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A Season of Discovery

Dear Neighbors,

Exploration often sounds like something far away: a plane ticket, a passport stamp, a carefully mapped-out itinerary. But the older I get, the more I realize some of the most meaningful discoveries happen much closer to home.

It's the most unexpected things that truly change us; A conversation. A difficult season that reshapes your priorities. A chance encounter. A slower morning. A version of yourself you didn’t know was waiting underneath the surface of your busy life. This month’s issue, A Season of Discovery, is about both kinds.

Inside these pages, you’ll find stories of travel, local experiences, fresh finds, and summer adventures — but also deeper reminders about resilience, healing, and rediscovery. Our cover story featuring Heather Van Boerum beautifully reflects that journey. After surviving a tragic accident that forever altered her life, Heather’s story is ultimately one of rediscovering beauty, strength, identity, and joy in entirely new ways.

The key to true exploration is intention. A spontanous weekend getaway somewhere you've never been perhaps in a different direction; one of our picks is Walla Walla wine country just on the boarder of Washington State. A Friday evening at the reimagined farmers market at Millcreek Common. Taking a short drive up Millcreek Canyon to find your breath, a unique picnic spot or mountain bike a favorite trail. We included an ide to our favoite canyon we all call home. One thing I know for sure, it’s choosing to be present enough to experience life instead of simply moving through it.

Summer naturally invites us outward; toward longer evenings, road trips, mountain air, dinners with friends, concerts, markets, and moments that feel alive. But meaningful exploration requires something more than activity. It requires attention. Curiosity. Openness. A willingness to step outside routine long enough to notice what is waiting for us.

And often, the best moments are the ones we never planned.

The spontaneous stop. The unexpected connection. The evening walk that becomes the conversation you needed. The hidden beauty in your own city. The realization that joy was available long before everything became “perfect.”

My hope for this issue is simple: that it inspires you to explore fully this season.

Here’s to a summer lived a little more intentionally… and a little more openly to surprise.

Sending you all much love and warmth for an incredible season of discovering!

July 2026

PUBLISHER

Julie Janke | julie.janke@citylifestyle.com

PUBLICATION DIRECTOR

Carlos Toledo | carlos.toledo@citylifestyle.com

SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR

Lexi Sorensen | intern.millcreeklifestyle@gmail.com

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Jessica Sorbonne

Corporate Team

CEO Steven Schowengerdt

President Matthew Perry

COO David Stetler

CRO Jamie Pentz

CoS Janeane Thompson

AD DESIGNER Josh Govero

LAYOUT DESIGNER Jamie Housh

QUALITY CONTROL SPECIALIST Anna Minnick

JULIE JANKE, PUBLISHER @MILLCREEKCITYLIFESTYLE

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1: Becoming Her event hosted by Julie Janke at A Gallery Art in Salt Lake. 2: Ronda Davis, speaker, Julie Janke, Hostess, Nicea DeGering, Liz Frome, Aly Hilbert, Celeste Edmunds & friends 3: Women-owned rosés wine flights served and provided by The Tasting Room. 4: Carriage House Design catering nutritious delish spread at Becoming Her event hosted at A Gallery. 5: Benefit brunch hosted by The Christmas Box. Curtis Marsh, Develompent. Celeste Edmunds & Shane Grymes. 6: Millcreek Common’s SoundBites. 7: Emilie Davis, Whole Essentials Nutrition and Rachel Pearce, Pain Free Acupuncture enjoying Becoming Her event

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Summer Bazaar at Millcreek Common

This outdoor market offers an opportunity for weekend shopping, vintage finds, and local creativity. Visitors can explore 35+ vendor tents featuring handmade jewelry, paintings, vintage clothing, succulents, and more. From handmade goods to curated vintage collections, each vendor adds a unique touch that makes every Sunday market worth revisiting. With its lively atmosphere and ever-changing selection of vendors, The Summer Bazaar has quickly become a favorite in the Salt Lake Valley.

