Vineyard News

DAILY HERALD Listen up, all you commuters. When you find yourself sitting in the four-lane I-15 parking lot just north of the Point of the Mountain, do you wish your BMW had come equipped with snooze control? ...

'Not in my backyard" attitudes have plagued cities across the nation for years, and they're beginning to wreak havoc in Utah Valley, especially when it comes to building needed east-west roads. via The Daily Herald

“During the past three months, the kids have gone in there and tried to burn”

Janice Peterson - DAILY HERALD The Vineyard Town Council voted Wednesday to create rules and regulations that would prohibit firearms and bonfires in public parks. via The Daily Herald

“We have commitments for leases on half the offices in the second floor”

Orem city and operators of Sleepy Ridge Golf Course will break ground on a $5.5 million clubhouse today at the course located at 700 S. Sleepy Ridge Drive, west of I-15. The 40,000-square-foot facility is ... via Deseret News

“While Dunker's photographs document a specific site, they prompt thoughtful reflection upon the intricate global network of finance, commerce, and government policy that brought Geneva Steel and other steel production facilities to this end”

For three years Utah artist Chris Dunker documented the dismantling of the Geneva Steel Works in Vineyard, Utah, through the lens of a large-format camera. via Art Daily

“This is not just a transportation issue. It will have major quality-of-life and quality-of-ecosystem implications for now and for well into the future.”

Caleb Warnock - DAILY HERALD The decades-old vision of a road across Utah Lake is taking steps toward reality. via Daily Herald

“He has always been there when I needed help”

Experience in opening a new school, along with years of successful administration, helped principal Tom Tillman be selected to lead Alpine School District's new elementary school in Eagle Mountain. via Deseret Morning News

Most of Utah experienced a boom in sales-tax revenues, with an average increase of 13 percent. via Deseret Morning News

“People would drive down and pile a bunch of pallets and start a bonfire”

A previously misused property on the shores of Utah Lake is now a paved, two-lane public trail. via BYU NewsNet

“We have to have FrontRunner before I-15 reconstruction begins”

Imagine flipping open a laptop on a table, plugging it into a power outlet, logging onto the Internet with free Wi-Fi and reading newspaper coverage about last night's Jazz game, downloading YouTube videos or ... via Deseret News

“I know the road needs improvement, but right now I'm not 100 percent sure how it'll impact me and my family”

Widening, fixing, buying, demolishing - just a few of the topics involving Geneva Road discussed in Vineyard Wednesday night. via Deseret Morning News

The Utah Department of Transportation is holding an open house today to discuss possible improvements to Geneva Road from Provo to Pleasant Grove. via Deseret Morning News

A public information meeting about the environmental impacts a road project might have on the area near Geneva Road will be held Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Vineyard Elementary School, 620 E. Holdaway Road. via Deseret Morning News

“What they can't know is what we do in our mind.A A perfect violation”

Topic: UPDATE: Osmond puzzled by fainting spell I agree with KitKat on the ignoring.A So how is the weather in Utah today? Nice and sunny.A Not too cold.A I wish it would snow! It has been dark and rainy for ... via The Daily Herald

“Utah has abundant renewable resources, and anyone who stands outside on a hot day in July knows that”

Keeping the electric lights on in Utah County will require a delicate balancing act. via Daily Herald