Utah has a passion for burgers, and if you’re craving one, there is no shortage of burger joints to choose from. Whether you’re in Salt Lake City, or a tiny Southern Utah town, no matter what type of burger you prefer, you’ll find one you should try on this list: Capitol Burger’s Mac N Cheese Burger If you check the reviews for Torrey’s Capitol Burger food truck, you’ll … [Read more...]
5 Hidden Utah Outdoor Adventures You Must Experience
With timed-entry tickets mandatory at Arches National Park, and permits required for hiking Angels Landing in Zion National Park, there’s no better time to start exploring Utah’s lesser-known mountain ranges and desert landscapes. Here are five hidden Utah outdoor adventures to get you thinking beyond Utah’s popular and overcrowded trailheads and national parks. Wander … [Read more...]
From The Ground Up: A Rock Shop Opens in the Dust of Downtown Salt Lake
Utah entrepreneur brings culture, history, and geology to downtown Salt Lake. At a time when historic buildings are being leveled and small businesses are being driven out of downtown Salt Lake City to make room for more multi-level condos, Kathie Chadbourne has created a little sanctuary in the dust of downtown. “It doesn’t matter where we are, we can create our little … [Read more...]
Lisa Forman of Legends Pub & Grill: One Utah Woman’s Road to Success
The restaurant and bar industry is tough to break into and even tougher to make successful. Lisa Forman, owner of Legends Pub & Grill, tried her own strategy and it paid off. “I don’t really pay attention to anybody else. I’m not part of the industry and I just focus on what I’m doing,” she says. Forman first opened Legends after leaving her corporate job in sales at … [Read more...]
The Rise of Green Pig Pub: Bridget Gordon Carves a Niche in Salt Lake’s Male-Dominated Bar Scene
When Port O’ Call, a hugely popular, multi-storied Salt Lake City nightclub, was forced to close its doors in 2009, longtime bartender Bridget Gordon thought it would be difficult to find another job. “Most bars want cute young girls,” she says, and despite still being cute, she was nearing fifty years old but still wanted to stay in the business. It was at that point her … [Read more...]
Ken Sanders Books New Venue: Rare Books store will move to The Leonardo
As if battling to keep a small business alive during the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t hard enough, Salt Lake City bookseller Ken Sanders had to relocate his beloved antiquarian bookshop after development pressure forced him from the space he’s occupied for 24 years. He had been expecting a notice to vacate for quite a while. Now he’s happy to say the bookstore finally found a home … [Read more...]
Making New Year’s Resolutions That Stick
With the new year upon us, many of us have probably made a few resolutions by now and perhaps even broken them already. According to research by Utah’s own Franklin Covey Co., a third of us won’t be able to keep our resolutions through the end of January, and our odds of sticking to our resolutions only get worse from there. According to the same study, resolutions often … [Read more...]
Eight Great Winter Dates in Utah
From coffee to cocktails, birds to bitters, and sled dogs to sunsets, there's a December activity for everyone. Instead of burrowing yourself deeper into the couch cushions this winter, why not spice up your dating routine or family night with one of these cold-weather date night ideas? From meeting dog sled pups and learning how to curl like a Canadian, to visiting the … [Read more...]
Wallace Stegner’s Lasting Legacy at the University of Utah
This year, Wallace Stegner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Angle of Repose turns 50 years old, thrusting him once again into the spotlight as one of the American West's greatest writers. His nomadic childhood led him to form a deep bond with Salt Lake City, as he spent much of his adolescence here hawking hot dogs at Saltair resort, adventuring in the wilderness with his LDS … [Read more...]
Etta Place Cidery from Torrey Utah
It was “use it or lose it” when it came to water rights on Ann Torrence and Marc Roberts’ property near the Fremont River in Torrey, Utah. As they considered what to do with this precious desert resource, they visited Capitol Reef National Park during harvest season and were blown away by the flavors of the apples grown in the park’s historic orchards. So apples it was, and … [Read more...]