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- News, April 16, 2025
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First Step House brings permanent supportive housing to downtown Salt Lake City's historic Stratford Apartments.
Small Lake City
- The mission of First Step House is to help people build lives of meaning, purpose and recovery.
- Music, April 9, 2025
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Behind the scenes at an EDM show
The technical crew is a key part of the audience experience.
- Lighting and sound at electronic dance music (EDM) events are not just decorative—they're essentials.
- Music, April 2, 2025
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Profile: Salt Lake DJ & Production School
Local business teaches aspiring artists the ropes of spinning, producing and more.
- If you want to learn about DJing and music production, Salt Lake City DJ & Production School (SLDP) is the place to go.
- News, March 19, 2025
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Family and friends honor the victims of police brutality as Fleet Block murals brace for demolition.
Small Lake City
- In December, the Salt Lake City Council voted to rezone the Fleet Block, a 10-acre, city-owned property between 300 and 400 West and between 800 and 900 South.
- Music, March 5, 2025
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Concert Preview: 2025 Get Lucky EDM festival at The Great Saltair
Local DJs take the opportunity to show their stuff at this major festival event.
- St. Patrick's Day has become synonymous with festivities where everyone embraces a bit of the luck of the Irish—whether it's in your ancestry or not.
- Culture, Arts & Entertainment February 19, 2025
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Lost Acorn Gallery art and event space profile
Owners Mitchell Harned and Parker Thompson create a community venue for their SLC homies and beyond.
- Harned's and Thompson's view of art has always extended to local music events as well.
- Music, February 12, 2025
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Our favorite love songs
For Valentine's Day, our writers share the songs they think best capture romance.
- How does one even begin to try to choose a favorite love song?
- News, February 12, 2025
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Utah was the last state to recognize MLK Day, after Salt Lake City honored King by renaming 600 South.
Small Lake City
- Salt Lake City still celebrated the civil rights activist and leader—with rallies, marches and a panel of Utah religious leaders hosted by the J. Willard Marriott Library.
- News, Cover Story February 5, 2025
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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.
- News, Cover Story November 27, 2024
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Salt Lake City's after-hours, underground and EDM artists are having a moment.
Making a Scene
- The stage is an altar of marigolds and painted skulls in a salute to Día de los Muertos, flanked on both sides by writhing, glistening pole dancers.
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First Step House brings permanent supportive housing to downtown Salt Lake City's historic Stratford Apartments.
Small Lake City
April 16, 2025
Behind the scenes at an EDM show
The technical crew is a key part of the audience experience.
April 09, 2025
