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Pride Issue 2025

Prepare for Pride Month in Salt Lake City with CW’s annual guide to queer comedy, music, festivals, history and more.
By City Weekly Staff

Mike Lee and other pro-natalists ramp up efforts to boost Utah's lagging birthrate.

Making Babies
By Katharine Biele

Utah's preservation movement was born when the Coalville Tabernacle died.

From the Rubble
By Wes Long
Pride Issue 2025
Pride Issue 2025

Pride Issue 2025

Prepare for Pride Month in Salt Lake City with CW’s annual guide to queer comedy, music, festivals, history and more.
The Long View The history of LGBTQ+ people fighting for their rights has always included triumphs and setbacks. Ben Williams

By City Weekly Staff June 4, 2025

Salt Lake City's indie booksellers carry on the tradition of pioneer bibliophile James Dwyer.
Salt Lake City's indie booksellers carry on the tradition of pioneer bibliophile James Dwyer.

Salt Lake City's indie booksellers carry on the tradition of pioneer bibliophile James Dwyer.

One for the Books
Ken Sanders is not one to make a big fuss. Still, a golden anniversary is no small accomplishment in any profession.

By Wes Long May 7, 2025

SLC and the creator of "The Whale" take 630 victory laps around a beloved public artwork.
SLC and the creator of "The Whale" take 630 victory laps around a beloved public artwork.

SLC and the creator of "The Whale" take 630 victory laps around a beloved public artwork.

All Hail!
On a chilly, overcast morning in February, a fit man in his mid-40s jogged steadily in small concentric circles.

By Chris Jones April 30, 2025

Meet the Utahns using ketamine to treat drug-resistant mental illnesses.
Meet the Utahns using ketamine to treat drug-resistant mental illnesses.

Meet the Utahns using ketamine to treat drug-resistant mental illnesses.

Free Your Mind
Lisa, a 55-year-old widow and mother of two living in Sandy, has been working in therapy to overcome severe childhood trauma, as well as the loss of her late husband.

By Zach Abend April 23, 2025

LOVB brings professional volleyball to Salt Lake
LOVB brings professional volleyball to Salt Lake

LOVB brings professional volleyball to Salt Lake

Bump, Set, Spike
When professional volleyball player Roni Jones-Perry was growing up in West Jordan, her options for watching high-level volleyball were slim.

By Connor Sanders April 9, 2025

Redacted fudge, million-dollar fees and the NSA's technical difficulties highlight the worst in government transparency.
Redacted fudge, million-dollar fees and the NSA's technical difficulties highlight the worst in government transparency.

Redacted fudge, million-dollar fees and the NSA's technical difficulties highlight the worst in government transparency.

The Foilies 2025
The public's right to access government information is constantly under siege across the United States, from both sides of the political aisle.

By The Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock News April 2, 2025

A self-described "fat" Salt Laker's journey toward fitness, one cycling class at a time.
A self-described "fat" Salt Laker's journey toward fitness, one cycling class at a time.

A self-described "fat" Salt Laker's journey toward fitness, one cycling class at a time.

Spin Doctors
I feel heavy on Thursday, Dec. 12, as I enter an indoor cycling studio in Sugar House, nervous about returning to group fitness for the first time in years.

By Matt Pacenza March 26, 2025

With no money to spend and no elections to win, Utah lawmakers went to work tightening their leash on the state.
With no money to spend and no elections to win, Utah lawmakers went to work tightening their leash on the state.

With no money to spend and no elections to win, Utah lawmakers went to work tightening their leash on the state.

Dog Eat Dog
CAPITOL HILL—Some years, the Utah Legislature is flush with cash, generously dispersing spoonfuls of sugar to help the medicine go down their constituents' throats.

By Benjamin Wood March 12, 2025

Utah wildlife management and pet rescue agencies stress the importance of planning for animals in an emergency.
Utah wildlife management and pet rescue agencies stress the importance of planning for animals in an emergency.

Utah wildlife management and pet rescue agencies stress the importance of planning for animals in an emergency.

Man's Best Friends
Rescue groups like Best Friends and the Utah Humane Society are working with their partners to transfer affected pets to facilities here in Utah for adoption and re-homing.

By Wes Long March 5, 2025

Clubs, classes and alpine comradery are keeping Utah's senior skiers on the slopes for years to come.
Clubs, classes and alpine comradery are keeping Utah's senior skiers on the slopes for years to come.

Clubs, classes and alpine comradery are keeping Utah's senior skiers on the slopes for years to come.

Ski Forever
Just one more run. If you're a skier, you've said it.

By Bianca Dumas February 26, 2025

Utah lawmakers pulled in $5M in donations—here's how they're spending the cash.
Utah lawmakers pulled in $5M in donations—here's how they're spending the cash.

Utah lawmakers pulled in $5M in donations—here's how they're spending the cash.

Political Paydays
These are a few of the ways Utah lawmakers spent $5 million in campaign funds last year.

By Sydnee Chapman February 19, 2025

Before Salt Lake City became a two-paper town, the scrappy Evening Telegram prided itself on being "the people's" news.
Before Salt Lake City became a two-paper town, the scrappy Evening Telegram prided itself on being "the people's" news.

Before Salt Lake City became a two-paper town, the scrappy Evening Telegram prided itself on being "the people's" news.

Stopping the Presses
To the board of directors governing the Salt Lake Telegram, August 30, 1952 must have been a day of mixed emotions.

By M'Lisa Dall and Wes Long February 12, 2025

Valentine's 2025: Finding love, and good cocktails, in Salt Lake City; plus professional cuddlers and pro-singles "masturDating"
Valentine's 2025: Finding love, and good cocktails, in Salt Lake City; plus professional cuddlers and pro-singles "masturDating"

Valentine's 2025: Finding love, and good cocktails, in Salt Lake City; plus professional cuddlers and pro-singles "masturDating"

Make it a Double
Mark May and Kevin Northup's love story began in 2012, three years before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

By City Weekly Staff, Arica Roberts, Cat Palmer, Brandi Christoffersen and Zach Abend February 5, 2025

Embryo donation and other blends of fertilization and adoption help Utah couples to expand their families.
Embryo donation and other blends of fertilization and adoption help Utah couples to expand their families.

Embryo donation and other blends of fertilization and adoption help Utah couples to expand their families.

Paths to Parenthood
Chandler and Jennifer Turley almost gave up on having a child. They had hoped for a baby ever since marrying seven years ago. Yet it didn't happen.

By Carolyn Campbell January 29, 2025

Your Own Personal Sundance
Your Own Personal Sundance

Your Own Personal Sundance

City Weekly’s annual preview of Utah’s big movie showcase.
Sundance Film Festival 2025 interview: Programmer John Nein Veteran programmer discusses choosing festival films By Scott Renshaw

By Scott Renshaw January 22, 2025

Nellie Jack, a mid-century Utah lawmaker, loved the west side, political underdogs and a 'lovely' baked potato lunch.
Nellie Jack, a mid-century Utah lawmaker, loved the west side, political underdogs and a 'lovely' baked potato lunch.

Nellie Jack, a mid-century Utah lawmaker, loved the west side, political underdogs and a 'lovely' baked potato lunch.

Stronger Together
Between 1939 and 1974, Jack represented Salt Lake City's west side in local government, serving for 11 terms in the Utah House of Representatives, one term in the Utah Senate and a four-year term as County Recorder.

By Wes Long January 15, 2025

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