Money can’t buy you love. But it can buy experiences that change who you are, how you view the world, and how happy you are. A 20-year study conducted by Dr. Thomas Gilovich, a psychology professor at Cornell University, demonstrated that experiences deliver longer-lasting happiness than things. “Our experiences are […]
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No Planet B by Molly Brown PhD, D.N.M
There are so many ways to feed and nourish ourselves; it can be overwhelming. I recently went to a dinner where the host labeled each plate: “gluten -free,” “paleo,” “vegan,” and even “ketogenic,” which I thought was very considerate, although a lot to keep track of for a small dinner […]
Stanley Summer Guide: June by Sabina Dana Plasse
There’s no place in the Lower 48 quite like Stanley, Idaho; it has a character and draw that’s all its own. The friendly, talented, and colorful locals who inhabit this western destination understand it the best and have created a mountain oasis. Each summer, Stanley adds a little more to […]
The Value of Wellness by Suzanne Hazlett
For more than 21 years, Suzanne has worked with individual and corporate clients to help build, manage, and preserve their net worth. She strives to create a more approachable way for people to understand personal finance and its ties to life’s rites of passage. Her firm, Hazlett Wealth Management LLC, […]
Citizen Cope by Courtney Lauck
“Sometimes what you produce takes time to settle. It’s like a fine wine,” says Clarence Greenwood, known to the music world as the artist Citizen Cope, who is playing the Sun Valley Pavilion on June 16. It is only one of several great lines uttered by the singer-songwriter during our […]
Motopony by Hayden Seder
Motopony is so much more than just the name of vocalist and guitarist Daniel Blue’s Seattle-based band. It is a term coined by Blue to represent a state of living, a journey, a search for the magic in life that connects us all and makes us realize that we are […]
Expression to Form: Abstract Artists of the Wood River Valley Studio Tour by Raine Kidder
Abstract art is like a secret language. It is a means to give a visual language to experiences where words fail to articulate what we feel, but cannot see. The expression of the familiar, interpreted through a distorted lens, abstract art moves us in a different way than other forms […]
A Good Night’s Sleep by Brian Fortuin, MD St. Luke’s Clinic – Internal Medicine, Twin Falls St. Luke’s Magic Valley Sleep Institute
There’s nothing like a good night’s sleep to help you awake feeling rested and happy. Falling into a deep sleep repairs tissue damage and restores energy, essentially rebooting your body and adding to your quality of life. Quality sleep every night can help you recover after an injury or illness, […]