Entries Written By Parkrag
The Greatest Skiing Video in Existence?
We’re definitely on the back half of the ski season. Yet, if the video below doesn’t get your juices flowing, I don’t know what will. Candide Thovex skiing in Val Blanc, France, not only films a great adventure but also jumps a helicopter, steals a horse, skis through a truck, and breaks down a barn window… …
Showerthought: Now that the Park Avenue Starbucks Will Be Serving Beer and Wine…
This morning I heard that the Park Avenue Starbucks will start selling wine and beer and wondered what that meant for our other local coffee shops. Would they try to follow suit? It’s not a cheap or easy task… as you have to apply for a liquor license, have 70% of sales be from food …
Park City 5.6 Degrees Warmer Than Average in 2015
According to the New York Times and Accuweather, Park City was over five degrees warmer than average in 2015. We also had 36 inches less precipitation than normal during the year. Let’s hope 2016 returns to normal.
Should We Take a Pound of Flesh from the School Board?
You may have heard that last November, the $56 million Park City School District bond failed. Six months on, it is probably fair to say that it failed due to a lack of specifics, a lack of trust, and perhaps an overreach. It was a big failure. People in Park City are willing to spend …
Complaints About Hyatt on 224 Are Growing
Over the past month we have been hearing more complaints about the new Hyatt on 224. Those complaints seem to be mostly about light pollution but also a little about noise. I remember the Summit County Council meeting where this hotel was first proposed. The land was zoned for office space and a restaurant. The …
Tracking People Running For Election… and Their Promises
With the deadline for submitting names for the November election just under a month away, we thought it may be a good idea to keep track of who was running for what, what their goals are, and election promises they make. Thankfully Phil Kaplan just happened to assist our efforts by announcing he was running …
C’mon Park Record, We NEED You to Be Better
The Park Record does a good job of reporting what goes on around Park City. Having met many of Park Record reporters over the years, they are genuine and good people. I am also fondly aware of the fact that there isn’t always a lot to report here in Eden and understand that it must …
School Board Members’ Comments on Reading Aides in Park City
There has been much discussion on taking Reading Aides out of Park City School District classrooms. There have been some emails from School Board Members floating around social media. Just in case you care and haven’t seen those, I wanted to make sure everyone had access to better understand the issue: Here a citizen provides …
More On the Park City Survey (not the PARK CITY SURVEY) … but the Park City® Survey
As you probably know, I think Park City Sucks… or rather the name Park City sucks (for Vail to use for their resort). A while back I wrote about a survey I received after my wife skied at Park City. I noted that a survey of “how my day was at Park City” just added to …
Snyderville Basin Planning Commission Needs You
Sorry I didn’t notice this sooner but the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission has two vacancies for the next term. Interviews are this Wednesday. While there are no guarantees, I bet you can still get on the interview list. Currently there are 3 people interviewing for 2 positions. The Planning Commission is responsible for probably 80% of …
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