Marci Rasmussen is okay with being called “the flower lady.” She has, after all, been a colorful downtown fixture for 27 years as the owner of the Salt Lake floral shop Especially For You. Rasmussen opened her store on Main Street in 1987. After moving to the Peery Hotel and then to Broadway, she bought a building on 400 South to accommodate expansion and make the business a … [Read more...]
Salt Lake Acting Company Takes On… Racism
A 300-year-old scarred oak tree inspires a story exploring who we are and who we once were, personalizing racial prejudice and its consequences. Utah has one of the highest percentages of whites in the nation, according to U.S. Census surveys. So is a play set in New Jersey which explores issues of race and racism relevant to Utahns? “Culturally, in Utah it’s very … [Read more...]