http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/articles.sec-8415-1-cover-story.html By Colin Wolf

I did some dumpster diving back in high school, though we didn’t call it dumpster diving. We didn’t call it anything, really; we were just kids who would occasionally come upon awesome trash. ]]> By Matthew Schniper

Of all things flammable in the wide world, tap water shouldn’t be one of them. At least that’s the consensus—call it crazy—among environmentalists and fracking foes, for whom the phenomenon, ]]> By Katharine Biele

For years, Liesa Manuel took the bus and train from her home in Rose Park to her job at a credit union on Highland Drive—10 miles away. If everything went smoothly, it took her an hour. But it rarely went smoothly. ]]> By Eric S. Peterson

Hackers are among us: shopping at the same grocery stores, sharing buses with us, even working in our offices. As you read this, your son or daughter may be experimenting with basic computer ]]> By Eric S. Peterson

Many of us enjoy vacation “bragging rights” and happily post photos of landmarks and the meals we ate on Facebook. There are three people, however, who likely wish the news of their 2009 California vacation ]]> By Justin Higginbottom

“The last day in prison is a day I will never forget,” Debra Brown says. There was some initial confusion that day, May 9, 2011, when Utah State Prison guards took Brown out a different way from where prisoners are normally ]]> By Carolyn Campbell

Dave Jones (not his real name) appears calm and accomplished. A Wyoming native who grew up loving the ranch life, he now owns his own business in South Salt Lake, teaching workplace safety ]]> By Jesse Fruhwirth

Johnny Bangerter was the man with the plan to take over and occupy Zion Canyon as a whites-only homeland—at least, that was the tagline attached to Bangerter’s name whenever the media described him in the early ’90s.]]> By Stephen Dark

In his first weeks as principal at West Lake Junior High, Ike Spencer learned that student gang members controlled a certain hallway, preventing other kids from using it. ]]> By Eric S. Peterson

The world didn’t end in December 2012, as the Mayans predicted, or with the re-election of Barack Obama, but no one told the Utah Legislature. ]]> By Colin Wolf

For the most part, Tavie Mason lives a normal, down-to-earth life. He’s a father of two and works the night shift at a pharmaceutical distribution company in Salt Lake City. ]]> By Lexie Levitt

It was a frosty, makes-your-ears-hurt, body-numbing kind of day. But if you’d been walking past West Valley City Hall on Jan. 22, 2013, you’d have seen about 30 demonstrators marching in the cold, holding signs ]]> By Stephen Dark

Paul Payne was 16 the first time he was locked up. Payne was being held in a juvenile detention center for a spree of car break-ins in his hometown of Colorado Springs, Colo.]]> By City Weekly Staff

Personal fitness is a journey, not a destination spelled G-Y-M. So leave behind that sweat-socks smelling cage with all its menacing machines and consider tap dancing your way to happiness and weight loss. ]]> By Austen Diamond

My former roommate, a semi-professional rock climber, had torn a tendon in his finger and was desperate to get back on the rock. He swore by acupuncture as the quickest way to heal from injury.]]> By Jessica Dunn

What comes to mind when you hear the word “yoga”? If you’re thinking tight pants, embarrassing poses or impossible levels of flexibility, you’ve apparently missed the memo that yoga is not just a trendy new exercise. ]]> By Kolbie Stonehocker

Whether your relationship is on the rocks or your beloved pet has gone missing, sometimes you need the help of an adviser who relies on hunches or intuition to guide you and bring you comfort. ]]> By City Weekly Staff

Feeling good isn’t a reward for being hard on yourself. It’s not about discipline, depriving yourself or militaristic training, nor is it about bacchanalian eating and drinking.]]> By Sarah Kramer

February is littered with the tombstones of failed resolutions: Here lie abandoned gym memberships and nicotine patches. Empty bottles mark attempts to cut back; self-help books make their way to the bottom of the stack. But the year is young and there is still hope for a better 2013!]]> By Nicole McDonald

Whether you’re looking to slim your waistline, improve your overall health or just challenge yourself to try something new, veganism, eating gluten-free, raw foodism and the paleolithic diet are]]>