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Friday · The Weekend Issue #48 · September 11, 2026 Latest

The Bees close their home schedule, Bopsim fills the Union, and Mozart’s Requiem is free

Plus Royal Bliss plays Tom Petty in Sandy, Grillfest takes over Midvale Main, and Gilgal stays free.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #47 · September 9, 2026

150 artists set up in Draper Park Saturday, and Masego plays The Union tonight

Plus a free South Salt Lake festival, Zorro’s outdoor world premiere, and Wheeler Farm’s $3 wagon rides.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #46 · September 7, 2026

The State Fair opens Thursday with $9 admission, and Greek Festival starts Friday

Plus UNDERTALE at Eccles, a teen anime convention in West Jordan, and new student counseling access.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #45 · September 4, 2026

The Utah Royals host Boston tonight, and Coldplay USA plays South Jordan free Saturday

Plus the final Summer Showdown, Shakespeare in Magna, and a new hospital planned for State Street.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #44 · September 2, 2026

The Red Clay Strays play West Valley tonight, and Swiss Days fills Midway this weekend

Plus a free South Jordan bike ride, Linda Ronstadt songs in Murray, and $3.85 pupusas in Taylorsville.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #43 · August 31, 2026

Afro Utah fills Library Square Saturday, with concerts in Sandy and Salt Lake City

Plus Our Town in Sandy, Camp Tracy in Millcreek Canyon, and the Royals' 2-1 comeback in Orlando.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #42 · August 28, 2026

Utah World Fashion Week fills Taylorsville, with free festivals in West Jordan and Jordan Park

Plus Monte's Michelin star in South Salt Lake, a brewery shuttle through Midvale and Sandy, and RSL's Rocky Mountain Cup decider.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Issue #41 · August 26, 2026

Lego fills the Sandy expo center, Shoreline Mafia headlines Herriman, and a Salt Lake County house hits a record price

Plus a free chalk festival in Riverton, spicy seafood noodles on Decker Lake Drive, swing dancing downtown on Friday, and the washed-out canyon road above Herriman that still has open trails behind it.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #40 · August 24, 2026

Noah Kahan fills the stadium in Sandy Tuesday, Goose closes out Twilight, and temple tour tickets drop September 1

Plus handmade noodles in Midvale, a 1916 burlesque house still putting on plays in Magna, Bryson Tiller in West Valley, and 128 more affordable apartments headed for North Temple.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #39 · August 21, 2026

Grupo Frontera fills the Maverik Center Sunday, Copperton throws its own party, and Friday hits 101

Plus telescopes pointed straight at the sun in Murray, a free flea market at 8,755 feet in Big Cottonwood, Persian stews in Cottonwood Heights, and the U's new medical school opening its doors.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Issue #38 · August 19, 2026

Draper's old dairy barn fills with art Friday, The Head and the Heart plays Sandy, and the airport rebuild reaches its last gates

Plus a ten-dollar camp weekend in Millcreek Canyon, Newsies down to two weekends in West Valley, Thai heat on a scale to ten in Murray, and one lane at night on the corridor between Riverton and Herriman.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #37 · August 17, 2026

Grid City fills South Salt Lake, Tony Hawk skates the Huntsman Center, and the valley goes back to school Tuesday

Plus a free two-day vert contest on campus, Train at the amphitheater in West Valley, soup dumplings in Millcreek, and the Great Salt Lake holds just above its record low.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #36 · August 14, 2026

The county fair closes out in South Jordan, a Tongan festival fills Jordan Park, and Saturday finally dries out

Plus the last two performances of Frozen in Sandy, Intermountain shows what it wants to build on the old Sears block, and move-in starts today at the U's new dorm.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Issue #35 · August 12, 2026

Oktoberfest weekends are open at Snowbird, Magna gives up six blocks of Main Street, and Thursday is a wash

Plus the zoo goes 21 and over tonight, a free concert on the lawn at La Caille, and a 16-story tower goes before the Planning Commission today.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #34 · August 10, 2026

A free two-night culture fest in Taylorsville, Banana Ball in Daybreak, and half-off tacos on Tuesday

Plus the Black Crowes in West Valley, monster trucks in Draper, Granite kids back Wednesday, and UTA making the case for a $3 fare.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #33 · August 7, 2026

