Earth Hour 2010 will take place on March 27 at 8:30 pm, local time. People all over the world will turn off their lights as a call to action on climate change. The event was started three years ago by the World Wildlife Fund and has gone global. Last year nearly a billion people in 4100 … [Read more…]
Salt Lake County is looking into allowing backyard chickens. Salt Lake City is already pro-chicken, as-is Provo. But in the incorporated areas of the county and in West Valley City, urban fowl are still a no-no, not that the regulation is always obeyed. Across the Salt Lake Valley, residents in numbers are buying chickens and building coops. IFA … [Read more…]
Michelle Obama is definitely onto something. She makes urban farming look so easy, growing picture-pefect, healthy veggies right outside the White House doors. If you’ve got the urge to grow your own tomatoes and zucchini but don’t have a plot of ground for planting, you’ll be happy to hear that Salt Lake County is moving forward with a plan … [Read more…]
The Maramalade Historic District is known for its quaint and architecturally eclectic homes. It sits to the west and north of the capitol. Unlike much of Salt Lake City, the streets here are narrow and twisty and in places very steeply sloped. The district got its name from the orchards that were planted by the … [Read more…]