Community, Connect
A day at the fair!
The CATALYST Clean Air Solutions Fair, January 19, was one of the most engaging yet. A huge thank you to all of our exhibitors, donors and volunteers (see next page). And thanks to …
Expand, Intuitive Arts
Metaphors for the month
Osho Zen Tarot: Flowering, Traveling, Trust Medicine Cards: Spider, Lynx, Crow Mayan Oracle: Ben, Realm Shift, Universal Movement Ancient Egyptian Tarot: The Empress, The Devil, P …
Education
February 2019 Almanac
A monthly compendium of random wisdom for the natural world and beyond February 1 Sun rise 7:37am, sunset 5:44pm. Salt Lake temp averages 46° F. / 31°, with five days of rain. Febr …
Entertainment
An Evening with two awful men
When the worst president ever meets a rash assassin “People get me mixed up with Millard Fillmore. Millard! Or they can’t place me at all. You think this won’t happen to you. But I …
Mindfulness, Resources
Can this be recycled?
Recycling rules change with the market. We’re here to keep you abreast of the latest news! I get asked the question almost daily, from family, friends, neighbors: “Can this be recy …
Mindfulness
Mindfulness of thinking
Making peace with the monkey mind This is my idea of hell—or at least, one iteration of it: sitting on a 30-day silent meditation retreat with one little phrase of a Strauss polka …
Astrology, Culture
year of the pig
A sense of optimism and generosity are in the air as we welcome the Year of the Earth Pig. February 5, 2019 marks a time to “eat, drink and be merry,” as the party Pig arrives to b …
Education, Gender Equality
Women Of Wisdom: Debra Daniels
Debra Daniels, U of U Women’s Resource Center, on the power and importance of mentors. Growing up in Ogden, Utah in the late 1960s and early ’70s, Debra Daniels, 63, was too young …
Arts, Culture, Entertainment
Rumi: Beyond the mind, into the heart
Jung Society reprises Coleman Barks and cellist Eugene Friesen on February 17 “Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond” – Rumi (The Guest H …
Garden, Permaculture
Beyond organic and sustainable
“Regenerative” farming can feed the world – and maybe even reverse effects of climate change. My friend, I have some wonderful news for you. This is news of a new paradigm, of a cu …
Community
Caffe Ibis Opens Red Chair
The Red Chair, a project of Caffe Ibis Coffee Roasters, recently opened on the University of Utah’s campus. Located in the first-floor common area of the new Sorenson Arts & Ed …
Garden, Local Harvest
From growing broccoli to farming carbon
Utah’s 3rd annual Farm & Food conference breeds enthusiasm and new ideas Chickens are a great role model for kids. They wake up rarin’ to go, they put themselves to bed early, …
Environmental Politics, Health
You can legislate the air!
Air quality-related proposals for Utah’s 2019 legislative session Tier 3 gasoline has made many headlines in the past year and is touted as one of the most crucial strategies for c …
Environmental Politics, Health, Social Justice
Free fare days
A great idea whose time (we hope) has come This legislative session may be a banner year for air quality! The Governor’s unprecedented request for $100 million of the budget surplu …
Alternative Therapies, Health
That S.A.D. lingering feeling
For mild to moderate symptoms, try these Even though spring is just around the corner, for some, the last months of winter seem unbearable. They’ve had enough of the frigid cold, s …
Memior
Dressing our flaws in beautiful penmanship
I have always taken for granted that I can transfer things from my brain box down through my fingers, onto a keyboard and off onto some electronic location. In the old days, I was …
Live, Think, Transportation
Three Utah Organizations Discuss Utah’s Air Quality
We know air quality is an issue, especially when we awaken to a skyline of smog. It’s definitely a problem which has caught the eye of many Utah organizations. On Feb. 11, the Univ …
Holidays, Love, Relationships
Valentine’s Day May Have More Potential for Finding Love Than You Thought
How many of us are actually excited for Valentine’s Day? The hyper-commercialized holiday of cheap paper cards and red flowers with ribbons. The holiday of “love.” The only reason …
