The amber lights of the Cucina Deli in the Avenues now burn a bit later as the restaurant has begun serving candlelight dinner. Cucina is known for its daily offering of breakfast scones and pastries, and comfort food such as meatloaf, teriyaki salmon, egg salad sandwich and pasta salads, all made from scratch and served in generous portions. It has a dedicated following of … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2013
Flatbread Pizza in Sugar House
A New Family Friendly Pizza Parlor in Sugar House Mama mia, now that’s a pizza! Flatbread Neapolitan Pizzeria is open for business in the former Granite Furniture building in Sugar House. In wood-fired ovens, salads and a customer favorite - macaroni and cheese. The restaurant believes in supporting the community with pictures from local artists on the walls and local beers on … [Read more...]
Sugar (Hole) Water Ain’t So Sweet
There is water flowing in the bottom of the excavation for the Sugar House Crossing, Mecham Management’s new mixed-use project at the corner of 2100 South and 1100 East. And it’s not just snowmelt. The Crossing is the latest victim of Sugar House’s notorious shallow water aquifer. Wetlands around Parley’s Creek west of 13th East have caused problems for other developers, and … [Read more...]
Long Live the New Campfire Lounge
Camping, ahh, the great outdoors - good food, friends and fun. Camping? Bugs, sunburn and outhouses. What if someone took the first idea, forgot the second, and called it the Campfire Lounge in Sugar House? Seth Radford and Haylen LaTorre, owners of the former Bayleaf Bar and Grill on Main Street, are opening their new restaurant to reflect the coziness they believe is a … [Read more...]
The Urban Arts Gallery at the Gateway
The non-profit Utah Arts Alliance (UAA) has just added one more name to its list of venues: the Urban Arts Gallery. The grand opening at the Gateway Mall was a success, featuring DJs, local art giveaways and performances by the local Bboy Federation. Since the gallery was conceived, it has established a niche for itself, in part, from the success of the Urban Arts Festival … [Read more...]
Native American Art Exhibit at the University of Utah
Bareback astride mustangs, feathers in their hair, Indian warriors are portrayed in Maynard Dixon’s painting Indian Warriors. Their landscape is incredibly the landscape in which we now live. The Bierstadt to Warhol: American Indians in the West exhibit at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts is a journey through Western Native American history from the late nineteenth century to … [Read more...]
Welcome to Coalville, Utah
Total area, 3.3 square miles. Got its name when early settlers cashed in on Brigham Young’s $1,000 reward for finding coal within 40 miles of Salt Lake City. “The town’s real pretty and the people are nice,” they all say. Yes, yes of course. Isn’t that what anyone says who has chosen to stay or move to a small town? Everybody knows everybody and they all help each other out. … [Read more...]
Growing Your Garden
After a long, cold winter, green thumbs begin to dream about homegrown tomatoes. It’s time to make big plans for our backyard gardens. Local wisdom dictates planting after Mother’s Day to avoid frost, but that seems a long way away. Luckily, there are things you can do now to get a jumpstart on fresh tomatoes and zucchini. Sterling Lewis grew up on a farm in Kamas, Utah, … [Read more...]
Tiny Houses in Utah
Solving the Problem of Affordable Housing On a Glendale neighborhood street, amid old brick, cinder block and aluminum siding houses, a new home building idea is taking shape. With starter money from Salt Lake City Home Grants, and with help from the Crossroads Urban Center, Jeffrey White is building a tiny home. Doing most of the work himself, including fundraising, … [Read more...]
Desert Edge Brewery
The Desert Edge Brewery has crafted beer in their Trolley pub since 1995. Chris Haas has been the head brewer since 1999 so it’s tough to separate the brewery from the brewer. He knows his clientele and they know him. “We have lots of regulars that come here. We have this strong following of almost every beer we do,” he says. “We only do one or two new beers a year. You can … [Read more...]