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/2012/1/12/132830/437

Once again this year the Sundance Film Festival is taking their show on the road.

For one night only, the Sundance Film Festival USA will pay a visit to nine cities across the U.S. Filmmakers will travel from the festival in Park City, Utah on Thursday, January 26 to introduce and screen their films and participate in a Q&A with audience members in participating cities.]]> cmb 2012-01-12T13:28:30-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2012/1/4/132522/8070

The real-life "Up" house in Herriman, Utah has found permanent owners.

The house, which is a full-scale replica of the home in the Disney/Pixar movie "Up", located at 13222 Herriman Rose Boulevard, was originally built by Bangerter Homes to be part of the 2011 Salt Lake City Parade of Homes but became a tourist attraction that has brought more than 1000 people a week through suburban Herriman.

The builders had to get special permission from Disney to recreate every detail of the cartoon house, from Carl's chair in the living room to the mailbox outside, and that is exactly what appealed to the home's new owners.]]> cmb 2012-01-04T13:41:12-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/3/21/231350/557

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/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 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/11/5/123210/123

Today, 127 Hours, the new movie by Oscar-Winning director Danny Boyle, opens in theaters, but don't expect another Slumdog Millionaire. The movie stars James Franco as hiker Aron Ralston and chronicles the time Ralson spent trapped in an isolated Utah canyon, including the life-saving decision he made to amputate his own arm.

Even though the movie's graphic realism might make the audience queasy, the scenery is sure to inspire some to take a (safer) adventure of their own. ]]> cmb 2010-11-05T13:05:14-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/