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Mar 05
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Shout-out to Harmons

By Eat & Drink

Grocery stores are important. Yes, there are lots of small specialty food stores and we love them, but most of us still buy most of our food at grocery stores. Grocer’s buying practices, values and priorities influence what we eat. Yugely.

So Utah is lucky to have a thriving locally owned chain of grocery stores. Harmons is connected to its community, offers lots of local produce and products, keeps up with dining trends, advises about nutrition and cooking and outstrips any competition in terms of service.

Bob Harmon, the latest in generations of Harmons grocers, deserves the recognition he recently received  as Winsight Grocery Business magazine’s first “Independent Icon.” Independent grocery stores are getting rarer and rarer—it’s a tough business—but Harmons has been here since 1932.

Salt Lake magazine honors Harmons, too, in our latest issue—with special mention of their recent opposition to a proposed food tax.

 

Mar 05
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The Secret Ingredient in Onion Soup: Time

By Eat & Drink

The secret to success and the challenge are the same: Time.

Time, not money, is the fundamental ingredient in onion soup. The ingredients couldn’t be more simple: onions, broth, cognac or brandy, some herbs, a crouton and some cheese. But this isn’t a fast food—you need three cups of thinly sliced yellow onions and you need to cook them slowly in butter until they are soft and clear and then further until they are brown and caramelized. This can take 40 minutes or more and you have to watch them so they don’t burn.

After deglazing with a brandy (you can use wine but brandy or cognac deepens the flavor), you stir in stock and really, this should be homemade, too. So back up the whole production a day. You can use boxed beef stock but reduce by ¼ so it will be more intense and drop a bay leaf in it. Without the long-simmered flavors of onions and stock, your soup will be a pallid failure. As it so often is. Season to taste, put the boiling soup into crocks and top with a slice of sturdy French bread which you will have already toasted and top that with plenty of shredded Gruyere. Run it under the broiler or use your propane torch like a champ to brown the cheese. There. Now eat the soup with the same attention it took to make it.

3 cups sliced thinly yellow onions ¼ cup unsalted butter (Some use olive oil; I like butter)
¼ cup white wine or 2-3 Tbsp. Cognac
6 cups strong beef stock
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper 12 slices country French bread or baguette, depending on the size of your crocks 2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese Follow the instructions, left.

(Yes, there are ways to cheat. One of them is called for by none other than Julia. You know, Child.)

Add 2 Tbsp. sugar to the onions when browning

Add 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar to browned onions

Add 1-2 Tbsp. Kitchen Bouquet or similar product before final simmer.

Mar 05
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Newcomer: Carpe Diem

By Eat & Drink

Like so many new restaurants, Saola started as a food-to-door delivery restaurant—a great way to build a customer base with low overhead. In a reverse move, it’s now a destination for mostly Vietnamese food, owned by Diem Nguyen and co-owner and chef Tuan Vu. Right now, it looks like a dicey location for a business whose number one priority is good real estate. The hills behind are just brushland. But it won’t be long before those hills are filled with the high-dollar condos and apartments that are sprouting all over Salt Lake City and then Saola will have another new identity: neighborhood restaurant.

CURRY CONFUSION

So many kinds of curry—how do you know what to expect? Here are some general ideas, which can be contradicted by any chef.

Thai curry: Paste spice mixtures in red, green, yellow, Massaman and Panang versions are the bases for soupy sauces often but not always flavored with coconut
milk, Thai basil, kaffir lime, chilies and fish sauce.

Vietnamese curry: Generally simpler and more of a stew than the soupier Thai curry.

Indian curry: A complex and varying spice mixture usually including ground turmeric, cumin, coriander, ginger, and fresh or dried chilies; in the south, this mix may include curry leaves, and others may include
cinnamon, cardamom.

Curry powder: Mostly a
multi purpose Western
invention.

The stand-alone building in Cottonwood Heights should also be popular for apres-ski—a steaming bowl of pho and a banh mi would be a welcome change from the usual burger and pizza carbo-feast that follows a day in the snow. And the light, bright interior, designed by Rachel Hodson, with artisanal-looking fabrics, shimmering gold screens, a sleek sushi bar and a light pink glow from the neon sign saying “Carpe diem” is refreshingly light-hearted compared to the usual log-and-stone mountain eatery.

