UPDATE, APRIL 22, 2010: There was a meeting Thursday night at Bonneville School to discuss this new Local Historic Designation for the Yalecrest Neighborhood. About 400 people attended. Kirk Huffaker, Executive Director, Utah Heritage Foundation, explained the process of the Local Historic Preservation process, J.T. Martin and Jill Love explained [...]
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As some of you might have heard, the Yalecrest Community Council has started the process of having the Yalecrest neighborhood of Salt Lake designated a “Salt Lake Local Historic District“. Currently Yalecrest is on the National Register of Historic Places.
What is a local historic district?
A historic district is a group of buildings, properties or sites [...]
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Before you plug in and light up for the holidays, run your decorations through this quick safety check.
Lights, inside and out, are a beautiful part of the holiday season. But as with all electrical devices, you need to take special precautions. Before you deck the halls, run through this checklist to keep your holidays merry [...]
Without fuss or fan-fair, debate or public outcry, this simple, unassuming home on 1849 Herbert Ave, fell to the wrecking ball today. This home was the pride and joy of it’s owners providing shelter, memories and family gatherings for over 60 years.
Where was the outrage, the protests, the neighbor-against-neighbor fight that was common with the [...]
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Do you remember the old days of going over to your friends house and seeing the big brother trying to bench press a German Waitress at Oktoberfest? Well those days are over. Take a look at this. The new era of fitness is here. It has actually been around for quite a while but athletes [...]
Although currently pending legislation may postpone or change the plan, the Utah Division of Public Utilities will be requiring you to dial all ten digits (including area code) for every phone call whether it’s local or long distance starting March 1st, 2009! Make sure that you program the area codes into your cell phone contacts [...]
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Some of you may know that I am a self professed coffee geek. I love the art of the bean in itself. I agonize over the perfect shot and foam without bubbles. I love a mid afternoon Gibraltar or morning double shot cappuccino. I have posted what I think is the best coffee spot in [...]
Just released; 4th quarter real state statistics for 2008. This includes the counties of Salt Lake, Davis, Tooele, Utah, and Weber. These are provided by the Salt Lake Board of Realtors and have not been made available to the media as of this posting.
Summary of Results:
Salt Lake County: Median Price; $239,500, down 0.17%
Davis County: Median [...]
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What is the new project at the University of Utah?
UPDATE: NOVEMBER 25, 2009; The Universe Project is on hold because of the economy, lack of retail interest and money. See here for more details.
For those that attend or live in and around the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, a new project is being [...]
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Just a shout out to all of the neighbors out there. Marvin and I are going to try to keep this site up and running with lots of fun and informative information. We are completely open to any suggestions as this is a new project. We want this to be the “go to” site for [...]
