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Thanks to City Weekly and Taylor Hartman for their historical overview of Salt Lake City’s and northern Utah’s water supply system. A few additional points deserve emphasis: 1. Salt Lake City proper’s water system is uniquely gravity-fed. Most cities use large amounts of electricity to pressurize their water systems. In the foothills along the Salt Lake salient (the ridge to the north) and down to Big Cottonwood Canyon, large water tanks can be seen embedded high up in the hills.

water is inefficiently used to water lawns during the summer. There is no actual water shortage in northern Utah cities—only a problem of political will and economics. Perhaps the next step in response to the Great Drought of 2026-2027 will be the expensive and politically unpopular— but mandatory—100% retroactive xeriscaping for all Salt Lake City and County green spaces. Our city landscapes need to look like Tucson. However, such laws alone will not be enough to save the Great Salt Lake, protect us from its toxic playa lakebed dust and provide a buffer for future population growth. KURT A. FISHER Salt Lake City

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The Salt Lake City dog situation is ridiculous, especially in Sugar House. Too many people think their pets are humans and they naively treat them like property-respecting individuals. Your animal needs to be leashed up! I don’t want a dog touching me in any way while I jog or walk on a public sidewalk or through a park. Learn about legal liability and maybe it will scare you straight.

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During the day, when water use is low, pumps raise water from local streams and foothills to fill these tanks. At night, when things like showers, laundry and lawn irrigation consume large amounts of water, the contents of these tanks are released to keep the pressure up in valley floor water lines. 2. The costly construction of the massive water reservoirs along the Wasatch Back in the 1930s and 1940s mentioned in Hartman’s article was in direct response to the Great Utah Drought of 1931 to 1934. The infrastructure bonding was a very controversial step in the 1940s. As a result of that foresight and Director Briefer’s current leadership, the Great Drought of 2026 (likely to continue into the 2027 water season) passed with hardly a blip on locals’ radar. 3. The downside of SLC’s historical, gravity-fed water system is that no secondary wastewater system was installed in the early 1900s. As a result, 60% of our treated drinking

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It takes a lot of gall to allow your dog to run wild through part of a public park filled with children and old people when the leashless area is 10 feet away and has ample free space. ADAM MEISTER Salt Lake City

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We need a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United v. FEC. While I agree with the ACLU and other free speech advocates that government regulation of political speech is censorship, Common Cause and other good government groups are right that it’s even more dangerous to allow billions of dollars of dark money to influence elections.

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Abolition of the Electoral College and election of the president by popular vote.

Congressmen and senators shouldn’t get a blanket six-figure salary. Rather, they should get the average pay for the teachers, firemen, policemen and garbagemen in their constituency.

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or many Latter-day Saints, Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf is a favorite. Currently the ranking president of the faith’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Uchtdorf is known for his kindness, compassion and enigmatic charm. Uchtdorf was the first non-U.S.-born Apostle in the postWorld War II church, the period that historian Greg Prince labels as “modern Mormonism.” He was born in what is now the Czech Republic in 1940 and, four years later, his family fled as refugees to East Germany. In 1959, Uchtdorf joined the German Air Force, launching a decorated aviation career as a pilot and executive for Lufthansa German Airlines. His passion for flying permeates his addresses, evidenced by his delightfully cheesy aviation references and jokes. Uchtdorf was called as an Apostle in 2004 by then-church President Gordon B. Hinckley, ending a 71-year streak of U.S.-born men from the Intermountain West. In 2008, Hinckley’s successor Thomas S. Monson appointed Uchtdorf as a counselor in his First Presidency, the highest governing body of the church. Uchtdorf quickly became one of the faith’s most recognizable faces, cultivating a persona that is humane, intellectually open and emotionally attuned to the struggles of individual members. His empathy for those grappling with their faith is a core feature of his pastoral approach, and it contrasts sharply with the ecclesiastical culture largely surrounding him in the late 20th and early 21st centuries—one that often belittles “doubters” and frames disaffiliation as a moral, spiritual and familial failure. “Some of our dear members struggle for years with the question whether they should separate themselves from the Church,” Uchtdorf said in a landmark 2013 address. Uchtdorf directly challenged some of the stickiest LDS tropes about disaffection perpetuated by members and even

