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As part of the “Pathways to Peace” week of forums and events exploring more peaceful foreign-policy initiatives, author David Vine will be talking about the Pentagon’s new empire of hundreds of strategically built frontier bases around the world, and whether the practice enables peace or more conflict.---
Smartphone users in Salt Lake City are shedding tears of joy today with the news of Google Maps Transit announcing real-time departure and updates for for all UTA services, including buses.--- "We've always had static information from UTA," says Google spokeswoman Sierra Lovelace.
Dear GYA, I love that my girlfriend can appreciate my sophisticated fashion sense, but for the love of God, it's not a plaid shirt, you idiot, it's f*cking gingham!
The Salt Lake City Police Department is pleased with its Coffee With a Cop program, which continues Thursday between 7 and 9 a.m. at the Beans & Brews by Liberty Park.--- According to a press release, the monthly public outreach, which has been running now since last fall, has resulted in two arrests.
Before the winter-like weather finally succumbs to spring, I thought I'd better open up some hearty, red, cold-weather wines. One nice recent discovery was Hahn Winery Syrah, from California's Central Coast.
When it comes to the history of things long gone and whatever may linger behind, Utah is filled with a rich and peculiar set of stories and legends for curious minds to explore. --- Call them ghost stories, hauntings, paranormal happenings, unearthly encounters or just plain spooky myth, they're the unexplained tales that make us both interested in the past and somewhat jumpy at times.
If you're a frequent user of TRAX you probably think you've seen it all. But, have you witnessed anything as majestic as a man in a black-leather duster, whirling a galvanized-steel chain around his body like Neo from the Matrix?--- While working on this week's Best of Utah issue Tuesday afternoon, the City Weekly staff was blessed with an impromptu viewing of a man practicing for the war against the machines.