Zach Bryan fills Rice-Eccles tonight, Newsies opens in West Valley, and an $85 Sicilian tasting menu lands in Central Ninth

Plus 21 acres burned in Magna, the last two nights of Hadestown in Draper, and a research plane flying 200 feet over the Great Salt Lake.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Issue #32 · August 5, 2026

Craft Lake City fills the Fairpark, balloons go up over Sandy, and smoke has the air unhealthy through Thursday

Plus khao soi in Murray, a $6 shuttle to the edge of the Bingham pit, and the Royals hang five on Portland.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #31 · August 3, 2026

Das Energi takes Saltair, Riverton's free Friday is back, and Sugar House Park's pond ran dry

Plus a Millcreek bakery that is closed exactly today, grasshopper tacos at BugFest, and a record $645,000 for a Salt Lake County house.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #30 · July 31, 2026

The Parade of Homes opens, a free Bowie night in Holladay, and 103 degrees Saturday

Plus five bandas at the Fairpark, a Midvale sports bar frying chicken in beef tallow, and El Asadero's last night after 17 years.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Issue #29 · July 29, 2026

Sarah McLachlan plays West Valley, Wynonna takes Red Butte, and the airport's fast exit closes

Plus the Ikon Pass company weighing a move to Salt Lake, 106 degrees on Saturday, and a hummus counter worth the drive to Sugar House.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #28 · July 27, 2026

Post Malone ends his tour at Rice-Eccles, Death Cab doubles up in Sandy, and West Jordan gets brisket

Plus a 15-story condo tower pitched next to Trolley Square, five straight days near 100, and what the lake's dust is leaving in valley gardens.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #27 · July 24, 2026

The Pioneer Day parade takes downtown, Evanescence plays West Valley, and Salt Lake rents finally cool

Plus The Point starts rising in Draper, a 101-degree heat watch over the long weekend, and the Afghani wrap worth the drive to Taylorsville.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Issue #26 · July 22, 2026

Olivia Dean at Maverik, the Sheraton comes down for a new campus, and rodeo week peaks

Plus a free Sandlot night in Sandy, the state spends to save the Great Salt Lake's south shore, and the Murray Thai spot worth the drive for khao soi.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #25 · July 20, 2026

Days of '47 takes over Salt Lake, Maren Morris at Red Butte, Jimmy Eat World in Sandy

Plus a free Monday concert in Millcreek, the reservoirs keep dropping, and the cheese-wheel carbonara worth the drive to Holladay.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #24 · July 17, 2026

Sublime hits Herriman, Butlerville Days in Cottonwood Heights, the Bees come home to Daybreak

Plus Treaty Oak Revival in West Valley, hot chicken worth the drive, and 28 countries of gardens hiding on the west side.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix July 15, 2026

Rainbow Kitten Surprise at Saltair, Draper Days in the park, Cuban magic in South Salt Lake

Plus Real Salt Lake hosts Burnley at America First Field, alpine lakes above Brighton, a Riverton splash pad the kids will not want to leave.

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Monday · The Week Ahead July 13, 2026

Old Crow at the Gallivan, Hilary Duff in West Valley, a canyon that beats the heat

Rainbow Kitten Surprise, a Cuban spot in South Salt Lake, the splash pad in Bluffdale nobody talks about.

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Friday · The Weekend July 10, 2026

JJ Grey at Red Butte, Draper Days in full swing, Cuban lechon in South Salt Lake

Plus Broadway's Hell's Kitchen at the Eccles, momo in Sandy, a Murray farm where the kids can pet a cow for free.

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Thursday · Weekend Plans July 9, 2026

Red Butte concerts, the Downtown Farmers Market, and a Sandy musical.

Outdoor yoga in Salt Lake City, plus a Sunday night concert downtown.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix July 8, 2026

Wynton Marsalis at Red Butte, a Draper rodeo, Cuban food in South Salt Lake

Utah Royals host Gotham FC at America First Field, a Sandy Himalayan spot serves chili momo you should know about.

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Tuesday · Good Eats July 7, 2026

German Street Food in Central Ninth, Millcreek Canyon Picnic, and Free Coffee at the U

A new spot for döner, a perfect canyon picnic plan, and a free coffee and pastry happy hour at the U.

