It's known as the Sugar House Monument: an art deco obelisk with bronze statues and flowing water features at its base. Fifty-five feet high and 60 ft. wide, the monument is a cultural marker for Sugar House residents, and was likely an abomination to traffic engineers with its placement in the middle of the busy intersection of 2100 South and 1100 East, at least until the … [Read more...]
Solar farms present opportunity for sheep ranchers in Utah
It's not unusual to see sprawling solar farms now-a-days but, what the heck are those sheep doing? Tradition thrives along with new technology Hearing someone refer to themselves as an entrepreneur usually conjures up a certain stereotype: the young, hoodie-wearing, manic visionary pushing the latest techno breakthrough, or everyday types in their best suits … [Read more...]
The Moran Eye Center, Dr. Paul Bernstein, & eye disease—changing the way people see
The Moran Eye Center: Seeing the Big Picture and creating sustainable change The Moran Eye Center of Salt Lake City and Dr. Paul Bernstein MD, Ph.D. specialize in diseases of the retina and macular degeneration. Unlike many medical specialists who only treat disease or focus only on research, or those that teach only, Bernstein works in all those fields. And at … [Read more...]
Plum Alley: Chinatown was Downtown
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...]