You don’t have to hop a jet to find jet-setter style. Utah’s Flight boutique is all you need to upgrade your everyday wardrobe or find a one-of-a-kind look for that special occasion. This niche boutique makes you feel right at home and swanky all at once—which is no easy task. It’s refreshing to find a shop that gives off an exclusive vibe without alienating “regular” … [Read more...]
Downtown’s Restaurant Scene—Out with the Old and in with the New
Salt Lake City’s restaurant scene is quickly changing. Sadly, the old guard, white tablecloth restaurants like Lambs, Atlantic, and The Judge and Cinegrill, have all recently closed. And the modern millennial-type boutique and craft places like Whiskey Street, Bodega, Red Rock and the newly minted White Horse (which was opened by the same John Prince who financed Whiskey … [Read more...]
The Republican on State Street
After working in the bar industry for about 12 years, Jason Meik took over a struggling State Street bar, Guadalajara de Noche. Inspired by a bar he frequented in Massachusetts, Meik renamed it The Republican, after his Irish-Catholic heritage, and sought to style it as the neighborhood’s traditionally Irish-themed bar. Since opening, The Republican has attracted a loyal … [Read more...]
Solar Jobs Thrive in Utah
Many in the fossil fuel industry have lost jobs, but solar jobs in Utah are increasing in numbers. Last year alone, the solar power industry in Utah created 1,700 new jobs and had 16,000 installs. Read the story from kutv.com by Cristina Flores. … [Read more...]
Where to Bar Hop Now
Tinwell Bar: is bringing class and cocktails to the Central 9th District, the newest up and coming area Downtown. The space has been completely renovated, with airy open seating areas, beautiful vaulted ceilings, and accented with a modern retro flair (not to mention an intact original vault from when the space first opened as a bank in 1945). Tinwell’s talented bartenders … [Read more...]
Moab’s Back of Beyond Books Proves that Indie Book Sellers Can Still Make It
“There are two ways to die in the desert,” says Andy Nettell; “thirst and drowning.” He is repeating one of his recent summaries of a favorite book called The Secret Life of Water, by Craig Childs. Nettell is without a doubt a book lover and enthusiast, and his joy of books is contagious. Books are losing ground to electronic media, and independent bookstores are falling by … [Read more...]
Ridiculous Vaping Bill Dies
Overzealous advocate for nonsense, Clinton, Utah, Representative Paul Ray, attempted to pass a bill that would have killed the vaping industry in Utah with an 86.5 percent tax. Ray sponsored the bill, maintaining his illogical argument that vaping is bad and a “scumbag industry.” The moral crusader wasted hours of House time on his thoughtless diatribes. Vaping has allowed … [Read more...]
Elm Studios: Turning Dreams into Reality with Hard Work and Talent
In 2013 Evan Moore rented a building slated for demolition for $3,300 a month. The large space, dubbed The Project, housed a collection of artists, photographers, sound engineers and videographers, as well a music venue for local concerts. For Moore, it was an education that money could not buy at a University. Recently the building was torn down, but from the downfall of … [Read more...]
Babs in the City: Petal it Forward
Kindness comes in many forms. I know, it may have been hard in this past election season, full of absolute, unadulterated meanness, to sift out kindness from all the B.S. that fell from the sky. But kindness is delivered every darned day, often by florists, on behalf of lovers, husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, kids and cousins, friends and neighbors. Last month, a … [Read more...]
Cataract Canyon – Taming the Wild Beast
"What's the difference between a mutual fund and a river guide?" asks Aaron Rappleye as we swap jokes at camp on the river. “A mutual fund matures in four years and starts paying out." There are plenty of applicants with delayed maturity, or Peter Pan syndrome, who would gladly love to become a river guide on the Colorado River in Moab, Utah. The job is seasonal and it … [Read more...]