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Mariachi Festival in Salt Lake City tonight; event aims to 'highlight the cultural wealth' in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — The sounds of Mexico come to the streets of downtown Salt Lake City as part of a festival set for Friday featuring several mariachi groups. The Mariachi Festival, as it's dubbed, returns for the second year and organizers hope to match the crowd last year's installment drew. "I would like to see 1,000 people there," said Britney Helmers of the Blocks Art District, an initiative of Salt Lake City's Downtown Alliance that promotes cultural activities in the city center.
HUNCHBACK is on top of the world at Murray Arts
MURRAY — One of the thrilling parts of reviewing and patronizing community theatre is the community nature of it all. Seeing everyone gather together to make the best show they can will never get old. Such was my experience at Murray Arts latest production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. While nothing is perfect, it was incredible to see a group spare no expense and be so ambitious.
Wine Spectator Awards, Millcreek Farmers Market, Strap Tank and Mi Buena Vida
We’d like to congratulate Utab Bites sponsors who were recently given awards for their excellent wine programs from Wine Spectator magazine for 2024. Tupelo Park City was awarded Wine Spectator’s prestigious “Best of Award of Excellence.” According to Wine Spectator, “These wine lists display excellent breadth across multiple winegrowing regions and/or significant vertical depth of top producers, along with superior presentation. Typically offering 350 or more selections, these restaurants are destinations for serious wine lovers, showing a deep commitment to wine, both in the cellar and through their service team.”
Utah's Straw Test Crackdown
Utah is known for many things—beautiful mountains, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mitt Romney—but it truly distinguishes itself when it comes to notoriously ridiculous alcohol laws. While the state's so-called "Zion Curtain" has widely been considered one of the dumbest booze rules in America, it turns out there is no limit on inane drinks laws in the Beehive State. In fact, state regulators have recently upped their bureaucratic ante by cracking down on bartenders who use a "straw test" to sample cocktails before serving.
Community gives woman with Down syndrome a special time at Bountiful parade
Katie has Down syndrome. She, her brother Matthew and their mom Rozanne were supposed to be the guests of honor together at the Bountiful Handcart Days Parade until tragedy hit their family.
Nellis Air Force Base to Bring the Noise to Southern Utah in the Coming Weeks
Imagine this, you’re doom scrolling on social media, and you keep reading posts from your friends and family that say, “What’s that booming noise outside?”. Sounds pretty familiar right? It’s nice to know about unknown events before they happen so you can rub it into the face of your loved ones with an all-knowing index finger pointing skyward.
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