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Benjamin Wood

Benjamin Wood

Lifelong Utahn Benjamin Wood has worn the mantle of City Weekly's news editor since 2021. He studied journalism at Utah State University and previously wrote for The Salt Lake Tribune, the Deseret News and Entertainment Weekly

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  • News, September 20, 2023
  • Former Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker endorses Mayor Erin Mendenhall's reelection

  • Former Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker endorses Mayor Erin Mendenhall's reelection

    Plural Mayoral
    • By Benjamin Wood
      • The reelection campaign of Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall picked up a notable endorsement on Thursday from Ralph Becker, the city's former mayor from 2008 to 2016. Becker completes a hat trick for Mendenhall, who was previously endorsed by former mayors Palmer DePapaulis and Ted Wilson in her race against another former mayor, Rocky Anderson.
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  • News, September 13, 2023
  • Car-free weekends on Main Street begin this Friday in Salt Lake City

  • Car-free weekends on Main Street begin this Friday in Salt Lake City

    Foot Traffic
    • By Benjamin Wood
      • Salt Lake City's Main Street will swap the noise, exhaust and high speeds of weekend traffic for the pitter-patter of thousands of feet with the return of Open Streets, beginning Friday and running each Friday and Saturday through October.
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  • News, September 4, 2023
  • Mestizo Coffeehouse hosts photo exhibit of historic 2006 march for immigration reform

  • Mestizo Coffeehouse hosts photo exhibit of historic 2006 march for immigration reform

    Invisible No More
    • By Benjamin Wood
      • An exhibit of photos documenting the 2006 Dignity March in Utah is currently on display at Mestizo Coffeehouse, in commemoration of the 2023 Hispanic/Latinxs Heritage Month. The west-side coffee house—located at 631 W. North Temple—plans to display the exhibit through Oct. 15, with a free presentation by Armando Solórzano, an associate professor of ethnic studies at University of Utah, on Sept. 6 at 7 p.m.
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  • News, City Weekly REWIND   August 23, 2023
  • 40 years of Salt Lake City Weekly—Volume 1, 1984-1985

  • 40 years of Salt Lake City Weekly—Volume 1, 1984-1985

    City Weekly Rewind
    • By Benjamin Wood
      • "Women's Lib surely has nothing on this place!" So read the opening sentence—under the front-page headline "Club 90 ... Where the Girls Are"—of the first-ever Salt Lake City Weekly, printed in June of 1984.
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  • News, August 16, 2023

  • That feeling of "Small Lake City" isn't a bug, it's a feature

    The Streets
    • By Benjamin Wood
      • There's a habit among Salt Lake locals to joke about "Small Lake City," typically in reference to running into someone they know while out and about in town but also used in any number of ineffably "small-town" experiences.
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