I heart Salt Lake is a local Utah website focused on sharing and promoting the things we love about Salt Lake. Local restaurants, where to shop, community events and the arts are just a few of the things you will find here. Whether you’re from Salt Lake or just visiting you will find something you heart about Salt Lake too.
I Heart Salt Lake is brought to you by Julie and Dianna, two sisters born in raised in Salt Lake.
Dianna Davis- co founder and editor
Dianna was born and raised in Salt Lake where she lives with her husband, son and twin baby girls.
She is the owner and author of the lifestyle blog whateverdeedeewants.com.
Dianna also blogs regularly for the Rhodes Bake N Serv Blog.
Julie Knaphus- co founder and editor
Julie resides in Salt Lake with her husband and four kids. Julie loves cooking and baking. She loves to cook for the family. Julie is the author of the food blog juliesfoodlove.com.
Julie also loves to travel and planning the next trip can be almost as fun as traveling itself. But as much as she loves to getaway, Salt Lake will always be her home.
Beth Davis- Contributing writer
Beth is the mother of three boys and the grandmother to one little boy.
You can find Beth in her garden, sewing, painting (watercolors), traveling, playing with her grandson or creating flower arrangements.
View posts by Beth here.
Ashlee Prisbrey- Contributing writer
Ashlee has moved 32 times but is excited to be living in Salt Lake for the first time (and the foreseeable future). She lives with her husband and her 4 1/2 kids. She blogs at ImTopsyTurvy.com and has a website for her cakes TopsyTurvyCakes.com. She spends a lot of time at her kids charter school for kids on the autistic spectrum (3 of her 4 kids have been diagnosed with aspergers) teaching theater. With the rest of her "time" she crafts, bakes, cooks, makes cakes, plans parties and works on remodeling her basement apartment.
View posts by Ashlee here.
View posts by Ashlee here.
Beth Davis- Contributing writer
Beth is the mother of three boys and the grandmother to one little boy.
You can find Beth in her garden, sewing, painting (watercolors), traveling, playing with her grandson or creating flower arrangements.
View posts by Beth here.
Jacqueline Miller- Contributing graphic designer
A newbie to Salt Lake City, Jacqueline is all about adventuring and discovering all aspects of the area— food, local culture, activities, outdoor festivals, etc. She is always on the lookout for fabulous local products. When not on a discovery adventure outing, she acts as a communications consultant and graphic designer creating everything from logos to animations to book layouts to social media plans. Her website is JacquelineTMiller.com. Regardless of adventuring or working she is 100% geek-elite and can pretty much answer any nerd-tastic question regarding comics, zombies, gaming, cinema, unicorns and a bunch of other things.
View designs by Jacqueline here. A newbie to Salt Lake City, Jacqueline is all about adventuring and discovering all aspects of the area— food, local culture, activities, outdoor festivals, etc. She is always on the lookout for fabulous local products. When not on a discovery adventure outing, she acts as a communications consultant and graphic designer creating everything from logos to animations to book layouts to social media plans. Her website is JacquelineTMiller.com. Regardless of adventuring or working she is 100% geek-elite and can pretty much answer any nerd-tastic question regarding comics, zombies, gaming, cinema, unicorns and a bunch of other things.
Michelle Hinckley- Contributing writer
I was born and raised in Salt Lake City, UT. I went to school at BYU-Hawaii for a few semesters where I met my husband then later graduated from the U of U. We spent 10 years in Tucson, AZ and recently moved back to Salt Lake with a job transfer. I loved Tucson but after being away from Salt Lake City I came to appreciate how great this city really is. I am a wife and mother of three boys and write about our adventures on my blog http://www.4men1lady.com/
Tavia McGrath- Contributing photographer
Tavia McGrath was born and raised in Utah and has lived in Sugarhouse for the last 10 years with her husband, two fun and adventurous kids and a houseful of pets. Her love of photography began nearly 20 years ago when she inherited a small Olympus camera. “I was never any good at drawing of painting so photography became my art.”
Tavia’s photos have been published in several local publications, and she recently completed a series of photographs of her most favorite sites around Sugarhouse.
Tavia’s latest venture is her handmade flower business in which she makes flowers from fabric, felt, lace and vintage buttons from her grandma’s collection to put on headbands, clips, hats, etc. She gets to use her photography skills too by taking photos of her daughter modeling her work! Her creations can be seen at
Victoria Saley- Contributing writer
Victoria (@obSEUSSed) moved to Salt Lake to attend the U of U 14 years ago. She married a SL native (@callmegrimm) who informs her of all the great local spots. Mom of 3 and a home librarian, she blogs at www.ObSEUSSed.com where she encourages literacy through children's books, kid crafts and activities inspired by Dr. Seuss.
View posts by Victoria here.
