The following museums and gardens are open free to Utah residents on specified days thanks to Salt Lake County taxpayers contributing to the ZAP (Zoo, Arts and Parks) Fund.  The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is open free to Utah residents the First Wednesday of every month which is tomorrow April 1 (no it is not an April Fools joke!) The first Monday of every month the Utah Museum of Natural History stays open to 8 PM and is free! Red Butte Garden is open free to Utah residents on Arbor Day

Utah Economic Summit             Though challenges remain, the nation's recession shows signs of bottoming out, and Utah's economy is poised for a strong recovery, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. and an economist said Monday at the Governor's third annual Utah Economic Summit. Huntsman and Wells Fargo economist Kelly Matthews told a sold-out crowd of more than 1,200 at Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City that Utah is poised to move out of the recession. "Utah's economy...

Here is another example that the greater Salt Lake City Utah area remains to be somewhat insulated from the woes of other states across the country.As I have stated before our unemployment rate is one of the lowest in the country and our growth rate is still rising. The Salt Lake Board of REALTORS® said today that existing home and condominium sales in Salt Lake County in February climbed 32 percent over January sales. Although, sales were down 23 percent compared to February 2008 this...

Here I am, on my way to Kauai tomorrow and I'm bummed that I'll miss Pond Skimming at The Canyons Ski Resort this year.  I love the tropics and Kauai especially but...Pond Skimming only comes once a year.  All this is due to a bad analysis of schedule.   I guess you might wonder what is Pond Skimming.  Pond Skimming is an annual spring event at The Canyons Resort that involes a pond dug out of the snow, seating on both sides and plenty of participants ready to ride down...

In the midst of economic turmoil, federal bailouts, and budget deficits in more than 40 states, a new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) offers a roadmap to recovery based on economic performance trends from states over the last 10 years. The second edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index shows how the federal bailout of the states may simply encourage out-of-control spending by states, which is up 124 percent over the last