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THE DAILY PULSE OF DAVIS COUNTY
July 30, 2026
Becky Ginos
July 30, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes
With so much uncertainty and negativity in the news, it’s worth taking a moment to recognize the good around us. Even small moments of kindness and connection can make a difference.
TOP STORY—
University of Utah researchers are studying a psychedelic mushroom that makes users see ‘whimsical little fairies’
By Will Ruzanski
While Trump listens to Joe Rogan about the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin, researchers at the U. say this hallucinogen is “likely something new.”
Bryn Dentinger, director of the Dentinger Lab at the Natural History Museum of Utah, holds a bag of Lanmaoa asiatica, a hallucinogenic mushroom found in China and other parts of Asia. (Will Ruzanski | The Daily Utah Chronicle)
Imagine seeing dozens of energetic little people, just inches tall, dressed in brightly colored clothes – jumping and climbing around an otherwise undistorted world – all because you ate an undercooked mushroom.
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The latest news impacting your community
 COUNTRY SINGER SARA EVANS RETURNS TO THE KENLEY FOR SUMMER NIGHTS WITH THE STARSStandout country singer, songwriter and author, Sara Evans is back by popular demand at the Davis Art Council’s Summer Nights with the Stars at the Kenley Amphitheater Aug. 3 |  SUMMERFEST ART FESTIVAL SHOWCASES CULTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLDJoin in the fun as the Bountiful Davis Arts Center’s annual Summerfest comes to Bountiful City Park Aug. 7-8, from noon to 8 p.m. Enjoy 16 performers sharing their cultures through song and dance. |
WYOMING BRIDE ARRESTED, ACCUSED OF SETTING FIRE TO UTAH CHURCH SHE WAS SET TO GET MARRIED INBy Cassidy Wixom, KSL KAYSVILLE—A Wyoming bride-to-be was arrested and accused of starting a fire at the church building where she was supposed to get married the next day. | FAUCI PLEADS THE FIFTH TO COVID QUESTIONS BY US SEN. RAND PAUL AT INTENSE HEARINGBy Jennifer Shutt, Utah News Dispatch WASHINGTON—Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s most visible public health officials during the coronavirus pandemic, declined to answer questions from a U.S. Senate committee in a tense and confrontational hearing Wednesday, citing his Fifth Amendment rights. |
Calendar of Events
Thursday, July 30, 4-8 p.m.
Bountiful Town Square, 75 E. 100 South
Thursday, July 30, 8 p.m.
Ed Kenley Amphitheater, 403 N. Wasatch Drive, Layton
Friday, July 31, 3-5 p.m.
Layton Hills Mall, 1201 N. Hill Field Rd., Layton
Friday, July 31, 5:30 p.m.
Layton Commons Park, 465 N. Wasatch Dr.
Movies (and so much more) in the Park! - Pinewood Derby Race
Friday, July 31, 6 p.m.
William R. Smith Park, 300 N. 100 East, Centerville
Guided Bike Ride/Hike: Family-Friendly BST Connector Ride/Hike
Friday, July 31, 6:30 p.m.
Mueller Park Canyon Trailhead, Bountiful
Antelope By Moonlight (Annual Moonlight Bike Ride)
Friday, July 31, 7 p.m.
Antelope Island State Park
Friday, July 31, 7 p.m., FREE
Ed Kenley Amphitheater, 403 N. Wasatch Drive, Layton
FREE Summer Concert Series: Desert Spring
Friday, July 31, 7 p.m.
Bountiful City Park, 400 N. 200 West
Saturday, Aug. 1, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
West Bountiful City Park, 550 W. 1600 North
Bountiful City Community Garden Volunteer Day
Saturday, Aug. 1, 9-11 a.m.
Bountiful City Community Garden, 50 W. 2100 South
Saturday, Aug. 1, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
The Horseshoe Drive & Fountain Green, Station Park, 140 N. Union Ave., Farmington
Thai Buddhist Temple Outdoor Food Fair
Saturday, Aug. 1, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Layton Thai Buddhist Temple, 644 E. Gordon Avenue, Layton
Sunday, Aug. 2, 8 a.m.
Creekside Park, 600 Mill St., Bountiful
Sunday, Aug. 2, 3:30 p.m.
Harmons Grocery at Station Park, 200 N. Station Pkwy., Farmington
Sunday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m., FREE
Ed Kenley Amphitheater, 403 N. Wasatch Drive, Layton
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