If you are looking for something that gives off that angelic vibe, then check out this utahstories x dress-lace pure white maxi lace dress. The material is lightweight and the super thin spaghetti straps give it a delicate look. It does toss a little naughty in with all that nice as there is a high thigh split to show off long legs and a cross strap back that bares a good … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2013
SLC Marketplace: Red Hot and Shawarma King Now Open
“Get your Red Hots!” Now you can. Opening at 165 South Main Street, Redhot, will offer classic and uncommon selections for hot dog connoisseurs. Francis Liong, owner of Lamb’s Grill, is opening Redhot next door to Lamb’s to cater to the downtown lunch crowd. Liong says, “Salt Lake City needs a good hot dog place. And Main Street needs more uniqueness.” To that end Redhot … [Read more...]
Why are the Germans coming to Hwy 12?
Germans built the bikes, but we built the roads. A group of BMW riding tourists from Bavaria are combining the best of both countries. They started in Las Vegas and are heading in a big loop around Nevada, Arizona and Utah. Why are they, and an amazingly large number of European motorcyclists here? “Some people make a pilgrimage to Santo Domingo in Spain to see the … [Read more...]
Got Beauty’s Owner Tammy Taylor Explains How She Found Her Niche
Tammy Taylor has received national awards for her ability to run a highly successful beauty shop in Sugar House. Beauty Store Business Magazine voted Got Beauty as one of the top 25 beauty stores in the country. Most of the little shops offering cosmetics, beauty supplies and home accessories have been unable to compete with the big box stores and huge cosmetics departments … [Read more...]
Laziz Middle Eastern Spreads
Moudi Sbeity realized when he moved to Utah from Lebanon in 2006 that he wasn’t going to find hummus like his mother used to make. To a Middle Easterner, creamy hummus is a comfort food. Since Mom was a half-world away, Moudi and Derek Kitchen started their company, Laziz, to manufacture and distribute an authentic hummus throughout Utah. Recipes for hummus … [Read more...]
Neumont University moves to Main Street SLC
One year ago, Main Street was mostly dead during the daytime. Trax riders would emerge; occasionally City Creek shoppers ventured south. The big eyesores were the vacant Tribune Building, the Utah Arts building, and the former restaurants Vasuvios and Braza Express, sad local casualties. But now Main Street has been infused with a huge amount of daytime sidewalk life due to the … [Read more...]
Eating crickets, not just for reality TV shows
“Are they crunchy like Cheetos?” I ask. “Well, here,” Pat says, “try one.” He slides the glass jar filled with baked crickets across the table. It’s a subtle, poker-like move. I’m not on the set of Fear Factor, but sitting with local businessman Pat Crowley. Pat has just met me and is being appropriately cautious laying down his eat-a-cricket bet. I see his wager and twist the … [Read more...]
Utahns who have found treasure
They dig and they sweep while on there knees, what are they looking for beneath the breeze? Everyone has heard a bonanza story. The stories begin, “They say,” and continue spinning a tale of pirate treasure stashed in a coastal cave, or of the cache from a stagecoach robbery hidden in hills, or lost gold that’s, well, lost. Stories of epic treasures circulate in Utah’s … [Read more...]
Tour of Utah Stage Four — worth watching.
“You like watching cycling? But it’s men racing around on bikes in spandex.” I’ve heard this comment among my friends more than a couple of times, so I will begin this by giving readers a primer into how and why the Tour of Utah and the incredible athletes who compete deserve our attention. It's an honor to have some of the world's best cyclists come to Utah every year to … [Read more...]
Avenues Street Fair
The 70s were a decade of hot pants, disco and earth shoes. Looking back, it seemed like one big party. One party that eventually morphed into the Avenues long-running street fair was a neighborhood get together called a “wine, cheese and tool exchange.” The Avenues area of Salt Lake was undergoing a rejuvenation during the 70s. Prior to that time, speculators were … [Read more...]