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The State of Utah has settled for $40,000 with Ryan Jones, who sued the state after the Utah Highway Patrol's 2007 Trooper of the Year Lisa Steed tazed him on State Street more than two years ago. Steed pulled Jones over in South Salt Lake in March 2009.
If you're looking for an economical, all-purpose wine to serve for Thanksgiving -- or any other time, for that matter -- you can't go wrong with Villa des Anges Cabernet Sauvignon 2009. This wine, produced in the Languedoc region of Southern France, is new to Utah and sells for the consumer-friendly price of $8.99.
More frequently in Utah, we're seeing an increase in recording studios being owned and operated not by producers and professional engineers, but by musicians. --- Which, if you think about it, has become more commonplace than you'd think with the rise of the DIY movement.
Last Sunday's controversial vote at Prophet Elias in Holladay leaves Salt Lake City's Greek Orthodox community facing a murky future.--- Almost 600 people packed into a 300-person gym to vote on whether to accept new regulations.
Ben Fulton, City Weekly's editor from 2003 to '07, now serves as the theater, books and arts reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. --- Curious readers and staffers might relish a little facetime with Fulton in the Trib article about him shopping at Fashion Place mall, titled "The Reluctant Shopper."
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new billboard for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) would like us to re-think our usual holiday meal. --- It
targets the youngest and most impressionable members of our families by stating:
“KIDS: If you wouldn’t eat your dog, why eat a turkey?”
It’s that time of year when we are piecing together the expansive 2012 City Weekly Music Awards, and we’re giving our readers a chance to speak their piece on the local DJ scene.--- Ten local music showcases will take place during the first two weeks of February 2012.
Ross "Rocky" Anderson, former Salt Lake City mayor and current executive director of High Road for Human Rights, announced he will be closing down his nonprofit that champions human rights and combats global warming.--- In a Nov. 22 email he writes: "So why wind down High Road now?
