2015

Mestizo at night during the holidays. Photo by Mason Smith.|A bowl of soul. Photo courtesy of Mestizo Coffeehouse.|An exhibition at Mestizo inspired by the migration of the Monarch Butterfly. Art by Sonia Pentz and Nadia Rea Morales. Photo by Charlotte Fife-Jepperson.||

Mestizo Coffeehouse: Art and Community in your Cup

West side resident and former East High School student body president Inoke Hafoka is among the many Pacific Islanders who felt compelled to participate in the I Am Beyond project, which seeks to address the negative stereotypes that have been associated with the Pacific Islander community. Photo courtesy of the I Am Beyond organizers.||

Brown Bodies – Changing the Narrative

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New Glendale Library Opens its Doors

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To Infinity, and Back Again

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Despite opposition by the Utah Eagle Forum, Utah State Representive Angela Romero was successful in her efforts to get a sex abuse prevention bill passed during her first term in office in 2014.|Governor Gary Herbert officially signed HB 286 into law on April 1, 2014. Present at the signing were (from left to right): Carrie Jensen, Kristin Parry, Rep. Jacob Anderegg, Preston Jensen, Rep. Craig Hall, Ciera Pekarcik (Miss Utah 2013), Senator Todd Wiler, Alana Kindness, Rep. Angela Romero, Deondra Brown Nielsen, Alexis Santoyo, Pamela Atkinson, Trina Baker Taylor and Ed Smart. You can also see the back of Rep. Marie Poulson and Minority Leader Jennifer Seelig’s heads.|||

Breaking the Silence of Sexual Abuse

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Children and care providers gather to celebrate the 120 Year Anniversary of Neighborhood House last summer. – Courtesy of Neighborhood House||

Neighborhood House Celebrates 120 Years on the West Side

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Rose Park Neighbors Rally to Keep Golf Course Open

Executive Director Kim Correa speaks at the May 11 ribbon cutting for the INN Between, a homeless hospice house. Several religious leaders of different faiths spoke and offered prayers and blessings for the new center. State Representative Sandra Hollins and State Senator Jim Dabakis both gave speeches and together cut the ribbon. Over 200 people were in attendance.|The 20-bed hospice house will provide fresh clothing, bedding, meals, activities, and emotional and spiritual support to homeless individuals in their final days, weeks or months. The INN Between is accepting financial and item donations.|The 20-bed hospice house will provide fresh clothing, bedding, meals, activities, and emotional and spiritual support to homeless individuals in their final days, weeks or months. The INN Between is accepting financial and item donations.||

Homeless Hospice Center to Open Doors in Poplar Grove, Director Responds to Community Concerns

Downtown Salt Lake City, viewed across the tracks. Photo by David Ricketts.||

Life On the Other Side of the Tracks

A black-chinned hummingbird. Photo: Audubon Society.||

West Side Hummingbirds

Children benefit from gardening experiences

This painting is the second Chacon mural to grace Horizonte. It was a collaborative project involving current students. Located in the east lobby, it welcomes one and all – portraying Horizonte’s inclusivity, and was painted five years ago on the eve of former administrator James Anderson’s retirement.|Ruby Chacon, a product of the west side and proud alumnist of Horizonte School, speaks at the unveiling of “Pursuit of Dream(ers),” her latest mural on Horizonte’s second floor. The artwork features portraits of past, but mostly present students. Twenty people were involved in the making of the mural.|“Pursuit of Dream(ers)” was officially unveiled on May 22, 2015. There were twenty individuals involved in this project at the beginning, with an ongoing design team of five artists, and two students working each day during the painting phase of the project.|“Saraswati,” Ruby Chacon’s first mural for Horizonte took several years to paint, with an ever-changing crew of students. The four-story mural has graced the west side of the building on Richards Street near 1300 South for almost a decade.|These process drawings were displayed at the reception prior to “Pursuit of Dream(ers)” in the library at Horizonte. They are derived from photographs, collages, photocopies, and student tracings done with school windows substituting for light tables. Ruby Chacon rendered them from their original varied forms to create the final full-color mural. “Drawings are like musical scales for musicians,” says Chacon.||