Dine in the spacious dining room or more intimately in one of the alcoves. Wherever you dine, start with the gorgeous poke and a bowl of the citrus slaw, tangy and bright, shredded cabbage with onion, Thai mint and soy-garlic dressing. The menu is mostly Vietnamese, with some forays into Japanese (sushi) and Chinese (Peking duck) and even some straight-up Western dishes (beef). There are so many selections it would take a number of visits to explore them all, but one stand-out dish was the Imperial sizzling crepe: A giant yellow moon of turmeric-colored rice flour and coconut milk was folded over shrimp, greens and mung beans in a bath of lime-chili sauce with pickles on the side. Enormous and complicated to eat, it was somehow light at the same time.

IF YOU GO:
ADDRESS: 7307 Canyon Centre Pkwy., Cottonwood Heights WEB: saola-slc.com PHONE: 801-944-2949 ENTREES: $$-$$$

Mar 05
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Dine on the Range

By Eat & Drink

Utah is a spread-out place. So some restaurants, like Yuta, aren’t a simple matter of going out to dinner. It’s going way out to dinner. It’s a dinner excursion. It’s a dinner trip. The drive from Salt Lake City to Wanship is 40 miles and Blue Sky Lodge is just past that.

But it’s a gorgeous drive through Utah’s northern countryside—remember when a drive to Park City included a little taste of that? The undulating grassy hills before the rocky outcrops begin, the sky that goes on forever—remember if you make a reservation to eat at Yuta, to take the time to savor the drive. Regard it as an amuse-bouche—a bonbon pour les yeux. You can’t drop in Yuta without a reservation—you’re stopped at the gates and asked what your purpose is in coming.

A charming restaurant manager and knowledgeable server created a friendly and professional feel to our dinner, making it easy to gloss over little weirdnesses like Yuta’s self-described “authentic cuisine inspired by indigenous flavors” which actually included octopus and tuna. Then again, “inspired by” can cover a multitude of errancies. And wherever the ingredients at Yuta come from, Chef Galen Zamarra, who at age 24 won the the James Beard Foundation’s 2001 “Rising Star Chef of the Year” for his work at New York City’s Bouley transforms them into delicious dishes in the moment.

A tuna appetizer contrasted the crudo and bright taste of the greens with brown butter and shallots fried to a fast-food crispness—terrific—although I have to admit I’d pretty much eat anything that has brown butter on it. Sweet corn soup gained heft from a perfectly cooked scallop and depth from huitlacoche, an umami-rich ingredient too seldom used outside Mexican cuisine. The main course halibut presentation was a delight—great lumps of beautiful fish were wrapped in thin slices of zucchini and lent tartness with an eggplant salad and tomato tapenade. Dishes will change with the seasons. But warm weather dining on Yuta’s patio with its limitless view of the hills and mountains could be an essential Utah dining experience.

Mar 05
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The East Heads West

By Arts & Culture

“Accessible and beautiful.”

These are the words Luke Kelly uses to describe the artworks in the new collection “Beyond the Divide: Merchant, Artist, Samurai in Edo Japan,” which he curated for the Utah Museum of Fine Arts.

“Japonisme.”

This is the word the French used to describe Japan’s influence on Western art, first viewed when Japan reopened trade with the West in 1854. The woodblocks, with their bold colors, elegant line and flat perspective, surprised, then inspired Impressionists and Post-Impressionists like Van Gogh and Degas who incorporated the new way of seeing into their paintings. And they still surprise and inspire.

HASHIGUCHI GOYŌ, WOMAN APPLYING POWDER, 1918, WOODBLOCK PRINT, INK AND COLOR ON PAPER WITH MICA AND EMBOSSING. SELF-PUBLISHED. CARVED BY TAKANO SHICHINOSUKE. PRINTED BY SOMEKAWA KANZŌ. MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART, GIFT OF ELLEN AND FRED WELLS 2002.161.206. PHOTO: MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART.

You don’t need to be an expert in Japanese art to appreciate this diverse show, which includes screen and scroll paintings, sculptures, color woodblock prints and even samurai weaponry. The intricate pieces on display are both tranquil and vibrant.

“Beyond the Divide” is one of two exhibitions at UMFA featuring Japanese art. The other, “Seven Masters: 20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints,” is a traveling collection from the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

“Seven Masters” focuses on the early 20th century, where ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock prints) experienced an unexpected revival. Though the form had been on the decline for several decades, a group of artists created new images, depicting everything from lush landscapes to kabuki actresses. This new movement — shin hanga — grew in popularity, and the prints were reproduced widely. “The quality of them is astounding, not only in regards to the perfect production (having been printed from wood blocks) but also aesthetically,” said curator Andreas Marks.

