I moved to SLC when I was 31 and encountered a Mexican restaurant for the first time. Up to that point I had lived in New York, Cleveland, San Francisco, and oddly Riverton, Wyoming. My ethnic tastes were fairly cosmopolitan but Mexican food was not one of them. In Riverton where I worked on the Wind River Reservation I was introduced to two unusual taste treats: Arapahoe … [Read more...]
An Unforgiving Sport: Olympic Speed Skating Hopefuls Train at Kearns Ice Oval
Young athletes come from across the US to devote nearly all of their time to train at the Kearns Olympic Oval. This facility was built for the 2002 Olympics, and is home to the US Speed Skating Team. Corinne “Corie” Stoddard and Ryan Pivirotto are two young Olympic hopefuls who are currently on the team. Arriving at the oval at 7:30 am Monday through Saturday, these athletes … [Read more...]
Assistance League Boutique
As thrift stores go, the Assistance League boutique on 2090 E 3300 S has class. Items range from designer wedding dresses to signed artwork. Then there are the clerks—ladies whose sole purpose is to help customers. Classy stuff and classy clerks supporting a class act—the Assistance League of Salt Lake City. Most people only know about the store. But its proceeds support an … [Read more...]
New Faces in Salt Lake Places
When my husband found out that he got a job in Salt Lake City for a mining company, and we’d be leaving behind our beloved Lake Tahoe, I had mixed feelings. I began reading through Reddit threads about what life is really like along the Wasatch Front. I Googled, “does Utah water down its wine, too?” I was woefully behind in my understanding of what were, in my opinion, the … [Read more...]
Rethinking Reclaimed Wood
With so much air pollution, waste destroying Earth’s oceans and non-recyclable products it can feel like an impossible task to create something without adding to the destruction, but Wind River Timber Company does just that. Wind River Timber Company is located in Hooper, Utah. The northern-based company was founded when Bryce Widdison, the owner, discovered that they already … [Read more...]
Zion Brewery opens St. George location, Station 2
Zion Brewery, home of arguably the most epic patio in the world and some damn delicious beer, has expanded into St. George. The brewery and pub are a staple in Springdale. They are continuing to celebrate their history and Southern Utah culture by opening Station 2 in a historic building. The new location is in a renovated fire station which has served the city since 1918. … [Read more...]
Bewilder Brewing
Ross Metzger and Cody McKendrick know a thing or two about beer. Not only are the duo the names behind Salt City Brew Supply, Metzger and McKendrick are now also the proud co-owners/brewers behind one of Salt Lake City’s newest craft breweries—Bewilder Brewing. With all of that combined experience in the brewing business, you’d probably expect something a little special, and … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day SLC: Everyone can “go green” on March 17
While enjoying a beer with a few of his friends 43 years ago on St. Patrick’s Day, John Welsh and the crew started wondering why Utah didn’t have a St. Patrick’s Day parade. A quick barroom decision was made, and moments later they marched down the street in honor of the holiday. The following year, Welsh, himself an Irish-American, formed The Hibernian Society, and an … [Read more...]
Big Dreams for Tiny Houses by Architectural Nexus in Salt Lake City
On a brisk fall day in October, employees of Architectural Nexus in Salt Lake City gathered for a farewell party. They were not bidding goodbye and good luck to a coworker, but to the tiny house in their parking lot, a house they had designed and built together over the past year that would now be shipped to Seattle, placed on the property of a “host home”, and become a … [Read more...]
Striving to Elevate Escalante Cuisine: Devil’s Garden Grill
Just six months before the opening of Devil’s Garden Grill in Escalante, President Trump slashed Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument’s protected lands in half with the stroke of a pen. Conservative lawmakers and some Westerners cheered the move as retribution from decades of federal overreach, but many local business owners were fearful of what this could mean for their … [Read more...]
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