Entries by Babs De Lay

Hamburger Helper

I am definitely a foodie. My mother was a food columnist, my grandmother one of the first women to cook on television, both aunts were food stylists for major magazines and the Betty Crocker company, and my uncle and his wife had a very famous chefs store in NYC that catered to folks like Julia […]

Hungry Days

My guess is that by the time this column gets published, we still won’t have an agreement in congress to fund the federal budget. According to Congress.gov, Utah has 33,961 federal employees in the state and Hill Air Force Base is Utah’s largest single site employer. The impact of both civilian and military personnel not […]

Economic Shifts

People are becoming more and more concerned about their own economic situations given government policies and that fact is being supported by different MLS/REALTOR groups around the country. One survey from the mid-Atlantic region found that 75% of Realtors reported at least one buyer pausing their home search, with just under a third of those […]

Choo Choo!

Many of us Boomers grew up with a toy train set at home. I had to laugh when I recently sold a home for a couple hilarious senior citizens and discovered the entire basement housed a miniature train set and scenery that he built over the years with fake mountains, a town with a gas […]

The Millenial’s

The demographic for City Weekly readers is Millennials. Interesting stuff coming from rentcafe.com about the typical Millennial. Using a fictional male named ‘Matt’ who’s 35 years old, he graduated from college with a master’s degree in business, is tech-savvy and is optimistic about the future of AI and tech. He owns his home where he […]

HOA’s Updating

I lived in a condo downtown for 20 years. I loved the ‘lock and leave’ lifestyle-I could go out of town and not worry about watering a lawn, snow removal. The building didn’t have amenities like a swimming pool, gym or movie room and the HOA fees were very reasonable. When you opt to live […]

Hey Powderheads!

As the fall colors start to turn, many powderheads start pacing back and forth, looking longingly at the top of our Rocky Mountains for that first dusting of Utah snow. The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts near to below-average snowfall for Utah during the 2025-2026 winter season, with warmer-than-normal temperatures overall. La Nina may influence our […]

Museum of Utah

Thinking of NOT traveling outside of the state this summer for a vaycay? Rather stick around for a staycay and maybe explore what we have here in the state to see? Utah has over 260 museums covering a wide range of topics, from art to culture, history to science. There’s a ski museum in Park […]

Price Gouging

Summertime is baseball time! My dad and later stepmom were sports nuts and always had a radio or TV on listening to some game or post-game talk show, and my brothers were into football, wrestling, and basketball in school.  My nephew went to play in the little league world series. I was happy during college […]

Con Artists

Scammers and fraudsters are just a common fact of life these days. From credit card hackers to criminals who pretend to be family members, cops or IRS representatives, it seems everyone has been or is a potential victim of something nefarious crime. One of the most costly crimes can be what is known as title […]