5 Buck Pizza

There is a NEW pizza shop in town. Rexburg has always been hot over "Craigo's Pizza", a pizza joint that has been here throughout the ages and is locally owned and operated. There has never been another locally owned pizza place that even attempted to challenge Craigo's. It has always been common knowledge that Craigos just had the best pizza in town. SO, we wanted to try the new 5 BUCK PIZZA place that just opened this Fall on Main Street, downtown Rexburg, Idaho. We wanted to see if they are going to be able to give Craigo's a run for their money AND this is what we found out...

The pizza dough is heavenly! If you are looking for nothing more than a homemade pizza, this is the place for you. The dough is fluffy, the sauce has a very strong tomato sauce flavor, they pile the cheese on really thick, and the pizza isn't topped with any spices. It is a very AMERICAN homestyle pizza. There isn't anything special about it. I don't think you can call it a restaurant, it's more of a pizza shop. It is very small. They do have two large flat screen TVs mounted on the only two walls in the shop that were showing the Monday Night Football game when we were there. Their production speeds were incredibly slow. So, unless you have a lot of time on your hands, 5 Buck Pizza may not be the place for you. For the money, I think that the Craigo's All You Can Eat Buffet is still the way to go. You are in and you are out with a full belly too! We'd like to know what you think?! Which pizza place do you prefer and why? Leave your comments here and let us know...

Autumn Sky

A couple months ago, we posted pictures of the smokey sky during the INL fire. However, the pinks, purples, blues, and yellows in the sky last night were simply part of the beauty of Fall in South Eastern Idaho! If you are on your way here, you are guaranteed to love it. If you are here, we hope you are enjoying the WARM, 80 degree, record high temperatures for the end of September in Rexburg. We will be sure to post more pictures of the beautiful autumn colors as they arrive!

Yellowstone National Park

On Saturday, September 25th, Yellowstone National Park offered FREE admission to all visitors. We shared this great deal with all of our residents via BYU-Idaho email. We hope you were able to take advantage of a fun day in the park and enjoy the beautiful colors of fall in Yellowstone.

It was fun to see the wild life prepare for the upcoming winter months. The elk were mating and bears were eating, trying to put on weight before hibernation. I am not sure where all the Bison were though. In all my times in Yellowstone, I have never seen so few Buffalo.  They too must be getting ready for the snow to fly. There will be one more "Admission Fee FREE" day this year on November 11th.

Fall has arrived!

We welcome the Fall with open arms in Rexburg. We have enjoyed such beautiful weather the last few weeks and we'll take all the good weather we can get here. In the meantime, the scarecrows have returned! Their job is the welcome everyone to the office/clubhouse with open arms, but be careful...there are ghosts in the office this year!!!! Watch your back.

A View from the Back Yard!

We were out inspecting the property the other day and happened to be on the Northwest side of Building 9. It was a beautiful day! Just over the fence, we enjoyed a spectacular view of the Rexburg LDS Temple. What a great opportunity it is to live just across the street from the temple!

Local Talent Goes Home

Our local talent from Idaho Falls, Idaho and fellow BYU-Idaho student, Ali Christensen and her sister Christina have been contestants on the popular America's Got Talent for the past few months. The pair sang their way into the Top 10 last week, but came to the end of their road on the show this week. The following performance is their final performance on the LIVE show that aired September 7th and just wasn't enough to put them through to the finals next week. Even thought their days on the show are over, they will be performing all over the nation on the America's Got Talent tour. Way to go Ali and Christina! We are so proud of you

Local Talent Update

Just in case you haven't been following America's Got Talent, we are posting Ali and Christina's (from Idaho Falls, Idaho) LIVE performance from last week. This performance put them through to the Top 10 to compete again LIVE on September 7th. Don't forget to vote for our local talent and fellow BYU-Idaho student!