“Beyond the Divide” goes back in time to the Edo period, between 1603 and 1868. Kelly chose to organize the show by focusing on the samurai, the merchant and the artisan. Samurais, who traditionally occupied the highest position in society, commissioned fancy armor and swords. Merchants, who grew rapidly from their low-class roots in this period, became new patrons for the arts, expanding the possibilities from artists. In Edo Japan, artists were able to flourish, often creating works for private residences that stayed behind beautifully decorated screen dividers.

These two exhibits span hundreds of years and represent a period of major changes for Japan, including economic transition, greater contact with the broader world and increasing modernization. UMFA’s displays combine the most famous trademarks of Japanese art while also demonstrating the wide diversity of these periods.

“I am excited that the tour now starts with Salt Lake City as the first venue,” Marks says. And though the art is from the opposite side of the world, this UMFA exhibit is still locally connected. Almost all of the pieces in “Beyond the Divide” have been part of the museum’s existing collection for years.

“Seven Masters” will be at UMFA until April 26 and “Beyond the Divide” will be open through July 5. Visit umfa.utah.edu for more information.

Mar 04
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“Metamorphosis” dinner: A kinder and more glamorous event

By Eat & Drink

Glamor. Not a word we hear much these days—as a wardrobe and lifestyle concept, all but dead among most of us.

But glamor is part of what sustained Americans through the dark days of the Great Depression—home lives were dreary but for a dime you could have all the satin and marabou feathers, white tie and tails in Hollywood.

There’s always an illusory quality to glamor—even in the ’30s, women didn’t wear charmeuse negligees all the time.

My point is, that in the middle of these dark and troubled times, the 2020s, a shot of glamor might be just what we need. It certainly did the trick at ‘Metamorphosis,’ an over-the-top fundraiser organized by Be One Small Miracle last Friday night.

The invitation requested formal dress and as you watched the cars pulled up to the McCune mansion, you could see that the request was observed. Colored lights played over the ornate facade of the hilltop house and as valets opened the doors, long, sweeps of chiffon and glittered dresses emerged to climb the steps and be greeted with a glass of champagne.

A harpist played during the cocktail hour, a string quartet played during dinner andand there was a postprandial dance performance inspired by the concept of metamorphosis which led through several of the upstairs ballrooms.

The evening ended with soul music and dancing.

Altogether, this was one of the most gracious and sophisticated evenings I’ve spent in Salt Lake, maybe ever.

And this was no banquet chicken-dinner menu either: Chefs Briar Handly and Justin Soelberg were in the kitchen but other chefs (Viet Pham, Alexa Norlin) contributed creativity.

A first course of salsify with wild onion, nettle puree, puffed amaranth and miners lettuce was followed by five more, each one small and complicated (sweet pea toast with trout roe, like tiny balloons of flavor popping off the palate), curried rabbit with carrots, lemon sorbet, lamb crepinette (fancy word for sausage patty) and a lemon chiffon dessert with lemon curd, honeycomb and buttermilk ice cream (can you say Alexa Norlin?).

James Santangelo oversaw the beverage service with inimitable aplomb and in their grandmothers’ furs, neckties instead of ball caps, champagne flutes instead of coozies, this group of (mostly) young people could have stepped right out of a Thin Man movie.

The whole extravaganza was to benefit Be One Small Miracle, the organization dreamed up by Matt Pfohl to create a fund for uninsured or underinsured people in the service industry: a great cause and an event that reminded you how wonderful the hospitality business can be.

I know that dining trends are going towards fast-casual.

Yawn.

Metamorphosis was a reminder that dining can be an event, an occasion for grace, a time that can elicit a feeling of warmth towards your fellow beings.

Can we bring that back?

Mar 04
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Moab’s Famous Slickrock Trail Spared From Oil and Gas Lease

By Adventures, Outdoors

Slickrock is perhaps the most well-known trail in all of Moab. Mountain bikers, hikers and OHV drivers from around the world flock to the Sand Flats Recreation Area to explore Slickrock’s unique geology and formations, which have very few analogs anywhere else. Despite the area’s popularity for recreation, it was under threat after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) included two parcels within Sand Flats Recreation Area to the list of areas being considered for an oil and gas lease sale in June. Intense pressure from local groups led the BLM to removing the parcels from consideration, but threats to similar areas remain.

