Former LDS Missionary unveils Salt Lake City's drug trade. A local musicians' story of Sex, Drugs and.....Mormonism? Tom Bennett isn't exactly a punk rocker, but he carries the persona. He brands tattoos and wears rocker's apparel with a disheveled hair style. From Tom's appearance one might never guess he was once a Mormon Missionary. Tom served two years on a Mission for … [Read more...]
A Playwright on a Persian Rug – Salt Lake Acting Company Presents The Persian Quarter
Salt Lake Acting Company Presents: The Persian Quarter By Heidi Grieser Salt Lake City playwright Kathleen Cahill says that after brain surgery in 2005 her playwriting, “actually improved.” Her last two award winning plays demonstrate this fact. Cahill’s new play The Persian Quarter is both a political history and the story of individual women in Iran and America. The … [Read more...]
Tapping the Raw Food Revolution
Omar’s Rawtopia began when Omar Abou-Ismail decided to try making his raw food dishes in the back of a vitamin store in Sugar House. He subleased the space inexpensivly from the owner. He Soon had customers lining up for his unique blend of middle-eastern cuisine and all fresh, local organic ingredients. Once Omar finally opened up his own shop, just one building … [Read more...]
Farmer’s Market Success — Part Two of Shoe String Success Stories
The downtown Farmer’s Market has a treasure trove of great business stories, the concept of Utah Stories began by chronically the stories of artisans and vendors who were carving out their niche at the market. this is part II of our series on shoe string success stories. Click here to read part I. The best part about farmers markets is that for around $300 per … [Read more...]
Shoe String Success — Retail and restaurants started on a shoe string
Lessons from Salt Lake City business owners on how to start a successful businesses with almost no start-up capital. Part I of 3 by Richard Markosian We hear it in the news all the time, “banks aren’t lending.” But still small business start-ups are found all over the Salt Lake City. Somehow people are finding money and a way to make their businesses a reality. My hunch … [Read more...]
The History of Valentine’s Day
by Colby Frazier Like its winter counterpart, Christmas, Valentine’s Day has traveled a long strange trip to its current iteration as a consumer free-for-all. Although it remains unclear when widespread consumption came to dominate the holiday, love has long been a hallmark, no pun intended, of Feb. 14. According to the children’s book “Valentine’s Day,” which is about as … [Read more...]
Our Love/Hate Relationship with Valentine’s Day
“Valentines Day was a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make every one feel like crap.” This line from Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, I can appreciate. When I was single I could be described as a Valentine’s Day hater. I hated watching my roommates prepare to show their girlfriends a really special date and show all of their love and affection in … [Read more...]
March Beer Issue of Utah Stories — Find it all over Salt Lake City
Get your new March Beer issue of Utah Stories magazine all over downtown Salt Lake City and Sugar House. The best place to get them right now are: Sugar House Coffee at their new location in Sugar House on 2011 S 1100 E Downtown at the Green Pig Pub 31 East 400 South. … [Read more...]
Comb Ridge Coffee Bluff, Utah
Comb Ridge Coffee is the only place I’ve ever eaten where the main item on the menu is “blue corn pancakes” and “one organic, free-range chicken egg.” I try to sit like a fly on the wall and get a sense for one of the most peculiar coffee shops in Utah. Comb Ridge appears like a liberal oasis, everything is “organic.” The decor features a combination of Navajo Indian art … [Read more...]
Salt Lake City’s 15th & 15th
King's English Bookshop by James Gunter What was once a sleepy corner of Sugar House is now a thriving part of the community. When the King’s English bookshop opened in 1977, the 15th and 15th area was a strip of half-empty storefronts and dying businesses surrounded by residential homes. Salt Lake Drug once dominated the eastern side of the block, and entering it … [Read more...]