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Murray Animal Hospital

Murray Animal Hospital is proud to welcome two exceptional veterinarians to our growing team! Dawn Daugherty, DVM, MPH and Stephen Crane, DVM, MS, DACVP (Clinical Pathology), bring advanced expertise and a shared commitment to compassionate, high-quality care. Their addition expands our ability to serve pets and their families with cutting-edge diagnostics and personalized treatment. We’re excited for our community to meet them! Now accepting appointments and welcoming new clients!

Sip and Savor: East Bench's Inaugural Dine-Around Coming This Fall!

Support local this fall with Sip & Savor! Throughout September and October, use our issues to explore, visit, and taste your way through featured neighborhood restaurants and vote for your favorite. This Dine Around experience leads up to the grand finale Festival on October 11th from 12–4 PM at historic Log Haven. General admission tickets include tastings from 25+ restaurants, drinks, live music, and transportation. Space is limited, buy tickets today to champion our community! Scan

Photography by Millcreek Common

Meet Me AT The Common

Fridays Reimagined

ARTICLE BY CARLOS TOLEDO

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MILLCREEK COMMON

Adventure doesn’t require a highway road trip or an expensive weekend getaway; sometimes, the best discoveries are waiting right in your town center. The Millcreek Farmers Market, returning Friday evenings from July 10 to October 30 (from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM), is completely flipping the script on the exhausting weekend grocery haul. By transforming a mundane chore into a vibrant neighborhood ritual, the market has become the crown jewel of summer in Utah.

“We wanted the market to feel like a Friday night out and not just another item on your to-do list,” says Farmers Market Manager, Megan Bracken.

Born from a unanimous resident request in 2024, the market overcame early construction-zone hurdles to become a thriving community anchor at Millcreek Common. Stepping onto the plaza at 6:00 PM is a complete sensory experience. The air carries the rich aroma of gourmet food trucks, children laugh as they splash around the plaza, and live music from the city's new Sound Bites program sets a relaxed soundtrack for the evening.

“It’s a cool vibe, it’s a classic summer night, and you really feel at home the moment you arrive,” says Public Market Operations Supervisor, Barri Allaire.

The plaza’s permanent crown jewel is Tagges Famous Fruit & Veggie Farms, which now operates a six-day-a-week stand on the Common. Bringing 49 years of agricultural history from Perry, Utah, Tagges anchors the space with their legendary Brigham City peaches. On Friday nights, the energy expands dramatically as they are joined by a curated lineup of over 40 rotating vendors, including Frog Bench Farms, White Lake

Farms raw honey, Mycēl Mushrooms, and local refugee farming programs. Artisan bakers like The Grey Rabbit Bakery and unique craft beverage makers like Shroombucha LTD line the walkways alongside hot food vendors like Taste of Spain.

“Every vendor that we bring in is a small, local producer,” Megan notes, emphasizing the direct connection between your kitchen table and your neighbor's field.

Beyond filling your fridge with fresh produce, the market offers an intentional space to learn, gather, and engage. The third Friday of each month features interactive community workshops that allow patrons to sneak away from their routine and try something hands-on. This season's lineup includes:

• Floral Arrangements: Learn the art of bouquet making with Megan from Little Gay Gardens.

• Smart Home Canning: Master the timeless craft of preserves and jamming with Brie.

• Sustainable Eats & Crafts: Dive into quick pickling with Slow Food Utah, or explore botanical heat-printing on paper and fabric with Lacy.

It is this intentional blend of culture, food, and entertainment that keeps locals lingering long after they've bought their groceries. For the organizers, the absolute "can't-miss" moments happen when they step back and look at the community they built. For Megan, it's watching neighbors discover rare heirloom tomatoes. For Lacy, it's observing people talk directly to the farmers. “We live in an area where people are just so passionate about what they do," Lacy says. For Barri, it's the joy of tasting a fruit or a grilled chicken dish she has never tried before.