his colleagues. He continued by making this notably transparent concession about church history: “To be perfectly frank, there have been times when members or leaders in the Church have simply made mistakes,” he said. “There may have been things said or done that were not in harmony with our values, principles, or doctrine.” Until then, LDS leaders had rarely admitted to—let alone openly discussed—mistakes by their predecessors. In fact, doing so was something of an institutional taboo in the modern church. Though Uchtdorf did not name specifics, publicly articulating this concession was groundbreaking. LDS historians Newell Bringhurst and Matt Harris document that Uchtdorf’s address was likely shaped by his engagement with recently collected data on member disaffiliation. The first Gospel Topics essays on controversial Latter-day Saint topics like polygamy and race were published in December 2013, just months after the speech. Another mark of Uchtdorf’s legacy has been his shift in emphasis from compliance and regimentation to the highest of Christian virtues—love and service. This is notable in a faith that has long been branded as “high demand,” with behavioral requirements and worthiness standards, mixed with “keeping up with the Joneses”-style cultural pressures. “The Church is a place of healing, not hiding,” Uchtdorf said in 2015. “But this cannot happen if we hide behind personal, dogmatic or organizational facades.” He suggested that far more important than “numbers and percentages” is helping the community members struggling with grief, depression, ill health, addiction, financial stress and unemployment. “Many of the things you can count, do not count,” he said. “Many of the things you cannot count, really do count.” While LDS leaders often criticize the outside world for its “dangerous” ways, Uchtdorf has turned the arrow inward. He has regularly called out heavy-handed and controlling practices, urging church members and leaders to influence with love and kindness rather than fear and authority. One of Uchtdorf’s longtime colleagues, the late Boyd K. Packer, often cautioned members of the “tolerance trap,” a coded term that derided incremental acceptance of “immoral” trends, like same-sex relationships and marriage rights.

Uchtdorf, on the other hand, tirelessly urged members to be more tolerant and inclusive of those different from them. “I hope that we welcome and love all of God’s children, including those who might dress, look, speak, or just do things differently,” he said in a 2010 address. “It is not good to make others feel as though they are deficient.” Despite his many strengths, some have criticized Uchtdorf for not being more explicit in addressing harmful church practices. While his calls for inclusion and kindness are unequivocal, they have been delivered in largely general terms. Uchtdorf tends to stay away from discussing sexuality and gender, and has rarely defended the LGBTQ community. He has also never condemned past racist teachings and policies, only alluding to “mistakes” generally. Uchtdorf’s conference talks have also become increasingly bland and “party line,” especially after the late church President Russell M. Nelson released him from the governing First Presidency in 2018. Uchtdorf’s 2010s talks were practically highlight reels of thought-provoking, truth-topower addresses that captivated audiences. His post-2018 talks, on the other hand, have felt more sanitized. While we can only speculate on why Nelson demoted him, Uchtdorf’s more expansive approach and resonance with progressive members were likely factors. During a podcast interview on the Gospel Topics essays, Harris said he was told by a source within the church that Uchtdorf’s acknowledgement of past mistakes drew chastisement. It is plausible that his reputation among more traditional leaders, such as Nelson, contributed to his removal from the First Presidency. Nevertheless, Uchtdorf currently ranks third in seniority among the church’s Apostles, behind Henry B. Eyring and current church president Dallin H. Oaks. Regardless of Uchtdorf’s leadership trajectory, his 30year tenure as a General Authority within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has left a profound and lasting imprint on the consciousness of members and leaders of the faith worldwide. He has provided a compelling template for a pastoral, inclusive and compassionate approach to religion that consistently prioritizes the needs and wellbeing of people above institutional conformity and policy. CW

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MISS: Sugar Rush

Although some will be sad to miss out on Crumbl’s moonbeam ice cream cookies, the Utah-based dessert chain’s mass closures are of little surprise. While CEO Jason McGowan cited a slowing economy and Crumbl’s ill-fated foray into dirty sodas, it’s hard to ignore the unfavorable conditions under which franchise owners suffered. High growth targets and low minimum distance requirements between Crumbl locations increased internal competition. Meanwhile, prohibitions against public forum communication, including between franchisees, meant that operators were unable to discuss sales trends or experiences between stores. It’s easy to blame closures on economic trends, consumer behavior or even GLP-1s, but if franchisees feel like they’re operating blind, failure might just be how the calorically-dense cookie crumbles.

