at work this week, preparing their entry for Mural Fest, set for May 10 in South Salt Lake. In partnership with One Kind Act a Day, the South Salt Lake Arts Council is working with Weight and aspiring artists from the Promise South Salt Lake after-school program at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School to create a mural that will inspire kindness in the city and beyond. The final work will be unveiled at Mural Fest.