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Archives for December 2010

EVE Salt Lake City New Year’s Party

December 30, 2010 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

For three nights in December, EVE will be a gigantic street party in downtown Salt Lake City. There will be plenty of places to chill down and warm up and a thousand ways to celebrate. EVE will include live local music, dance parties, ski and snowboard action sports competitions, DJs, film screenings, laser shows, art installations, activities for kids, interactive … [Read more...]

The Rose Establishment

December 30, 2010 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

NOW OPEN 235 S 400 W The Rose Establishment is a community gathering place serving lovely teas as well as coffee from Four Barrel Roasters. The Rose Establishment. {From left to right} Ashley Hale, Erica O'Brien and Tabitha Zamora “We heart epic food, drink, & service,” says Owner Erica O'Brien. The Rose features fresh ground coffee and pastries made fresh … [Read more...]

Davis County Exercise Activities

December 30, 2010 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

By Leo Dirr Davis County has some of the fittest, healthiest, most attractive residents in the nation. So, it’s no wonder that the county is home to more exercise activities than you can shake your pedometer at. Fitness options range from frugal to fancy to free -- and everything in between. We’ve broken the activities into categories to help you find the ones you … [Read more...]

Meet SLC’s Friendly Transhumanists

December 23, 2010 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Part of our series of articles on the Brave New Virtuality Michael Ferguson is a PhD candidate in Bioengineering at the U.  He leads the Utah Singularity and Transhumanism Meetup Group and organized the 2010 Transhumanism and Spirituality Conference last October. Michael Ferguson: Transhumanism at its heart is the belief that we need not accept our biological … [Read more...]

University of Utah vs. BYU Rivalry in Academics

December 22, 2010 by Colby Frazier 2 Comments

November brought us the “Holy War,” but the rivalry between Utah’s two biggest universities continues off the field. Find out how each school stacks up in their various academic departments. by Colby Frazier Hallowed college sports rivalries, rich with generations of joy, disappointment, obsession and sometimes hate, blanket the American landscape. Any proper sports … [Read more...]

Handcrafted ornaments to get you in the holiday “Moody”

December 21, 2010 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Local artist celebrates the holiday with unique home-made crafts by Paige Wiren Barton Moody defies stereotyping.  Unless your stereotype for a tax accountant includes someone who is extremely community service-minded, who embodies and practices Eastern philosophies, who creates art for art's sake, and who explores the world. His travels are sometimes organized … [Read more...]

The Khan Academy

December 19, 2010 by Richard Markosian 1 Comment

In recent years, there have been many people and organizations who have dedicated themselves to improving the declining American school system.  Unfortunately, it’s turned out to be an incredibly difficult task. Many feel that the lack of any significant change is due in part to the bureaucracies in place and the resistance of the teacher’s unions, which have opposed charter … [Read more...]

Repairing The Boxes That Make Heroes

December 18, 2010 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Video games are the new most effective mode of escapism and home entertainment. When the video game industry skyrocketed past the movie industry in sales, video game companies and their talented teams of designers became respected as the creators of the worlds that millions of teens as well as adults now choose to inhabit. For better or for worse, fewer kids choose to … [Read more...]

Bohemian Brewery

December 18, 2010 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Bohemian announces its expansion, two new products, and awards by Jacob Hodgen Over the last few months, the industrious gentlemen at the Bohemian Brewery in Midvale have been very busy.  You might think that coordinating a massive expansion that has helped allow them to nearly double their barrel per year output would be sufficient, but this family owned enterprise still … [Read more...]

Why Ken Sanders is Not Afraid of The Letter “E”

December 17, 2010 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

The story of the declines in revenue of local independent book sellers  to Amazon and Barnes and Noble has been sad to witness. But luckily, people who work around books all day tend to be smart and quick to adapt. Ken Sanders has been in the book business for nearly 40 years, and he has proven to be an expert in business survival. About two years ago when the economy … [Read more...]

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