What do you do if you come up with the next big idea, but don’t have the tools to make your vision a reality? You can visit Make Salt Lake and use a warehouse full of tools to bring your new design to life. Make Salt Lake is a makerspace, a DIY environment where people can gather to create, invent and learn. According to Jesse Gomez, one of Make Salt Lake’s members, … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2014
Ogden Secret Sauce
A cup of historic preservation, a dollop of urban renewal, and a dash of vision. Are these the ingredients for Ogden’s award-winning success? Historic 25th Street was recently named one of the "Best Streets in America" by the American Planning Association. The downtown blocks are just a small section of a major redevelopment effort that Ogden City has been engaged in since the … [Read more...]
Jeff Pugh, Continues Legacy of Art
“I don’t get the Sunday blues anymore,” says Jeff Pugh, winner of Southwest Art Magazine’s “Emerging Young Artist” award. “Now I look forward to Mondays, to getting to work again.” Jeff is standing in the middle of the modest 10 x 20 foot basement room that serves as his studio, office, and storage space, explaining how he decided 10 years ago to quit his full-time job as an IT … [Read more...]
‘Lucky Slice’ of Success in Ogden
Lucky Slice Pizza has been promoting “Peace. Love. Pizza.” on Historic 25th Street in Ogden since February of 2012. With a Cordon Bleu-trained chef, they’re throwing down anything but plain ol’ crust and sauce. Of course, they have the classics--cheese and pepperoni--but it’s specials such as the Margherita Supreme and the Dub All Star that keep people coming back for more. … [Read more...]
Unified Police Department’s Top Notch K9s
Most people would like to bring their dogs to work. For Sgt. Chad Reyes and the officers in Salt Lake County’s Unified Police Department K9 unit, their dogs are their work. The department has had a K9 unit since the early 60s. But times have changed. “In the 60s and 70s the dogs were like having an alligator on a leash. They were another force option like the guns the … [Read more...]
Sugar House Construction: Change is a Constant
It’s been six years since the buildings on the southwest corner of 1100 East and 2100 South were demolished. After the displaced stores closed, the remaining shopkeepers on the block struggled to assure clients that they were still open for business. At the same time that construction began on that corner, other re-development projects set off three years of street closures, … [Read more...]
Habit for Humanity Bargains
Anyone who has ever done remodeling knows “the list"--that scrap of paper scrawled with, “Get paint, nails, caulk, etc., etc., etc.” At the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, one can not only fill the list, but also perhaps find a dolphin-shaped table! “It’s one of the more unusual items I’ve seen donated,” says Layne Burrows, who has worked there for five … [Read more...]
Smug Labs – Laser Creations
“I snuck into an art show in Long Beach, and just started selling some boards there. You know, handing out my cards and just trying to get my name out.” -Brett Blaisdell. If Brett hadn't bent the rules a little, we wouldn't be able to admire all the work that's resulted in that day's success. Brett Blaisdell 31, owns “Smug Labs”, and calls himself a “Scientist with a … [Read more...]
Megaplex Theatres: Utah’s Choice Cinema
Utah is not only a popular destination for many Hollywood filmmakers, it’s also one of Hollywood’s biggest financial cash cows. Along the Wasatch Front, many theaters rank in the top of the nation for highest earnings on blockbuster movies such as Harry Potter, Twilight, and Pirates of the Caribbean. These theaters are part of a local enterprise: Megaplex. Larry H. Miller’s … [Read more...]
Utah Skiing: Which Slope Is Right for You?
Utah is lucky for snow lovers. Our multitude of long and thin mountain ranges get covered every winter with layers of light, fluffy snow. The Wasatch Front alone contains both Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, with four famous resorts: Alta, Brighton, Snowbird and Solitude. There are also numerous other resorts in Ogden and Park City. Every resort is different. You may want … [Read more...]