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Elder Francoise Paulette, an indigenous Canadian activist who has campaigned against the tar-sands mining that has devastated his homeland, brought a message to Utah officials who have approved the first tar-sands mine in Utah and the nation. “People that are raping the land and people that are destroying the land—I see these people as having a very low spiritual IQ,” Paulette said.---
Because everything has a price tag on it, SugarDaddie.com is claiming to have offered the neighborhood of Sugar House $1.35 million to change its name to SugarDaddie.com, U.S.A. ---
As the '12-'13 season started, Pygmalion Theatre Company kicked off its year with a favorite from a couple of years ago and saved the newer works for the second half. --- The first production on the bill will be Cheat, written by Julie Jensen, a period piece focusing on the end of World War II, when American culture was beginning to shift and women were starting to see their roles in society grow while also witnessing the end of a particular era in the late '40s.
At least once each ski season, my wife and I make it a point to indulge in Deer Valley Resort's stupendous Seafood Buffet. --- For lovers of seafood of all sorts, it just doesn't get much better than this.
Mark your calendar for next Wednesday, Feb. 27, when Finca restaurant will team up with High West Distillery for a special evening of "Whiskey & Tapas." --- Finca Executive Chef Phelix Gardner and his team will prepare a selection of four tapas, paired with four different High West whiskeys.
Utah moved a step closer to allowing all adult citizens to be able to carry concealed firearms without first having to get a permit that includes a background check.
With a $550 million price tag for relocating the Draper prison so the land under it can be privately developed, former Occupy SLC activist Jesse Fruhwirth challenged the proposal in terms conservative lawmakers could understand.
It was hard going for Sen. Luz Robles, D-SLC, in proposing a bill to get tough on fraudulent adoption agencies. One lawmaker questioned Robles’ witness so intensely that Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Mark Madsen, R-Eagle Mountain, had to warn against “badgering” witnesses.
