March Utah Happenings March 10-13—Skinny Tire Festival in Moab. Four days of supported road cycling in the scenic western landscape of Moab, featuring 40-60 mile routes through Dead Horse Point State Park and the Colorado River Corridor. A portion of every registration benefits cancer research and survivorship programs. For more information, visit their website. March 2 … [Read more...]
Maze Runner Author to Have Q&A at Jordan Commons Theater
James Dashner, author of THE MAZE RUNNER novel, will be hosting a showing of the film in IMAX on Friday, September 19 at 6:35pm at the Megaplex Jordan Commons theater, located at 9335 South State Street in Sandy. He will also be participating in Q&A immediately following the screening. To purchase tickets to this event, please click the following … [Read more...]
Jordan River Parkway–Wasatch Front Long Distance Trail
In the spirit of the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail, Utah’s Jordan River Parkway Trail offers recreation and exploration along the Wasatch Front with a perspective and angle vastly different from more well-traveled roads. The trail stretches from Utah County through Salt Lake County and into Davis County. From end to end it is a … [Read more...]
Moab’s Red Cliffs Lodge Owner Colin Fryer
A Man With A Plan Colin Fryer owns a ranch off Highway 128 in Moab, Utah. When you drive past just one word comes to mind, “Wow.” Red Cliffs Lodge rests on the bank of the Colorado River. In the summer horses graze on green grass. The cabins are built following the bend in the river. It’s just one of two lodges near Canyonlands National Park. So how did he acquire and build … [Read more...]
Call for 1,200 Volunteer Positions Begins for Tour of Utah Professional Cycling Stage Race
Volunteer registration launches this week for the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah professional cycling stage race. The online registration process coincides with National Volunteer Week, recognized across the United States, April 6 - 12, 2014. More than 1,200 volunteer positions in a variety of roles and locations are available during the Tour of Utah in August. The volunteer a … [Read more...]
Alchemy Coffee: New Salt Lake City Location
Alchemy Coffee owner Jason Briggs mentioned to Emily Gassman that he always loved the lean-to addition of her restaurant, Em’s. Emily hadn’t thought of sharing the space, but considered the proposition. Jason also phoned Ivan Banning in Seattle to ask Ivan if he wanted to help him design a new business, not knowing that Ivan had recently resigned from his job. Elements aligned, … [Read more...]
Moab, Utah on the Rise
Two Local Businessmen Discuss the Growth of Utah's Popular Small Town Should Moab grow or should it remain a quaint small town? Many people believe that this is truly an either/or question. The editor of Moab’s Zephyr newspaper decided to leave Moab for Montecello because he determined the city had already been overdeveloped and overpopulated. There are hundreds of Utah towns t … [Read more...]
Lucky 13: Beer and Burger Therapy
Sometimes you need liquid therapy – you know what I am talking about: a coffee break at your favorite java stop where the pumpkin latte tastes so good you wish you could curl up in it all winter. But what if it is 8 pm on a Sunday night in Salt Lake City and your cravings have nothing to do with coffee, but with a good brew of the non-java type – perhaps one of those amber color … [Read more...]
How to Clean Out Your Mailbox
Need help coming up with some New Year’s resolutions? Here’s a suggestion. Start with liberating your mailbox from all those annoying fliers and advertisements. Your mail contains no letters from friends, no money from long-lost relatives (dream on). Who sends postcards anymore? Instead, there’s nothing in the box but those multiple-page ads for things you don’t care about. Mo … [Read more...]
How Utahns Can Easily Score Sundance Tickets
"Please don't tell anybody." says one local Sundance festival goer who is participating in Sundance for the 30th anniversary. As a credible journalist who doesn't not reveal sources nor information my sources do not wish to have on record, I will not divulge the specifics of the "secret" these locals wish to not have heavily publicized. But I can report that it turns out … [Read more...]