“It’s a full outing where you can catch dinner, try something new, and genuinely connect with community members, because that’s the heart of everything we do," says Lacy Gill, who oversees community partnerships. "It really is a living community space.”

Skip the fluorescent supermarket aisles this weekend. Exploration starts right outside your front door. As Megan reminds us, “Now your new tradition is coming to the farmers market. Buy yourself some roller skates and reusable bags,” and come see what your neighbors are growing.

ARTICLE BY TAMMY DE WEERD PHOTOGRAPHY BY SPOKEN WINES + PROVIDED

LAND Shapes EVERYTHING

A wine region still evolving through experimentation, agriculture, and shared perspective

Walla Walla has been written about.

The wines reflect the range found in the land itself—different soils, elevations, and varietals that resist settling into one style. My husband and I have been visiting and tasting here for nearly three decades, first discovering it while at Washington State University. We keep coming back.

Experiencing Walla Walla feels different than reading about it.

The town carries its history quietly. Streets lined with older homes, neighborhoods that feel settled and intact. Irrigation ditches move through front yards and disappear beneath sidewalks and roads. Whitman College sits calmly within it, while the Marcus Whitman Hotel anchors downtown, familiar to anyone who has spent time here. Over the years, downtown has become as much a destination for food as wine.

It shows up in how long people stay at a table. How a tasting becomes a conversation that moves beyond the wine itself. One stop turns into another, and eventually the question shifts. Not what Walla Walla is known for, but what it is about the place that continues to draw people back.

You begin to notice it out in the vineyards.

The landscape doesn’t reveal itself all at once. It unfolds slowly as you drive or bike through it—open stretches, subtle elevation changes, steady wind, grain fields giving way to vineyards. Some sites feel exposed, others tucked into folds of the land.

And once you begin to see those differences, you hear people describe them in ways that make you pause.

Chris Figgins of Leonetti Cellar and Figgins Estate put it simply: “You’re not just tasting the wine… you’re tasting the site.”

Devyani Gupta, winemaker at Valdemar Estates, describes Walla Walla less as a single landscape than a series of distinct environments, each shaping the wine differently. In The Rocks District, the soil shifts to deep cobblestones—an ancient riverbed that holds heat and gives it back to the vines. Elsewhere, wind becomes the defining force, shaping growth and concentrating fruit. Higher in the Blue Mountains, cooler temperatures and heavier clay soils slow things down, creating a different structure and expression.

Those differences carry through to the glass.

Warm days give way to cooler nights. Wind keeps the vines in check. Elevation brings lift and freshness. The balance feels less manufactured than naturally occurring.

Every vineyard is worked with intention: where to plant, what to plant, how blocks are divided, when fruit is picked. Even within the same vineyard, sections are treated differently and understood over time.

For Gilles Nicault, winemaker at Long Shadows Vintners, part of the appeal has always been the freedom to work without rigid expectations. In older wine regions, traditions are often fixed. Here, there’s still room to respond to what the land offers. Cabernet and Syrah can come together. Fruit from different parts of the Columbia Valley can be blended with purpose rather than convention.

Jean-François Pellet of Pepper Bridge Winery and Amavi Cellars describes it as a region still evolving. Even after decades of working the land, there are still things to learn. The soils, shaped by ancient floods, vary more than they first appear. The climate offers consistency, but not predictability. What stands out as much as the wine is the exchange between the people making it.

Winemakers here taste together. Compare notes. Talk openly about what worked and what didn’t. It’s not unusual for several wineries to source fruit from the same vineyard and later sit down to compare how each interpretation turned out.

There’s a phrase that comes up more than once, first from Chris Figgins and later from Marcus Rafanelli of Woodward Canyon Winery:

“We push the people ahead of us and pull the people behind us.”

It doesn’t feel rehearsed. It shows up in conversations, in shared information, and in the willingness to see someone else succeed.

