Each week seems to bring more and more airport news, and this week is no exception as it looks like Salt Lake City International Airport is prepping for a major overhaul. We might be exaggerating just a little bit, but the plans and blueprints make it seems like they’re tearing down much of the place and starting from scratch. Airport officials better hope that their primary tenant—Delta—sticks around, as they wouldn’t want to spend all the cash for nothing.

The new additions and upgrades are going to cost around $1.8 billion, give or take a couple bucks, and if all sticks to schedule the cranes will be hanging out with the planes beginning in 2013. Airport officials as well as the city’s mayor have secured some funding from the airlines that call the airport home, so there’s quite a bit of momentum towards building the new place. However, it’s going to be a lot of work to get there, as the finished single terminal project won’t be complete until around 2018. ]]> kjb 2012-01-26T08:48:02-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2012/1/20/13439/1997

If you're bummed you're not in Park City this week for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival (like we are), there's good new.

For the first time, Sundance will be streaming several events and panels live throughout the festival at www.sundance.org/live and www.livestream.com/sundancefest. ]]> cmb 2012-01-20T13:04:39-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2012/1/17/124820/305

The Sundance Film Festival kicks off in just two days, but believe it or not, there's still time to get tickets.

This year, films like Robot and Frank starring Frank Langella, Arbitrage starring Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, and This Must Be The Place starring Sean Penn, are all going to be hot tickets, but we have a few last minute tips to help you get into all of this year's must see movies. ]]> cmb 2012-01-17T14:00:02-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/11/2/121534/906

After eight seasons, ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has built over 100 homes for families in need, but they couldn't have done any of it without the help of thousands of volunteers.

EM:HE is always looking for people who can help build, paint, and decorate homes in just seven days. Building professionals are a bonus, but even if you've never picked up a hammer they can still use your help!

Currently Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is looking for volunteers in Daybreak, UT, Georgia, and North Carolina. To sign up as a volunteer on the show, fill out the online application at JoinExtreme.com. Once you have signed up, you will receive an email with your work schedule and details about the upcoming project.

If you can't make it to one these locations, you can also sign up for email alerts to see when they are filming in your state.

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The view from the top

Ah, Thelma and Louise. Not to beat around the sexist bush or anything, but if you’re a female, it probably means a little more to you than if you’re a bloke. The sense of right on, pre-Spice Girls girl power. The freedom of the open road. The idea that road trips aren’t the preserve of men – all things that, not to get all preachy about it, had a greater impact than we realized as we grew up. In fact, when, in our very first job, we said something to our very first boss about Monument Valley and she said “Monument Valley! I traveled all the way there from New York because Thelma and Louise went there”, it seemed like the most natural thing in the world.

Since then, we’ve hit the Thelma and Louise trail ourselves. In fact, this member of Jaunted made a solo roadtrip from LA to New York last year, thinking of the girls. In October, we hit up Monument Valley, for the sake of both the girls and our old boss. And every time we visited the Grand Canyon, we had a moment of silence for Thelma and Louise.

That was, until two weeks ago we went to Moab, Utah, and were informed on our last day by locals that the death scene of Thelma and Louise was, in fact, not filmed at the Grand Canyon, but right there, at a place called Dead Horse Point State Park. Wot? We felt robbed. ]]> juliab 2011-03-22T15:11:45-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/1/25/12472/0759

Most people think the Sundance Film Festival is all about the best in independent film, but its really just an excuse for celebs to party while wearing cute cold weather gear.

Now that the fest is in full swing, Main Street in Park City, Utah is crawling with celebrities. Just yesterday, Demi Moore, who's in town to promote her latest film, Another Happy Day), had a romantic lunch with hubby Ashton Kutcher. At the same time, Chris and Liam Hemsworth were getting snowboarding lessons down the street and Kate Bosworth was walking the red carpet for the 2011 Creative Coalition Spotlight Initiative Awards. ]]> cmb 2011-01-25T15:07:15-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/12/21/20353/593

When it comes to candy we just can’t get enough of the sweet stuff, so that’s why we’re off to check out another holiday factory tour. Even though the machinery is working overtime in preparation for Christmas, tours are still available at Sweet’s Candy Company in Salt Lake City.

The place has been cranking out the chewy and the crunchy for over 100 years, as things first got started all the way back in 1892. They might not be as well known as Hershey’s or Nestle, but they certainly have achieved their own candy pedigree.

To show off their skills, they welcome one and all on a free 40-minute tour of their factory. You do have to call first and let them know you’re coming, and tours are only available Mondays through Thursdays. They do ask that you leave the cameras at home, because they don’t want any wannabe Slugworths stealing their recipes of course! ]]> kjb 2010-12-22T12:00:57-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/