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Mike Lee and other pro-natalists ramp up efforts to boost Utah's lagging birthrate.

Making Babies

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By Katharine Biele

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Utah's ubiquitous and increasingly creepy Julia Reagan tribute billboards are never going away.

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By Bill Frost
City Weekly's founding fathers go digital with "The Bingham Boys" podcast.

Private Eye
Private Eye
By John Saltas
Horoscopes for MAY 29 - JUN 4

Sacred Duty
Free Will Astrology
By Rob Brezsny

Utah's preservation movement was born when the Coalville Tabernacle died.
Cover Story By Wes Long
Profiling Midvale Main Art House
Arts & Entertainment By Arica Roberts
2025 Ogden Music Festival Preview
Music By Emilee Atkinson
5/21: A list of what local craft breweries and cider houses have on tap this week
Beer By City Weekly Staff
Salt Lake City Council adopts Pride Month resolution; residents request funding for trails and traffic calming.
News By Grace X. Maya
Kilby Block Party pulled off Salt Lake's biggest show, in the rain, and they made it look easy.
Opinion By Benjamin Wood

Music

Concert Preview: Melvins at Metro Music Hall

Pioneering sludge-metal act keeps up the pace on their latest tour.

Music

By Matt King

MUSIC PICKS MAY 29 - JUN 4

Beats Antique @ The Depot 05/30, SLC Busker Fest @ Downtown SLC 5/30 – 5/31, Lord Huron @ Sandy City Amphitheater, 5/31, and more.
Music Picks
By City Weekly Staff
MUSIC PICKS MAY 22 - MAY 28

Flowdan @ Soundwell 5/22, Always Her, The Drought, Nightdays @ Kilby Court 5/23, Revisiting Creedence @ SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre 5/24, and more.
Music Picks
By City Weekly Staff

Culture

JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE, BRING HER BACK, June 2025 Special Screenings

Two new releases, plus SLFS Summer Showdown, Wild & Scenic Festival and more.

Film Reviews

By Scott Renshaw

THE ESSENTIAL A&E PICKS FOR MAY 29 - JUN 4

Out Loud @ Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Planned Parenthood 55th Anniversary with Jonathan Van Ness, Jake Shane @ Kingsbury Hall, and more.
Entertainment Picks
By City Weekly Staff
Utah's Winder Farms is getting back into the milkman business as SLC eyes upgrades to its Downtown Farmers Market.

Urban Living
Urban Living
By Babs De Lay

Eat & Drink

Restaurant Review: Scary Good Brunch at Goat Head

Spooky vibes meet tasty bites at this Salt Lake café.

Restaurant Reviews

By Alex Springer

Beer reviews: Shades Pineapple Upside Down Cake and Uinta Endankification

Contrasting beer flavors from the west.
Drink
By Mike Riedel
5/21: A list of what local craft breweries and cider houses have on tap this week

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Beer
By City Weekly Staff

Guides

Prepare for a season of adventure around Utah with <b><i>City Weekly</i></b>'s annual guide to summer concerts, festivals, markets and more.

Prepare for a season of adventure around Utah with City Weekly's annual guide to summer concerts, festivals, markets and more.

Summer Guide 2025

Guides

By City Weekly Staff

Lunching Guide 2025

City Weekly's annual celebration of food and drink spotlights the art of the mid-day meal.
Dining & Bar Guide
By City Weekly Staff
City Guide 2024

City Weekly's 19th annual celebration of all things SLC
City Guide
By City Weekly Staff

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Pioneering sludge-metal act keeps up the pace on their latest tour.

Beats Antique @ The Depot 05/30, SLC Busker Fest @ Downtown SLC 5/30 – 5/31, Lord Huron @ Sandy City Amphitheater, 5/31, and more.

Flowdan @ Soundwell 5/22, Always Her, The Drought, Nightdays @ Kilby Court 5/23, Revisiting Creedence @ SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre 5/24, and more.

Two new releases, plus SLFS Summer Showdown, Wild & Scenic Festival and more.

Out Loud @ Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Planned Parenthood 55th Anniversary with Jonathan Van Ness, Jake Shane @ Kingsbury Hall, and more.

Urban Living

Spooky vibes meet tasty bites at this Salt Lake café.

Contrasting beer flavors from the west.

ON TAP

Summer Guide 2025

City Weekly's annual celebration of food and drink spotlights the art of the mid-day meal.

City Weekly's 19th annual celebration of all things SLC