Everyone knows about jackrabbits—those nasty vermin out there in the West Desert, right? Actually, most Utahns know very little about either of the two largest rabbit species in North America. The largest rabbit is the white-tailed jackrabbit found throughout the mid-elevation expanses of Utah’s sagebrush, while the slightly smaller black-tailed “jack” is found throughout our … [Read more...]
Ice Fishing in Utah
More Utahns are trying to eat healthier foods, and one of those foods is fish. Unfortunately, fish from the ocean is becoming less healthy as it accumulates human pollutants like mercury. Health experts do not recommend that pregnant women, those planning to become pregnant, and younger children eat canned tuna and other ocean fish due to higher levels of mercury and … [Read more...]
Kale: The Superfood
Utah’s celebrity fitness trainer and nutritionist Angela Martindale calls kale “the most amazing superfood.” The leafy-green vegetable is surprisingly easy to grow in our climate. Some may consider kale a cold weather crop, but it’s incredibly durable throughout the year. Loaded with micronutrients, kale is also high in iron and calcium (more than milk) and works as an anti-i … [Read more...]
Salt Lake City Date Ideas for Hipsters, Rednecks and Ski Bums
Are you a hipster? Do You: •Have to have some sort of facial hair, beard or mustache that is well groomed? •Have at least one tattoo? •Own a fixed gear bike? •Know what a gogi berry is? •Wear Buddy Holly style glasses? •Enjoy the Verve, Coldplay or English Mod style? Hipsters Start the evening by meeting up with your date at The Stockist at 9th and 9th followed by Zu … [Read more...]
How to Clean Out Your Mailbox
Need help coming up with some New Year’s resolutions? Here’s a suggestion. Start with liberating your mailbox from all those annoying fliers and advertisements. Your mail contains no letters from friends, no money from long-lost relatives (dream on). Who sends postcards anymore? Instead, there’s nothing in the box but those multiple-page ads for things you don’t care about. Mo … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Cobbler
“I am not famous, I am Notorious,” the sign in Dan’s shop says. Dan Ruger fixes shoes, an almost lost art in America along with a shoe shop’s rich smell of leather, whirring machines and racks of neatly boxed shoes. Dan learned his craft from a California Armenian. After a naysayer said he would never make it as a master cobbler, Dan moved to Utah without a penny in his pocke … [Read more...]
The Cost of Starting a Small Business in Salt Lake City
8Y TH3 NUM8ERS Thinking about starting a business in Utah? It pays to do your homework. The first step is registering with the state at the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, the Utah Department of Workforces Services, the Utah State Tax Commission, the Utah Labor Commission, and the Internal Revenue Service. You will also need a … [Read more...]
Sugar House Scene: A vision of the future
What Will Sugar House look like in the Future? The Future Will Tell. Places that attract residents and tourists are unique. It takes a commitment to ensure that places like Sugar House retain their flavor and make themselves successful and vibrant. We have to work to sustain the quality of life that we enjoy. —Søren Simonsen, 2006 In August 2013, the author conducted an inf … [Read more...]
West High Students Check Out Chess
Playing chess improves your mental capacity and leads to higher academic performance. Maybe. It could be true. Some folks believe it. But who cares? Playing chess is just plain fun! Welcome to West High, the chess powerhouse of Utah. The sixty members of the chess club play during their lunch periods, after school and at state tournaments. The West High team has won … [Read more...]
Growing Empire Perennials and Nursery
Half a century of familial knowledge and a true love for plants has kept a family business blossoming in Salt Lake Valley. Ruth MacAngus was two years old when her father started Millcreek Gardens in Salt Lake. Fifty-two years later, Millcreek Gardens is family-owned and still going strong, and MacAngus continues the venture of her own successful empire. MacAngus’ father, V … [Read more...]