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Show A-26 The Park Record MARKETPLACE Nightly Lodging Tally Occupancy Report for week of August 14-20, 2016 At shop, Park City nostalgia is for sale Motherlode aims to create memories for its customers 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% By BUBBA BROWN 10% The Park Record Alex Lowe and Jesse Santaularia were on a trip to Big Sky Resort in Montana when they stumbled into a T-shirt shop that changed everything. The T-shirts were unlike the ones carried by typical souvenir shops one can find in any resort town, they said. They were custom-designed and unique and represented the flavor of the town in a way that struck both of them. “We were like, ‘Oh my God, this is so awesome. Why doesn’t Park City have something like this?’” Santaularia said. “It’s original designs, original artwork, high-quality shirts. It was such an obvious idea for us because we’d both wanted to start our own business. It just clicked.” Though neither Santaularia nor Lowe had any experience in apparel design, they were inspired. Last fall, they signed the lease on a storefront at 710 Main St. In February, they opened Motherlode Park City, a T-shirt and screen printing shop that also creates custom designs for patrons and can print their shirts right in front of them. In many ways, Motherlode Park City is an ode to the town. Neither Santaularia and Lowe are native Parkites, but they have made Park City home because they see it as “such a gem of a town in so many ways.” The shop aims to encapsulate what it is that makes the town special and unique. “I moved here not knowing how to ski,” she said. “I was a beach girl from Florida, and I didn’t really anticipate how much I’d love the mountains and Park City. But I just do. I love the community. I love Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 13-16, 2016 Sun Mon Tues 2016 - As of 7/31/16 2015 - As of 7/31/15 2015 - Historic Actuals Wed Thurs Fri Sat Week High 2016 ...........Fri 47% Week High 2015 ...........Fri 41% Weekly Average 2016 ....... 44% Weekly Average 2015 ....... 37% NOTE: This is not a forecast of bookings. Data presented in this report represents occupancy on the books as of the report date. Source: DestiMetrics & Park City Chamber/Bureau © 2016 Winning cocktail is the (ice) bomb BUBBA BROWN/PARK RECORD Alex Lowe, left, and Jesse Santaularia recently opened Motherlode Park City, a T-shirt and screen printing shop. They create T-shirts people can’t get anywhere else, and they hope their products represent “original Park City nostalgia.” that it’s such a small-town feel but with big-town amenities. It makes me happy.” They’re hoping patrons feel similarly about Park City. Eventually, they hope to expand their offerings from custom T-shirts -- which they describe as vintage mountainthemed and rustic -- to things such as wooden postcards, leather wallets, engraved glass and custom flasks -- anything unique that can represent what Park City is all about. “Obviously there are a lot of tourists that come in, and I want to give them something that’s, like, I call it original Park City nostalgia,” Santaularia said. “We want to give people something that’s made here and that they’re going to remember in 10 years. They’re going to be like, ‘Oh, I got this cool engraved wooden cup,’ or whatever it might be that we make. It’s just souvenirs, but it’s something that was created here and made here.” In addition to the T-shirts lining the shelves and racks, patrons can design their own shirts. Motherlode has a number of designs that can be customized -- for instance, children can use crayons to color in patterns -- and customers can also bring in photos that can be scanned into a computer, then printed on shirts. Once customers settle on a design, the shirts can be printed in about 15 minutes. “Really, we can put anything on them,” Lowe said, adding that the shop plans to partner with the Kimball Art Center this fall for screen printing workshops to give patrons a behind-the-scenes look at the art of making T-shirts. Despite having no experience in the apparel industry, both Lowe and Santaularia say they have found a calling. Lowe previously worked in marketing and corporate strategy and Santaularia went to law school. Somehow, though, running a small T-shirt shop in Park City has quickly become a passion. “I feel like all of my efforts are directed to something, like, meaningful, rather than just doing whatever someone else wanted me to do just so I can survive,” Santaularia said. “I never thought when I was 12 years old that I would be making T-shirts and screen printing and stuff, but now that I am, I’m like, ‘This is pretty cool.’ I really enjoy doing it.” Motherlode Park City 710 Main St. Motherlodepc.com 435-731-7166 Silver Star Cafe wins contest with unique libation By BUBBA BROWN The Park Record Jeff LaBounty, general manager of the Silver Star Café had a recipe in mind that he thought had a chance to win this summer’s Park City Area Restaurant Association cocktail contest. But then he created a different drink he was certain would win. “This thing was just amazing,” he said. “And it was like, ‘This is the one.’ There was no doubt it was going to dominate. It was so unique.” It was last winter that he stumbled upon the blog of a European mixologist who had created a kind of cocktail LaBounty had never seen before. It was a typical Manhattan -- only it was served inside an ice sphere, then cracked open to serve. Over the next several months, he developed an ice cocktail of his own. The result was the LaBounty Bourbon Ice Bomb: bourbon, vermouth, port wine, balsamic syrup and peach and black walnut bitters, all served in an ice sphere with a peach wedge sticking out of it. When delivered to the table, a server breaks the sphere with a small hammer, allowing the liquid to escape and the patron to take taste the sweet concoction. LaBounty describes the process of making the cocktail in about 30 seconds. Jeff Ward, owner of Silver Star Café, said it’s much more difficult and labor-intensive than that, however. LaBounty worked studiously to perfect the process for molding the ice spheres and getting the liquor inside. 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