Early on, there were only a handful of wineries here. People were learning through trial and error—what could grow, what could survive winter, what could stand alongside wines from more established regions. Collaboration began out of necessity, but much of it remains.

Devyani Gupta arrived in Walla Walla from a very different direction, originally coming to Whitman College with interests unrelated to wine. What she found was not only a landscape surrounded by vineyards, but one layered with possibility. There’s history here, but also room for new perspectives.

Scale matters too. Walla Walla remains relatively small, and many wines never reach broader markets in large quantities. Attention stays close to the vineyard, the vintage, and the decisions shaping each bottle. There’s less distance between the people making the wine and the people drinking it.

Visitors come expecting good wine and usually find it. What tends to linger is harder to define.

Maybe it’s the pace. Maybe it’s the way conversations stretch longer than expected. Maybe it’s the feeling that the region still hasn’t fully settled into a final version of itself.

By the time you leave, Walla Walla resists being neatly summed up.

Not because it’s trying to be mysterious, but because the experience is cumulative. The land, the wine, the people, and the history all seem to build on one another slowly over time.

And perhaps that’s what continues to hold people’s attention long after they leave.

Tammy de Weerd is a contributing writer for City Lifestyle. She is also the co-founder of Spoken Wines.

“Walla Walla feels less like a finished destination and more like an evolving landscape, where vineyards, shared experience, and long-standing relationships continue influencing both the wines themselves and the people drawn back there repeatedly.”

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MEET HEATHER VAN BOERUM

EXPLORING YOURSELF

It was the night before Heather Van Boerum's husband’s birthday celebration. He had one request: that Heather join him skiing. It would be Heather’s first time attempting the sport since her accident.

"I started getting this nervous stomach . . . I was worried about disappointing him and others around me . . . having to say, ‘I can't do it.’"

ARTICLE BY JESSICA SORBONNE

The next morning, Heather pushed the feeling aside and made her way to the top of the mountain with the help of the National Ability Center (NAC), a Park City-based nonprofit that endeavors to bring outdoor recreation to people with disabilities.

"I got up and realized, I'm going to go down the hill no matter what. So whether I ski, or whether I sit-ski, or whether someone pushes me, I'm going to do this today, and it’s going to be as beautiful as it would be no matter how I do it."

It only takes five minutes around Heather to note the positive lens through which she views the world. Though she remarks on how her accident has made her a better person, it’s hard to imagine a time when she wasn’t utterly remarkable. After all, hardship has a way of underscoring what already exists in us.

In December 2021, Heather was involved in a devastating accident that resulted in the loss of both of her legs.

Her husband Don, a trauma surgeon, arrived just seconds after she had been loaded into the ambulance and jumped in, helping facilitate her immediate care and recovery, followed by ongoing rehabilitation.

"If someone had told me, ‘Next year, you're going to lose your legs and have to live the rest of your life like this,’ I would have said, 'I can't imagine coming back from something like that.' And now I'm like, ‘What's next?’"

A long-time resident on the east bench, Heather’s connections to the community are vast and diverse. She volunteers at the local food pantry and the teen homeless center, supports mental health endeavors for the Huntsman Mental Health Institute, and works with the Stop the Bleed organization. And the list, she’ll tell you, is always growing.

Heather and her family have also made advocacy around safety and accessibility a priority.

Heather was part of an initiative to acquire funding for tourniquets in schools, devices used to stop profound blood loss. She is also currently involved in “So Everybody Can Move,” an initiative focused on helping fund mobility devices for those in need.

"Knowledge is the main thing, honestly. I live right next to Cottonwood Elementary and I drive past that school and I think, ‘I'm so glad I have the knowledge that I could stop my car and I could help.’"

On a smaller scale, every room she enters—every conversation—is subject to Heather’s overwhelming warmth. She notices the lovely little details in things and people that others glance over, like the dainty glass jars in the coffee shop window where we held our interview. She remembers the names of people she’s briefly encountered. A woman she met at Sonic and a homeless man on Fort Union are among those she considers close friends.

