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5 Spot

John Saltas: Jerre Wroble's Impact on CW

Posted // May 22,2013  - Departing editor will be long remembered City Weekly publisher John Saltas and Editor Jerre Wroble go back 10 years. Wroble was hir ...

5 Spot

Lincoln Fest @ Library

Posted // May 15,2013  - Civil War re-enactors at SLC Library If your DVD of the Academy Award-nominated Lincoln is already wearing out and Feb. 12, 201 ...

5 Spot

Help Is a 4-Letter Word

Posted // May 8,2013  - Hairdresser/Author Sherri Mills Despite all the weepy songs about relationships that went bad because the wife never got f ...

5 Spot

Breast Cancer Update

Posted // May 2,2013  - Dr. Saundra Buys on advances, awareness and mammograms Dr. Saundra Buys will be speaking about breast-cancer treatment and research as part of th ...

5 Spot

Psychic Cheryl Merz

Posted // April 24,2013  - Local medium sees & speaks with spirits “I’d say this work chose me,” Cheryl Merz says of her ability to see dea ...

5 Spot

Contrails: Clearing the Air

Posted // April 17,2013  - John Lin: Pollution, climate change & conspiracies Should you be scared of jet contrails, the white streaks billowing across the sky? John Li ...

5 Spot

Facebook provocateur Doug Gibson

Posted // April 11,2013  - Standard-Examiner opinion editor loves a good argument Doug Gibson is the opinion editor at the Standard-Examiner, an Ogden-based daily newspaper ...

5 Spot

Barley's Angels: Women & Beer

Posted // April 3,2013  - Amber Mills: Learn about great beer with chill women Cosmopolitans: so 10 years ago. Wine: so predictable. So what’s the next drink of ch ...

5 Spot

Nerd Night's Alex Brady

Posted // March 27,2013  - Bringing together all things geeky It’s easy being a nerd these days. High school jock turned geek promoter Alex Brady ...

5 Spot

Nancy Green: Voices of Utah Women

Posted // March 19,2013  - Film will show during Women's Week @ U KUED producer Nancy Green's newest film, Makers: Voices of Utah Women, looks at Utah&rsquo ...

Ask a Mexican

Uptight Gringo Ladies

Posted // November 7,2011  - Also: Why the bedsheet dresses? What I want to know is how come Mexican women are so comfortable with their bodies? What m ...

Ask a Mexican

B to the W to the S-Words

Posted // November 1,2011  -   The three anti-Mexi slurs you used are so 1950s—the only people who use those words ...

Ask a Mexican

Conquests & 9/11

Posted // October 24,2011  - Also: Is 'Mexican' Offensive? Dear Mexican: There’s something I’m concerned about, or bothered by. I was bor ...

Ask a Mexican

Gardeners With Benefits

Posted // October 17,2011  - Also: Soccer goats? I’ve seen Hot Gardener once since I first wrote you, and HG made it clear he still w ...

Ask a Mexican

Mexis & Metallurgy

Posted // October 10,2011  - Also: "Illegal" is an English word What's up with all the elaborate wrought-iron fences in the Mexican parts of town? ...

Ask a Mexican

Tu or Usted?

Posted // October 3,2011  - Also: Not all Gringos alike Dear Mexican: I learned Spanish in school as a teen. Then, it seems, because I was young, ...

Ask a Mexican

Latinos of Los Angeles

Posted // September 26,2011  - Also:Chicano movement Dear Mexican: I hear that at the last Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors hearing abou ...

Ask a Mexican

Smokin' Local

Posted // September 19,2011  - Also: Who covers Latino issues? Dear Mexican: I am a half-breed, as they say (Mexican father, Anglo mother), and recently ...

Ask a Mexican

Lazy Puerto Rican or Mexican?

Posted // September 14,2011  - Also: Pigs for winter Dear Mexican: I live in upstate New York, and while we have a relatively small Mexican pop ...

