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Utah

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2012

    Distracted Pedestrians Are Just as Dumb as Distracted Drivers

    Drivers seem to really take the brunt of criticism, especially in a pedestrian-friendly city like San Francisco, where motorists and cyclists have more tension than a unhappy married couple. But here's some news you could use: Motorists aren't the only ones guilty of texting, playing video games, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    San Francisco Attempts to Recruit Even More Gays to the Castro

    Obviously, San Francisco is still reeling from the disturbing fact that not only are we not the gayest city in the nation, but apparently Salt Lake City, Utah does a better job at catering to its homosexuals. That alone is enough reason for San Francisco to up the ante when it comes to making this c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Masturbation Not a "Protected Activity," Judge Rules

    Masturbation will not make you go blind. Legal arcana related to masturbation, however, could do just that. In San Francisco, the "Masturbatathon" is a cherished, local tradition: Men and women are sponsored to jerk and thrust for as long as they can in order to raise funds for a worthy (and, no dou ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 11, 2012

    Salt Lake Strip

    Masturbation will not make you go blind. Legal arcana related to masturbation, however, could do just that. In San Francisco, the "Masturbatathon" is a cherished, local tradition: Men and women are sponsored to jerk and thrust for as long as they can in order to raise funds for a worthy (and, no dou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Gayest City in America Is ... in Utah?

    SF Weekly readers might remember just how upset the gay community was when San Francisco was booted down the list of gayest cities in America last year. To add insult to injury, the Advocate has not only decided San Francisco is still not the gayest city, but that Salt Lake City -- home of the God-w ... More >>

  • News

    November 2, 2011

    Mormons: A Shallow Yet Helpful Guide to See If You Should Hate Them or Not

    SF Weekly readers might remember just how upset the gay community was when San Francisco was booted down the list of gayest cities in America last year. To add insult to injury, the Advocate has not only decided San Francisco is still not the gayest city, but that Salt Lake City -- home of the God-w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2011

    Utah Newspaper One-Ups Chronicle, Gives Column to *Active* Mayor

    Da Mayor has competition​The Deseret News has raised some eyebrows with its decision to make the sitting mayor of Utah's second-largest city a columnist. West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder is apparently excited about this new platform to share his great ideas, which include the recent establishmen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Grenades Found in Potrero Hill

    This looks fake ​Police closed down streets in Potrero Hill after grenades were found in the garage of a 92-year-old man who had recently died. According to media reports, police have not yet determined whether the possible explosives were real or fake.

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    Drink Small at Tonight's Indy Spirits Expo

    Andrew St. Clair/FlickrA big selection of small-batch spirits awaits.​Tonight Mighty hosts this year's Independent Spirits Expo, where distillers and spirits companies get together for a grand tasting. Local favorites include Square One, Charbay, Old World Spirits, St. George Spirits, Craft Di ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2010

    The Truth Behind the Humor

    Andrew St. Clair/FlickrA big selection of small-batch spirits awaits.​Tonight Mighty hosts this year's Independent Spirits Expo, where distillers and spirits companies get together for a grand tasting. Local favorites include Square One, Charbay, Old World Spirits, St. George Spirits, Craft Di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Lightning Strikes High School Students in Santa Clara. But Not Santa Clara You're Thinking Of.

    ​A story coming over the wire about lightning striking a pair of high school students in Santa Clara is accurate. But the town in question isn't the South Bay city of 110,000 but a small Utah burg of not quite 4,700. The Utah town -- which bills itself as "a beautiful place to live" on its website ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Why Can't S.F. Ban 'Formula Restaurants'?

    David D./YelpSubway franchise on Main at Howard in SOMA.​Our favorite morsels from the Web. Thanks to SFoodie's blog sib Noah Galuten of LA Weekly's Squid Ink for directing our browser to USA TODAY, which today records a backlash against efforts by a craggy, scenic town in Utah to keep chain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Caitlin McMahon, Missing and Suicidal Teen, Desperately Sought By Cops

    ​San Francisco police have turned to the public for help in tracking down missing 15-year-old Caitlin McMahon, described as having attempted suicide "numerous" times. She left her Castro Street home yesterday evening without her prescription medication and has not been seen since. McMahon was home ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Take the Koran Challenge! Find Disputed Verses and This Man Will Pay You $1,000!

