Princess Kennedy: Dr. Princess of Avondale

Princess Kennedy: Dr. Princess of Avondale
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On Easter, my friend DJ JORY, who just moved to town from San Francisco, introduced me to his friend Dennis Reynolds. Reynolds and his friend Robin Ballard are the creators of a  homemade soap opera called Avondale. My interest was sparked when Reynolds told me they were interested in having me appear in an episode—even more so when I was told that they filmed Avondale in the Pleasure Palace. … read more

Skate Lake City Chronicle

Skate Lake City Chronicle
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SLUG delivers all the news that’s fit to give a shit about in the local skate world. … read more

Movin’ On Up to the Westside

Movin’ On Up to the Westside
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The rush for westward expansion is alive and well in the Salt Lake Valley. Cheap land is available by the acres. You could think of places like West Valley, Rose Park, Kearns, West Jordan, Riverton and Herriman as the Louisiana Purchase: big, fertile land just waiting to be exploited by some rich white man. The exploitation of land, however, has an unexpected side effect. This side effect is advantageous for a skateboarder. … read more

Picture Me Rollin’: Mark Judd

Picture Me Rollin’: Mark Judd
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I met Mark Judd a long time ago but it was back in the day of Connections. I saw him skating in a competition there and he was throwing bangers on the rails and shredding the park harder than anyone I had ever seen. He was pure energy. “I got like fifth place, but I thought I should have gotten better,” Judd recalled. I agree he should have. After that contest was over I knew he was a lifetime ripper. … read more

Pro Fitness for Pro Gym-Avoiders

Pro Fitness for Pro Gym-Avoiders
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While physical fitness certainly has its benefits, a lot of people (including this writer) have a number of negative connotations about ‘going to the gym’ and the stereotypes of persons that embrace their gym memberships and workout routines.  So, the occasional bike ride to the bar or sporadic day on the slopes is about the extent of exercise I experience in any given year. In efforts to tackle my fear of the more muscle-bound of us, I head towards Vitality Fitness – a unique gym hidden inside a commercial park in west Sugarhouse. … read more

10 Years of Stoneground

10 Years of Stoneground
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At this point, the location of Stoneground really shouldn’t be a secret.  But since it’s tucked away downtown on the second floor of an older building, one that overlooks the Salt Lake Library and a Trax station, it is easy to drive straight by without ever seeing the large rust-colored sign.  In June, Stoneground celebrated its tenth anniversary.  And while this is an incredible feat for any restaurant, it is even more impressive when you consider the eatery’s humble beginnings and the adversity it has faced over the past decade. … read more

A Tale of Two Textiles: Copper Palate Press Prints on It

A Tale of Two Textiles: Copper Palate Press Prints on...
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Create a design, apply photo emulsifier onto a screen, attach the design, shoot super-powered light at it, rinse the screen off and start applying paint through the holes the photo emulsifier made: that’s the most basic story of screen printing. But there’s more to the tale for a local woodcut and screenprint artists’ studio: “The goal of art, with all of us, is to communicate with an audience and to make an impression on people,” Cameron Bentley says. … read more

Frosty Darling’s Frosting Fix: The Fourth Annual Cupcake Social

Frosty Darling’s Frosting Fix: The Fourth Annual Cupcake Social
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Nothing is worse than a cocktail party.  After squeezing into some spanks to get that slinky dress on, you sit around sipping martinis and trying not to make a pig out of yourself at the snack bar as you casually converse with a bunch of pretentious yuppies. Gentry Blackburn, owner of Frosty Darling, is getting you out of that yuppy mess on July 30 from 5 to 9 p.m. for the Frosty Darling Cupcake Social. A cocktail party gone cupcake, this is an event you won’t want to miss. … read more

True to Form: The Sofa King Interview

True to Form: The Sofa King Interview
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When considering the symbolic nature of the rat in parallel with Willy Nevins, it becomes obvious why his alias is “Ratchild.” His art, music, skateboarding and writings are the proverbial foods for you to devour. Infected with the disease of creation, he rapidly spreads it through the streets he scurries through. … read more

Skirting the Mainstream is Just More Fun: An Introduction to the Alternative Press Collection

Skirting the Mainstream is Just More Fun: An Introduction to...
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On the second floor of the Salt Lake City Library near the fiction reference desk and the periodical section, a handful of shelves hold approximately 2,500 zines––one of the largest public alternative press collections in the country. Unfortunately, if you weren’t looking for it … it’s unlikely that you’d ever know it was there. … read more