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A photo of a white cat looking curiously up at the photographer.

Introducing The House Cat: Ogden’s new cat cafe

Delaney Harrison, Reporter October 29, 2024

A new cat cafe in Ogden is set to open in early 2025, becoming only the second of its kind to exist in Utah. Owners of The House Cat, Christine Otterstrom and Jenny Wilcox, were tired of going all the...

An orange cat resting at Tinker's Cat Cafe.

Café con los gatos: Tinker’s Cat Café

Nathanael Stout, Editor September 12, 2024

El café de gatos Tinker, ubicado en el centro de Salt Lake City, solo tiene cinco empleados, pero marca una diferencia para las vidas de los gatos. El café que es amigable con LGBTQ es el hogar de gatos...

Cats at Tinker's are provided with cozy beds.

Coffee with the cats: Tinker’s Cat Café

Delaney Harrison, Reporter September 12, 2024

Tinker’s Cat Café, located in downtown Salt Lake City, is home to just five employees, but is making a difference in the lives of cats. This LGBTQ-friendly cafe is home to shelter cats ready to be adopted. Through...

A cat named Coriander Bean, right after waking up to a camera in his face, available for adoption at Best Friends Animal Society's Salt Lake City location.

The reality of no-kill shelters in Utah

Kennedy Camarena, Section Editor April 18, 2023

Dogs barking, cats meowing and the chatter of local Utah families hoping to find a new pet to bring into their lives — these are the near-constant sounds of animal shelters and rescues all across Utah...

A close up of a cat known as Smoke while the cat lays in the morning sun.

Saving the strays

Alma Bell, Reporter January 19, 2023

There are roughly 32 million feral cats roaming the United States. A feral cat refers to any cat that lives outside and has little to no contact with humans, which leads the cat into a more wild, animalistic...

A close up of a cat known as Smoke while the cat lays in the morning sun.

Salvar a los animales abandonados

Marianna Lopez Luritta, Traductor January 19, 2023

En Estados Unidos hay unos 32 millones de gatos callejeros. Un gato callejero es un gato que vive en el exterior y tiene poco o ningún contacto con los humanos, lo que le lleva a un estado más salvaje...

Wildcat freshman Sebastian Buxman and sophomore Jordan Coutinho celebrate their win against the Eagles.

A swing to victory

Alec Cipollini February 28, 2022

The second Big Sky Conference match of the 2021-22 season for Weber State University's men’s tennis team ended in a 6–1 win against Eastern Washington University at Ogden Athletic Club on Feb....

Puppy tired after playing with his new ball. (BriElle Harker / The Signpost)

Finding joy

BriElle Harker April 14, 2020

Even in the hardest of times there is always something to bring you joy. For many of us, the COVID-19 pandemic brings uncertainty and anxiety. But we need to remember that joy is still all around us; we...

In Neko Atsume, three cats: Cocoa, Shadow and Sunny can be collected. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham)

What’s Appening

Leah Higginbotham October 27, 2016

Welcome to What's App-ening, your weekly source for the latest and greatest in mobile apps. Neko Atsume is an app that brings you all the joy of being a cat lady (or gentleman) with none of the cat litter. The...

Bob King Retires After 40 Years of Service

Bob King Retires After 40 Years of Service

Tanoya Poulsen November 19, 2015

The Creative Academic Technology Solutions team, known as CATS, bid farewell to a valued and important member last week. Bob King has been with the CATS group for over 40 years and retired last...

Bob King se jubila después de 40 años de servicio

Bob King se jubila después de 40 años de servicio

Tanoya Poulsen November 2, 2015

El equipo de Soluciones Académicas de Tecnología Creativa, conocido como CATS,  se despidió de  un miembro valioso e importante la semana pasada. Bob King ha estado con el grupo CATS (por sus...

Embrace your inner wildcat

September 7, 2014

I don't have  to tell you that wildcats are a hot topic around these parts, but how many of us really know about all the different types of these amazing animals? The first noteworthy wildcat is the...

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