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Monday · The Week Ahead July 6, 2026

Draper Days, Wynton Marsalis at Red Butte

Plus a Cuban spot in South Salt Lake worth the drive, a shady canyon where dogs run free.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #16 · July 3, 2026

Monster Jam at Rice-Eccles, a Jordan Park drone show, West Jordan's rodeo weekend

Plus Josh Groban at the Maverik Center, hand-pulled noodles in Sandy, Donut Falls before the parking lot fills.

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Thursday · Weekend Plans Issue #15 · July 2, 2026

Your Salt Lake weekend plans, from parades to potlucks

Independence Day celebrations, farmers markets, and a special performance by The Tabernacle Choir. Your guide to the long weekend.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #14 · July 1, 2026

Millcreek's air show, a Jordan Park drone show, and Josh Groban in West Valley

Plus macarons in Ballpark, an easy Oquirrh canyon most people forget, and where fireworks are actually legal this year.

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Tuesday · Good Eats Issue #13 · June 30, 2026

Your next delicious bite is waiting in the Valley.

New restaurants, iconic cookies, and a Swedish candy shop. Here's what's fresh on the Salt Lake food scene this week.

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Monday · The Week Ahead June 29, 2026

Monster Jam at Rice-Eccles, a drone show at Jordan Park, Josh Groban in West Valley

The Western Stampede rodeo is back in West Jordan, the Utah Symphony plays the Capitol steps, Pat's BBQ has your brisket fix.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #11 · June 26, 2026

Fort Herriman Towne Days, MGK in West Valley

Plus mile-high biscuits up Emigration Canyon, a Sandy stage built for Broadway.

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Thursday · Weekend Plans Issue #10 · June 25, 2026

This weekend, your Salt Lake Valley plans...

Concerts under the stars, a vibrant farmers market, and family fun at Taylorsville Dayzz. Your weekend rundown.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #9 · June 24, 2026

Derek Hough at the Eccles, a Holladay night of Fiddler

Plus a Magna rave at the Saltair, Murray's My Fair Lady in Sandy

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Tuesday · Good Eats Issue #8 · June 23, 2026

Your Tuesday plans just got a delicious upgrade in the Salt Lake Valley

New German street food, upscale downtown dining, French-Asian pastries, and unique banana pudding. Your weekly food and drink rundown.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #7 · June 22, 2026

Ziggy Marley in the garden, Fort Herriman Towne Days

Brothers Osborne plays Sandy this week, the Woodland Fairy Festival takes over Gardner Village

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Friday · Free & Family Issue #6 · June 19, 2026

This week, free family fun awaits across the valley

Splash pads, cheap movies, science experiments, and stargazing for the whole family.

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Thursday · Weekend Plans Issue #5 · June 18, 2026

This weekend, from art festivals to live music around the valley.

The Utah Arts Festival, live concerts, the Saturday farmers market, and more. Your weekend rundown.

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Wednesday · The Great Outdoors Issue #4 · June 17, 2026

Midweek escape: the Wasatch, trails, and fresh air

Concerts under the stars, farmers markets, and mountain adventures. Your guide to getting outside this Wednesday.

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Tuesday · Good Eats Issue #3 · June 16, 2026

Your taste buds are in for a treat this week

New bakeries, a fresh sushi spot, and a food truck for your Tuesday lunch. Here's what's cooking.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #2 · June 15, 2026

Your week in the valley: what's on, where to go, and which show to catch.

Outdoor concerts, local markets, and a downtown festival. Your guide to the week ahead.

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The First One Issue #1 · June 13, 2026

Hello, Salt Lake Valley. Here's what's worth leaving the house for.

Concerts at the Gallivan, the Saturday market at Pioneer Park, and a canyon that isn't a zoo on the weekend. Your first rundown.

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Evergreen Guide Anytime Guide

Salt Lake classics every local should have done

The valley landmarks worth a Saturday, whether you're new here or just overdue.

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Evergreen Guide Anytime Guide

The valley's best parks for an easy afternoon

Big shade, good playgrounds, and a pond or two, all free.

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Evergreen Guide Anytime Guide

Where to take the kids when the weather turns

Inversion, rain, or 105 degrees: five indoor spots that actually hold up.

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Evergreen Guide Summer Guide

Five easy Wasatch hikes the whole family can do

Alpine lakes and waterfalls that don't require a death march to reach.

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Evergreen Guide Summer Guide

The best free splash pads in the Salt Lake Valley

Where to let the kids run wild in the water without spending a dime.

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