Arts + Culture

A New Home

Murdock Grant Jumpstarts Work on LED Home Article by Jordan Gray | Photography by Michelle L. Bliss Having a space of your own is a dream for many, and for performance group LED, that dream is now coming true. Thanks to a generous $200,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, LED has secured a 20-year lease on a historic 6,658-square-foot building in Garden City (3300 W. Chinden Boulevard). This new venue will feature telescopic seating for 150 guests and will provide the perfect...

Food + Beverage

Mocktails

Photography by Janie Jones Rosemary Pear Mocktail Ingredients Rosemary Simple Syrup 1 cup cane sugar 1 cup water 3 sprigs of fresh rosemary Rosemary Pear Mocktail 5 tablespoon pear juice 1 tablespoon rosemary simple syrup 1 teaspoon lemon or lime juice   sparkling water to taste Instructions How to Make Rosemary Simple Syrup Combine sugar and water in a pot and cook over medium heat. Cook until sugar is completely dissolved. Turn off heat and toss in rosemary sprigs...

Entertainment

Strength and Resilience

Embrace the power of yoga to build strength, resilience, and inner peace throughout the year Article by Chelsea Chambers | Photography by Shannon and Bill Lind A deep inhale and a rush of oxygen and energy moves to fill the body, to fuel the outstretched muscles. A feeling of euphoric bliss settles in with a sense of serenity; a long, slow exhale and the stress of the day seems to melt away, breath by breath. Yoga is filled with moments like this—as your body is gently challenged and pushed...

Life + Culture

Alpine Perfection

A Journey to the Jewel of the Swiss Alps Article and Photography by Ashley Loeb Oeschinen Lake topped my must-do Swiss list as soon as I heard about this alpine beauty. Considered the most beautiful mountain lake in Switzerland, this turquoise jewel adorned my laptop wallpaper as a daily reminder of the Swiss Alps hike of my dreams. When my husband and I finally made it to the day of our Swiss Alps Exploration, we prayed for a weather miracle. Spring in Switzerland is finicky and the threat...