FOOD & DRINK
Utah state parks open camping for season
In Summit and Wasatch counties, Echo and Deer Creek have opened all campgrounds and reservable sites. Jordanelle and Rockport campsites are also taking reservations. The Sailboat Beach Day-Use Area at Deer Creek is still closed through Spring 2026 for construction as part of the Deer Creek Dam Intake Project. Jordanelle...
Join Taste Utah and the culinary community for a night of recognition and celebration
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (Good Things Utah) – Join Taste Utah for an unforgettable night of celebration at the Utah Restaurant Gala & Awards on May 15th, 2024. Dress to impress as they honor the restaurant, food, and hospitality industry. An evening of recognition to unveil the winners. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the culinary community and elevate your summer adventures with Taste Utah. Get your tickets now at Utahrestaurantassociation.org and join us for a night to remember!
Spring City Arts unveils restored gallery space and Summer Concert Series kickoff
Spring City Arts, a prominent organization dedicated to promoting Sanpete Artists and fostering artistic events in the region, is excited to announce the grand opening ceremony of their newly restored Art Gallery Space. Situated within the Spring City Activity Center at 150 E. Center St. on Spring City Square in Spring City, the gallery promises to be a hub for artistic expression and community engagement.
New Hogle Zoo Exhibit Highlights Utah’s Local Wildlife
April showers not only bring May flowers but also a new exhibit at Utah’s Hogle Zoo! The 22 million dollar expansion, suitably named Wild Utah, features some of our state’s most elusive wildlife. President and CEO at Hogle Zoo, Doug Lund said, “The Aline W. Skaggs Wild Utah exhibit is unlike any other zoo experience. From cougars, desert bighorn sheep, burros, western toads and yellow-bellied marmots, you’ll see Utah’s vast and varied wildlife up close.”
Wild About Utah: Great-tailed grackles
My formal introduction to great-tailed grackles was on a birding trip to Box Elder County. We stopped at the Walmart parking lot in Brigham City where Dick Hurren took a cup of cat food and tossed it out in front of our parked car. Then we watched the grackles fly in. We joked, at the time, that grackles seemed to spontaneously show up at new stores. It’s almost as if they hitchhike on semis.
Cat accidentally shipped with Amazon return from Utah to CA facility
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A cat was accidentally shipped with an Amazon return from Utah all the way to a facility near Riverside. The animal's owners said they had packed a box to return some shoes and took it to a drop-off location. They didn't realize their cat, Galena, was hiding inside.
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