Ruby Chacon Murals

Gracie Van Dyke (left) and Annabelle Roche (right) paint what will become benches around Jackson Elementary as part of the Fidelity Cares School Transformation Day on June 20th.|Chris Ulrich tosses a pencil pouch after filling it with the help of his daughters. Ulrich and other volunteers spent Saturday morning in the Jackson Elementary Library preparing 500 binders for students in the coming school year.|Stacy Schmalz and her daughter Delanie write inspirational notes to insert into 500 binders that they helped assemble in Jackson Elementary's library on June 20th for the Fidelity Cares School Transformation Day.|Utah State representative Sandra Hollins watches as her husband and other volunteers paint signs that represent the various Universities around Utah in the Jackson Elementary gymnasium. According to volunteer Natalie Fundara the signs will be hung in the classrooms to represent the University the teacher attended and "to show an example of going to college." ||

Jackson Elementary Joins AVID Family

Salt Lake Center for Science Education chemistry students study hands on science at the Great Salt Lake with teacher Shea Wickelson. ||

New standards in middle school science education may include climate change

Students at Guadalupe School, which is celebrating their 50th Anniversary this academic year, use art to explore their culture and embrace diversity.|A student at Guadalupe School uses art to explore his culture and embrace diversity.|Students at Dual Immersion Academy actively work to revive their garden. They are excited to eat the radishes they planted. ||

Charter schools offer options

A group of Pre-K students participate in a science activity day provided through the University of Utah Department of Family and Consumer Studies at the Glendale-Mountainview Community Learning Center.||||||

Community Learning Centers and Schools have something for the whole family

Student hopes to address racial disparities at West High

Photos by Daniel Lombardi|All Chay has a variety of vegan sandwiches that you would swear have meat on them. This is the BBQ Bahn Mi.|With a small staff and a lot of customers the sibling owners of All Chay, Binh Nguyen and Kim Hoa Nguyen, stay very busy in the kitchen.|A satisfied customer dives into a large bowl of vegan Phô with noodles at All Chay.||

All Chay expands vegan options on SLC’s west side

Coleman Riedesel cares for kale, swiss chard and tomato plants in one of the Backyard Urban Gardens on Cheyenne Street between California Avenue and Van Buren Ave. Photos by David Ricketts|Coleman Riedesel cares for kale, swiss chard and tomato plants in one of the Backyard Urban Gardens on Cheyenne Street between California Avenue and Van Buren Ave. Photos by David Ricketts||

Hidden Farms Grow in Glendale Backyards

An entrepreneur prepares her traditional food at the Spice Kitchen for a catering event.|Entrepreneurs Kamal and Geeta make their vegetable samosas at Spice Kitchen in preparation for World Refugee Day Festival, held last summer at Liberty Park. Photo courtesy of Spice Kitchen Incubatoratering event.||

Spice Kitchen adds flavor to SLC food scene

Volunteer driver Moana Edwards loads her truck to get ready for her route. Meals on Wheels have 12 or more trucks going out on various routes each day. Photo by Matt Garner||

County services promote independence for aging adults

The Green Urban Lunchbox participated in a Partners in the Park event put on by University Neighborhood Partners last summer. These summer events are held annually in several west side parks to inform local residents about higher education opportunities. Photos by Jewel Morgan, courtesy of UNP|Aaron Porter from Green Urban Lunchbox shows off the school bus that they modified into a mobile garden at Jordan Park during a summer event put on by University Neighborhood Partners.||

Green Urban Lunch Box takes gardening on the road

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Pacific Islanders celebrate culture and tackle tough issues during PI Heritage Month

Kabita Deo of Nepal prepares dough for aloo paratha, "whole wheat flat bread stuffed with potatoes, cilantro, and spices, often eaten for breakfast in Nepal and India." – from “Savor – Stories of Community, Culture, and Food,” p.46.|“An Iraqi woman drops a falafel croquette into hot oil for frying.” – from “Savor – Stories of Community, Culture, and Food," page 26.||

‘Savor’ – much more than just a cookbook