Ask a Mexican

Men Waiting For Work

Posted // September 5,2011  - Also: What's authentic Mexican music? Every single day between the hours of 5 a.m. and 12 p.m., there are at least one hundred M ...

Comic Strips

The K Khronicles: Oklahoma Fetus Viewings

Posted // May 21,2010  -   Back to the Comic Strips page ...

Comic Strips

This Modern World: World Where Glenn Beck is a Sane Person

Posted // May 21,2010  -   Back to the Comic Strips page ...

Comic Strips

Mueller: Tarzan the Banker

Posted // May 21,2010  -   Back to the Comic Strips page ...

Comic Strips

Red Meat: Salivary Hot Plate Ballet

Posted // May 20,2010  -  

Deep End

Play Through

Posted // May 22,2013  - Shurtleff & Swallow skirt laws of golf/life Mark Shurtleff and his manservant John Swallow are giving golfers a bad name. You’ve ...

Deep End

Reinventing the Wheel

Posted // May 15,2013  - Becker rolls out plans for rickshaw fleet Mayor Ralph Becker has a bold new plan to regain the widespread popular support he’s ...

Deep End

Hot Athlete Action

Posted // May 8,2013  - Locker rooms not dens of homosexual sin The statuesque young tennis player was ironing her clothes in the nude. Tennis legend and ...

Deep End

Presidential All-Stars

Posted // May 1,2013  - Sports expert ranks POTUS draft picks Last week, the five members of the most exclusive club in the universe, Living Presidents, ...

Deep End

Somebody's Watching Me

Posted // April 24,2013  - The government is tracking us A long time ago on a campus not that far away, we would sometimes catch a glimpse of a sli ...

Deep End

Where Is My Mind?

Posted // April 17,2013  - Bad behavior from Boyd K. Packer's brain I am but a simple scribe, just one amongst a host of scribes who toil anonymously deep in ...

Deep End

No Blood, No Foul

Posted // April 10,2013  - Violent coaches are just in it to win it By now, everyone has seen the video of the crazy coach from Rutgers zinging basketballs at ...

Deep End

Between the Toes

Posted // April 3,2013  - Pope Francis loves to wash girls' feet Although the special costume theme was corsets at the immensely popular Fetish Ball, held ...

Deep End

They Don't Have a Prayer

Posted // March 27,2013  - Gals praying in Conference is road to ruin Everybody thinks the Brethren were pressured into letting an LDS lady get up and give a pr ...

Deep End

Papa Jorge

Posted // March 20,2013  - New laid-back pope checks out SLC As soon as he got on the bus just outside the Smith’s on 2100 South, I knew he was t ...

Editorial

Join the Club

Posted // May 22,2013  - Everybody has a story to tell Yogi Berra was right: It is déjà vu all over again. After a 16-year absence from t ...

Editorial

Is This Good For the Company?

Posted // May 16,2013  - It's key to do your thing "right and with respect" When Chicago Cubs second baseman “Ryno” Sandburg was inducted into the Basebal ...

Editorial

Two Weeks' Notice

Posted // May 8,2013  - Editor Jerre Wroble: It's Time For a Change In two weeks' time, I'll be leaving the building as editor of City Weekly. ...

Editorial

Music Matters

Posted // May 1,2013  - Why it's important to support local music A woman had fallen through the caving-in floor—that’s what we were told after ...

Editorial

Returned "missionary" Tim DeChristopher

Posted // April 24,2013  - Activist returns from jail more devoted to cause As I move into my 63rd year on this spherical space rock, I’m becoming ever more awa ...

Editorial

Labor of Love

Posted // April 17,2013  - The Fonnesbecks never stopped fighting to preserve historic buildings In 1971, Chris Fonnesbeck joined a handful of picketers in front of LDS Church headquarter ...

