As a lead horticulturist at Red Butte Garden, Nielson designs and maintains about five acres of land, including the herb, medicinal and fragrance gardens. … read more
How Ecosystems Feed Each Other: Wild Foraging for Invasive Plants
Oquirrh Restaurant: Power Couple Cooking
Nestled near the quiet part of South Temple, Oquirrh Restaurant has quickly become one of Salt Lake’s most beloved culinary hot spots. … read more
Salt Lake City’s Finest Pop-Ups
SLUG Mag’s adventurous foodies Katie Hatzfeld and Jacqueline Read are here to highlight some of SLC’s best culinary pop-ups. … read more
Local Heat: A Hot Ones-Style Interview
We sat down and tried six local hot sauces together, as I asked her six increasingly spicy questions. This is not the first time this week I will thank God that I own a bidet. … read more
Utah Farm to Fork: Healthy Foods Foster a Healthy Community
This May, Utah Farm to Fork organized an event called “Raising the Steaks” to celebrate Utah-raised meats and the local schools that use them. … read more
Sacred Division and Geometry: Paulette Platt’s Egg Art
Paulette Platt, also known as Paulette Sky, practices the Ukrainian art of pysanky to turn real eggs into art and functional jewelry. … read more
Localized: Slow Potion
Consisting of a whopping eight members, Slow Potion has an entire percussion and brass outfit. … read more
Localized: Chegoya
Named after a beloved, now-closed convenience store by West High School, Chegoya consists of a quartet of musicians dedicated to the art of free-flowing, minimally-structured jazz. … read more
Mike Brown: Air Guitar!
I like writing about topics that I haven’t tackled before. Since SLUG is still a music magazine, I decided to write about a unique musical art form: Air guitar! … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: May 2024
The sun is out (occasionally) and SLUG is back at it again with May’s Local Music Singles Roundup! … read more
Contributor Limelight: Carlysle Price
Carlysle has used her impeccable writing and storytelling talents to shine a spotlight on underrepresented talents in Salt Lake City. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Morgan Davis
Morgan has been responsible for delivering hard copies of SLUG to cool places all around Salt Lake City since the summer of 2023. … read more