    Not to be judged by its cover...​If you're short on funds and think you know more about religion than a former Utah jihadi turned self-professed man of peace -- have we got a deal for you! Iranian-born Nader Pourhassan will pay $1,000 to anyone who can find mentions in the Koran of 26 verses many ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Seen In S.F.: It All Comes Back to God

    No, seriously. GOD is the best sustainer. Close second: Piroshki.​Spotted at Utah and 17th Streets

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Tomorrow's Indy Spirits Expo Offers a Giddy Trek through the World's Micro Spirits

    Andrew St. Clair/FlickrBottle lineup at July's Indy Spirits Expo in New York City.​Like indy movies, indy booze has so infiltrated restaurant bar walls and home liquor cabinets that it might not fit the profile of obscure, exactly. Still, tomorrow's 2009 Indy Spirits Expo at Mighty (119 Utah a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Video of the Day (Exclusive): Themselves "Oversleeping" in Utah

    Themselves - "Oversleeping" in Utah from anticon. on Vimeo.Jel and Doseone hit the scenic expanses of Utah for a live Themselves performance--before rolling fields of grain--of their song "Oversleeping."  The song is from the duo's third album, CrownsDown, and features Themselves' signature gl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2009

    We Wish We Went to Prom with You

    Themselves - "Oversleeping" in Utah from anticon. on Vimeo.Jel and Doseone hit the scenic expanses of Utah for a live Themselves performance--before rolling fields of grain--of their song "Oversleeping."  The song is from the duo's third album, CrownsDown, and features Themselves' signature gl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Shakedown 20: Remembering the Big Loma Prieta Quake. Today's Edition: Reporter's Shaky Hug at The 'Stick

    ​The moment was at hand. The honor guard was assembling. Our first World Series game was about to start. It was a nice fall evening, and we had good seats along the third base line. But something vital was missing: a hot dog and beer. Four of us had flown in from Salt Lake City, where we work ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Track of the Day: Stag Hare

    In the same enchanted forest of reverb and rainbow synths that houses bands like Animal Collective and Deerhunter, Utah's Stag Hare is making a nest out of chimes, shaker percussion, and lots of fuck-with-your-head electronic echoes. The songs come on slow, like a high that's subtle as it drops from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Police Crash Allleged Norteño Gang Initiation in the Mission

    Police busted up a Norteño gang initiation "ceremony" just one block outside the Mission gang injunction "safety zone" last week, and ended up charging one man for carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle, according to the SFPD.  Shortly after midnight Friday/Saturday, police in plainclothes not ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2009

    Master of Puppets

    Police busted up a Norteño gang initiation "ceremony" just one block outside the Mission gang injunction "safety zone" last week, and ended up charging one man for carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle, according to the SFPD.  Shortly after midnight Friday/Saturday, police in plainclothes not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2008

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Djunya

     San Francisco loves its dubstep DJs. The drum 'n' bass scene that packed the clubs a decade back is bringing out fans of the heavy beat at dubstep nights like Narco.Hz. Djunya spins there among his other gigs across the city and around globe. You think your favorite DJ brings the riot? Djunya ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    "No on 8" activists: please, please, PLEASE, don't turn this into a holy war

     San Francisco loves its dubstep DJs. The drum 'n' bass scene that packed the clubs a decade back is bringing out fans of the heavy beat at dubstep nights like Narco.Hz. Djunya spins there among his other gigs across the city and around globe. You think your favorite DJ brings the riot? Djunya ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 9, 2008

    Audience member does Keanu Reeves role in Point Break play

     San Francisco loves its dubstep DJs. The drum 'n' bass scene that packed the clubs a decade back is bringing out fans of the heavy beat at dubstep nights like Narco.Hz. Djunya spins there among his other gigs across the city and around globe. You think your favorite DJ brings the riot? Djunya ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2008

    Peaches Christ and Dildo Juggling at Queen of Hearts Ball and Fairytale Pleasure Faire - Today's Calendar Pick