For clarity, it’s important to address the implications and processes that were involved in the proposed lease and development. Land within Sand Flats Recreation Area is under a “No Surface Occupancy” regulation, which means no oil and gas extraction infrastructure would have been placed on top of the Slickrock or anywhere within the Recreation Area. Rather, a developer would have had to use directional drilling, in which surface operations from a nearby parcel would extract resources by drilling horizontally underneath Sand Flats. It’s possible that such an operation would have had little impact on the recreation opportunities available within Sand Flats, though the bigger concern is that the area was ever considered appropriate for energy development.

The parcels under Sand Flats had always theoretically been candidates for development, but prior to the Trump administration, they likely wouldn’t have been considered plausible choices. Previously, the BLM would study the sustainability of any parcel which was nominated—through an Expression of Interest (EOI)—before being placed up for auction. Local and state officials would weigh the merits of energy extraction against benefits of the area as a wildlife habitat, recreation area or watershed protection area to determine the area’s suitability for development. After president Trump signed Executive Order 13783—the “Energy Dominance” policy—in March 2017, however, federal agencies were instructed to remove all regulatory and procedural obstacles to energy development. Leases nominated under the new guidelines are almost always offered for auction, which is the alarming factor underlying why the two parcels below Sand Flats Recreation were given serious consideration.

As much as I and many others would have hated to see our favorite recreation areas impacted, there is a much larger concern to address which should have excluded the two parcels beneath Sand Flats Recreation Area from consideration for energy development: water. The two parcels are within the Moab/Spanish Valley watershed, and sit directly above the Glen Canyon Aquifer, the “sole source aquifer” providing water to 90% of the Grand County population. Even with meticulous planning and execution, drilling and fracking carry the risk of contaminating the groundwater that makes the entire area livable. Quite frankly, that possibility should have been a nonstarter for even considering the proposals.

While these two parcels have been spared, the same process is playing out more broadly all across Utah and the American West. Land use in Utah is always a contentious issue, and it’s more important than ever to be involved in the process to ensure our best interests are being considered. Contact your local representatives and the Governor’s office to make your voice heard on these issues.

See all our outdoors coverage here.

 

Mar 04
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What you should know about the Coronavirus.

By Lifestyle

Wash your hands people. You should be doing this anyway, but you can skip reading the rest of this article because that is about the best advice we can give you right now. The increasing hype about the spread of COVID-19 and new cases appearing in the US daily has medical masks, bottled water, hand sanitizer and soap disappearing from most retail shelves (and moon pies soon enough). And along with the news of the coronavirus, is also a lot of misinformation. Although a virus doesn’t really care, it’s got one job (to find a host and make you sick) and knows all our dirty habits.

Advice for prevention from the CDC:

Avoid close contact with people who are sick. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. Stay home when you are sick.

Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.

Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.

The CDC does not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including COVID-19.

Facemasks should be used by people who show symptoms of COVID-19 to help prevent the spread of the disease to others. The use of facemasks is also crucial for health workers and people who are taking care of someone in close settings.

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.

If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.

 

A cough, rubbing one’s eyes, picking your nose, a virus can be transmitted onto the hands without much trouble. What happens once it’s on our hands? It really depends. If not washed off, it travels with you and will multiply and go wherever you do. Another way a respiratory virus spreads is if an infected person sneezes or coughs close to you, and you breathe in some of those viral particulates. The disposable medical masks won’t do it. In truth, surgical masks were designed to protect patients from the doctors, and could possibly prevent the spread of a virus once you have been diagnosed.

As of March 3, 2020, in Utah of the 17 people tested for COVID-19, fifteen have been reported as negative, and two are still pending. The report is that “The deadliest outbreak of the virus in the U.S. has been in Washington state, where six patients had died as of Monday afternoon. More than 3,000 had died worldwide, with nearly 90,000 confirmed cases.” That’s considerably less drastic than the percentage of those who died from the Ebola outbreak (90%) in 2014-16 and the COVID-19 death rate is estimated at around 3.4%, but still, wash those hands.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has also provided us a global map of all the confirmed COVID-19 cases and information such as traveling, prevention, symptoms and treatment.

Just for kicks, I’ll pass along some advice from my 83-year old father, and while he’s not a doctor has been around enough to know a thing or two about life. My dad says we should have a stockpile of ibuprofen for fever and those “aches and pains” flu-symptoms, enough food and provisions for a few weeks and of course a few treats on hand, you know, the stuff you like to snack on when you’re not feeling good (ginger ale, chicken soup, or moon pies).

If we catch it or if we avoid it, it never hurts to have extra of what you’ll need. Let’s not get too crazy (yet) about the COVID-19, because chances are we’ll survive it.