HIT: Wetlands Transfer

KSL’s coverage of a pending land transfer between Salt Lake City and Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources hit all the right points. The wetlands, previously purchased from private ranchers to environmentally offset airport expansion, have proved troublesome for the city to manage. With the threat of invasive species, the state of Utah’s more experienced DWR team feels better equipped to maintain the area. However, moving one delicate ecosystem (migratory wetlands) within another (the state and city’s contentious political relationship) has its own challenges. Primarily, the state’s intention to open the land for duck hunting raised alarms for environmentalists and hunters alike. Still, setting aside the sticky topic of guns near the airport, the transfer seems likely to go through.

MISS: Deseret Gas

As gas prices become a political motivator in the rapidly-approaching midterms, The Deseret News was perfectly happy to repackage Rep. Blake Moore’s political pandering as fact. Yes, gas prices are high. Yes, it’s because of U.S. action in Iran. No, voter disillusionment with the Republican party is not random, imagined or based on border-control amnesia. Just because Moore has buried his head in the sand on the very real economic consequences of unwarranted military aggression, our news institutions don’t have to accept the dogma as reality. Deseret News chose not to disclose any real polling data in favor of Moore’s vague comments on an “unpredictable” midterm map, but real political predictions do exist. And Moore needs to play catch-up to close a three-point-gap between himself and his fuel-efficient challenger, Peter Crosby. CW

BY CE DILLON

Queer Futures

here are a million ways to be queer, and there is no wrong way to do it. That idea has been rattling around in my head throughout my third year as programming director for the Utah Queer Film Festival. Ahead of this year’s festival, 27 local programmers watched hundreds of submissions—and trust me, there were opinions. Lots of opinions. The result is 36 films from Utah and around the world coming to Salt Lake City between November 6 and November 8. Our theme this year is “Queer Films, Queer Futures,” and representation on screen feels especially important right now. I want someone to walk into our festival and see a little piece of themselves up there. But I also want them to encounter a life completely different from their own. And for the record, you do not have to be gay to attend our festival. Allies are welcome! We kick things off with Second Nature, a hilarious SXSW favorite exploring the 1,500-plus animal species known to engage in same-sex behavior and queer co-parenting. So the next time someone tells you that being queer isn’t “natural”—apparently, nobody told the animals. (Side note: Elliot Page narrates this fantastic film.) Our centerpiece is the cult classic By Hook or by Crook. It’s the story of Shy and Valentine, two chaotic grifters stumbling through friendship, chosen family and life on the margins. Some movies simply need to be seen on a big screen with a room full of queers; this is one of them. And then our closing-night feature is Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror. Fifty years after The Rocky Horror Picture Show first gave generations of weirdos permission to be louder, stranger and more themselves, we’re celebrating the phenomenon—and the late actor Tim Curry, obviously. Even better, director Linus O’Brien is flying in for a live Q&A. His dad happens to be Richard O’Brien, who created Rocky Horror. No big deal. There are 11 full-length features and 25 shorts this year, including collections devoted to local filmmakers, international queer stories and sapphic and trans stories. I’m excited for attendees to see the local work. Supporting Utah filmmakers isn’t an afterthought—it’s why we do this. And for the first time, all festival events are happening under one roof at Utah Film Center’s Geralyn White Dreyfous Building (375 W. 400 North): films and filmmakers; live Q&As; local performances; after-parties. All of it. That’s important, because one of my favorite things about a film festival is what happens after the movie. You get to ask the filmmaker a question in the hallway. You discuss a movie you’ve seen with a stranger and then somehow end up having a drink together. Streaming can’t give you that. Twenty-three years ago, the Queer Utah Film Festival (formerly “Damn These Heels”) began creating space for queer stories in Utah. This year, we’ve got an actual home for them. For information, passes, full lineup and individual tickets, visit UQFF.org. CW

