July 2010
51 posts
Aimée O'Carroll On-line! →
Aimée O’Carroll was here in Green River last September. And we’ve just worked it the details for her to be here again this September! She will be here working on the design and development of a new USDA home-loan funded house. We’ll have her for three months until Christmas.
While here, she’ll be applying for jobs within the field of architecture. To prepare, she’s...
50 Days Until Melon Days/Nights
A few things to get you excited:
Can someone please make deep-fried watermelon happen? I bet our good friend/chef Trevor Mecham could…
The Second Annual Melon Run!
Free watermelon. ‘Nuff said.
Softball tournament late into the night.
Melon Days parade! Will the Melon Monster rear its ugly head again this year?
The World’s Largest Watermelon and other short films screening...
Business Incubator Center →
Today, three of the Epicrew (Maria, Ted, and Justin) head to Grand Junction, Colorado to visit the Business Incubator Center. The Business Incubator Center serves a mission to accelerate the successful development of businesses from start-up, through the growth stages, and on. They provide many of the services we hope to start in Green River, so we can’t to see how they get things done!
Melon Days is fast approaching...
We’re trying to decide how we can contribute in the form of food or drink and incorporate melons. Maria votes for Melon+Mint slushies mixed by bicycle!
***1/4 (about 1 pound) of honeydew melon, peeled and seeded, and pre-blended (yields about 2 cups of pulp/juice)
***3 cups crushed ice
***1/2 packed cup fresh mint leaves
***1 1/2 cups ginger ale
***1/2 cup sugar
Add the melon...
“Maybe this is all a bit of a myth, a willful desire to give each place its own...”
– David Byrne (Bicycle Diaries)
Habitat For Humanity Raffle
We’re selling tickets to raise money for our local Habitat for Humanity affiliate. Tickets are $1 each or $5 for 6 tickets. Stop by our office on the corner of Main + Walnut to enter to win the following:
*Hand made FROG Quilt ($300 value)
*Home Music system (mp3 ready, $149 value)
*Nikon Coolpix L22 digital camera $149 value)
*Hand Crocheted Afghan ($50 value)
*Ashley watch set...
City Data: Green River, Utah →
Possibly more than you’ve every wanted to know about Green River, Utah. The graphs are awesome!
Our favorite information:
//White Non-Hispanic (76.9%), Hispanic (19.6%), Other race (7.1%), American Indian (1.6%), Black (0.9%), Two or more races (0.8%), Asian Indian (0.6%)
//Land area: 12.5 square miles
//Population density: 74 people per square mile
//Nearest city with pop. 50,000+:...
Watch/\/ E 0 /\/ B U N K H O U S E ! ! !
TypArchive →
Old gas station sign on West Main right before you leave Green River, Utah.
This has inspired us to photodocument all the hand-painted (and non-hand-painted) signage in Green River, Utah. A photo essay in the works.
Amidst a landscape of vapid strip malls and sterile signage, hand-painted lettering retains a soulful aesthetic to be treasured. Like other crafts dissolving in the digital age,...
“Every piece of architecture should express some moral. If it has moral merit, it...”
– -Samuel Mockbee
We quoted this in the recent Crit article. It’s worth isolating again here. Is it a coincidence the “American South” and the “American West” are juxtaposed?
Next up for the Epicenter, now that the Baxter Building is making progress near completion:...
This is worth supporting. →
Our very own Kelly Jean and Justin Eichenlaub are collaborating to produce these amazing useful artifacts, and they need our support! So consider investing your money here, and you’ll be helping Green River too! (They are working on a post-car adventure for Green River).
SUPPORT US THROUGH THEM. Click the title above.
Fresh Look!
Hey, it’s summer! Bright white, bright colors… the blog is now as exciting as summer is here in Green River!
We love our new wardrobe, AND comments are back! We know you’ve missed them, and we have missed hearing from you! So go ahead, click the comment button (where it says “0 Comments”) and watch it turn into “1 Comment” through your very actions!
So...
DoTank : Brooklyn →
Kelly Jean just brought these folks to our attention (because Maria is writing a brief essay currently titled How the Front Porch Can Save the World if You’re Nice to People). We really like notion of light infrastructure// brightly colored portable porches to stimulate conversation, provide spaces for rest and eating, and to foster a sense of community.
Stay tuned for the essay…
Watch01 july 2010 7:04pm// reclaimed setting: 001// amtrak platform
“You cannot see the Grand Canyon in one view, as if it were a changeless...”
– Today, except for myself and Justin Q., the Epicrew heads to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. There is a quick stop at the Valley of the Gods in Mexican Hat, Utah along with many other amazing sights along the way. It is a three day excursion. It is an activity in spontaneity, trust, and downright...
post-car press// post-car adventuring →
Post-Car Press is a project of Kelly Gregory and Justin Eichenlaub. Temporarily based in Green River, Utah, Post-Car Press is most at home in San Francisco and Oakland, California. They made this rad little car-free trips commonly thought to be inaccessible without a personal automobile booklet of postcards for around the Bay Area. You can unscrew the binding and take the trip’s...
