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While Salt Lake City gets a lot of honor in having the state's biggest pride festival, occasionally lost in the glory of that celebration is the fact that Utah has many smaller cities that don't have a pride event to call their own, and in many ways still feel alienated in their own city. Hell, Provo barely started its own festival last year to great success.
The topics were heavy and serious at the 2nd Congressional District debate between Republican incumbent Chris Stewart and his Democratic challenger, Luz Robles, on Sept. 25. The two debated everything from immigration reform and the nation's crippling debt to air strikes in the middle east.
Dear GYA, Look at me. Sitting in my office like a jerk, wearing this stupid button-up shirt because my so-called "boss" thinks everyone should wear shirts to work. Don't you hate shirts, man? They're just another form of bullshit modern day conformity.
Tonight's Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus spectacular Legends promises "mythical and mysterious creatures of the past: a unicorn, a Pegasus and a woolly mammoth!" And, thanks to PETA, a 6-year-old boy in chains dressed as an elephant.
Anyone with two thumbs and decent hand-eye coordination can play a video game. However, not everyone can button-mash their way through what it takes to create a game.
As a music writer, I can't recall a time within the past five years where our music scene was firing on all cylinders like it is now. And it's happening not just with local musicians, but also with the touring acts coming through town, especially the indie-rock and hip-hop groups who have been packing venues like Kilby Court in recent months.
On Saturday, September 27th, beginning at 7:00 PM, Bleu Bistro will host a unique wine and small plates event featuring South African wines and live music by Lisa Hillary. The evening will highlight four wines from South Africa along with four smoked small plate dishes.
