About Babs De Lay
This author has not written his bio yet.
But we are proud to say that Babs De Lay contributed 468 entries already.
Entries by Babs De Lay
DOWNTOWN BUZZ
/by Babs De LayUtah’s economy is hot hot hot and vacancy rates for apartments, office space and retail space are about as rare as the Steak Tartare at the Paris Bistro. Here’s the good news in what to look forward to in our city…with just a side of sad. Closures bring new beginnings though, right? The gourmet hot […]
Our Capitol Hill
/by Babs De LayThe Utah State Legislature is having special meetings to determine all the details for the upcoming move of the State Prison from Draper to west of the Salt Lake Airport. Grab your wallets and your morals and hide! Utah is known for it’s really short normal legislative session (Jan. 26 to March 12) and for […]
No smoking!
/by Babs De LayIt’s not likely that Utah will see legal/recreational pot use in the near future. However the Utah Legislature did pass a law last year and the Governor signed it to allow a tincture of sorts to be used by people with intractable epileptic disorders and to use CBD oils if certified to do so by […]
MR. REAL!
/by Babs De Lay2015 As a doddering older person born in the USA in upstate New York in the last century, I did not, and was not ever around this game called soccer/football. I never even saw a soccer ball until I traveled with my family south of the border after we moved to Arizona. My dad was […]
The Master
/by Babs De Lay2015 Ever since the 1950’s we’ve been in love with our automobiles. After WWII ended soldiers came back wanting their own cars and auto manufacturers were ready to please. Before then people used to walk in hoards downtown to shop and socialize but that disappeared with the opening of suburban malls in the ‘60’s. Luckily […]
Patriotic Utah
/by Babs De Lay2015 Where’s the most patriotic pack o’ people in Utah? If you didn’t notice last month, Sugar House held the biggest fireworks show in the Salt Lake Valley in Sugar House. BYU’s ‘Stadium of Fire’ is the by far the biggest booms for your buck and always sells out because the show features hours of […]
FREE BUSES & TRAINS
/by Babs De Lay2015 Random phone call this week: “Hi, Babs, I’m from Kiplinger Magazine in Washington and I’m doing a story on senior citizens.” “Cheesh, I’m not that old,” I said to myself. Long story short, the reporter was investigating where the best cities were to retire to and she wanted to know about Salt Lake City. […]
SENIOR HOUSING
/by Babs De Lay2015 Random phone call this week: “Hi, I’m from Kiplinger Magazine in Washington and I’m doing a story on senior citizens.” “Cheesh, I’m not that old,” I said to myself. Long story short, the reporter was investigating where the best cities were to retire to and she wanted to know about Salt Lake City. Here’s […]
TAXI? LYFT?
/by Babs De Lay2015 Twice a year my wife and I go to San Francisco for business and pleasure. We’ve been doing this for years and so we know a) if we stay in a hotel we have to pay a ton to park a rental car; b) finding a parking space is hell in the city and […]