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Zoo and aquarium caregivers talk about the joys and challenges of caring for young animals. BY SCOTT RENSHAW scottr@cityweekly.net

t the risk of a scalding-hot take: Baby animals are cute. People love to see them when they’re born at zoos and aquariums, and those facilities know that little critters are a draw for patrons. But for those who have the job of caring for them, it’s complicated work—in some ways similar to the job of parenting, in some ways very different. One way that animal care teams note that the responsibility is similar to that of a parent is in “baby-proofing” enclosures when young animals are going to be introduced. In June, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium welcomed a litter of two pups born to Asian small-clawed otters Kai and Emmie. According to Janine Bartling, Curator of Birds and Mammals at Living Planet, they took the time the animals were off-exhibit to prepare the space for the pups—not just by adding a custombuilt nest, but by keeping an eye out for things that might endanger young otters. “We look at where the kids could get themselves into trouble,” Bartling said. “We have logs in places where there weren’t logs before, just so the babies can get out and around easier. We looked at all of our toys and all of our enrichment items to make sure they were baby-safe.” At Utah’s Hogle Zoo, where baby orangutan Weila was born last year, a similar process was undertaken, according to Hannah Comstock, Animal Care Supervisor for Primates. “If you’ve ever been to the zoo and seen the exhibit, … we had to take all that stuff and mimic it down low for [Weila],” Comstock said. “So there’s

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a ton of skinny ropes she can wrap her hands around down six inches off the ground, versus 20 feet off the ground.” The responsibilities that staff have for the babies can vary tremendously based on the species—and in a case like that of Weila, who was hand-reared by staff rather than by her mother, that up-close-andpersonal care takes on dimensions that the general public wouldn’t consider. “Everybody’s like ‘Oh, I volunteer to help out,’” Comstock remarked. “And let me tell you, you don’t know what you’re signing up for. They are not baby people. A baby human you can set down in a crib, you can put them in a walker. In orangutan world, the mom is everything. She’s the crib, she’s the walker. So we really didn’t put Weila down. We’d sleep with her on us. We had to do 24-hour rotating shifts. She got to sleep, but we didn’t get to sleep. “We had to wear these special vests that are super-hairy and fuzzy so she can hang on, like a real orangutan,” Comstock continued. “She was born at the end of June, so we were in our 85-degree building with fuzzy jackets on. And we don’t put diapers on, so if she had to go, she’s going on you.” That kind of intense bonding can result in real emotional connection to the animals, and caregivers acknowledge that maintaining professional distance can be challenging, especially when organizations being part of Species Survival Plans (SSPs) can mean animals might be sent to other facilities for breeding. “We have to develop some resiliency, because nothing’s guaranteed,” said Meredith Salinas, Animal Care Supervisor for Herpetology at Utah’s Hogle Zoo. “We might get an email from the Species Survival Plan that this animal needs to go across the country to breed, like now. You’ve got to be professional, what’s in the best interest of the species, of the animal.” “It is really hard to separate that,” Bartling observed of her work at Living Planet. “A lot of the time, I refer to [the animals] as my co-workers, because you’re with them 40 hours a week. We do

get recommendations if they have to leave and go on and have families of their own. And it’s exciting to know you’re contributing to the bigger picture. You have that whole parental thing of, ‘Let’s enjoy this right now,’ but you know what their future holds for them.” One of the additional responsibilities for the team is knowing the right time to present the animals to the public. There could be a variety of factors at play, including, as Salinas noted, issues like the viability of babies in the case of such animals as tadpoles; “several of them will have birth defects, and that is something I don’t want a little kid to see,” she said. And there are matters like making sure

the parents and babies have the appropriate time to bond, like in the case of Living Planet’s otter pups, meaning they were not placed on exhibit until September. All of these issues involve education, which is a key part of these organizations’ mission. And babies are a great opportunity to help teach the public. “That’s our time to kind of really capture people and really talk about things that are affecting [the species],” Comstock commented. “Baby animals are really cute, and people get really excited to see the baby animals. It’s a really great time to share conservation messaging about the animals, because people care a lot about the babies.” CW