Editorial

Judge Not

Posted // April 3,2013  - That weirdo next to you might not be a bad guy My late uncle had a saying that always made me laugh. “I’m going out among &rs ...

Editorial

Civil Discourse

Posted // March 20,2013  - Racism Is Still Alive & Well A white business executive on a recent flight to Atlanta slapped a 19-month-old black boy ...

Editorial

Paws for Consideration

Posted // March 6,2013  - Common sense is missing from Legislature Let’s begin with a couple of questions: 1. What non-native, invasive species is kill ...

Editorial

Picture This

Posted // February 27,2013  - Reminiscing about the days of film I am wary of people who hold their iPhone as if it were a rosary, and I steer clear of tho ...

Free Will Astrology

May 24-30: Enduring Creation

Posted // May 24,2013  - Identify it & nurture it, Gemini Giant sequoias are the biggest trees on the planet. Many are more than 300 feet tall and 3 ...

Free Will Astrology

May 17-23: Edge of Reality

Posted // May 18,2013  - Wander around on the other side, Taurus You have arrived at the edge of reality. Or rather, to be precise, you have arrived at the ...

Free Will Astrology

May 10-16: Wonderful Features

Posted // May 10,2013  - Trust your intuition, Taurus You may have only a dim idea about how your smartphone and computer work, but that doesn&r ...

Free Will Astrology

May 3-9: Alternate Identities

Posted // May 3,2013  - Stimulate good ideas, Taurus Imagine you’re in a large room full of costumes. It’s like a masquerade store ...

Free Will Astrology

April 26-May 2: Good Omen

Posted // April 26,2013  - Try something unfamiliar, Taurus In 1921, Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev—born under the sign of the Bull—pre ...

Free Will Astrology

April 19-25: Imminent Delivery

Posted // April 19,2013  - Suspend senses belief, Taurus I’m happy to report that help from the invisible world is available to you right now ...

Free Will Astrology

April 12-18: The Holy Spirit

Posted // April 12,2013  - Illuminations arrive this week, Aries German theologian Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a central figure in the rebellion against ...

Free Will Astrology

April 5-11: Wild & Timeless

Posted // April 5,2013  - Create your life story, Aries “Art cannot be modern,” said Austrian painter Egon Schiele. “Art is prim ...

Free Will Astrology

March 29-April 4: Astrological Gestalt

Posted // March 29,2013  - April Fool! Aries I was too lazy to write your horoscope this week, so I went to a website that hawks bumper ...

Free Will Astrology

March 22-28: Instant of Love

Posted // March 22,2013  - Nourish beginnings, Aries “Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings,” says poet Muriel Rukeyser in ...

Guest Editorial

Broken Bridge

Posted // June 6,2012  - Empty words from gay support group Gay marriage remains controversial. So, Dear Reader, let’s start instead with some o ...

Guest Editorial

Right of Way

Posted // November 23,2011  - Eviction of Occupy SLC is a loss for community I thought I knew what community was. If I’m midway through a cookie recipe and I nee ...

News Quirks

Who Needs a Limo?

Posted // May 20,2013  -   Her bill is more than $400,000, of which Medicaid pays only $425 per trip ...

News Quirks

Duck & Cover

Posted // May 13,2013  -   Minnesota’s Rocori School District, where two students were shot to death in 2003, s ...

News Quirks

Slightest Provocations

Posted // May 6,2013  -   I am going to plow all three of you. ...

News Quirks

Badder Business Bureau

Posted // April 29,2013  -   Authorities charged David Kitzki with setting fire to his house in Mequon, Wis. Kitzki, wh ...

News Quirks

Father of the Year

Posted // April 22,2013  -   Shawn Wayne Hughes, 32, agreed to sell his 6-year-old daughter for $1,500, according... ...

News Quirks

Short Fuses

Posted // April 15,2013  -   While visiting neighbor Nathan Hess, 30, in Marston Mills, Mass., Dwayne Peters, 31, broug ...

