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Archives for August 2011

Alpacas: Cute and Profitable

August 29, 2011 by Mark Salgado Leave a Comment

Woodland Utah proves an ideal place to raise Alpacas. Linda Gardner’s farm shows the gentle cousins of Llamas make good business for ranchers. by Kylee Hill Driving from Salt Lake City to Blue Noon Ranch in Summit County, Utah is like taking a tour of all of the lifestyles available here. The energy of the city morphs into the natural beauty of Parley’s Canyon; the freeway … [Read more...]

Little Cottonwood Canyon

August 24, 2011 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

by Richard Markosian Find geology, historic intrigue and brunch in Little Cottonwood Canyon this summer. Biking from Sugar House to the mouth of Little Cottonwood might sound like a bad idea on a 93-degree day, but there is actually an excellent path to the mouth of the Cottonwood Canyons. Biking is not nearly as miserable as being in a car on a hot day (as long as you are … [Read more...]

Crumb Brothers

August 23, 2011 by Mark Salgado Leave a Comment

The Crumb Brothers Artisan Breads, not a Grimms Fairy Tale by Adam Vicinus   I’m a dipper. No, not the snuff you put in between your lower lip and gum. I’m talking about milk and cookies, biscuits and gravy, coffee and biscotti and one of my favorites, soup and bread. Strolling around the Downtown Farmers market, I followed my nose and a path of bread crumbs to a … [Read more...]

The Salt Flat News

August 23, 2011 by Mark Salgado Leave a Comment

How Richard Goldberger made a newspaper that lasted five years reporting on one of the most uneventful places in Utah (The West Desert). by Anand Rao From hermits who discussed hippies to swan songs of departing sheriffs and the ghosts of the Central Pacific railroad, the Salt Flat News: Wendover’s Picture Paper was, in the words of its founder, an experiment in … [Read more...]

Return of the Wackos: Saturday’s Voyeur Returns for 2011

August 15, 2011 by Anand Rao 1 Comment

Saturday’s Voyeur returns par excellence. by Anand Rao It’s hilarious, hysterical and dramatically irreverent. A wild ride with time tested subjects for parody – religion, politics, Sarah Palin and well-timed expletives competing for attention with some extraordinary histrionic talent. Salt Lake Acting Company’s Saturday’s Voyeur 2011 ‘Wacko’ has everything to make a … [Read more...]

Sugar House Farmers Market

August 15, 2011 by Mark Salgado Leave a Comment

By Kylee Hill Shopping at the Sugar House farmer’s market is about as local as you can get. Now in its second year, the event is a small but vibrant mix of growers, vendors, artists and craftspeople who convene on 2100 S. every Friday afternoon to interact with their community. The olio of mixed goods, from jewelry to produce to handmade notebooks, is different each week and … [Read more...]

Uinta Brewing Company Goes Solar

August 11, 2011 by Mark Salgado Leave a Comment

August 10, 2011 SALT LAKE CITY -- In an effort to continue their commitment to using renewable resources, Uinta Brewing Company recently installed solar-electric paneling on the brewery’s roof. 126 Schott 235 watt modules panels have been installed, allowing up to 30KW of electrical power to be generated for Uinta’s production—roughly 15% of the brewery’s power usage. In … [Read more...]

Crazy About Bugs

August 11, 2011 by Mark Salgado Leave a Comment

As soon as you start looking you’ll notice, they’re everywhere! by Paige Wiren The combination of crumbled dry earth and pebbles crunches beneath our feet with each step. Armed with an entomologist’s tools—net, magnifying glass and clear vials—Christy scans the nearby grasses as she relates her introduction to the world of insects. “I played with potato bugs and daddy … [Read more...]

Utah’s Seabase

August 11, 2011 by Al Sacharov Leave a Comment

Giant sharks, huge sting rays, and 70 varieties of deep sea ocean life? Welcome to Granstville, Utah and Seabase. by Al Sachrov What do Grantsville and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have in common? They both provide tropical diving experiences that include sharks! The Grantsville sharks are nurse and bamboo, not the fierce Great Whites that prowl the barrier reef. The … [Read more...]

Iosepa: Why Hawaiian Mormon Pioneers Were Evicted

August 10, 2011 by Richard Markosian 8 Comments

Skull Valley, UT— Just the name portrays a Valley-of-the-Damned-image: desolate, remote. It is mostly accurate. Skull Valley is home to Dugway Proving Grounds, where biological and chemical weapons are tested for “mostly training purposes,” according to the military residents there. For most of Utah’s short history, a place beyond the Stansbury Range in Tooele County that has … [Read more...]

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