With the disappearance of the Sugar House Community Garden at 9th East, residents are asking if and where another garden might be started, and whether it will be ready for this growing season. The garden that began as an experiment on the abandoned tennis courts at Fairmont Park was dismantled last month. In expectation of redevelopment around the new Sugar House streetcar … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2014
Justice for Geist Rally
Geist (a weimaraner) was shot and killed in his owner's Sugar House backyard when police were searching for a missing child. We have not yet received the SLPD's side of the story. We are awaiting a press conference by Chief Burbank to be held this evening. The dog owner as well as many Salt Lake City residents are enraged by this seemingly unnecessary killing of an innocent … [Read more...]
Acme Camera Company – A Creative Spin On A Fast Moving Industry
Sugar House photography rental store, Acme Camera Company, could have Pictureline, its larger competitor, a bit concerned. But anyone who rents camera equipment will likely be happier. When Acme owner Jacob Nuttall opened in August 2013, he created an innovation in camera rentals. He was intrigued by what might be done with all the older, cheaper film cameras available on … [Read more...]
Healthy “Meals That Transform” Your Body
Everyone wants a movie star body, but few want to audition for their own starring roles. A celebrity fitness trainer and nutritionist based in Holladay, Angela Martindale has trained stars such as Tom Hanks and Annette Bening. Martindale set up her own business in 2005, Meals That Transform, preparing nutritious meals in her own home. Her business has expanded to a staff of … [Read more...]
Jordan River Parkway–Wasatch Front Long Distance Trail
In the spirit of the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail, Utah’s Jordan River Parkway Trail offers recreation and exploration along the Wasatch Front with a perspective and angle vastly different from more well-traveled roads. The trail stretches from Utah County through Salt Lake County and into Davis County. From end to end it is a … [Read more...]
Quitting Her Day Job: One Utah Artist’s Journey
Eighteen months ago Heather Ackley was working for Franklin Covey doing design work. In May of this year she had her first solo art exhibit at Mod a-go-go. From one point to the next how are dreams fulfilled? For Heather, it happened when a friend commissioned a portrait of her dogs. Heather’s first inclination was to do a drawing of the dogs, but the friend suggested she … [Read more...]
The Rest of the Story: A Tucked Away Eatery at the Bodega
A disenchanting experience at a certain bratwurst-bar in downtown Salt Lake City left this German foodie crushed and ready for a new culinary discovery. Would The Rest deliver? The answer is “yes – with a pinch of salt.” But let’s get the facts straight first. There is Bodega and then there is The Rest. Bodega is a small convenience store with attached bar on Main Street … [Read more...]
3D Printing at Ogden’s WhiteClouds
If you can dream it or draw it, WhiteClouds can create it for you. WhiteClouds is a 3D printing and design company located in South Ogden. Cris Fowers, Editorial Team Lead, explains that 3D printing is also called additive manufacturing. Instead of starting with a block of wood or metal and carving pieces away - subtractive - 3D makes something from nothing by building in … [Read more...]
Vertical Gardening Tomatoes– See the Huge Difference!
I started using this method after programming some lectures 12 years ago for the Mittleidter Gardening Group. All over the world Mittleider was teaching people how to grow food more efficiently often in small spaces with poor soil conditions. I will not claim that I have perfected the method, or that I am a "master gardener" and I will not say that this is the one and only … [Read more...]
Wasatch Front Weed Invasion
Invasion is not a happy word. It inspires images of marauders with broad swords storming castles to conquer and pillage. Nature has its own definition of invaders - plants that are carried from one area to another and then crowd out native species. Utah has its share of invasive species, some brought in by accident and others deliberately planted. Emily Martin of the Ogden … [Read more...]