For almost 10 years, Konrad Keele has operated an all-ages venue for Utah’s punk, hardcore and Ska communities. Standing at about 6’ 2”, Keele dresses casually-not with studs and bristles- and speaks with a reserved, but confident tone. Since 2016, he has owned and operated The Beehive Social Club, located on 666 South and State Street. He seeks to empower his … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2018
Ringing in 2019: Top Choices for NYE & Beyond
Title : Ringing in 2019: Top Choices for NYE & Beyond I have very mixed feelings about New Year's Eve. On one hand, I do enjoy being part of noisy and indulgent NYE celebrations. On the other, I dread going out on "amatuer night."where I'm almost always disappointed in restaurants' overpriced prix fixe dinners and pre-midnight (here in Utah where the sidewalks roll … [Read more...]
Classic Cheese Fondue
For New Year's Eve this year, my wife and I are planning to celebrate at home by opening a great bottle of wine and enjoying homemade cheese fondue. This is a basic recipe for classic Swiss-style cheese fondue that's easy to make and pretty much foolproof. Ingredients: 1 garlic clove, halved 1 pound Gruyère cheese, grated 1/2 pound Emmentaler cheese or … [Read more...]
Gruet Brut: A Bubbly to Help Celebrate New Year’s Eve
If you're looking for bottled bubbly to help celebrate New Year's Eve - one that won't break your budget - a very good choice is Gruet Brut, which is on sale through December here in Utah for a mere $14.99/750 ml (normally $17.99). Since Gruet Brut is a domestic sparkling wine, it's not proper to call it Champagne (which technically only comes from Champagne, France). … [Read more...]
Mobile Moon Co-op
The Mobile Moon Co-op is a community herbal apothecary housed in a converted bus. Think of it as first aid on wheels. Founded last year by Salt Lake City resident Erika Longino, the mission of the Co-op is to bring people together over herbalism, wildcrafting, and growing and using herbs from home gardens. The organization operates as a platform for free education, empowerment … [Read more...]
Dali Crepes: Sharing the Best of the Balkans with Utah
When I hear the name “Dali,” I naturally think of the great Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali. But I recently discovered another great artist named Dali: Dalibor (Dali) Blazic, founder and owner of Dali Crêpes. His European-style crêpes are delicious edible works of art. Originally from Serbia, Dalibor Blazic emigrated to Utah in 2011. However, he missed the crêpes … [Read more...]
Papa Noel: Christmas in Peru
To be Papa Noel at Navidad it is necessary to live Papa Noel for the other 11 months of the year...... Christmas Present For the third year I have had the joy of appearing as Papa Noel for school kids and residents of Cajamarca. This year I started the day at an upscale private school where kids pulled out their cell phones to snap a selfie with the fellow in the red … [Read more...]
B & W Apothecary
In 2003, after spending a year deployed in the hot dry air of Iraq as an Army diesel mechanic and later experiencing skin cancer, Brandi Nealis decided her skin needed some TLC. As a result, B & W Apothecary was born. Her project started five years ago when she experimented with making her own lotions. “It took forever to get the right consistency and learn … [Read more...]
ADHD: Navigating Treatments
“It’s not really a wonder that many children are afflicted with ADHD, what is a wonder is that not every child is not diagnosed with ADHD.” -Dr. Jordan Peterson Every kid has trouble with curbing the wiggles, paying attention, or controlling impulses. For some, however, the problems are so pervasive and persistent that they substantially limit success in different aspects of … [Read more...]
Cloud Seeding for More Powder Days
Nobody is closer to weather than people who rely on it for a living, so when the farmer I worked for several summers ago informed me that the government is manipulating weather, I payed attention. The breadth and depth of weather manipulation conspiracy theory is on par with that of alien encounters, so I went straight to a local source by googling “Utah weather … [Read more...]