On the new Sugar House S-Line, you can play the guitar, read palms and give Bible lessons while riding the trains, but you are not allowed to take photographs on the train or of the trains, according to an S-Line conductor. She said, “Watch out for the UTA police.” The S-Line runs about 15-20 MPH, and while the concept is still a new one for residents, it hasn’t yet met … [Read more...]
The Legend of Ed “Big Daddy” Roth
Charley Hafen met the celebrated artist Ed “Big Daddy” Roth in 1996 when Roth was hawking his signed silkscreened drawings at a car show. “I thought, ‘Whoa! That’s Ed Roth!’ when I saw him,” recalls the Salt Lake City jeweler. Hafen owns Charley Hafen Custom Jewelers and has known of the Big Daddy and his artwork since he was a boy. Like Roth, Hafen’s specialty is custom … [Read more...]
SLC Trimming Tons for 2014
If your New Year’s resolution is to lose some weight, you’re in good company. Salt Lake City has its own weight reduction—or rather, waste reduction—goal for 2014, which is deleting 11,000 tons of recyclable waste from going to the landfill. By 2015, the city’s Zero Waste Resolution aims to increase residential recycling from the current rate of 38 percent to 50 … [Read more...]
Welcome Aboard the New Sugar House S-Line
There are lots of surprises in Sugar House this holiday season. UTA is rolling out its first modern streetcar line. The Sugar House Merchants Association has grown into a Chamber of Commerce, and Santa Claus has a grand new house. On December 7, passengers will board the silver S-Line streetcar at seven stops between 200 West in South Salt Lake and McClelland Street in Sugar … [Read more...]
A Local’s Perspective on the Sugar House Development
As a decade-long business owner on the Granite Block in Sugar House, I’ve been witness to every change that has taken place outside my window. Deano’s Hair Studio is a little glass box right on the sidewalk. Blink and you’ll miss it. Some people refer to it as a fishbowl, but I feel that it’s me doing all of the watching. There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the changes in … [Read more...]
Spoons and Spice returns to Sugar House
Spoons ‘n’ Spice provides stuff for the kitchen that’s nice. For the first time in 40 years the venerable culinary arts store will be returning to Sugar House. The 10,000 square foot store will have a grand opening party in October when it moves to Sugar House Center at 2274 South 1300 East. Want an Ebelskiver pan, or even know what one is? The folks at Spoons ‘n’ Spice do. … [Read more...]
Sugar House Scene: Candidates Seek Election in Sugarhouse
Voters in SLC’s District 7 will have a clear choice in this year’s city council election. The candidates who emerged from the August primary are very different in background and experience. Their messages contrast sharply. Lisa Ramsay Adams has lived in Sugar House for 16 years and serves on the city planning commission. If elected, she said her first responsibility will be … [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 … [Read more...]
Sugar House’s Hidden Hollow
You may have read that when the first Mormon immigrants arrived in the Salt Lake valley, they found few trees growing here. Not true, according to Sandy resident Ty Harrison. When his ancestor John Thomas Wilson homesteaded 80 acres on the Jordan River, there were great numbers of narrowleaf cottonwood, box elder and peachleaf willow trees along the creeks that flowed … [Read more...]
Sugar House Street Car: “Undesired”
Sandee Oliver at Two Dancing Cats received a surprise visit from Mayor Ralph Becker on April 21st. He made a rare public visit with a single business owner to try to sell Oliver on the streetcar proposal. We were there to catch the action: “This will kill me. I have no doubt in my mind. If you decide to do this it will put me out of business.” Sandee’s views echoed many other … [Read more...]