The premier celebration commemorating the establishment of West Valley City is only about a month away. Everyone is invited to WestFest 2012, to be held this year in Centennial Park at 3100 South 5415 West. This year the celebration is so big, event...

West Valley residents who’ve made the city their second home are picking more than the local customs. Recently, they received recognition for their efforts to learn English. On April 24, more than 80 people were invited to City Hall for a spec...

On the first Saturday in May, residents turned out for what may have been the largest celebration of Mexican heritage and pride in the state. On May 5, thousands of people celebrated Cinco de Mayo at an event held in Centennial Park at 3500 South 54...

Walking into the art gallery at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, you might not first recognize all the items that are on display as art. From thermal imaging scans of a human head, to complex data points representing fluid dynamics, and even var...

In celebration of Arbor Day, on April 27 local students from both Benjamin Franklin Academy and Granite Technical Institute horticultural class helped planted new trees at West Valley’s Maverik Center. The tree-planting event was part of what ...

The Utah branch of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is moving its offices from Salt Lake City to West Valley City. With this move, the organization will be having an open house fundraiser on May 17 full of music, speakers and delicious ...

West Valley City officials are keeping a close watch on how projected growth will impact the community. The West Valley City General Plan, a document that makes recommendations to guide growth and development throughout the city, was recently update...

With more than 300 volunteers helping to do everything from cleaning the grounds to building shelving, this year’s “Comcast Cares Day” at West Lake Junior High School was a success. The April 21 event was part of Comcast&rsquo...

The pinwheels twirling in the breeze were meant to catch your attention. In April, there were 50,000 of them throughout the state and several of them in different locations in West Valley City, including at the offices of the Oquirrh Neighborhood Tea...

When they aren’t making public policy, city leaders are rolling up their sleeves and getting down to work at the sometimes-dirty job of keeping up West Valley City. In April, four West Valley City Council members and Parks Director Kevin Astil...