Q&A with Kelley McInerney, director of the MARC
The Moab Arts and Recreation Center is a cornerstone of the Moab community, putting on annual events such as the Moab Art Walks, Market on Center and Red Rock Arts Festival. In mid-January,…
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Multicultural Center director, Rhiana Medina, celebrates 10 years
Before Rhiana Medina started working at the Moab Valley Multicultural Center, she worked in property management in Salt Lake City. “That job exposed me to working with individuals and families in intimate settings,”…
Canyonlands Field Institute continues expansion: Outdoor nonprofit joins a racial equity program, plans new location
Brennan Gillis is the marketing and communications director at Canyonlands Field Institute, a local organization that leads outdoor education trips for students and adults. But the 2021 season—from April to October—was so busy…
Discussion and documentary series begins on Oct. 19: Rural Utah Project, Working Films series to focus on environment, economic justice
The Rural Utah Project will show the first film in their three-part documentary series on Tuesday, October 19. The 2018 film “Eating Up Easter,” directed by native Easter Island filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu,…
Red Rock Arts Festival offers workshops, street fair: The week-long festival celebrates painting, poetry and expression
What originally started as a celebration of “plein air” painting has transformed into the Red Rock Arts Festival, starting Saturday, Oct. 2, a week-long gathering for artists and art-lovers put on by the…
Arches reservation system on the table again: Park Service hosts public meetings to discuss congestion
Long lines to enter Arches National Park have made local, and sometimes national, headlines for years. Traffic inside and surrounding the park, crowding at popular areas, and frequent closures can conflict with the…
Powell and Mead reservoirs dangerously low: Historic lows trigger water cuts; activists say managers aren’t doing enough
The two largest reservoirs in the country, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, have dropped to historic lows this summer. Boat ramps are dry and huge “bathtub rings” circle the canyons of the reservoirs….
Red Sand Powwow will be Moab’s first: SLC Air Protectors and Full Circle Intertribal Center hold event Sept. 11-12
Moab hasn’t had a powwow—a Native American cultural heritage celebration and ceremonial gathering—in as long as Jacob Crane, executive director for the Salt Lake Air Protectors, can remember. This September, the SLC Air…
A team of mentors
The Moab Charter School invited community leaders to give pep talks to students beginning their school year on Aug. 20. Pictured from left to right: Moab City Recreation Sports Director Patrick Trim, WabiSabi…
New housing project progresses…slowly: Challenges push Arroyo Crossing timeline back
The Arroyo Crossing subdivision on Spanish Valley Drive has new streets with new street signs, utilities stubbed out to lots, and attractive landscaping. What it doesn’t yet have are any of the nearly…
Dominion Energy awards grant to Humane Society: Award comes after community met goals for summer reading program
Grand County community members read more than half a million minutes during this summer’s successful reading challenge at the Grand County Public Library, winning a $1,000 award from Dominion Energy for the Humane…
Moab Solutions announces hiring Diego Velasquez as assistant to the executive director
Local nonprofit Moab Solutions announced the hiring of Diego Velasquez as assistant to the executive director. Velasquez will work on furthering primary goals for Moab Solutions: outreach and advocacy for those experiencing homelessness,…
Fentanyl use on the rise: Hospital hosts training on anti-overdose drug
The sun was scorching on the afternoon of May 6, when a small crowd gathered in the shade of an awning outside Moab Regional Hospital to learn more about naloxone, a drug that…