POSTED // Jan 24,2013 - I have to admit that I was surprised to find a dance party at a bar typically reserved for sports fans. “Man, it’s good to see people getting down to Tom Petty,” I thought to myself on a recent Saturday at Batters Up

POSTED // Jan 17,2013 - The ivory ticklers at The Tavernacle (201 E. Broadway, 801-833-0570) are highly skilled performers: Not only can they crush that Britney Spears song you just requested, but they’ll do it while clowning on you for your recent

POSTED // Jan 10,2013 - Though frequented by leather-chaps-wearing bikers and their “old ladies,” Barbary Coast (4242 S. State, Murray, 801-265-9889) will not satisfy your need for more episodes of Sons of Anarchy.

POSTED // Jan 3,2013 - For this State Street joint, the biggest party of the year isn’t the night before Thanksgiving or even New Year’s Eve. No, as logic dictates, for a place called Scallywags, the biggest shindig of the year is, of course,

POSTED // Dec 27,2012 - To quote Ron Swanson from Parks & Recreation: “Strippers do nothing for me. ... But I will take a free breakfast buffet any time, any place.” Wise advice from a wise man.

POSTED // Dec 20,2012 - Now, I don’t know much about history, but it seems to me that back in the olden days, piano players were rugged. I’m pretty sure an old-fashioned piano duel involved somebody getting choked with a piano wire.

POSTED // Dec 19,2012 - Not everyone likes to brave the bars on New Year’s Eve, so for some, throwing a house party is the best option. However, because New Year’s Eve is one of the biggest night-outs of the year,

POSTED // Dec 19,2012 - If you’re itching to hit the town on New Year’s Eve but still haven’t made up your mind about which bar will show you the best time, we pulled together a cheat sheet of many Salt Lake City’s bars’ and clubs’ offerings.

POSTED // Dec 13,2012 - On the game show Legends of the Hidden Temple, kids always struggled with that ridiculously complicated three-piece monkey puzzle. For my generation, it was the bane of our existence.

POSTED // Dec 12,2012 - Dammit. I was almost on a reality show. A few years ago, when I was working at a newspaper in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., my co-workers and I were approached by a group of Hollywood producers to do a reality show.