This past summer, my husband and I planted hops for the first time in a sunny corner of our yard in Sugarhouse. After years of buying shrink-wrapped packages of the papery cones for his homebrews, we decided it was time to give it a try ourselves. After some initial research on Google, we found that Cascade hops tend to grow well in Utah’s climate and are a prominent … [Read more...]
Raise a Cheer for Sour Beer and Where To Find them in Salt Lake Valley
Before advances in refrigeration, sanitation, and fermentation in the mid-19th century, most beer was, to a certain degree, sour. The culprits? Wild bacteria and yeast that infiltrated the beer to create unwanted tartness and funk. Today, as the craft beer industry continues its meteoric rise, sours are making a comeback as modern day brewers infect their beers with the same … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Prisons: Construction of a modernized state penitentiary is underway almost 70 years after the closure of Utah’s first state prison in Sugar House
Nearly 70 years ago, Utah’s first state prison closed its doors and was transformed into the much-loved Sugar House Park. Construction is now underway on a new penitentiary that is 15 miles away but vastly different from its predecessors. The Utah Territorial Prison opened in 1855 with 16 cells on 80 acres selected by Brigham Young. The original facility was built of brick … [Read more...]
8 Great Utah Winter Dates: From Cooking Classes to Comedy Club
Things delightful when the weather is frightful As cold fronts move across the Wasatch Front, don’t let one of them be from your significant other’s icy stares because you’ve allowed date night to lapse. From cooking classes to the comedy club, there’s a little something for everyone to help keep things spicy this winter. Enjoy! Explore the deep at Loveland Living … [Read more...]
Legal Battle Over Utah Wilderness
Conservation groups are fighting to preserve 175,500 acres of public lands in Utah that the Bureau of Land Management has plans to lease for 130 oil and gas developments—a move that would be extremely detrimental for the wilderness areas, wildlife inhabitants, and the fight against climate change as a whole, says the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. On Sept. 12, the Center … [Read more...]
Australia and Utah-based aerial imaging company captures data from above
It’s no secret that Salt Lake City is experiencing a tech surge. In fact, in 2018, the Capitol City had the second-most tech-related commercial leases and now holds the ninth-largest share of tech renters in the country, according to data from Cushman & Wakefield, a Chicago-based commercial real estate company. But back in 2014 when Nearmap, an Australian aerial … [Read more...]
Graphic Designers Rebrand Salt Lake City’s Neighborhoods
The Neighborhood Project A group of graphic designers showed their love for the Capital City this October with the completion of an unpaid project that created logos and other branding items for neighborhoods across Salt Lake City. Dubbed The Neighborhood Project, participating designers were assigned a neighborhood at random—some actual designations, others unofficial … [Read more...]
Downtown Salt Lake: Out With the Old, In With the New
A Downtown Renaissance? It’s an exciting time for Downtown Salt Lake City. Five high-rise buildings are poised to redefine the capital city’s skyline in 2020 with apartments, hotel rooms, office space, and retail; new bars and restaurants are opening up on every street; an influx of young professionals are moving to the area to take advantage of it all. This is on top of the … [Read more...]
The Good, The Bad, and The Pricey
The real estate market in the Beehive State is buzzing. Apartments are sprouting up across the valley; housing sales are steady despite rising prices; so-called mother-in-law apartments are now legal and being built on developed lots; the population of the region continues to grow thanks to a steady birth rate and an influx of young professionals following the burgeoning job … [Read more...]
From Farm to Table…..To YouTube
YouthCity and Liberty Park Farmers Market From farm to table … to YouTube. That’s what students at YouthCity’s summer and after school program have started through an ongoing partnership with neighboring Liberty Park Farmers Market. “With the farmers market so close, it just made sense to use it as a learning opportunity,” says John Lyman, program manager for YouthCity in … [Read more...]