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Provo family sells Christmas trees for more than 50 years

By Sydni Merrill
December 05, 2023 12:00 AM
Baum's Christmas Trees has been around for more than 50 years in Provo.
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Campus

Father-daughter BYU alums sweeten up Provo with cheesecake shop

By Andrew Osborn
October 18, 2023 12:00 AM
With two shops in Provo and two more in Salt Lake Valley, this family-owned bakery and dessert shop believes it has sweets you can keep coming back to.
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Healthy Living

Local yoga studio seeks to deepen spirituality through yoga

By Mckenna Schmidt
February 07, 2023 12:00 AM
The Yoga Underground, a local yoga studio, is seeking to help individuals find deepened spirituality as they use yoga to connect with their bodies and inner selves.
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Food

BYU's 'Bun Boiz' find balance between school and small business

By Emily Atwood
February 11, 2021 12:00 AM
Two BYU students got a taste of being student small business owners last weekend as they opened up their new fusion bao bun restaurant, Bun Boiz.
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Healthy Living

BYU alumni launch OutdoorPals app, new outdoor social media community

By Emily Atwood
January 28, 2021 12:00 AM
A group of recent BYU graduates are launching an event-based app designed to help people find outdoor activities, make new connections and get outside.
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Local

Scooters in Provo bring mixed reviews

By Lisi Merkley
September 27, 2019 12:00 AM
Electric scooters made their first appearance on the streets of Provo on Aug. 8 and have exceeded the expectations of Zagster, the company that owns the scooters. However, some Provo residents wish users were more cautious while riding them.
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Local

Good Move Cafe encourages face-to-face fun

By Jacob Osborn
November 01, 2017 12:00 AM
Liz Jensen plays games while enjoying dinner at Good Move Café. (Savannah Hopkinson)
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Movies & Television

VidAngel filtering doesn't comply with copyright, law professor says

By Amanda Abby Chase
July 12, 2017 12:00 AM
Online filtering technology like VidAngel is not protected under copyright law, according to BYU Law School professor Clark D. Asay.
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Business

BYU grad builds multimillion-dollar men's shoe brand

By Benjamin Steele
March 17, 2017 12:00 AM
Kory Stevens stands in front of the shoe display at his newly opened office in Provo. Stevens founded the high-end men's shoe brand Taft only a few years after graduating from BYU and designs all of the shoes himself. (Kory Stevens)
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Business

SLC bookseller holds on tight to community

By Saul Marquez
July 05, 2016 12:00 AM
The King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City has weathered a number of changes in the book industry since it opened in 1977, but its reputation for placing the community first has remained constant. Betsy Burton, one of the store’s co-founders, attributes a large part of that to bookseller Anne Holman.
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Local

BYU student ties down fashionable neckwear for men

By Claire Anderson
May 04, 2016 12:00 AM
A month of hard work, 'a few frustrating moments' and steady hands led BYU student and entrepreneur Benjamin Steele to produce his first successful necktie in the summer of 2015.
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Local

Downtown Provo businesses see mixed results from Provo Temple open house

By Chris Larson
January 28, 2016 12:00 AM
Efforts to prevent Downtown Provo from overcrowding for the Provo City Center Temple open house might be working too well.
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Local

Ancestry.com DNA analysis draws praise and criticism

By Kirsten Clancy
May 18, 2015 12:00 AM
A map showing different types of groups where people may come from.
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Local

Owner develops new powder-carving skis at Surface

By Frank Young
January 13, 2015 12:00 AM
Mike Schneider riding his bike to the slopes to ride some back-country powder. Schneider is the founder and president of Surface, which manufactures a wide range of skis. (Mike Schneider)
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Local

Taking the economy into local hands

By Megan Looney
January 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Idaho native creates an organization to promote and develop a completely self sufficient region within the United States.
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Food

A passion can turn into a career

July 10, 2012 12:00 AM
Becky Olsen has a plan on baking days.
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Local

New president and executive vice president announced for the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce

June 28, 2012 12:00 AM
After almost 30 years as president of the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce, Steve Densley will retire this year to make way for new president Val Hale.
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Local

Belated enforcement of Orem signage ordinance 'unfair' to local businesses

By Ee Chien Chua
January 24, 2012 12:00 AM
Orem citizens aren't worrying about the signs of the times right now; instead, they're worried about the city taking down signs used to promote their businesses.
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