When I asked Hollywood actor Tom Proctor what he loves about Utah, he simply said, “I can sum that up in one sentence: It’s home.” Tom has a diverse acting resume including such films as Twelve Years a Slave, Django Unchained, The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs, Guardians of the Galaxy, and many more. He was born in Salt Lake City and raised in the Oquirrh Mountains. Tom’s … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2020
Are Utah Hunters Killing Off Starving Deer For Trophies?
As an avid big game hunter with university degrees in wildlife management, our North American model of managing game animals for sport and meat hunting is the best in the world. The approach involves limiting take, hunting in appropriate seasons, equipment restrictions, and restoring wildlife habitat. Our model has been exported to Europe and parts of Asia and is now … [Read more...]
Centerville Mobile Estates Residents Forced to Leave Their Homes
Centerville Mobile Estates has been home for Dennis Tireman, an army veteran, for nearly half a century. His home was paid for and life was good in the Davis County community at 555 N 400 W, near Interstate 15. Casey Nielsen, who has lived at the trailer park for six years, also owns his home free and clear, and put $10,000 into fixing it up. “It’s a nice little home for … [Read more...]
FRENCH CONNECTION—A Gateway to France (sort of) via Courchevel
Courchevel is, of course, the famous ski resort in the French Alps. If you ever have the opportunity, you should go there. If not, don’t fret. You can enjoy a French getaway, of sorts, by visiting Courchevel Bistro in Park City. Courchevel and Park City are, by the way, Sister Cities, having first developed an alliance in 1984. Courchevel BIstro is a beautifully … [Read more...]
Ritual Chocolate tasting room and cafe, Graffiti Bao comes to The Gateway and Hearth and Hill’s birthday celebration
Ritual Chocolate Expansion Park City-based award-winning artisan chocolate makers - Ritual Chocolate - celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and will expand with a larger production facility in Charleston, Utah. The new Ritual digs will also include a private tasting room and a new Ritual cafe. “We needed to find a larger building in order to keep growing the business … [Read more...]
ABERFELDY GOLDEN HOT CHOCOLATE GIFT SET
If you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift for your favorite Scotch Whisky lover, ABERFELDY has just the thing. And if he or she also loves hot chocolate, even better! Why not reward yourself and others for getting through this brain-bender of a year with a warm and comforting glass of Golden Hot Chocolate from ABERFELDY’S holiday-exclusive Golden Hot Chocolate GIft … [Read more...]
Chicken Parmigiana
If you’re tired of Thanksgiving Day leftovers, try this: One of my all-time favorite comfort foods is chicken parmigiana. Here is an easy recipe for it. You could serve the chicken parmigiana with pasta or as a sub sandwich. Ingredients: 2 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts, cut in half (4 pieces total) salt freshly ground black pepper 1 large egg 1 cup … [Read more...]
Broken Promises — Historic Utah Theatre donated to a developer with an affordable housing promise.
The following story was written and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. The developer of the old theatre building made questionable donations to the mayoral race On December 3, 2019, in a crowded room in the Salt Lake City and County Building, the Save The Utah Theater group waited for a vote that would decide … [Read more...]
Utah Bars and Restaurants Suffer under New State COVID Mandates
Bridget Gordon has been in the Utah bar business for many years. She was a manager at the Port O’ Call before launching her own bar. The Port O’ Call was by far Utah’s most famous bar, but was forced to close down due to the Government Services Administration (GSA) choosing the Port O’ Call lot and building to build a Federal Courthouse. Gordon launched the Green Pig Pub in … [Read more...]
Mysterious Monolith found in Utah desert. Digital Sleuths Find Location
Nobody is asking the obvious: Did this object come from another planet? What is 10’ tall polished, made of a steel-like metal alloy, triangular and firmly planted into a canyon somewhere in Southeastern Utah? It’s a monolith that is now making national headlines. Two men working for the Utah Department of Public Safety were flying a helicopter to count sheep in the … [Read more...]