Here is the state website if you click on "About Pollutants" it explains what is in the air and where it comes from and how it affects you. http://www.airquality.utah.gov/clean_air/archive/inversion.htm Here is the SLC site. They have a chart that shows which sources contribute to the problem - they blame the biggest portion on … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2013
Payson, Utah: Thriving But Still Charming
Most people know the Utah town of Payson because of the movie Footloose. In 1984, Kevin Bacon came to town and danced his way to mega-stardom. Back then, Payson was a sleepy town of about 8,500 with quaint farms, junk yards and open spaces. It offered the traditional conservative values that make Utah County such a wonderful place to raise kids. Today, Payson boasts almost … [Read more...]
Este Pizza Expands to a Sugar House Location
Este Pizza has moved. Now at the corner of 900 East and 2100 South, Este has increased their slice of the pie in the Sugar House pizza scene. According to food critic Ted Scheffler, Este offers the “hands down the most authentic New York Italian style pizza in Salt Lake City.” “We needed room for another oven.” co-owner Anthony “Stu” Steward said. “Our wait … [Read more...]
Bambara: From Power Lunches to Custom Catering
‘Tis the season ... to entertain, shop, socialize and dine in style. Want to enjoy a before-or-after-theater party? Stage a special family celebration? Or delight business associates with a holiday-themed soiree? Bambara can help you dazzle, delight, impress, and surprise. “We love welcoming our guests this festive time of year,” says Guy Wheelwright, general manager of the … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Cobbler
“I am not famous, I am Notorious,” the sign in Dan’s shop says. Dan Ruger fixes shoes, an almost lost art in America along with a shoe shop’s rich smell of leather, whirring machines and racks of neatly boxed shoes. Dan learned his craft from a California Armenian. After a naysayer said he would never make it as a master cobbler, Dan moved to Utah without a penny in his … [Read more...]
Pinhole Cameras: A Utahn’s Unique Perspective
In the time it takes photographer Matthew Allred to capture a single image with his pinhole camera, more than 1.8 billion digital images are uploaded to Facebook. Allred’s work is as non-digital as it could be. Allred, a Salt Lake City artist, has used sections of PVC pipe to build cameras and at present is building tiny pinhole cameras out of old 35mm film canisters. He … [Read more...]
Children Perform Cat in the Hat for Salt Lake Acting Company
Five years ago the Salt Lake Acting Company saw a need for children plays presented as a professional production. This year their December selection is Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat, adapted by Katie Mitchell and directed by Penelope Caywood. The story is a Dr. Seuss favorite. It’s about a cat who comes to stay on a rainy day and causes havoc in the lives of two … [Read more...]
Downtown SLC Christmas Lights Have Been Good Business
The warm glow of Christmas lights in downtown Salt Lake City seems to brighten up both the streets and the moods of otherwise inversion grumpy Scrooges. How is that seemingly overnight millions of lights just magically appear? Children might believe it’s Santa’s elves busy at work, but Eric Crowther knows the true answer. Eric has worked the past five years to make the … [Read more...]
Why Tower Theater Video Rentals Thrive While Blockbusters Rentals Fail
With the recent demise of Blockbuster Video, the Tower Theatre collection still stands strong. Instead of closing their doors, the Salt Lake Film Society found a way to reinvent itself. They rent around 16,000 movies a year and offer free rentals to Film Society members. During the 80s when video rental stores popped up on every corner, the Tower Theatre rented independent, … [Read more...]
How and Why Tuition in Utah Has Doubled in the Last Decade
As Austin Dalry, a 26-year-old University of Utah student, makes his way from the parking lot to his nearest class across campus, several lavish new buildings meet his eye. This is very different from the campus he was first introduced to back in 2007. The new buildings,such as state-of-the-art facilities from the athletic department to the education building to the David … [Read more...]