In our wonderful, whimsical, walkable Sugar House, among my favorite things to discover are the take-a-book leave-a-book boxes known as Little Free Libraries. These are small, sidewalk adjacent book houses eagerly waiting to share their contents with a passerby. They may be simple or elaborate, small or roomy, no-nonsense or fanciful. They may reflect the personality of their … [Read more...]
Is this city project going to obliterate Sugar House businesses?
When Sugar House area business owners were informed that Highland Drive would close north of 2100 South this fall for a long-awaited curb and gutter project, the community uttered a collective “not now.” “If the whole street was closed, it would be worse than COVID,” said Pam Tedersen, owner of the Central Book Exchange. The project has been on Salt Lake City’s to-do list … [Read more...]
LOCAL BOYS & GIRLS CLUB EMPLOYEE NAMED 2020 MAYTAG DEPENDABLE LEADER
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake’s Dar Dixon Honored for Helping Young People Achieve Great Futures; Receives $20,000 Financial Grant for the Organization to Enhance Youth Development Programming Darlene “Dar” Dixon, Area Director for the Boys & Girls Club in Tooele, received a 2020 Maytag Dependable Leader Award for her tremendous commitment to helping youth … [Read more...]
And She’s Dope Too: Women’s Adventure Collective Embraces the Outdoors
Have you ever taken a girls’ trip that involved paddle boarding, trail running, and mountain biking, followed by nights around a campfire? If not, AndShesDopeToo (ASDT) is here to help you have this unforgettable experience. I asked Jennifer Killian, founder of ASDT, what made her start the Ogden-based outdoor women’s collective. She explained that the business grew as a … [Read more...]
Is the Coworking Space Model Oversaturated?
Work Hive SLC Listen to the podcast Mark Morris started Work Hive in 2012. He says it was an accident. One friend was a landscape architect like himself and another was a traditional architect. All three of them needed a workspace. "We had a little bit more room than we needed. We had a few empty desks. And we had six desks, and those filled up pretty quickly. It was an … [Read more...]
Utah’s COVID Conundrum: When to Reopen Critical “Essential” Local Businesses?
The Slippery Slope of Denying Businesses and Consumers Free Market Access Utah needs to allow restaurants and bars to operate under the same conditions in which they allow big-box stores and state liquor stores to operate. Nobody can dispute that the government measures regarding containment of the COVID-19 virus over the past month were completely necessary. Perhaps … [Read more...]
Utah Ski Resort Roundup
Alta The 2019-20 is Alta Ski Area’s 82nd ski season serving up lift served skiing. Alta started out as a mining town and in 1938 the first chairlift was scooping skiers up to earn powder turns. A nightly booking at all lodges includes breakfast and dinner. Alta receives an average yearly snowfall of 547” inches with 2,614 skiable acres. “If you can see it, you can it.” With … [Read more...]
Bargain Hunting, Past & Present: A Labor Day Reminiscence
Some people in Salt Lake City may remember a magic/novelty store tucked into a sliver of commercial space on Main St. between 1st and 2nd South. In existence as a retail establishment since the 1940's, Loftus Novelty (now Loftus International) began wholesaling operations in the 1960's. In the 1970's it conducted that aspect of the business in a modest warehouse building on 400 … [Read more...]
Here Comes Santa Claus
Being Santa Claus at Christmas means more than renting a red suit. It is a calling that transforms a person. Each Ho, Ho, Ho nurtures a spark that will twinkle the eye and warm the heart. Ed Keller knows this spark. He has been Santa Claus for the past 50 years, starting out in Helper and most recently journeying down from the North Pole to take up residence at the Santa … [Read more...]
David Broderick Protection Sport: Importance of Mental Engagement in Dog Training
For eons, dogs have been training humans to accommodate their desires. David Broderick has devoted his career to leveling this playing field. David has been training dogs for 22 years and in that time he has learned what makes a "good dog." His main insight is that physical activity alone does not get a dog to calm down. Instead, it just builds stamina. "Mental … [Read more...]