"If you're going down the Narrows and you don't look up, you miss the whole hike, and that's like life,” she says. “I’ve learned the difference between living a life where you don't connect that way and a life where you do. It's 100% different."

The loss of her legs has only seemed to sharpen her zest for adventure. These days, you can find Heather cycling, skiing, running, hiking, and climbing. The outdoors, in particular, have become a type of medicine that deepens her sense of human connection and spirituality.

Last summer, Heather had a surgery that required months of rehabilitation. Three months went by without leaving her home, and despite her careful planning of activities to pass the time, the days began to grow long.

“Don said, ‘I'm going to take you for a drive up the canyon.’ And all of a sudden it was like, ‘Oh, I just have to be out. And I'm fine.’ And my healing process just ramped up.

“And so that's something to think about. When we find ourselves, for whatever reason, cut off from the world a little bit, we need to find a way to get back and get out and be in it.”

Heather and her family have always been avid hikers, even planning vacations that revolved around day-long excursions in the mountains; however, Heather’s prosthetics have made the activity somewhat tricky.

“But I think that's another thing . . . you can make anything happen, you know? We just have to dig deep inside and find that strength—through spirituality, through our physical strength, and our mental strength too."

Ask Heather if she has bad days and she'll correct you. She doesn't have bad days. She has “moments.”

Not long after her accident, she spent time in a clinic around an “old cowboy” named Tony who shared advice on getting through the tough stuff.

“[Tony] said to me, ‘You are gonna have to let yourself sit in the bad times and sit in the pain. And then I want you to kick yourself in the butt and get going.’”

Heather’s outlook, while forward-moving, doesn’t suggest that strength lies in solitude. Leaning on one another is vital to our own stories, and to others’.

"If you feel like you need help, get help. There's no shame. The stronger person is the one who seeks help. It's the weaker person who won't allow themselves,” she says.

For Heather, the work of healing and the work of noticing beauty have always been the same. Open yourself up—to help, to a stranger, to a new experience—and the world starts to look different.

“I remember the first time I rode bikes with my sisters up the mountain after the accident. And I'm like, ‘Oh my gosh, those flowers are so beautiful.’

“And my sister said, ‘Heather, that's what our neighbors call weeds.’

“I'm like, ‘They're so pretty.’ She's like, ‘Okay.’

“But you're finding the beauty.”

Millcreek Canyon, A Love Letter

To The Trail That Defines The Community

When things become a little loud—when the constant hum of technology feels too consuming—I find myself reaching for my keys.

The mouth of the canyon is unpretentious but familiar. A blanket of snow or wildflowers or flame-colored leaves grazes the edge of the creek, beckoning me forward through the nine-mile stretch until I reach a familiar trail or picnic spot.

My neighbors are there. Camaraderie and quiet exist in the same radius. Carefree dogs hang their heads out of Subarus and children walk barefoot through shallow water. Cyclists whiz by and fly fishermen tie their wading boots.

The canyon has ushered many into new chapters. Childhood picnics, fireside gatherings with other hormone-plagued teenagers, get-to-know-you walks with first dates, and teaching children to skip rocks in the same creek where they once learned.

It changes with us. New blooms of springtime, sunlit summer evenings, and the muted hues of winter—all return year after year, as do we, even as we arrive as slightly different versions of ourselves.

Millcreek Canyon is not just a place we visit; it’s a second home—a sweet reprieve from meetings and carpool duties and Instagram

ARTICLE BY JESSICA SORBONNE PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

likes. And while it may not be Utah’s grandest canyon in scale, there is something charming about its accessibility and ease.

No fancy gear or thought-out plan is required to take in the scent of fir and pine trees that flank the trails; it’s ingrained in the local rhythm of life.

But on the days you truly want to retreat, there are trails like Pipeline or Desolation that can unearth a bit of awe, and the sweeping aspen groves and patches of Indian paintbrush do just that.

