Authors: John Barkiple
![Squatters 25th Anniversary Party 09.04](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/jeff-polychronis-and-peter-cole-squatters.webp)
Squatters 25th Anniversary Party 09.04
A brew pub in Salt Lake City? Impossible? Well, maybe in 1989 when Squatters opened its doors to a stunned city ready to share the dream. Jeff Polychronis and Peter Cole defied convention and opened the first of Salt Lake’s many brew pubs — with … read more
![SLUG Cat 2016](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SLUG_Alley_Cat_2016-23-683x1024.jpg)
SLUG Cat 2016
Bikes ruled the roads, changing lanes and running lights with abandon during the 2016 SLUG Cat race. Racers registered at Saturday Cycles and relaxed in canopied shade before tackling their manifest’s challenges. With stops scattered around town from the Marmalade to Sugarhouse, riders had to plan their routes carefully or risk missing their cutoff time … read more
![2014 Utah Arts Festival: Saturday 06.28 with Better Taste Bureau, Juana Ghani, Red Desert Ramblers](/uploads/photos/864-juana ghani_img_6811-1-crop-396x288.jpg)
2014 Utah Arts Festival: Saturday 06.28 with Better Taste Bureau,...
The 2014 Utah Arts Festival runs from Thursday 06.26 to Sunday 06.29. The festival features talented artists, performers and musicians from both inside and outside of Utah for four days of food and festivities. … read more
![SLUG @ Utah Pride Parade 2016](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/PrideParade2016-Barkiple-27.jpg)
SLUG @ Utah Pride Parade 2016
The 2016 Utah Pride Parade painted 200 South with a colorful palette of enthusiastic support for LGBTQ+ Utahns as supporters marched under a proud rainbow umbrella. SLUG Magazine’s bevy of bikers and bumblers passed out magazines, sunglasses, stickers, enameled pins and Death by Salt V compilations. … read more
![2014 Utah Arts Festival: Thursday 06.26 with with Candy’s River House, Madsen & The Hustlers](/uploads/photos/863-lorin walker madsen and the hustlers_img_3683-crop-396x288.jpg)
2014 Utah Arts Festival: Thursday 06.26 with with Candy’s River...
The 2014 Utah Arts Festival runs from Thursday 06.26 to Sunday 06.29. The festival features talented artists, performers and musicians from both inside and outside of Utah for four days of food and festivities. … read more
![Craft Lake City 8th Annual DIY Fest 2016](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CraftLakeCityVIP-BARKIPLE_2072.jpg)
Craft Lake City 8th Annual DIY Fest 2016
Craft Lake City’s 8th Annual DIY Festival expanded to three days this year, and all of the music, vendors, delicious food and beautiful art could hardly be contained in one weekend. … read more
![Pride Events @ Utah Pride 2014 06.06 – 06.08](/uploads/photos/851-1-grand marshall event-barkiple_1848-crop-396x288.jpg)
Pride Events @ Utah Pride 2014 06.06 – 06.08
The Utah Pride Festival included many events — from the Grand Marshal Reception through the Pride 5k to the Dyke/Trans March and the Mayor’s Red Vest Reception to the Pride Festival itself. Thousands gathered to support marriage equality. … read more
![Lake Street Dive, Gregory Alan Isakov @ Red Butte Garden 08.14](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FeaturedImage-LakeStreetDive.jpg)
Lake Street Dive, Gregory Alan Isakov @ Red Butte Garden...
As Rachael Price danced in my 400mm sights, it seemed as if I were onstage beside her while she seduced Sunday’s crowd of affectionate fans, who sang along to songs drawn from the entire Lake Street Dive catalog of classics, covers and tour album tracks—magical. I tell you, it was magical. Twenty songs later, the fans still wanted more. … read more
![March–Parade–Festival @ Utah Pride 06.06 – 06.08](/uploads/photos/850-4-festival 1-barkiple_2180-crop-396x288.jpg)
March–Parade–Festival @ Utah Pride 06.06 – 06.08
The magic and madness of Pride in Salt Lake grows every year — enjoy the spectacle displayed from the dyke/trans marches on Saturday to the parade and festival on Sunday. … read more
![4th Annual Bunny Hop @ The Garage on Beck Street 04.20](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mr-jesse-walkers-4th-annual-bunny-hop-sign.webp)
4th Annual Bunny Hop @ The Garage on Beck Street...
On Sunday, April 20th, The Garage hosted Jesse Walker’s 4th Annual Bunny Hop. … read more