News Quirks

Tree Thuggers

Posted // April 8,2013  -   Concert promoter Charles Attal claimed he’s the victim of a “witch hunt” ...

News Quirks

The Two-Wheeling Life

Posted // April 1,2013  -   A bicyclists association that promotes safety objected to a measure in the Maryland House ...

News Quirks

Future in the Past

Posted // March 25,2013  -   Outbox, a new startup, charges people $4.99 a month to digitize their mail. A driver, know ...

News Quirks

Addicted to Money

Posted // March 18,2013  -   She went through her personal fortune of between $40 million and $50 million ...

Nice Tats

June 3: Hayley McDaniel

Posted // June 8,2011  -   "It reminds me of the person I strive to be." —Hayley McDanielSalt Lake ...

Nice Tats

May 27, 2011: Tyler Brawley

Posted // May 27,2011  -   A reminder to live life and not hide from it. ...

Nice Tats

May 20, 2011: Andrew Jueidi

Posted // May 23,2011  -   "My dad has a lion on his arm so I decided it would be a good idea." ...

Nice Tats

May 13, 2011: Melissa Kipp

Posted // May 13,2011  -   Last May, I was hit by a car on my scooter and almost lost my life. This is my reminder th ...

Nice Tats

May 6, 2011: Charity Duncan

Posted // May 6,2011  -   I feel my Cancerian zodiac fits me well, but I didn’t want an obvious sideways 69 on ...

Nice Tats

April 29, 2011: Ciera Sims

Posted // April 29,2011  -   "I love bees!" ...

Nice Tats

April 22, 2011: Carol Lyon

Posted // April 22,2011  -   "I’ve always loved this Time Life picture." ...

Nice Tats

April 15, 2011: Amber Ann Bailey

Posted // April 15,2011  -   "Because occasionally my girlfriends like to kiss dudes." ...

Nice Tats

April 8, 2011: Jaimee Fleischman

Posted // April 8,2011  -   The anchor is becoming strong and stable and the roses represent love, purity, gratitude a ...

Nice Tats

April 1, 2011: Misty Mulkey

Posted // April 1,2011  -   Last year we lost 16 family and friends. This was for all of them. ...

Private Eye

Nancy's Numbers

Posted // April 10,2013  - Trib's circulation games are always good for a laugh I was reading the March 31 Sunday Trib when I came across a Conway column about measuring ...

Private Eye

Best of Best

Posted // March 27,2013  - Lose or win, complaints will come This is the time of year when many among the City Weekly staff duck for cover. No matter w ...

Private Eye

Green Smoke

Posted // March 13,2013  - Religion comes down to money The Roman Catholic cardinals who will select a new pope for the Catholic Church officially ...

Private Eye

The Real McCoy

Posted // January 16,2013  - Former SLC bartender makes good with Chargers I just learned that Mike McCoy is set to become the next head coach of the San Diego Charg ...

Private Eye

Josephine

Posted // December 19,2012  - We all have blood on our hands Today, I’m eight days past my birthday. Josephine would have only three days past he ...

Private Eye

Fasting for Romney

Posted // November 7,2012  - Watch out: John Saltas is hungry I became hungry back in September, like fellow Mitt Romney worshipers, when it became wide ...

Private Eye

Lost Highway

Posted // September 26,2012  - Not-so-fond memories of Hank Jr. Am I the only person not crying buckets because the University of Utah football team got w ...

Private Eye

Brian Barnard: Legal Superfly

Posted // September 12,2012  - Attorney was much more than a gadfly In recent articles written since Brian Barnard died, he’s still described as a gadfl ...

Private Eye

Sold Out

Posted // August 22,2012  - Thanks for nothing, Utah football Anyone who’s read this column for the past few years already knows what’s comi ...

Private Eye

Critical Thunkers

Posted // July 18,2012  - Many plays have questionable content: Censor all? I graduated from Bingham High School in 1972 with embarrassing grades, a right shoulder de ...

