Utah Curious?
‘Pleased to Meet You. Hope you guess my name.’
I’ve spent more than three decades telling stories about the people, places and peculiarities that make life interesting.
Some begin at a restaurant table. Others on a trail, in a neighborhood bar or down a forgotten side street. A few start with nothing more than the question, “How did that happen?”
This is an archive of magazine features, travel writing, essays and observations — collected over a career of asking questions and following wherever they lead.
Buckle up.
Editor’s Picks
A fresh sampling from three decades of stories — reshuffled every time you visit.
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The Hive: Wine at the Eccles Theater
Read more →: The Hive: Wine at the Eccles TheaterA quick look at how downtown’s Eccles Theater built out its wine program for…
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The Bear Lake Monster
Read more →: The Bear Lake MonsterBear Lake’s impossibly blue water carries a darker reputation to go with the scenery:…
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The Hive: Behind Utah’s Liquor-Pouring Curtain
Read more →: The Hive: Behind Utah’s Liquor-Pouring CurtainA dispatch from the Hive, the magazine’s recurring front-of-book section, unpacking the particular choreography…
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U of U’s Tech Commercialization Engine
Read more →: U of U’s Tech Commercialization EngineA look at how the University of Utah turns research into startups. Originally published…
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The Spa at Sundance
Read more →: The Spa at SundanceA visit to the spa at Sundance Mountain Resort. Originally published in Salt Lake…
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Utah Olympians: Graham Watanabe
Read more →: Utah Olympians: Graham WatanabeA profile of Utah Olympian Graham Watanabe. Originally published in Salt Lake Magazine.
Eat & Drink
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From the Whale to the Witch: Shop, Dine, Drink and Nosh Your Way Along the Nine Line
Read more →: From the Whale to the Witch: Shop, Dine, Drink and Nosh Your Way Along the Nine LineBy Jeremy Pugh We get it. You haven’t been north of 33rd South in…
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Snowbird’s SeventyOne Celebrates One Groovy Year
Read more →: Snowbird’s SeventyOne Celebrates One Groovy YearSnowbird’s SeventyOne restaurant marks its first year. Originally published in Salt Lake Magazine.
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Salt Lake Magazine’s 2024 Dining Awards
Read more →: Salt Lake Magazine’s 2024 Dining AwardsEach year Salt Lake magazine surveys the state’s dining scene and hands out its…
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Learn To Love Your Lunch in Utah
Read more →: Learn To Love Your Lunch in UtahA guide to shaking up the midday meal, this piece rounds up the lunch…
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Editor’s Note: Chef’s Choice
Read more →: Editor’s Note: Chef’s ChoiceAsk any chef what they’d order if someone else were cooking, and you’ll get…
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Bricks Corner Motors Into Town
Read more →: Bricks Corner Motors Into TownDetroit-style pizza arrives with the opening of Bricks Corner. Originally published in Salt Lake…
Rambling
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Skip the Traffic: Tougher Than Lake Blanche, Broads Fork Has a Stellar Payoff
Read more →: Skip the Traffic: Tougher Than Lake Blanche, Broads Fork Has a Stellar PayoffBy Jeremy Pugh Ok. You hiked to Lake Blanche. Yeah. So has, like, everybody.…
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Best Games to Play in Quarantine
Read more →: Best Games to Play in QuarantineA roundup of the best games to pass the time in quarantine. Originally published…
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Field Guide: The Peaks of the Wasatch Mountains
Read more →: Field Guide: The Peaks of the Wasatch MountainsA field guide to the peaks of the Wasatch Range. Originally published in Salt…
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The 8 Most Photo Worthy Spots in Utah
Read more →: The 8 Most Photo Worthy Spots in UtahA roundup of Utah’s most photogenic spots. Originally published in Salt Lake Magazine.
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Worth a Trip: Laguna Beach
Read more →: Worth a Trip: Laguna BeachA case for making the trip to Laguna Beach. Originally published in Salt Lake…
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A World-Class World Cup Weekend at Deer Valley
Read more →: A World-Class World Cup Weekend at Deer ValleyA weekend at Deer Valley during a World Cup skiing event. Originally published in…
Musing
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This City Will Never Have Another Mary
Read more →: This City Will Never Have Another MaryA remembrance piece on a beloved local figure. Originally published in Salt Lake Magazine.
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The Hive: Salt Lake’s New Performing Arts Center Funding Fight
Read more →: The Hive: Salt Lake’s New Performing Arts Center Funding FightA dispatch from the Hive on the funding fight behind Salt Lake’s new performing…
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Food: Backyard Chickens and the Slow Food Movement
Read more →: Food: Backyard Chickens and the Slow Food MovementA look at Utah’s backyard-chicken boom and the slow food movement behind it. Originally…
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40 Years of ‘Hell’: How to Succeed in Radio Without Really Trying
Read more →: 40 Years of ‘Hell’: How to Succeed in Radio Without Really TryingBy Laney Hansen For 40 years, Kerry Jackson, Bill Allred and Gina Barberi greeted…
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How To: Red Butte Outdoor Concerts
Read more →: How To: Red Butte Outdoor ConcertsRed Butte Garden’s outdoor concert series is one of Salt Lake’s great warm-weather rituals,…
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Editor’s Note: Best of the Beehive
Read more →: Editor’s Note: Best of the BeehiveEvery year we sit down as a staff and argue, cheerfully but seriously, about…
Utah Curious?
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The Book of Mormon Musical Comes Home
Read more →: The Book of Mormon Musical Comes HomeA look at The Book of Mormon musical’s homecoming run in Utah. Originally published…
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Utah Field Guide: Sundance, You Are Not on the List
Read more →: Utah Field Guide: Sundance, You Are Not on the ListA field-guide look at the velvet-rope culture around Sundance Film Festival. Originally published in…
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Utah Field Guide: Alta-tude
Read more →: Utah Field Guide: Alta-tudeA field-guide look at Alta’s famously particular ski culture. Originally published in Salt Lake…
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Utah Field Guide: The Road to Wendover
Read more →: Utah Field Guide: The Road to WendoverA field-guide look at the long, strange drive out to Wendover. Originally published in…
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Out With the Old, In With the New: Downtown SLC’s Redevelopment
Read more →: Out With the Old, In With the New: Downtown SLC’s RedevelopmentA look at downtown Salt Lake City’s ongoing redevelopment. Originally published in Salt Lake…
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Utah Field Guide: Kurt Bestor’s Christmas Concerts
Read more →: Utah Field Guide: Kurt Bestor’s Christmas ConcertsA field-guide look at Kurt Bestor’s beloved holiday concert tradition. Originally published in Salt…
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