POSTED // Jan 9,2013 - Michael Graham, a recovered addict, has chased a high almost his whole life, ever since he tried crystal meth at the age of 13. Now 55, the recovering addict can see a lifetime’s worth of bad decisions reflected in one glance

POSTED // Jan 3,2013 - Make 2013 a lucky year for keeping tabs on your local government by resolving to show up at more city-council meetings. It’s true that the bureaucratic grind of local government can be wearisome,

POSTED // Jan 2,2013 - Before the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary and Virginia Tech—and the other dozen-plus school shootings in the past decade—there was Columbine.

POSTED // Dec 20,2012 - Santa time is upon us, and, hopefully, that means your shopping is done and you can take some time to give to those folks whose holiday stress involves finding shelter from the cold and food to keep them going,

POSTED // Dec 19,2012 - “Home for the holidays” is nothing more than a trite greeting-card expression for those who aren’t welcome in their family homes ...

POSTED // Dec 13,2012 - This weekend, hit the slopes all day for only $40 and help out the Utah Special Olympics in the process. Next week, stop by the Legislature’s Health Systems Reform Task Force meeting

POSTED // Dec 12,2012 - The City Creek shopping center has been open for over nine months in downtown Salt Lake City and has been bringing shoppers in by the droves, unloading full-to-bursting TRAX trains at the 100 South stop

POSTED // Dec 6,2012 - This week, do some good and feel good at the same time. Stop by Ten Thousand Villages, where purchasing a unique fair-trade gift will also benefit low-income Utahns.

POSTED // Dec 5,2012 - As this week’s cover story, “Bleak Forecast,” notes, only 53 percent of broadcast meteorologists believe human influence plays an important role in climate change. At home, just as nationally, local meteorologists differ on the subject. City Weekly spoke to meteorologists at three of Salt Lake City’s four news stations to get their views on climate change.

POSTED // Nov 29,2012 - From now until Dec. 22, take advantage of an opportunity to give while you get at a special coat drive to benefit homeless youth. Next week, check out some scary math as author and environmentalist Bill McKibben