2002 Summer Guide

The A, B, Cs of Summer: Your alphabetical guide to big hot summer fun returns once again!

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - A is for Alaska, where “rugged single men far outnumber the local women.” That’s the setup for Looking For Love: Bachelorettes in Alaska (debuting June 2), the latest reality-dating TV special from those tastemakers at Fox. Just as the...

Summer Guide

2002 Summer Guide: Wings and Things

If butterfly collecting evokes geeky images, maybe you don’t know what you’re missing.

By Ben Fulton

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Of all the metaphors surrounding insect life, none has been plowed to death more than that of the butterfly. The caterpillar turns into a chrysalis which—blammo!—morphs into a butterfly. Exotic, enchanting and delicate, butterflies are the...

Summer Guide

2002 Summer Guide: Singing the ’Blues’

Umpiring’s a thankless job, but somebody’s gotta do it.

By Scott Lewis

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Put yourself behind the catcher for a second. Under the hot late afternoon sun, a putrid smell has begun emanating from underneath your heavy pads. With a clicker in your hand, a couple of official game balls strapped to your hip, you squat down behind...

Summer Guide

2002 Summer Guide: Heaving Can Wait

Amusement parks have their virtues. But beware of the spin cycle, and attempts at reclaiming your childhood.

By Ben Fulton

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Among all human physical activities, vomiting holds a curious place. Like using the bathroom or engaging in sex, it’s best done behind a closed door. If only we had a choice. Vomiting is all about being kept unawares. It locks arms with embarrassment...

Summer Guide

2002 Summer Guide: Hot Tickets

Feel the heat and get into the spirit with classics of summertime cinema.

By Scott Renshaw

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Jaws (1975)—The original summer blockbuster coincidentally happened to be a movie about summer as well. Steven Spielberg’s masterful thriller about a killer shark terrorizing an East Coast resort town set a tone for summer box office dollars...

Summer Guide

2002 Summer Guide: Peppermint Patio

Never underestimate the power of a summer 2002 bar-and-club patio revival!

By Rebecca Vernon

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Oh, to find the perfect wedding of the balmy outdoors and the convenience of a club; the conjugal bliss of a wild, starry night and a full bar with martini olives within easy reach; the joyful joining of a cool breeze straight from nature and a man-made...

Summer Guide

2002 Summer Guide: The Fest of Times

Plan your summer weekends around a multitude of summer festivals.

By Scott Renshaw

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Whaddaya wanna do this weekend?” “I dunno, whadda you wanna do?” Ah, the clarion call of the ill-prepared. Summer stares you in the face with its myriad entertainment and edification options, and you blink in confusion. How many of your...

Summer Guide

2002 Summer Guide: National Parks, forests and monuments

By City Weekly Staff

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - There are over a dozen national parks and monuments in Utah, all within a day’s drive of Salt Lake City. The farther south you drive, the more red the rocks become. the Forest Service administers most of the mountains near Salt Lake. ARCHES NATIONAL...

Summer Guide

Summer Guide 2001

Surf ’n SLC

By Bill Frost

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - SUMMER A - Z Our alphabetical guide to big hot summer fun is back!By Bill Frost A is for Alcohol, the American pastime that brings families together. Make this a summer to remember—vaguely—by introducing the kiddies to fun-filled booze with...

« Prev 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6