Now a second home for those seeking solitude or recreation, the canyon itself was once the center of existence. Its formations and creekbeds have long held the key to survival—even before it was known as Millcreek.

The Shoshone people called the canyon “Tempin-Tekkoappah,” meaning “rock trap.” Historians believe the name stems from the jutting terrain and narrow passages that allowed the Shoshone to gather their game into natural corrals.

Pioneers who settled the valley in the mid-1800s relied on the canyon’s natural water flow and vegetation to build sawmills, appropriately naming it Mill Creek. The communities that grew beneath the canyon would eventually inherit the name as well.

Though the city surrounding it has transformed into something more fast-paced and autonomous, the canyon still draws people in for the same reason it always has: it offers stillness.

And the appeal of the canyon is not just the landscape that crescendos as you scale upward. It’s the unique culture and charm that set it apart from other destinations.

Every other day, the canyon belongs as much to our furry companions as it does to us. In a law that is as quirky as it is practical, dogs are allowed off leash when the calendar falls on an odd number.

In winter months, the upper gate is closed to traffic, and instead, the season transforms the area into a snowy playground. Snowshoers and skiers skate across wintry corridors while parents pull bundled children with pink noses on sleds.

Whether it’s a celebratory dinner behind rustic walls or a misty morning jog, the canyon has a way of weaving itself into both our everyday routines and our milestone moments.

As Millcreek residents—as Utahns—Millcreek Canyon is a place that defines us. Not just because it’s lovely, though it is that, but because it’s our history, our daily life, and what we seek when things become a little too loud.

EMERGENCY BLANKET

Critical for preventing hypothermia and retaining body heat.

FIRST AID Refresh

From alpine trails to remote desert terrain, Utah offers endless opportunities for outdoor adventure. But with adventure comes risk, and it never hurts to be prepared. Here are 10 items to consider for your first aid toolkit so you can explore with a bit more peace of mind.

Remember: These tools are only helpful if you know how to use them. In tandem with packing these items, consider taking a survival or first aid class through the University of Utah or the Red Cross.

10 Items You Need for Outdoor Adventure

ARTICLE BY JESSICA SORBONNE

TOURNIQUET

For life-threatening bleeding emergencies.

COMPRESSION BANDAGE

Supports sprains and helps control bleeding.

Jessica Sorbonne is a lifestyle writer in the Salt Lake area who after suffering great loss has found peace in the outdoors and adventure.

WATER PURIFICATION METHOD

A filter or purification tablets can become lifesaving if you run out of clean water.

WOUND-PACKING GAUZE

Essential for deep cuts and serious injuries.

WHISTLE

A whistle carries farther than the human voice and conserves energy if you need rescuers to locate you.

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

A fully charged phone is a start, but in remote areas, a satellite communication device can allow you to call for help without cell service.

MULTI-TOOL OR TRAUMA SHEARS

Useful for gear repair, cutting bandages, or emergency situations.

HEADLAMP OR FLASHLIGHT

Outdoor emergencies often become significantly more dangerous after dark, making a reliable light source essential.

PERSONAL MEDICATIONS

Items like inhalers, EpiPens, or prescription medications should never be overlooked.

JESSICA SORBONNE

ARTICLE BY ALYSSA LAVY, MS, RD, CDN

Summer Seafood Gazpacho

This summer seafood gazpacho screams summer and is the perfect, refreshing meal, snack or appetizer to beat the heat - whether you’re entertaining or enjoying a quiet meal with family. It’s packed with some of the season’s most flavorful produce and provides satisfying fiber and protein to help keep you feeling full, while still being light enough to enjoy on the hottest of summer days. Plus, there is no need to turn on the oven or the stove, keeping your kitchen (and you) cool as a cucumber! You can enjoy this chilled soup as is, or add toppings like chopped jalapeños, cilantro, or creme fraiche and scoop it up with tortilla chips!

