Zachary McKeown knows he has a good thing going.     The 13-year-old North Salt Lake resident lives right across the street from the city's three-year-old skate park.   Full Story

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Murray's Daniel Snarr has no grand designs for his mayoral legacy in his Salt Lake County suburb. He just wants to whack some weeds.     Armed with a pump-and-shoot rucksack of Round-up, Snarr has declared himself the final authority over wild weeds in his jurisdiction.   Full Story

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And the bead goes on.     Owner of Heart Beads in Holladay, Tremaine Fenton taught several workshops at the recent 43rd Gem Faire show at the South Towne Mall in Sandy.   Full Story

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Lynne Olson lives in a Sugar House bungalow but calls the whole neighborhood her home.     She loves the onion rings at Millie's Burgers.   Full Story

J. Ann Helms/Close-Up Correspondent

Summer jobs can mean more than a paycheck.     The skills youth learn - responsibility, punctuality, following directions, managing money, getting along with others - while working summers often carry more currency than cash.   Full Story

Sherry Petit/Close-Up Correspondent

Lenses aimed at the stars caught the attention of several residents on a Friday night in Taylorsville. All the fanfare wasn't for stars of the Hollywood variety, but for those spinning balls of gas dancing around the moon and Venus.   Full Story

Stacy Smith/Close-Up Correspondent

To avoid drugs, alcohol and tobacco, young people in Sugar House can get SMART.     SMART Moves is the prevention program the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake employs to teach children to shun such substances.   Full Story

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Rose bushes and layers of fresh flowers line rows of tidy houses in Glendale, where many of the modest homes are fronted by decorative city lamps.     But the tranquil neighborhood feel is under a silent, but smelly, siege.   Full Story