John Saltas launched The Private Eye in the mid 1980s to advertise music venues and shows in downtown Salt Lake City. Later renaming it City Weekly, Saltas has been at its helm for thirty years. Saltas has seen many direct competitors come and go. The Event was the first alternative weekly in Salt Lake, but they never had an editorial staff like City Weekly. They folded in … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2014
The Last Man To Know Glen Canyon Before Lake Powell: Ken Sleight
Ken Sleight is loved by many and obviously loves people. Yet, according to Sleight, people and the industrialization of the West are the big problems. “Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of damn good people coming in here. But how many damn good people can you put up with?” The day after the screening I drove to Pack Creek Ranch and met Sleight in his Quonset hut office. His … [Read more...]
Why the Salt Lake Tribune Will Fail Unless the DOJ Takes Action
Read about this issue in-depth. We found some great sources for our investigation conclusions. Tribune Latest Round of Layoffs (April 10th, 2014) Feds Scrutinize Salt Lake Newspapers Deal Salt Lake Tribune (April 9th, 2014) http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57791269-78/tribune-news-digital-deal.html.csp The breaking story by the Tribune on themselves … [Read more...]
Deseret News Conspires to Expedite Demise of Salt Lake Tribune
Every day, newspapers run the obituaries of people who have died in the community. But will The Salt Lake Tribune soon be running an obituary about itself? That’s the fear many people have since the newspaper entered into a troubling and, until recently, secret agreement with its competitor, the Deseret News, which is owned by the LDS Church. The agreement slashes the … [Read more...]
San Francisco Transit Sets Precedence For U.S Cities
It’s a very tired and overused cliche. But since I feel a bit tired and over used here goes," If you build it they will come." And in the case of cyclists—if you accommodate them they will ride. San Francisco is as densely populated as New York City. While Salt Lake City is unlikely to ever have the estimated 17,867 people per square mile like San Fran has, the urban core of … [Read more...]
Moab’s Red Cliffs Lodge Owner Colin Fryer
A Man With A Plan Colin Fryer owns a ranch off Highway 128 in Moab, Utah. When you drive past just one word comes to mind, “Wow.” Red Cliffs Lodge rests on the bank of the Colorado River. In the summer horses graze on green grass. The cabins are built following the bend in the river. It’s just one of two lodges near Canyonlands National Park. So how did he acquire and … [Read more...]
Salt Lake Comic Con – First Guest Announcement for September
On May 13, 2014 Dan Farr and Bryan Branderburg announced the first guests of September’s Comic Con. Already on board are Ernie Hudson, Carey Elwes, Bruce Campbell, John Barrowman, Sam Witwer and Christopher Lloyd. More guests will be teased and announced as the date of the event draws nearer. Tickets also officially went on sale with special discounts for early … [Read more...]
Fresh Produce Grown in Small Spaces
Living in an apartment but craving fresh home-grown tomatoes and vegetable? There is a solution. Dan Potts is the man to go to for answers. Dan started gardening when he was 8 years old with some popcorn from his mom’s pantry and some radish seeds. He started small on a plot by the side of his house that was too shady. He had a little success, but his life-long … [Read more...]
Salt Lake Comic Con – The Sequel
Successful movies and books breed sequels. If something makes money and creates fans the first time around then why not duplicate it? But sequels are risky. Can they live up to the hype? Can lightning strike twice? Will they delight or disappoint? Dan Farr and his marketing group, Dan Farr Productions, responsible for the first Salt Lake Comic Con, took that risk … [Read more...]
Utah’s Beneficial Insects
Take the idea that we can ever dominate nature and toss it in the wood chipper. “You can never eradicate pests completely,” horticulturist Mike Caron explains, but ‘beneficial insects’ can be used “as antagonists to help suppress a pest population.” Mike is the USU Extension Horticulture Specialist at Thanksgiving Point. There are no quick fixes … [Read more...]