Alyssa Lavy, MS, RD, CDN, CPT is a registered dietitian, personal trainer and mom of 2. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from The George Washington University and her Master of Science in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology from Teachers College Columbia University, where she also completed her dietetic internship. She has been an ACSM certified personal trainer for over a decade. Alyssa is the owner of Alyssa Lavy Nutrition & Wellness, a wellness brand offering nutrition communications, program development and consulting services for individuals and corporations.

Website: alyssalavy.com Instagram: @alyssalavyrd

Ingredients: (yields ~8 C gazpacho)

• 8 large tomatoes

• 1 large cucumber

• 2 cloves garlic

• 1 small sweet onion

• 1 jalapeño pepper

• ½ tsp hot sauce

• 3 Tbsp lemon juice

• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

• 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar

• 1 ¼ tsp kosher salt

• ½ tsp ground black pepper

• 2 Tbsp parsley (fresh or dried)

• 8 oz lump crab meat

• 8 oz cooked shrimp, chilled (about 8-12 large shrimp)

*Optional suggested toppings include: cilantro, tortilla chips, chopped jalapeños, creme fraiche, or additional parsley.

Directions:

1. Cut tomatoes into large chunks, approximately 6-8 pieces each. Set aside.

2. Slice cucumber into thick slices. Set aside.

3. Mince garlic. Set aside.

4. Chop onion into medium sized pieces. Set aside.

5. Slice jalapeño pepper in half, lengthwise. Remove seeds if you prefer less heat. Chop jalapeño pepper and set aside.

6. Add tomatoes to large food processor. You may need to add about half of the tomatoes, pulse for a few seconds and then add the remaining tomatoes depending on the size of your food processor. Pulse tomatoes until chunky and slightly pureed. You will continue to puree the tomatoes once the additional ingredients are added, so do not pulse until completely smooth.

7. Add remaining vegetables (cucumber, garlic, onion, jalapeño pepper) to food processor with the tomatoes. Add hot sauce, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper and parsley. Replace the lid and pulse to desired consistency – the gazpacho should be pureed, but still somewhat chunky and not completely smooth.

8. Store in an airtight container and chill in the fridge for at least one hour before serving. If not serving right away, this gazpacho can be made in advance and stored in the fridge overnight or for a few days until ready to serve. If making this gazpacho in advance, purchase fresh seafood or thaw frozen within 1 day of serving to keep seafood fresh and store seafood separately, only adding when ready to serve. When ready to serve, chop the shrimp and add approximately 1-2 oz chopped shrimp and ~1 oz crab meat to each bowl. You can add optional toppings, such as chopped cilantro, chopped jalapeños, tortilla chips, creme fraiche and an additional sprinkle of parsley, if preferred. Enjoy!

Note: This gazpacho can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up for 4 days, without the seafood. Store seafood separately and add when ready to consume.

A REFRESHING, CHILLED, SUMMER FORWARD SOUP THAT PACKS IN PROTEIN AND FIBER!

Brighten Your Smile For Spring

ARTICLE BY KALI KASPRZYK

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANIE JONES

MAKEUP BY MIKAYLA CRANE

The 10% Target Mindset

Jen Cohen ON THE PRACTICE OF ASKING FOR WHAT YOU WANT

Winnipeg in the winter, and a 17-year-old waits 45 minutes in the cold for Keanu Reeves. Her fingers are numb. She is not there for an autograph. She is there to ask him to appear in her audition tape for MuchMusic, Canada’s MTV. When he finally agrees, she writes her number on a gum wrapper with a borrowed lip liner.

He calls days later.

That 17-year-old was Jen Cohen — fitness expert, host of the Habits & Hustle podcast, and best-selling author. She has built a career on the premise her frostbitten afternoon proved. She calls the practice the 10% Target: 10 attempts at whatever you want most in life.

The premise is simple. Most people never make one attempt. Almost nobody makes two. The math works in favor of the person who keeps going.

