In the Magazine

Editor’s Note: How to Love Utah

It was 40 years ago, I was at the Sandcastle Theater, in Woods Cross, marveling at the film Footloose. It wasn’t that the movie itself was a marvel. I was marveling because...

Editor’s Note: New Ways to Play

For this issue, we looked at the state of travel on the Wasatch Front—without a car. Our story “Alternate Routes” examines the ways pedestrians, bikers, scooters, skaters and anyone not in a...

Editor’s Note: ‘Where Should We Eat?’

We’ve all been there. Peering forlornly into the fridge or listlessly scrolling through delivery apps. But. Suddenly. Inspiration. “Ah ha! Come on! Let’s go out. Let’s go somewhere new!” Then, depression sets in…but...

Editor’s Note: Everybody Loves a Crowd

You can spend decades delving into the place you live and keep finding more. Utah’s national parks are well-trod turf for me. But I took a seven-day road trip to rediscover them—in...

Salt Lake Mag Social Pages: November/December

Salt Lake magazine held its 2023 Farm-to-Glass Cocktail Contest Kickoff Party at Market Street Grill’s Cottonwood Heights on Sept. 18, 2023. At the event, guests enjoyed samples from 19 bars and restaurants...

Editor’s Note: Salt Lake Changes, Again

Here’s A quiz. In the early ’90s, I was a student at Utah State University, working at the student newspaper. Our advisor, the great Jay Wamsley, knew someone at the Utah Jazz....

Utah, Americas Next Tech Hot Spot

Someday, When folks talk about the tech boom in Utah, they’ll likely name-check companies like Word Perfect and Novell. Other folks will tell you about the beginnings of Atari, Pixar and the capital...

Editor’s Note: ‘I’ve Been Everywhere’

Growing up In Utah hiking was just how we got places, usually woefully underprepared. (Example: One summer in Logan, my roommate and I spent our time rambling around above Tony Grove looking...