Utahns can hear carols and cowbells played on the city’s organs The majestic sound of a pipe organ is the perfect musical soundtrack for the Christmas season. It inspires and comforts, allowing listeners to feel they are part of life’s grandeur. Utah is renowned for its organ culture. The BYU music program trains organists and the ML Bigelow Company in American Fork … [Read more...]
It’s a Wonderful Life
A Christmas movie that has stood the test of time by being timeless. On Christmas Day, the Broadway Cinema will once again screen It’s a Wonderful Life. Now revered as a holiday icon, Frank Capra’s classic tale flopped at the box office when it was first released in 1946, Small wonder. It deals with themes of alcoholism, suicide, greed, rage...and redemption. All who have … [Read more...]
Christmas in the Can
Holiday cheer comes in many different forms and many different places. Each day in jail is the same. The cell doors open at the same time. The meals are delivered at the same time. The shaving razors are distributed at the same time. The count is taken at the same time. The cell doors close at the same time. The sameness becomes a comfort, a security. The time passes … [Read more...]
Parties On
Who are the Occupiers? Meet one who happens to be running for President Socialists elected in Utah? Yep. Amazing as it seems, in the early part of the 20th century, 40 percent of the Socialist Party in the state were LDS members. Over 100 Socialists were elected to office in 19 communities, and Utah was one of only 18 states to elect Socialists to the … [Read more...]
Utah Farmer Talks Turkey
A peek inside a Utah family farm let’s you see what goes into raising the turkey on your table. The turkey of grade school Pilgrim scenes is an iconic brown bird with white, banded feathers. “That’s a heritage bird,” Carol Hess of Wight’s Farm Fresh Turkey explains. “They were the first bird to be bred for commercial purposes.” Over the years, breeding has been influenced … [Read more...]
Pilgrim’s Progress
Meet some recent Salt Lake City Immigrants and see what they are dishing out for Thanksgiving Dinner Food, family, and football. There’s probably no holiday more American than Thanksgiving. But what if your ancestors didn’t come over on the Mayflower? What if you are the new “Pilgrim” to this brave, new world? How do immigrants translate the holiday? We asked some recent … [Read more...]
Chop, Stir, and Peel
Thanksgiving dinner is piled around the kitchen in an un-peeled, un-sliced, un-diced mess. Don’t panic. Just try these simple tricks to cut kitchen duty time in half. How to peel a potato without using a peeler: Start by rinsing the potato and getting a pot of boiling water ready. Carefully take the potato and cut a ring around the middle of the potato that is roughly a … [Read more...]
October 2011 Market Place News
Recently Moved Sicilia Pizza Sicilia Pizza has moved further west to their new digs at 35 West 300 South, serving authentic, handtossed pizza with a full bar upstairs. Open until 3 am to satisfy late night munchies. Phone 801-961-7077 and siciliapizza.net for a menu. Elizabeth's Bakery Elizabeth’s Bakery has relocated from across the street from Trolley Square to Granato’s … [Read more...]
Pithy Epitaphs
Advice for the living, direct from the dead. Photos fade, records are filed away, memories die with the dead. After 50 to 100 years there are few records that even speak to the existence of a particular human, which is why epitaphs were once very important. Tombstone epitaphs that are found in area graveyards provide insights into life’s journey and allow the living to … [Read more...]
Costume Cool
The cool thing about Halloween night is walking into a convenience store around midnight and seeing Abraham Lincoln and a raccoon standing in line to buy potato chips. Yep, it’s that time of the year, and helping people make the creative most of it is the job of Heather Gwyther, Halloween manager of Pib’s Exchange in Sugar House. “We’re getting really pumped up” she said. “We … [Read more...]
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