Tag: southern Utah
Celebrate Joe Hill at a Sugar House Park concert on Saturday
At the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969, Joan Baez electrified the sea of people covering the hills of upstate New York with her ballad...
Electric Theater grand opening showcases St. George commitment to arts
The Electric Theater grand opening celebration was a weekend-long event starting with a dedication of the new Electric Theater on Friday, Aug 28, and...
CARTOON: ‘Paying for the Wall’
From cartoonist Clay Jones about 'Paying for the Wall'
The Donald Trump Xenophobia Campaign isn’t just rolling along, it’s steam rolling. It’s gaining so much...
CARTOON: ‘Utah Stomps on Planned Parenthood Funding’
From cartoonist Clay Jones on his cartoon 'Utah Stomps on Planned Parenthood Funding,' created exclusively for The Independent:
Utah's Gov. Gary Herbert is trying to...
Phil Lyman is no champion of civil disobedience
San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman was convicted along with one other person on May 1 of this year for misdemeanor charges of conspiracy...
Zion Sunset Resort sues ‘Virgin Three’ over rezoning issue
The "Virgin Three" are three residents of the small town of Virgin, Utah, near Zion National Park who were influential in disrupting the rezoning...
Dixie Gardening: Fertilizer for those hungry trees, shrubs, & other plants
Written by Angela Quayle, horticulturist
We've all been watering our landscapes during the long hot summer, and while our plants need this supplemental water, it...
The drone controversy once again at the forefront
The use of small unmanned aerial vehicles—more commonly known as "drones"—is a rapidly growing field, with new pilots being drawn daily to the entrepreneurial...
Kirsten Holt Beitler opens ‘Beauty in the Eye’ art exhibit at...
During September in the Olive Esplin Art Gallery at the DiFiore Center for the Arts, local artist Kirsten Holt Beitler presents a solo art...
BLM extends public comment for Paria Canyon-Coyote Buttes Draft Business Plan
The Bureau of Land Management Arizona Strip District Office is extending the public comment period to obtain feedback on proposals detailed in the Paria...