Jeremy Pugh

Jeremy Pugh is Salt Lake magazine's Editor. He covers culture, history, the outdoors and whatever needs a look. Jeremy is also the author of the book "100 Things to Do in Salt Lake City Before You Die" and the co-author of the history, culture and urban legend guidebook "Secret Salt Lake."
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Tracey Thompson’s Guide to Holiday Sipping

We asked Tracey Thomson of Vine Lore to run the field with a good, reasonable, budget-minded holiday wine list for the season. “What is interesting isn’t necessarily the most expensive. That’s often...

Why Does Macy’s Have the Exterior from a Famous Utah Department Store?

At its inception, Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution was a specifically Mormon institution. Known more often by its acronym ZCMI it was envisioned by Brigham Young, Utah’s Territorial Governor and LDS Church leader as...

Utah Lore: Emo’s Grave

At the top of the hills in the Avenues, the northern part of Salt Lake City, is the Salt Lake City Cemetery, a sprawling graveyard—one of the largest city-owned cemeteries in the...

Editors Note: Put the ‘Wonder’ Back into ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year’

As we get older, it’s hard to remember how much the holidays meant to us when we were just little kids. There were so many mysteries and questions. Why is Dad bringing...

Utah Lore: Funeral Potatoes

It’s a casserole with weight At the juniper inn take out restaurant in Logan, whatever you’re ordering comes with the option of “au gratin” potatoes. But locals know this cheesy, calorie-laden side dish...

Discover More Than Just the Race During the St. George Marathon

Salt lake resident Stuart Graves has run a whopping 47 marathons worldwide. Although he still runs every day, his marathoning days are behind him (“I can’t even imagine doing a marathon again.”)...

Explore The Buttoned-Down Beach Town of Newport

Newport Beach is just 20 minutes north of another iconic Orange County beach town, Laguna Beach. But they are worlds apart. Laguna Beach is the silhouette of a tousle-haired blond emerging from...

Explore Zion National Park in the Fall

Of the five National Parks in Utah, Zion (not “Zion’s”) is the most-visited. It drew 4.6 million visits in 2023 (only slightly less than the Grand Canyon’s 4.7 million). The park’s popularity...

Jeremy Pugh

Jeremy Pugh is Salt Lake magazine's Editor. He covers culture, history, the outdoors and whatever needs a look. Jeremy is also the author of the book "100 Things to Do in Salt Lake City Before You Die" and the co-author of the history, culture and urban legend guidebook "Secret Salt Lake."