Clark Hinckley, son of former Church President Gordon B. Hinckley and author of “Christopher Columbus: A Man Among the Gentiles,” spoke about the importance of Columbus during an Education Week session on Wednesday, August 21. Hinckley began his address by sharing a series of experiences he and his family had that related to Columbus. He served as...
READ MOREBartolo’s has all the makings of a friendly neighborhood trattoria with its bright, corner location near the Swaner Nature Preserve in Kimball Junction and a welcome price point for residents and visitors. All it needs now is a few adjustments to sauces and service. Owner and chef Alex Bartolo worked in various Italian restaurants before opening hi...
READ MOREWhen the warm weather hits, it quickly begins to seem like the days get longer in more ways than one, with each day packed from dusk to dawn with things to do, regardless of what’s been scheduled. As if to prove that side-note hypothesis, last weekend somehow managed to be unbelievably busy, leaving us in desperate desire of a sanctuary of sustenan...
READ MOREContessa Aurora de Petris Fraggianni appears as herself in many episodes of the popular series Proper Manors, which is filmed in Utah. Proper Manors is a soap opera about a group of recently graduated teenagers in the small town of Proper, USA. They begin to discover that they are all merely pawns in the games that the adults of Proper play. Season...
READ MOREThe towering Wasatch and Uinta Mountains of Utah will be home base for Ducati this June, as the Italian brand brings its world-renowned Ducati Riding Experience (DRE) Enduro program to North America for the first time. Having previously generated rave reviews in Europe, this is the first time Ducati will bring DRE Enduro to North America, where the...
READ MOREImmerse yourself in the sounds of Italy as the Southwest Symphony performs works by some of the greatest Italian composers of all time on April 26 with special guest soprano Lisa Hopkins Seegmiller, a Tony Award winner and Grammy nominee. Featuring Rossini’s “William Tell Overture,” Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino,” a beautiful duet with the symphony...
READ MOREThe unpretentiousness of La Ferrovia Ristorante fits in perfectly on Ogden’s Historic 25th Street. No worries about ambience, aura or atmosphere. Just dig in for an array of southern Italian cooking that’s been keeping Junction City diners satisfied for 31 years. The extensive menu leads off with two cannellone dishes, followed by a variety of chic...
READ MOREA partire da venerdì scorso, 1 marzo, i connazionali iscritti all’AIRE residenti nello Utah che hanno bisogno di richiedere il passaporto italiano potranno fissare un appuntamento presso gli uffici del Consolato Onorario a Salt Lake City. A renderlo noto è il Consolato Generale a San Francisco dopo che nella città è stata attivata la postazione per...
READ MOREThe BYU men’s volleyball program often uses its strong connections overseas, its tradition of success and its far-reaching alumni network to attract some of the best international players it can get. But in the case of their latest foreign-born sensation, the Cougars got an assist from their own football program to land Davide (pronounced: DAH-Vee...
READ MOREHow about the Italian chef’s salad, or the meatball sandwich? “And, of course, the pizza,” Ted Ligori added, listing some of his restaurant’s headline menu items. Ligori, 73, said he has been making pizzas for 57 years. That included 28 years at Tony’s Pizza in South Ogden. He then opened Ligori’s Pizza and Pasta in Ogden in 1991. Ligori’s current...
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