Spring Fling came to fruition this Saturday in Porter Park.

Students and Rexburg locals alike visited stalls to support local and IBC businesses. The event was organized by a student in her last semester. 

Natily Kyne, a senior majoring in interdisciplinary studies with a specialization in event planning, was running the show. Kyne spent several days organizing the event as part of her capstone project.

"Definitely check out all these businesses. It's super fun." Kyne explained. "I made an Instagram account… if [anyone wants] to check those out or see which businesses were here.”

Many of the businesses that had just gotten off the ground decided to show up for her event. One of them was Babo Sghetti's, a new Italian food truck. Manager Daniel Jensen, a sophomore studying cybersecurity, shared a few things to enjoy from the food truck. 

“Our menu is super simple. We do spaghetti, alfredo, lasagna, meatball subs, italian sodas, and lemonade.” Jensen said. “We do free delivery for apartments.”

The new food truck prided itself on its meatball subs and fettuccine. Jensen said that it is some of the best Italian food in the Rexburg area. 

Another new shop that popped up in the last couple of weeks was Tee-Rexburg. This shop specializes in creating t-shirts to encourage others to enjoy the spirit of Rexburg. Tee-Rexburg is an IBC shop created by students at BYU-Idaho. Every semester, IBC students create their own business to run, and Tee-Rexburg was invited to the Spring Fling. 

Analise Meyers and Emily Parker discussed part of their process. 

“We’ve been working on it the whole semester. It takes a lot of work to get started, but the fact that we’ve done it in such a short time, it really amazes me.” Parker said. “Its really fun to see the new designs that we have going on and to have the different collaboration between teammates.”

The event also included several other shops, such as a vintage clothing store, flash tattoos and flower shops. People milling about were able to try local vendors' foods and snacks while enjoying free face painting as well. 

For Kyne, the event was a success: "It worked out ... just in time. I'm glad it worked out."