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exploration, Salt Lake City, The Great Salt Lake, Travel, Unusual Places / 24.06.2024

In a fight for its life, Utah's inland sea inspires a new generation of lake protectors. As namesake to Utah's capital city, the Great Salt Lake lies west of communities from Salt Lake north to Ogden, all the way to Tremonton. Whether you're seeing the lake from a hilltop home, office building or rooftop bar, it often shows up as a shimmering patch of blue on the western horizon. And no matter your vantage point, you just can't help but admire its austere beauty. As the last remnant of Lake...

Salt Lake City, Shopping, Style / 24.06.2024

No longer a fashion desert, Salt Lake makes shopping fun with its trendy and one-of-a-kind retailers. In truth, Salt Lake City was a bit of a shopping desert when I moved here from the East Coast 30 years ago. There were just a few department stores or one-off shops to visit back then—places like Mervyn's, ZCMI, Contempo Casuals, Chalk Garden and Nordstrom (at the original Main Street location). Salt Lake City has since grown into a mid-size city, with high demand for new designers and out-of-state retailers. I'm happy to...

Salt Lake City, Shopping, Style / 24.06.2024

Hone your personal style at SLC's vintage and consignment stores. What goes around comes around, and in Salt Lake City, vintage clothing and pre-loved furniture shops are popping up all over, and the prices aren't as overblown as you'd find in LA or Dallas. As the former "Shop Girl" columnist for City Weekly, I find there is nothing like the thrill of the hunt, and of finding a cast-off designer item at dopamine-inducing low prices. Not only is it environmentally prudent to reuse clothing and household goods, but the...