Profiles

Alex Springer is the newsletter editor of Utah Junction. He’s been covering local dining, business, and entertainment news in Utah for over 10 years. Born and raised in Utah, Alex is a longtime admirer of Utah’s special quirks, beautiful landscapes, and its rapidly evolving restaurant scene. He’s received multiple local journalism awards and his work has appeared in…

Aleza Freeman is a Las Vegas native with two decades of experience writing and editing travel, tourism, and lifestyle stories. Her work has appeared in AARP magazine, Haute Living and Nevada Magazine.

Ellery Weil is a historian and writer who holds degrees from the University of Michigan and University College London. In her spare time, she likes cooking, theater, and petting dogs she meets on the street.

Stefene Russell is the former Utah Eats reporter at the Salt Lake Tribune, and was the culture editor at St. Louis Magazine for 13 years. She holds an MFA in poetry from the University of New Orleans Creative Writing Workshop.