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If you’re looking to give your green thumb a workout but don’t have much by way of yard space to exercise it, check out the Sharing Backyards map of Salt Lake City.--- The interactive map shows would-be urban farmers a listing of spots in the city where cooperating participants have extra yard space they’re willing to lend out for growing.
Thanks to last years $40 million budget cut, UTA has effectively canceled all transit services for this Memorial Day.--- Previously, most holidays except Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day were allotted the Sunday scheduling for their respective routes, now Memorial Day and Labor Day both will be devoid of public transportation traffic.
There are films that movie nerds of a certain age turned
into their own personal store-house of quotes. One of them—Fletch—celebrates the 25th anniversary of its release today.
I was lunching in Sandy this weekend when two caucasian LDS missionaries came in to dine. Both were Spanish-speakers and one, from Missouri, reminded me of a recent controversy ---involving ICE officers being suspected of disguising themselves as LDS missionaries.
As
the Utah Pride Festival draws closer (with the kickoff officially
happening Friday afternoon), more and more events are slowly being
added around the city, even if they aren't fully affiliated with
the celebration.
Saturday night, at Kilby Court, I was impressed with this awesome band Social Studies. They totally killed it and had me searching Google and Myspace for more.---
