City Life

Salt Lake Magazine’s July/August Social Pages

#BaconToPayson April 20, 2024 • Payson High School, PaysonPhotos by Melissa Majchrzak Last fall, students at Payson High School launched a social media campaign to bring #BacontoPayson before the old building (made famous as...

75+ Reasons to Love Utah

Once again Utah has been named No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings of the best states. But for those of us who have been living and loving this...

2024 Best of the Beehive Winners: Reader’s Choice

Once again Utah has been named No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report‘s annual rankings of the best states. But for those of us who have been living and loving this place, that’s...

Editor’s Note: How to Love Utah

It was 40 years ago, I was at the Sandcastle Theater, in Woods Cross, marveling at the film Footloose. It wasn’t that the movie itself was a marvel. I was marveling because...

Utah’s Lost Hawaiian Colony

In 1845, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent its first missionaries to the South Pacific Island of Tahiti. The Mormons weren’t alone. It was a period of zealous Christian...

Utah towns’ many “days” of celebration across the state

I cannot speak for other states, but here in Utah, every town with a population more than a few thousand people seems to have their own bespoke "Days" of celebration in summer...

Three Roadhouse Taverns in Park City

I love walking into a bar and feeling like someone might hit me with a pool cue because of my opinion on Major League Baseball’s designated hitter rule (it’s terrible, by the...

The History of Park City’s McPolin Barn

Driving Highway 224 in Park City provides excellent views of the beloved, often flag-adorned, landmark, but what’s the story behind the McPolin Family Barn?  It was 1922, and the final board was put...