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25 Big Ones

25 Big Ones

Suggestions Salon in Orem is having a 25-year anniversary celebration on Thursday, February 23 and we suggest you attend! Suggestions is a familiar name and face in our annual Best of UV feature. This year they received the No. 1 spot in our “Favorite Spa” and “Favorite Salon” categories. Salon owner Darcy Moody also was [...]

Friends in High Places

Friends in High Places

Martin Frey is another one of the rugged mountaineers you’ll be meeting in the next issue of Utah Valley Magazine. We had fun photographing Martin and hearing all about his trek to the summit Mt. Everest. Look for Mr. Frey in our next issue!

Kylee Norton

Welcome Aboard, Kylee

  We have a new staff member here at Utah Valley Magazine, and we couldn’t be more delighted to have her! Kylee Norton is our newest associate editor. Before joining us at the magazine, Kylee worked as a writer, an English teacher at Utah State University (yes, she is a True Aggie) and an editorial [...]

Friday Freebie Winners: Congrats Dawn and Alice

Friday Freebie Winners: Congrats Dawn and Alice

Dawn Bloxham is the winner of our Chocolate Snowball Cookbook giveaway. Congratulations Dawn! A delicious collection of 125 dessert recipes is headed your way. Alice Demske Hansen also entered to win and we will be giving her a cookbook as well. Jams and Jellies in Less Than 30 Minutes is perfect for jam lovers without [...]

See those beautiful drips of syrup?

Tricks of the Magazine Trade

When we are taking a photo of someone to put in our magazine, we want them to look their best. Not fake or artificial, but simply the best version of themselves. And over the years our photographers have learned the best ways to do that. Here are few tricks of the trade we have employed [...]

Friday Freebie: Chocolate Snowball Cookbook

Friday Freebie: Chocolate Snowball Cookbook

It’s time for a giveaway! Here at the Utah Valley Magazine office, we are often sent products from local businesses to review. Many of these items end up in our Made in UV section of the magazine. We want to spread the love and share some of these goodies with you via blog giveaway. First [...]

Our office filled with cakes from our oh-so-lovely cake vendors. On the tables, in the conference room, you name it!

The (Wedding) Issue of the Year

Have you checked out the brand-spankin’ new issue of Utah Valley Bride 2012? (Remember this post? Yes, we also produce a Bride magazine!) Its 156 glorious glossy pages are overflowing with local love, pictures galore, local vendors and ideas that will make your heart spin. Visit the website, view the mag online and subscribe to [...]

Taking A Hike With Michael R. Kelsey

Taking A Hike With Michael R. Kelsey

In the upcoming issue of Utah Valley Magazine, we will be including stories of several locals who have climbed mountains, both literally and figuratively. Today, Provo resident Michael R. Kelsey stopped by our office for an interview about his illustrious career as a hiking guidebook author. Michael has published 16 guidebooks and each one is [...]

Let’s Make A Deal

Let’s Make A Deal

In virtually every issue of Utah Valley Magazine, there are tons of great coupons and discount offers for local businesses and restaurants. When you pick up a copy of our January/February 2012 issue, you can snag these killer deals. 20 percent off dance wear purchase at Center Stage in Orem. View offer here. 50 percent [...]

Fab 50 Update

Fab 50 Update

Last year, our Fab 50 feature profiled amazing Utah Valley-ites with big dreams, big goals, big challenges and big impacts. And this fab group has done some fantastic things in the past year. Here is an update on some of the movers and shakers of 2011′s Fab 50. Alex Boye He made us laugh at [...]