Hats Off to the Past Preserving 1860’s Craftsmanship in a Modern World
There’s a stillness inside Tatton Baird, surrounded by hats of different styles, different materials, along with the tools used to shape them, shave them, and repair them. The building holds a sense of age, like it’s haunted—in a good way—by the many hands that have worked the same trade. It’s no wonder, really, because the […]
Fit and Fun: Upbeat Pilates at the Clyde Recreation Center
A good workout is more than breaking a sweat. For Lauren Mortensen, it means feeling comfortable enough to be yourself and finding a little more confidence in what your body can do. For Madsen, it’s also about shaking your hips to the music, laughing with the person next to you, and realizing that exercise can […]
Finding Strength Together: Springville’s New Adaptive Fitness Class
When Lauren Schofield leads an adaptive strength class at the Clyde Recreation Center, she’s doing more than teaching lunges, squats, and bicep curls. She’s helping create the kind of place she hopes her own daughter will someday call home. Schofield’s 4-year-old daughter has Down syndrome, and while the little girl is still years away from […]
A Cut Above: Sitting down at Springville’s friendly neighborhood barber
For many people, a haircut is another errand to squeeze between work, errands, and dinner. But step inside W & M Barber Co. in Springville, and it’s clear that’s not how Bill McMillan sees it. There are fresh fades, clean beard trims and the unmistakable scent of shaving cream. Clippers hum in the background while […]
Imagination Takes the Lead: Creative Dance Camps with Alli Moon
In a quiet Springville neighborhood, a basement becomes a stage. There are no bright competition lights, no elaborate costumes, and no pressure to perfect every pointed toe. Instead, a small group of children twirl, skip and stretch as they express themselves through movement. At the center of it all is Alli Moon, a longtime dance […]
The Man Behind the Gavel
In the corner of a small Springville workshop, Dave Giles spent decades covered in sawdust. Wood shavings curled from the spinning lathe. Walnut and oak blocks slowly transformed beneath steady hands. Somewhere in the background, another custom order waited to be finished — maybe for a judge, maybe for a Masonic lodge, maybe for a […]
Making Waves:Â How Alli Moon Turned a Love of Dance Into a Poolside Fitness Party
If you walk into the Clyde Recreation Center during one of Alli Moon’s AquaFit classes, don’t expect a quiet, methodical workout. Expect music. Expect laughter. And most of all, expect something that feels a lot more like a dance party than a traditional fitness class. Standing at the edge of the pool, Moon leads her […]
Sand Between Your Toes: Inside Beach House, the Indoor Volleyball Spot Bringing Summer Vibes Year-Round
As a belated cold finally descends on Utah County, a different kind of scene is unfolding behind unassuming doors. The energy is high, laughter echoes, and players dive barefoot into warm sand, chasing a volleyball under bright lights. It feels like summer, but it’s happening year-round at Beach House, Utah County’s indoor beach volleyball facility. […]
Finding Balance: Inside the Glide Cardio Wave class making a splash at Clyde Rec Center
On a Thursday evening at the Clyde Recreation Center in Springville, the pool looks a little different than usual. Instead of lap swimmers slicing through lanes or kids clinging to the edge, a line of floating mats stretches across the water. They’re long, narrow, and just unstable enough to make even confident athletes pause before […]
Stronger Together:Inside the Cycle and Strength Classes at Spanish Fork’s FitCity Center
At 6:30 on a Wednesday morning, long before the rest of Spanish Fork fully wakes, the cycle studio at the FitCity Center is already buzzing. The lights are on, the bass hums through the floor, and a dozen riders settle onto their bikes as instructor Sarah Stevenson cues up the next playlist. The room feels […]