 

Mar 03
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Your Money, Your Self

By Lifestyle

Money. It’s the bane and blessing of us all. And, like your health, the other primary concern of all humans, your money, otherwise known as your personal finances, are highly individualized. No two of us have the same assets, debits, career paths, earning capacity and longevity. No two of us have the same hopes and dreams. There is no one-fits-all budget plan. Each generation has its own set of specific challenges to face. Salt Lake magazine talked to financial advisers of all kinds around the city to gather general trends and tips—about banking, budgeting, loans and credit, renting or buying, retirement, insurance, taxes—for Utahns, from Boomers to Generation Z.

OK Boomers (Age: 55-75):

Born between 1946 and 1964, their parents were the so-called “Greatest Generation”—the now-elder statesmen and women who tended to stay with one profession, sometimes one employer. This generation lived through the Great Depression and made the world safe for democracy in WWII—when they got home, America’s future was shining. They bought houses with help from UncleSam and had lots of babies. Hence the Boomers. This generation is defined by the Kennedy and Martin Luther King assassinations, the Civil Rights movement, the Women’s Rights movement (including Roe v. Wade) and the Vietnam War. Many were in or protested the War and were basically optimistic, believing they could effect change. They inherited good educational and economic opportunities. The Watergate scandal and economic difficulties beginning with the oil embargo in 1979 resulted in an increasing focus on self-help as belief in government and institutional solutions decreased. The AIDS epidemic reinforced this lack of trust. Boomers, because of their sheer numbers, set trends and influenced marketing and attitudes.

Financial Considerations: 

  • On the verge of retirement or retired: How much will that social security check amount to? How much do you really need to live comfortably? This is a time to do some serious arithmetic: add up your expenses and which ones are expendable, gather the numbers from your 401K or other retirement accounts, figure out how much you’ll need to supplement your income and when (or if) you’ll be able to retire.
  • And remember how much longer we live (78 years, right now.)
  • Figuring out social security: This is way more complicated than it ought to be. Make an appointment (you’d be in line for days) with a Social Security agent and get the hard news about what you’re owed, what your spouse is owed and when is the best time to start drawing it.
  • Facing medical expenses associated with aging: “Allow some slush money for the costs of aging,” says Devin Pope, CFP, MBA, partner and senior wealth advisor at Albion.
  • Even with Medicaid and your auxiliary insurance, there will be some out-of-pocket expenses. Our bodies wear out as we age—that’s just a natural fact, and maintenance and repair are up to you.
  • Often divorced or separated: How your ex figures into your finances can be as complicated as a relationship, so talk to a lawyer or a financial consultant to see what your personal situation is.
  • Still helping out adult children: “Failure to launch” is a real thing and lots of Boomers still have grown children living in their basements playing World of Warcraft most of the day. To plan your own financial future, you need to get them to plan theirs. In other words, start charging rent and expenses.
  • Planning your legacy: What will happen after you’re gone is part of your financial planning. “Part of the planning is done you want to leave a legacy or not?” points out Kathleen Barlow with Raymond James. “It’s okay not to. You can say, I’m going to spend all my money. If that’s what you want, have the discussion so it can be productive. Also consider a charitable giving piece: if you want to build that as a legacy that’s important to plan.”

Generation X (Age: 40-54):

This first generation of “latchkey” kids, born between 1965-1979. experienced the consequences of social changes pushed for by their parents. Both parents worked so these kids went to daycare. This generation has the lowest voting participation rate of any generation and, according to Newsweek, “dropped out without ever turning on the news or tuning in to the social issues around them.” They’re entertainment-educated, thanks to MTV, cable and video. Their parents’ high divorce rate may have engendered Gen X’s skepticism about marriage and other social institutions characterized by a “what’s in it for me” attitude. Still, Gen Xers get married, or cohabit, anyway. They tend to be well-educated—29 percent have a bachelor’s degree or higher. They are committed to a work-life balance, they’re informal, direct, cynical and self-reliant. Most should be at their economic peak now—in their ‘40s.

