Utah Stories Show

Petra is a German immigrant who started her business on a shoe string out of passion and hard work. She made it into a manageable success. Here's her story.

The statistics for women being involved in domestic violence in Utah are alarming. One in every three women will be sexually assaulted. Almost 23% of all murders are intimate partner-related-violence. Josie White comes on the show to discuss how to combat these terrifying statistics.

Moe Egan is Director of Recruitment for The Other Side Village. He talks about how he transformed his life and how others can do it too through The Other Side Village and The Other Side Academy.

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Cheryl Marzec operates Sumi Nungwa, a non-profit that builds bridges between Native Americans and art buyers. In this episode, we will discuss how Native Americans can operate in the contemporary world. How can we help Native Americans, living on reservations in Utah, transition to city life?

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On this episode Richard Markosian and Michael Jewkes discuss their documentary that will be premiering in the fall. 

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According to crime statistics, violent crime and drug crime have been reduced significantly in Salt Lake City. However, there are some important caveats in this data. We will discuss on this episode of Utah Stories.

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Brandon Zinninger, President of Reparadise, a company that manufactures and restores RVs and offers specialty van kits for high end customers, chimes in on how he has built and developed his business and weighs in on the affordable housing problem in Utah. Also in this episode we discuss the Roadhome organization's odd relationship with the state and city - and why they are continuing to fail at managing their properties.

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The INN Between has been a huge success in the upper east side of Hillcrest. While NIMBYS fought to keep them out, they have proven to be a great neighbor in the community. Find out from Jillian Olmsted how they have managed to keep both neighbors and tenants very happy.

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There is a gaping wound in the middle of Main Street where The Utah Pantages Theater and four thriving local businesses once resided. Michael Valentine was fighting to save the theater prior to its demolition. He explains how one of the wealthiest developers in the world received the building and land for free. Valentine also explains how and why the buildings were demolished prior to the developer securing financing for the project.

Local restaurants make up our social fabric. They are in dire need of reliable workers. How do we restore work ethic and integrity to the younger folks entering the workforce?