The entrance to Easy Bee Farm, just off Easy Street in Moab, is tucked between thick curtains of growth that make it hard to spot if you haven’t been there before. “That’s part of the adventure,” laughs Rhonda Gotway-Clyde, who owns the farm. Once found, the long gravel drive leads to what does feel a little like a magic kingdom, lush with flowers and vegetables, and … [Read more...]
Etta Place Cidery from Torrey Utah
It was “use it or lose it” when it came to water rights on Ann Torrence and Marc Roberts’ property near the Fremont River in Torrey, Utah. As they considered what to do with this precious desert resource, they visited Capitol Reef National Park during harvest season and were blown away by the flavors of the apples grown in the park’s historic orchards. So apples it was, and … [Read more...]
Proposed Promontory Landfill Hits a Roadblock
Box Elder County documents reveal cozy ties between commissioners and Promontory Point Landfill PROMONTORY POINT — Much has been written about a 2,000-acre landfill situated near the shores of the Great Salt Lake. The controversial waste dump — years in the making — has yet to receive any trash. Licensed since 2004 to handle Class I waste from cities and counties within … [Read more...]
Free $25 Gift Card for Park City Restaurants
Brunch @ HallPass HallPass at The Gateway now offers brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Utah’s first food hall, HallPass is a unique, upscale dining and drinking destination that is too unique to be simply called a food court. HallPass bars and eateries include SkinnyFATS, Blaze of Thunder (Nashville hot chicken), Beer Zombies Draft Room & Beef … [Read more...]
Could Tiny Homes Be the Answer to Utah’s Affordable Housing Shortage?
A Tiny Home Village is A Much Better Solution Than “Housing First” to Alleviate Utah’s Affordable Housing Crisis A tiny home village in Austin, Texas called Community First! Village, has been working to help alleviate the working-poor homeless gap in Austin, Texas, which is even more of a boom-town than Salt Lake City. It’s a much better solution for the working poor … [Read more...]
Six Years of Failed Homeless Policy in Salt Lake City
A look back at the last six years of Salt Lake City’s projects for handling chronic homelessness Eric Vini, a working homeless man put it this way, “They will give another person a house that is not working, but a working person can’t get a house!” Vini added, “A person who is out here every day, can get a house, but a working person who is trying to be a productive citizen … [Read more...]
Utah Armenians Commemorate the Ottoman Turkish Armenian Genocide
Several dozen Utah-Armenians who are descendants of the genocide that occurred in Armenia in 1915 gathered at Washington Square on Sunday to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the Armenian genocide and show their solidarity and support for the official announcement that President Biden and the entire United States Government now officially recognizes the Armenian Genocide as … [Read more...]
Why are Utahns Curbing the Obesity Epidemic?
It's an economic truism: whatever a government wants more of they must subsidize. Whatever a government wants to see less of they must tax. This being the case, why is our government subsidizing the massive factory-farm producers of corn and sugar? If the government were truly interested in helping the overall population of the United States to remain more healthy, why would … [Read more...]
Where to Eat on Easter: Easter Lunches, Brunches, Dinners & More
With many local restaurants reopening for dine-in service and others offering gourmet meals grab-and-go style, Easter Sunday might be a great day to venture out for a holiday meal. Here is a select list of great places to do just that. Franck’s for Easter will offer guests a 3-course gourmet brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. priced at $75 per person plus tax & gratuity. … [Read more...]
The Impact The Open Border Policy Has on Utah
There are currently over 3,000 children detained at the border. This is just a fraction of the 11,000 unaccompanied minors who have entered the country in 2021. The number of migrants crossing the border is now at a 20-year high. “On Monday, March 12, the border patrol took in 280 minors in the Rio Grande Valley sector. America needs to know how these children … [Read more...]