The Ocho

Memorial Day Excuses

Posted // May 22,2013  - 8 excuses to not work on Memorial Day Eight excuses for your boss as to why you just can’t work on Memorial Day ...

The Ocho

Trekkin'

Posted // May 15,2013  - 8 other titles for Star Trek Into Darkness Eight alternate titles that were considered for Star Trek Into Darkness: ...

The Ocho

Mother's Day Don'ts

Posted // May 8,2013  - 8 gestures that don't count as Mother’s Day gifts Eight gestures that don’t really count as Mother’s Day gifts ...

The Ocho

No Hannibal For You

Posted // May 1,2013  - 8 reasons KSL 5 canned NBC's Hannibal Eight reasons KSL 5 will no longer be airing NBC’s Hannibal ...

The Ocho

Take the Cinnamon Challenge

Posted // April 24,2013  - 8 reasons it's popular with teens Eight reasons the “Cinnamon Challenge” is popular with teenagers ...

The Ocho

Puttin' the F in FCC

Posted // April 17,2013  - 8 things you'll soon see on primetime TV Eight things you’ll soon see on primetime TV should the Federal Communications Commi ...

The Ocho

Country + Rap = Crap

Posted // April 10,2013  - 8 better/worse songs than "Accidental Racist" Eight better/worse country “message” songs than Brad Paisley & LL Cool J&rsquo ...

The Ocho

UTA Perk$

Posted // April 3,2013  - 8 perks that come with new UTA rate hikes 8. Choice of TRAX train scents: Senior Citizen, Hobo Urine or Potpourri. ...

The Ocho

The Rest of the Best of Utah

Posted // March 27,2013  - 8 last-minute Best of Utah 2013 picks Eight last-minute Best of Utah 2013 picks from The Ocho ...

The Ocho

March Madness Bracket Tips

Posted // March 20,2013  - 8 bracket-building tips for newbies Eight helpful bracket-building tips for March Madness newbies ...

The Straight Dope

Packing Heat

Posted // May 20,2013  - Is that a gun in your pants? In TV shows and movies, we often see someone shoot a revolver and then immediately place i ...

The Straight Dope

Death From Above

Posted // May 13,2013  - Beware of falling pianos “A young man named George Snyder was instantly killed at Grand Rapids Monday. He was ...

The Straight Dope

Time to Get Ill

Posted // May 6,2013  -   Everyone hops into a time machine with a madman at the controls ...

The Straight Dope

Bored to Death

Posted // April 29,2013  - Is there an explaination for boredom? Is there a scientific explanation for the phenomenon of boredom? Can you be bored to death ...

The Straight Dope

Bad Vibrations

Posted // April 22,2013  - I use my motorbike daily to get around. Last week, my mom said the vibrations from the tank could damage my sperm. Is there any truth to this? Nonetheless, your mother may not be too far off base. Motorcycle exhaust greatly reduces s ...

The Straight Dope

Falling Objects

Posted // April 15,2013  - Have there been any confirmed deaths by falling pianos? How about anvils? Have there been any confirmed deaths by falling pianos? How about anvils? —Stephen, ...

The Straight Dope

High Pressure

Posted // April 8,2013  - What's the deal with corporate heels? When I worked in the corporate world, I had to wear mid- or high-heeled shoes. But now tha ...

The Straight Dope

Risky Business

Posted // April 1,2013  - Have corporations ever killed people? If Hollywood has taught me anything, it’s that working for a multinational corporati ...

The Straight Dope

Braaaaaains!

Posted // March 25,2013  - What’s the deal with the zombie apocalypse? What’s the deal with the so-called zombie apocalypse? It’s all over the Web, i ...

The Straight Dope

Crime Facts

Posted // March 18,2013  - Where's the reliable information? The Sandusky horror is just the latest in a seemingly endless stream of pedophile scandals ...

 
 
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