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Kiplinger’s Magazine Recognizes Salt Lake City as the #5 Best City to Live In.

The July issue of Kiplinger’s Magazine just announced Salt Lake City as the #5 Best City for 2010! I think we should be #1, but I will take #5. You can read the whole article HERE and enjoy the short video below. About 365 Things To Do In Salt Lake City: This series features 365 [...]

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Living Green in 9th and 9th. – 1048 S. Lake, 84105

UPDATE: A Home Energy Rating was recently conducted on this home and it came back with a HERS score of 55! Click here to learn more about what a HERS rating means. Living green in the city is not always easy to do when the inventory of green homes is as small as it is. [...]

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Salt Lake Newcomers

When times are hard, they’re harder at restaurants. Even in flush times, about half the restaurants that open end up folding. It’s just a tough business. And in a state where you can’t count on the extra bucks that a bar brings in (although we’re all happy about the new club law), it’s even tougher. [...]

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The Art of Dining- ’09 Dining Awards

Eight deserving downtown Salt Lake City restaurants were honored at the 11th Annual Salt Lake magazine Dining Awards. We applaud the choices and believe the celebration of life is enhanced by exceptional flavors. Support your local dining community and experience the savory satisfaction offered in downtown SLC! Best Green Effort: Squatters Best Bakery: Carlucci’s Best [...]

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Wallpaper with your TV? Turn on the wall to let in some light? Could be.

With Toshiba’s new (currently in development) OLED (organic electroluminscence) Wallpaper, a TV or light fixture coming from your wallpaper may be a reality sooner or later. The technology itself is adding a green dimension to things that typically would not be considered very green. It is doing so with fewer raw materials used and significantly [...]

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How does the new $8,000 tax credit work?

There is a lot of confusion between last years $7,500 tax credit and the $8,000 tax credit so here are some key points to the $8,000 plan. 1. $8,000 for new buyers: This credit is equivalent to 10 percent of the purchase price of the home–although it’s capped at $8,000–and applies only to first-time home [...]

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Green retrofits make a 100+ year old home green.

The ecohome owned by Gil Schalom and Penney Poyzer and located in Nottingham, UK is an excellent example of everything that is right about turning existing home green. Granted there is a great need for new green homes and urban infill, but ultimately the greenest thing you can do is make an existing home green [...]

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