Financial Considerations: 

  • Raising a family: Though they started later than generations behind them, Gen-Xers are having children and raising families. But that simple-sounding life is a lot more expensive than it used to be. Tuition costs start early, with preschool, and don’t stop until after college graduation. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it costs around $233,600 to raise a child. And that’s excluding college. Before even having a baby, financial experts recommend setting aside six months of salary. Then budgeting and planning.
  • Paying down student debt: Although this generation is more established in the workplace than their parents were when they started families, chances are good they still have student debt to pay down. You’ll find lots of possibly conflicting advice on the best way to do this and to figure out the best path for you. Consult an expert to help you make a plan and stick with it. “The decision here is based on the “sleep at night” factor,” says Sarah Bird, CFP, a senior wealth advisor for Albion Financial. “Will you worry more if you pay down debt while you put money in savings or vice versa? Because you need to do both.”
    “Taking a high-paying job you’re not passionate about because you’ll pay down your debt faster can leave you stuck in a very unhappy place,” says Barlow.
  • Caring for aging parents: This generation’s parents tend to be a little older than previous generations who started families at a younger age. So often, they’re squeezed between raising a family and figuring out care for increasingly infirm parents.
  • Buying a house: Buying a house was once considered the gold standard, “the most important investment you’ll ever make.” The wisdom now is that real estate should fit your life goals. “Does it make sense in your overall picture to buy a house? Don’t buy because you think you should. A house can shape the decisions you make about your future. If you decide you want to leave your job and go to Bali for six months, what do you do about the house?” According to Barlow, life trajectories are more varied than in the past. “Look at your life and your whole past life before making a decision about a house.” You might be better off renting and saving.

Millennials: (Age: 25-39):

Born between 1980-1994, this is the largest generation since the Baby Boomers. Millennials are known as incredibly sophisticated, technology-wise, and impervious to most traditional marketing and sales pitches. They have been there, done that since childhood. Millennials expect racial and ethnic diversity, but they are more segmented as an audience because of the expansion of Cable TV, satellite radio, the Internet, e-zines, etc. They still watch TV, but prefer streaming or on-demand; they want it their way. Because the Internet presents so many choices, Millennials are less brand-loyal—they tend to think globally. Accustomed to praise, used to multitasking, less traditionally materialistic, Millennials are flexible, changing their fashion, style consciousness and where and how they are communicated with. Millennials are often raised in dual-income or single-parent families so they are more likely than previous generations to be involved in family purchases, everything from groceries to new cars. One in nine has a credit card co-signed by a parent.

Financial Consideration:

  • A different definition of success and different life goals: The old model was to scrimp and save until retirement, then travel and enjoy life. “This generation wants to experience and travel now—their goal is towards mobility, not stability. They want to spend along the way. And that’s not necessarily a bad idea,” says Bird.
  • How to save: “We all need to budget, but I prefer to call it a spending plan. And I advise people to divide it up into more than one savings slot. What do I do if lose my job? What do I do if I need new tires? What do I do if I want new skis? Have a savings account for travel, for unexpected “oops” needs, for retirement,” says Barlow.
  • Aligning values with investments: This generations’ concern is not only with making money but with earning it in a way that reflects what’s truly important to them. Putting their money in green companies, companies with a conscience may be more appealing than investing in a company that makes a slightly greater percentage.
  • How to get advice: Most millennials seldom set foot in a branch bank or any bricks-and-mortar bank. They conduct their financial life online. “There are lots of resources for this generation,” says Pope. “You can take a class online, or at a community college.”
  • Building credit: It’s easier to budget when you live on a cash basis, but at some point, you have to build a credit history. Getting a credit card with a low limit and paying it off completely every month is an easy way to build a good credit history. You’ll need it eventually.
Mar 02
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SLC talking: It’s all about national politics today. So vote.

By City Watch

National politics aren’t part of our editorial coverage as a rule.

“I want you all for a moment to think about our history as a nation and how real change has taken place. It has never taken place from the top on down, always from the bottom on up.”

—Bernie Sanders, (D) Senator, Vermont in SLC, March 2, 2020

But with Bernie Sanders drawing a crowd of thousands at the fairgrounds this afternoon and Amy Klobuchar drawing hundreds to the Depot last night (before dropping out of the presidential race) Utah is in the national news and it’s apparent how strong local feelings are about the 2020 Presidential election. Democrats and Republicans are fired up. Young people and older people are fired up. In Utah, Republicans are voting in Democratic primaries, Trump supporters are clashing with Trump protesters. Mormons are voting for Bernie. Republicans are disagreeing with Republicans. This is one crazy, mixed-up election.

But all sides can agree on one idea Bernie put forth: “The understanding is that no President, not Bernie Sanders or anybody else can do it alone.”

 

Our response?

Participate in Super Tuesday—go vote.Here’s what you need to know—where, when, etc.

On Wednesday, we can all go back to worrying about coronavirus. (Only one case in Utah so far.)