When Rebecca Cade, a former sideline reporter for Real Salt Lake was asked to describe the culture at her former workplace in an August 2020 article for RSL Soapbox, she used one word: “toxic.”
Cade had only worked at the organization for six months but told RSL Soapbox that there were several instances where she felt some of the organization’s executives had behaved inappropriately towards her. One instance, she details, involved Andy Carroll, the former chief business officer at RSL, discussing her body over glasses of scotch with her male coworkers.
“I didn’t really ask for specifics, but I know…
When it was announced that Kanye West’s clothing company Yeezy received a PPP loan in the midst of the pandemic, Reddit users took to the platform determined to crucify West. They felt he didn’t deserve the loan. After all, why would West’s company need government assistance when he is worth $1.3 billion and started construction on a new mansion this summer?
But Yeezy wasn’t the only big brand to get a PPP loan. A few weeks later it was announced that other billionaires, including Don Hankey (Midway Car Rental), Alec Gores (Gores Vitac Holding), and Jim Justice’s (governor of West…
Utah’s medical cannabis program had only been open for a week when the entire state (and most of the country) went into full-fledged lockdown due to COVID-19. But despite the fact that most of the state has been under limited-contact orders ever since that fateful week in March, Utah’s cannabis program is growing. Richard Oborn, director of the Utah Department of Health says that the state currently serves as many as 8,890 patients and over 6,000 patients purchased marijuana in Utah from March-July 2020.
Mike Standlee, owner of Perfect Earth Modern Apothecary, a dispensary with two locations in Utah, only…
While you may not be able to travel as you would like this summer thanks to re-emerging COVID restrictions, you can go on a roadtrip of your own with one of these amazing books for every state. Start in Alabama and work your way all the way down to Wyoming while indulging in incredible books that capture each state’s history, charm, and other unique accolades. These are the very best books to read by state.
To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a beloved coming-of-age novel, To Kill A Mockingbird embodies Alabama in the 1930s…
When Todd Bol’s mother, a school teacher and a lifelong lover of books died in 2009, he knew that he had to honor her in a way that fit her legacy. So, he decided to build a small container in his front yard large enough to house dozens of books so that his neighbors could exchange their favorite books with one another instead of relying solely upon public libraries. Bol’s idea quickly caught fire and now there are more than 90,000 “Little Free Libraries” (also known as tiny libraries) located in communities throughout the world.
If you’ve never seen one…
The dog days of Summer are almost behind us and Fall is quickly approaching. I am excited for cooler weather and cozy sweaters. What better way to welcome the change in seasons than with one of the upcoming reads on this list? Whether you like memoirs, a spooky story, or even a good recipe from a new cookbook, all of the reads on this list will have you feeling warm and cozy inside. From August to November, all of the reads on this list will keep you busy all season long.
One Life- Megan Rapinoe and Emma Brocks
“My wife [Patrice] and I have cried many nights over this project,” says Ken Bretschneider, founder and CEO at Evermore Park. “This is not a position we wanted or should have gotten into.”
Only eight years ago, Bretschneider invested more than $37 million (and counting) of his own fortune―largely from the sale of his previous startup DigiCert in 2012―to build a sort of live-action theme park in Pleasant Grove, Utah. …
No matter your age, we could all stand to improve ourselves just a little bit. And though quarantine was the perfect time to truly focus on yourself and read a few self-help books, just because it’s over doesn’t mean that it is too late to make a change.
If you’re eager to spend the next few months — in quarantine or not — becoming the best version of yourself, any one of the books on this list will help you get there. …
I’m always looking for fun ways to liven up my book clubs, and recently I’ve been really into incorporating themed foods and drinks into the event. In my opinion, it makes the book club experience even more memorable when you can eat a slice of homemade bread with Laura Ingalls while reading Prairie Fires or indulge in a Gin Rickley with Jay Gatsby while reading The Great Gatsby.
If you’re looking for an immersive experience to share with the members of your book club, pairing your books with a special treat is definitely the way to go. That’s why I…
With high unemployment rates and a crippling pandemic that shows no signs of stopping, it’s enough for even the most financially savvy people to feel uneasy about the future. While we can’t predict what the stock market, or what unemployment rates might look like in the coming months, we can recommend a pretty epic list of books that will get your finances in order, no matter your situation.
Take control of your money and your life with the skills, habits, and financial recommendations outlined in the books below. …