The top-rated Habits & Hustle podcast has logged hundreds of conversations with high performers and the people who study what the body does to the mind. Her TEDx talk, The Secret to Getting Anything You Want in Life, has traveled widely inside Fortune 500 sales-training rooms. On the Share the Lifestyle podcast, Cohen sits down to share the working rules that are the foundation of her latest book, Bigger, Better, Bolder.

“You have to be the CEO of your own life.”

FEATURING JEN COHEN

Discover the full 10% Target Mindset framework.

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MAKE TEN ATTEMPTS

The door opens, or another door does. The unmade attempt and the refused one leave you in the same place — except one of them teaches you something.

STACK THE DECK

Cohen frames her habits as a wager: How do I stack the deck so I win more than I lose? The workout happens first, and the food decisions follow. The email follow-up gets sent, and the answer arrives. The choices compound in a single direction.

DISCIPLINE IS A PRACTICED SKILL, NOT AN INHERITANCE

No one is born with it. The people who look disciplined are running a routine they have rehearsed long enough that it no longer feels like effort. The reps are the skill. Miss them, and the skill fades, the same as any other.

SELF-TALK ONLY WORKS WHEN THE BODY BACKS IT UP

Confidence does not arrive by repeating the word. It arrives after the body has done the thing — the workout finished, the cold walk endured, the email sent. The mind takes its cues from what the body proves it can do. Talk follows action, not the other way around.

NEVER MISS A MONDAY

The first decision sets the slope of the rest. Skip the Monday workout, and the rest of the week tends to follow. Hold the line on Monday, and the slope tilts the other way.

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events

A SELECTION OF UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS

JULY 3RD

Utah Symphony at Capitol Hill

350 N. State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103 | 8:30 PM

America is turning 250, so what better way to celebrate than at the Utah State Capitol? Catch our musicians on our annual State Tour as we honor the history and heritage of our great community with a live orchestral performance. The program has a patriotic flair, featuring favorite classical works, Broadway selections, American folk music, and more.

JULY 4TH

Freedom Fest Parade & Community Celebration

3050 South 500 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84115 | 9:30 AM

South Salt Lake's annual Freedom Fest Parade and Celebration takes place each year on the 4th of July. Join us for a small-town parade and family activities in Fitts Park.

JULY 7TH

Big Cottonwood Canyon Flea Market

8302 South Brighton Loop Road, Brighton, UT 84121 | 10:00 AM

A Laid-back Mountain Market, Vintage, Handmade, Local Artists, Secondhand, and everything in between. All Summer Long in the beautiful mountains of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Sundays 10 am-5 pm in Brighton, Utah.

JULY 10TH

KUTV Days of '47 Pops Concert 2026

123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 | 7:30 PM

Celebrate the spirit of Utah, patriotism, and music at the KUTV Days of ’47 Pops Concert featuring GENTRI alongside the Choral Arts Society of Utah and the West Valley Symphony of Utah at Abravanel Hall on July 10–11, 2026. This concert will bring audiences together with soaring vocals, powerful music, and performances that honor Utah's traditions, heritage, and unity.

JULY 24TH

PIE & BEER DAY 2026

77 West 1300 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84115 | 4:00 PM

The largest gathering of pie and beer in the nation. Pie & Beer Day returns to the Ballpark for another year of one of Utah’s most beloved (and delicious) traditions. Thousands gather each year to celebrate great local bakers, incredible craft brewers, and a community that knows how to show up.

JULY 25TH

Salt Lake City Water Lantern Festival by Light The Night

451 South State Street Salt Lake City, UT 84111 | 6:30 PM

Experience the enchantment of our Water Lantern Festival! Join us at the water’s edge to celebrate love, hope, and dreams. Personalize your own floating lantern with wishes or messages, and release it onto the water to create a breathtaking display of light. It’s a peaceful, unforgettable evening of community, reflection, and connection. Bring your loved ones and share the magic!

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