It is easy to see what has been dubbed Salt Lake City’s Chinatown while driving down State Street in South Salt Lake. The shining red, gold and blue towering traditional Chinese archway marks the entrance to a collection of Chinese restaurants and a large Asian market. What is less recognizable is the location of Salt Lake City’s original Chinatown which was established in … [Read more...]
Rock Hill Creamery
In recent years, farmers markets have been popping up around Utah nearly as quickly as actual farmland has been disappearing. Most of the markets offering locally grown produce and handcrafted goods tend to sprout up in parks or parking lots during the summer months, but the Harvest Market held each Saturday in the northern Cache Valley city of Richmond, is among the few held … [Read more...]
Collecting Shed Antlers is a Hobby for Some, Big Business to Others
People have been making use of the antlers shed by deer, elk and moose for eons. Whether used by primitive tribes as tools or weapons, hung on the walls of mountain cabins and hunting lodges as trophies, or made into elaborate creations sold in high-end furniture stores in places like Jackson Hole, Park City and Aspen, the branch-like bones cast off each year by ungulate … [Read more...]
High Altitude Organic
What began as an effort to produce locally sourced, organic food for one Park City family nearly 10 years ago has blossomed into a community cooperative with approximately 90 members, as well as a public farm stand featuring products created mostly by members of the co-op “family.” Copper Moose Farm, on the flatland of the Snyderville basin just outside Park City, is owned … [Read more...]
Catering to Climbers: International Mountain Equipment
Whether someone sought to scale the walls of a local canyon or test their strength and skill on an artificial climbing wall of the nearby climbing gym, or even attempt to summit the world’s highest peaks, if they were in Utah, they likely passed through the doors of International Mountain Equipment (IME). The specialty shop has been catering to the climbing community since … [Read more...]
Wasatch Touring – Everything You Need for Backcountry Adventure
Accessing the best snow and scenery in the Utah backcountry requires patience, knowledge, and a genuine love for the outdoors. And getting there is better if you go with friends. This is how Wasatch Touring has been doing business in Salt Lake City since Dwight and Charlie Butler launched the company in 1972. Dwight says he and brother Charlie fell in love with the Utah … [Read more...]
Jonnie Parker Hartman Brings Christmas Magic to Grand America Hotel
Having unique skills will often land you in unique places. Sometimes, in places you never expected. Pursuing a Fine Arts degree at the University of Utah, Jonnie Parker Hartman honed her skills in traditional ink-on-paper works and likely never imagined she would find her creative niche wielding a saw and glue gun along with her paints. “I have more tools than my husband … [Read more...]
Bluff, Utah benefits from U of U Architectural Design Program
Few professions in the construction industry practice as many different skills as architects. In addition to exercising creativity they must also understand engineering, building codes, properties of different building materials, and perhaps most importantly, listen closely to their clients to parse out exactly what is being asked for. For the past 12 years, the Design … [Read more...]
Mayor Jackie Biskupski Weighs in on Local Business
During Mayor Ralph Becker’s terms, Salt Lake City’s downtown saw the development of City Creek Center. Office spaces filled with new employees as companies such as Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo expanded their Utah presence. But at the same time, small businesses experienced frustration over zoning issues, malfunctioning parking meters, new bike lanes and baffling street parking … [Read more...]
Logan’s Utah Theatre: Restored, Renewed and Remodelled
It could be said that the revival of Logan’s historic Utah Theatre was made possible by an organ donation. Built in 1936 and originally named the Roxy, the one-screen art deco movie house sat for decades as neighboring theaters such as the Capitol and the Old Lyric received makeovers. Then, nearly 10 years ago, Michael Ballam imagined a new future for the crumbling … [Read more...]