     San Francisco loves its dubstep DJs. The drum 'n' bass scene that packed the clubs a decade back is bringing out fans of the heavy beat at dubstep nights like Narco.Hz. Djunya spins there among his other gigs across the city and around globe. You think your favorite DJ brings the riot? Djunya ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2008

    Sundance Film Festival Report: Nothing is Great

     San Francisco loves its dubstep DJs. The drum 'n' bass scene that packed the clubs a decade back is bringing out fans of the heavy beat at dubstep nights like Narco.Hz. Djunya spins there among his other gigs across the city and around globe. You think your favorite DJ brings the riot? Djunya ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    Xiu Xiu To Release "New Women as Lovers Double LP" and 2008 Tour

     San Francisco loves its dubstep DJs. The drum 'n' bass scene that packed the clubs a decade back is bringing out fans of the heavy beat at dubstep nights like Narco.Hz. Djunya spins there among his other gigs across the city and around globe. You think your favorite DJ brings the riot? Djunya ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    SFWeekly's 7-Day Dish

     San Francisco loves its dubstep DJs. The drum 'n' bass scene that packed the clubs a decade back is bringing out fans of the heavy beat at dubstep nights like Narco.Hz. Djunya spins there among his other gigs across the city and around globe. You think your favorite DJ brings the riot? Djunya ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2007

    Napa Wine Tour Operator Unmaksed As Highway 101 Bandit

     San Francisco loves its dubstep DJs. The drum 'n' bass scene that packed the clubs a decade back is bringing out fans of the heavy beat at dubstep nights like Narco.Hz. Djunya spins there among his other gigs across the city and around globe. You think your favorite DJ brings the riot? Djunya ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 22, 2007

    Latter-Gay Saints

    Carol Lynn Pearson's gay Mormon drama sets the static and the fluid in bold opposition. Unfortunately, the static wins out.

  • Calendar

    August 15, 2007

    More Mons!

    Carol Lynn Pearson's gay Mormon drama sets the static and the fluid in bold opposition. Unfortunately, the static wins out.

  • Film

    January 31, 2007

    The Music Men

    Halfway through Sundance, and still whistling a happy tune

  • Film

    January 31, 2007

    Dissent for Sale

    Opposition is a commodity in Sundance docs

  • Film

    January 31, 2007

    Sympathy for the Devil

    Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs

  • Dining

    May 18, 2005

    Fresh Eats

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Dining

    May 11, 2005

    Fresh Eats

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best New Club

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2004

    Playing Horsie

    Equine entertainment

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Equine entertainment

  • Calendar

    April 21, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Equine entertainment

  • Music

    December 10, 2003

    Remember the Utah

    The Hotel Utah saloon has closed its doors and its fate is anything but certain

  • Dining

    February 20, 2002

    Chow for Champions

    A local chef cooks for the U.S. snowboard Olympic team. The team wins gold, silver, and bronze. Any connection?

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Three Best Launching Pads

    A local chef cooks for the U.S. snowboard Olympic team. The team wins gold, silver, and bronze. Any connection?

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Place to See the Logic Behind Critical Mass

    Bridge on 18th Street over 101

  • Music

    March 1, 2000

    Riff Raff

    Mark Eitzel at Hotel Utah, Clit Stop, Arhoolie Records' 40th Birthday

  • Music

    December 15, 1999

    Riff Raff

    O, Pioneers!, Lies! All Lies!, There Was a Riot Goin' On, But That's Over Now

  • Music

    November 17, 1999

    A Hobo's Progress

    U. Utah Phillips, inspiration to Ani DiFranco and card-carrying Wobbly, is Northern California's institutional memory of itinerant folk

  • Calendar

    January 14, 1998

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    U. Utah Phillips, inspiration to Ani DiFranco and card-carrying Wobbly, is Northern California's institutional memory of itinerant folk

  • News

    May 8, 1996

    Mercury Falling

    For 11 years, Markus Cook was synonymous with Bay Area bike messengers. But he didn't live to see his dream come true -- the Cycle Messenger World Championships held here in San Francisco.

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