Chris Bodily’s illustrations are simultaneously raw, funny, messy, cartoonish, and heartbreaking. A big goofy monster holding prescriptions and wanting his heart to be seen with allusions to happiness scribbled on the wall says volumes about the human condition, his and ours. He wants us to take a closer look. Chris has struggled with heavy realities in his life: the early … [Read more...]
Blue Nile: Ethiopian Cuisine to Indulge Your Senses
You know you will need to find an oasis quickly when Salt Lake City breaking the 100-degree mark and it is only June. Don’t you worry, hot and weary traveler on State Street, Blue Nile and its Ethiopian delights are here to take care of you. Ethiopian cooking is steeped in ancient traditions that make the menu of the Blue Nile delicious and delightful to discover. Typical of … [Read more...]
Valley Tan
One of the first industries introduced in the Salt Lake Valley was leather tanning. From that beginning the term, “valley tan” was coined to denote any article of home manufacture. According to Edward W. Tullidge in his History of Salt Lake City, “The term ‘valley-tan’ soon became, and is now, rather a derogatory expression, applied indiscriminately to any rough home-made … [Read more...]
Saturday’s Voyeur 2013
One of the best-known traditions in Utah is Salt Lake Acting Company’s annual production of Saturday’s Voyeur. This year’s run begins June 26. In its 35th year, the musical satire is annually customized to reflect the state’s current events. Cynthia Fleming, co-executive producer of this year’s Saturday Voyeur, explained that no other theatrer company has a production such … [Read more...]
Lumi Bistro is Now Open
Some coffee is fine for after dinner but the coffee they were serving at the Himalayan Kitchen deserved its own recognition. In a visit to Nepal with Himalayan Kitchen owner Surya Bastakoti, his wife Carmen Fournier fell in love with the local coffee grown on the foothills of the Himalayas. They returned with over a ton of it with the intention that the green beans, roasted … [Read more...]
Unhinged: New Location in Provo
Local boutique owner Corey Folster of Unhinged has always had a vision - having several boutiques under one roof, each hosting something unique, different, and appealing. Unhinged in Sugar House has touted many young designers and artists, and the response has been a huge success, particularly to the locally made aspect. Corey’s vision to get local products, and his unique … [Read more...]
Sugar House’s Hidden Hollow
You may have read that when the first Mormon immigrants arrived in the Salt Lake valley, they found few trees growing here. Not true, according to Sandy resident Ty Harrison. When his ancestor John Thomas Wilson homesteaded 80 acres on the Jordan River, there were great numbers of narrowleaf cottonwood, box elder and peachleaf willow trees along the creeks that flowed … [Read more...]
Lost Rhoades Mine How to find it!
Old-timers say “for every ounce of mined gold, gallons of blood have been spilt.” The most sensational Utah tale concerns the lost Rhoades Mine. Thomas Rhoades was commissioned as Brigham Young’s representative to the Ute Chief Wakara. Chief Wakara allegedly accompanied Rhoades the location of a fabulously rich mine, the wealth of which was to be used only to benefit the … [Read more...]
How to make money gold panning in Utah
“Utah is blessed with fine gold,” according to Alan J. Chenworth. He says that nuggets are rare, but gold flakes, some as fine as flour, are waiting in Utah’s streams and deserts to be discovered by patient prospectors. Chenworth is a geologist, author and prospector who has been fascinated with searching for gold ever since discovering some Rock and Gem and Lost Treasure … [Read more...]
Tour of Utah. Top cyclists descend on Utah’s scenic roads.
A combined total of 43,000 vertical feet, climbing over 586 miles in six days. These are the critical stats that define this year’s Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. What is not in these stats is the extremely high caliber of cyclists who will be coming to Utah to compete. The Tour of Utah is now recognized as one of the top ten cycling races in the world. Most of the … [Read more...]