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Missed a connection in Utah? This Instagram account can help.

By Palak Jayswal | July 10, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Families dine at Drunken Kitchen, inside Grid City Beer Works, on Thursday, July 2, 2026.

A Salt Lake City restaurant shifts to serving only 21+, while two bars go family-friendly

By Kolbie Peterson | July 8, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

She was ‘an outlier in Utah.’ That might help her win a reality TV show.

‘Look, look,’ a Marmalade coffee shop gets a Caribbean makeover

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(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Union Pacific Depot sign in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

These 9 unique Utah signs have become cultural landmarks, long after their businesses shut down

Made from neon, metal and fiberglass, the signs are retro markers of Utah’s commercial history.

By Sean P. Means | July 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gaetano's on State Street in Salt Lake City, Thursday, July 2, 2026.

A long-standing State Street sandwich shop faces an uncertain future

Gaetano’s has closed its Murray location, and the owner is debating whether to sell the Salt Lake City location.

By Kolbie Peterson | July 3, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Isaac Hale | Special to The Tribune) Attendees dance while fireworks burst over LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo during Stadium of Fire in 2021.

Here’s where Utahns can watch professional fireworks — and drone shows — for the Fourth

A few towns have canceled their pyrotechnics because of fire risks. But a couple of dozen are going forward with their fireworks shows.

By Sean P. Means | July 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Taylor Frankie Paul appears in 3rd District Court for a hearing in April. The reality television star has reportedly checked herself into a rehab program.

Utah reality TV star reportedly checks into rehab facility

Taylor Frankie Paul also faces a new request for a protective order.

By Palak Jayswal | July 1, 2026, 4:18 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Julio Cesar Durand, who runs INTI Specialty Coffee in the Union building at the University of Utah, talks about his life story around coffee on Friday, June 5, 2026.

He built his coffee shop out of a closet on the University of Utah’s campus. These students fought to save it.

“The signs, the petitions, the emails, all these things helped me to stay,” Julio Cesar Durand said.

By Courtney Tanner | June 28, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hannah Hoffman takes a customer's order at JJ Coffee Co. in downtown Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

A downtown Salt Lake City coffee shop aims to serve ‘affordable luxuries’

Also from Utah Eats: Two acclaimed chefs team up for one night; a juice chain is making plans to add Utah locations.

By Kolbie Peterson | June 27, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cosmica in Salt Lake City on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

This acclaimed ‘Italian diner’ in Salt Lake City just got a full liquor license

DABS commissioners also approved another five bar licenses, plus six full-service restaurant licenses.

By Sean P. Means | June 26, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) A wraparound screen displays a video presentation at the Museum of Utah at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Monday, June 22, 2026.

Utah’s history has a new home — and it’s free to visit

The Museum of Utah will officially open on Saturday.

By Palak Jayswal | June 26, 2026, 3:34 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The sign for Coachman's Dinner & Pancake House, an iconic 1960s-era diner on State Street that closed in 2021, is pictured on Thursday, June 4, 2026.

The fate of Salt Lake City’s famous Coachman’s sign depends on a community fundraiser

The restaurant has been demolished, and now the sign stands alone on an empty lot.

By Kolbie Peterson | June 26, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

Food

A Salt Lake City restaurant shifts to serving only 21+, while two bars go family-friendly

By Kolbie Peterson | July 8, 2026, 12:00 p.m.
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OUTDOORS

A lethal virus has been found among Utah’s wild rabbits. Here’s what to know.

By Sean P. Means | June 23, 2026, 5:08 p.m.
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ARTS

A very American controversy on the art world’s biggest stage — with a Utah-born sculptor at the center

By M.H. Miller | The New York Times | May 31, 2026, 12:00 p.m.
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MUSIC

From ‘Baticano’ to the Vatican: Bad Bunny meets Pope Leo in Madrid

By Claire Giangravè | Religion News Service | June 10, 2026, 12:00 p.m.
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MOVIES

True crime streaming: Informants who risk almost everything

By Maya Salam | The New York Times | May 17, 2026, 12:00 p.m.
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TV

On the Utah set of ‘The Chosen,’ crews prepare for Jesus’ resurrection — and the show’s final season

By Sean P. Means | June 13, 2026, 2:31 p.m.
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