I grew up in northern Utah; Logan, to be specific. When I was in high school, it was a real treat to come to the big city. Whether it was with friends, for family, or to enjoy some skiing at the big resorts, I loved my visits to the big town. One of my fondest memories was the first time I looked down onto the city from atop Ensign Peak. I remember being fascinated with the square-block layout of the city. It appears so organized, and it is. For the first time in my life, I wasn’t intimidated by the size of Salt Lake City. Instead, I felt I would have no problem finding my way to any address in the valley. And for a small-town boy like me, that was saying something.
That said, there are very few cities in the country–or the world–that can say they have straight streets, not to mention a consistent street-numbering system like the one that runs throughout the entire Salt Lake Valley. This comes in especially helpful for visitors continue reading…
Winter took it’s sweet getting to Utah, but not that it’s hear it feels better than ever! Multiple systems are lined up over the pacific and Little Cottonwood Canyon is finally getting the snowfall it is known for. Here’s a short video of my latest festivities…
A friend recently turned me on to The Porcupine, a pub located right at the mouth of Big Cottonwood (right down the road from the famous corner 7-11). With delicious lunch and dinner options, great wine and beer choices, and a location that couldn’t be more convenient, the Porcupine is a great place to come in out of the cold. continue reading…
With $16.53 left in the fun budget, what are two people to do in SLC? The answer is, LOTS, all within a few city blocks in the Sugarhouse neighborhood.
To start off, there’s fantastic sledding, for FREE, at Sugarhouse park. This year’s snow has finally arrived, and the hill can be busy (the one for big kids is right off 1300 east, though you access it through the entrance road off 2100 south). After sledding, a show at the Dollar Theater is in order - we caught an evening show of The Fourth Kind - shows range in price from $1-$2 a ticket, depending on show time. Popcorn and a soda rounded out the experience.
Even then, we still had $3.53 left to burn, and I knew just the place for it: The Bar in Sugarhouse, at 2168 Highland Drive, which has got to be one of the cutest-looking, tiniest spots in town (it’s the smallest house on the block, blink and you might miss it!) The genius of the bar is its dollar drafts - perfect! Two beers and tip later, and we had officially spent our fun budget, almost down to the last dime. Not a bad run!
Total cost: Sledding = FREE, plus movies and popcorn for two = $13.00, plus beers for two = $3.00 = $16.00
Following the successful hosting of MPI’s 2009 World Education Congress, the Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau (SLCVB) was again awarded two prestigious industry awards: Corporate & Incentive Travel’s 2009 Distinctive Achievement Award and Meetings & Conventions’ Gold Service Award-the 15th time the SLCVB has been honored with this award.
Each award was voted on by the readers of the respective publications, meeting professionals responsible for booking hundreds of thousands of meetings and conventions nationwide. continue reading…
I grew up in northern Utah; Logan, to be specific. When I was in high school, it was a real treat to come to the big city. Whether it was with friends, for family, or to enjoy some skiing at the big resorts, I loved my visits to the big town. One of my fondest memories was the first time I looked down onto the city from atop Ensign Peak. I remember being fascinated with the square-block layout of the city. It appears so organized, and it is. For the first time in my life, I wasn’t intimidated by the size of Salt Lake City. Instead, I felt I would have no problem finding my way to any address in the valley. And for a small-town boy like me, that was saying something.
A friend recently turned me on to 
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Even then, we still had $3.53 left to burn, and I knew just the place for it: The Bar in Sugarhouse, at 2168 Highland Drive, which has got to be one of the cutest-looking, tiniest spots in town (it’s the smallest house on the block, blink and you might miss it!) The genius of the bar is its dollar drafts - perfect! Two beers and tip later, and we had officially spent our fun budget, almost down to the last dime. Not a bad run!
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