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There are stereotypes about people who attend events like comic-book fan conventions and renaissance fairs, involving lots of “get a life” pejoratives. But there can be a special buzz that comes with a momentary escape from reality to enter alternate worlds, get into character and imagine another time and place. That’s the appeal of an occasion like the Utah Renaissance Faire, now in its 14th year, and its third at its expanded venue in Mona, Utah. For those who have attended in the past, many of the things you love will return, including the celebrated Knights of Mayhem for full-contact jousting, and plenty of entertainment in the form of jesters, jugglers, puppeteers and more. In addition, our local chapter of the International Full

To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors of the death of books have been greatly exaggerated. Technology has changed reading and buying habits, but the number of independent bookstores in the U.S. grew by nearly 70% between 2020 and 2025. And every year, the Utah Humanities Council celebrates writing and writers with the Utah Humanities Book Festival. While events take place throughout the month of October and throughout the state, the Wasatch Front’s centerpiece event is the Salt Lake Book Festival, with multiple talks, author appearances and storytimes. Scheduled presentations include a discussion of “romantasy” fiction with authors Jennifer K. Lambert, Bel Banta and Nghi Vo; middle-grade horror with authors Alexis Powell, Kaela Rivera and A.M. Luzzader; “Is It a Book?” with University of Utah rare book experts Lyuba Basin and Theodora Soter; Greg Jackson discussing the pivotal historical events in his book Been There, Done That: How Our History Shows What We Can Overcome; and ecology writing with Merritt R. Turetsky and Jason Dove Mark. The headliner is best-selling author Jodi Picoult, discussing her new novel Hollow Bones. All that, plus food and a marketplace that showcases our great independent booksellers. The Salt Lake Book Festival takes place Saturday, Oct. 17 beginning at 10 a.m., with most events at The Gateway (400 W. 200 South); Jodi Picoult appears at West High School Auditorium (241 N. 300 West) at 5:30 p.m. Storytimes and other select events are free to the public; many require individual ticketing for admission. Visit saltlakebookfestival.org for full schedule of events and links to purchase tickets. (SR)

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Back in June, local art-lover Jeff Paris—who for years has turned his backyard into the pop-up Meanwhile Park theater venue—expanded his vision for making his own residence an art space, transforming his front yard into an art gallery for small-scale work called MINIMO Contemporary. This week, MINIMO Contemporary returns with its second installation, Hello Darkness, featuring California-based artists Ernie and Cassandra Velasco, who work together as Doubleparlour. “I’ve been collecting the work of Doubleparlour for years,” says Paris. “I’m drawn to the whimsy and the melancholy of their work. I’m very excited for neighborhood residents to experience something very different from our first exhibit.” That work consists of unique miniature characters, hand-sculpted in ceramic and epoxy clay, that appear to have been drawn from another world: monsters, animals, humans and more, both individually and in distinctive combinations. Their work has always been a collaborative process, as they described in a 2023 interview with The Aither, as far back as 2006 beginning with a series of acrylic paintings in which one of them would start the work and the other would finish it. Hello Darkness represents the sculptural work that Cassandra described as an overlap “between toy art and lowbrow art.” The result is a menagerie that can seem alternately frightening and friendly, the kind of thing you might place comfortably on a bedroom shelf, but turn towards the wall while you sleep—a real Halloween season treat. Doubleparlour shows at MINIMO Contemporary (719 E. Harrison Ave.) through Nov. 30. Visit meanwhilepark.com/theminimo for additional information. (Scott Renshaw)

Armored Combat League, as well as their female counterpart combatants, Nightingale, will be hosting a tournament of hand-to-hand combat using maces, axes and other lethal Medieval weapons. Musical entertainment includes the first-ever appearance at the Utah Renaissance Faire of local favorites Wicked Tinkers, while guests can stroll around the grounds exploring the work of artisans in fields including calligraphy, blacksmithing, woodcarving, weaving and more, plus giant turkey legs and other food offerings. Traveling a millennium into the past was never quite this much fun. The 2026 Utah Renaissance Faire takes place at Mt. Nebo Botanical Farms (3700 Old Highway 91, Mona) on Friday – Saturday, Oct. 16-17, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Single-day tickets are $10 - $25, full weekend passes $25 - $50. Visit utahrenfaire.utahvalleyarts. com to purchase tickets and for additional event information. (Scott Renshaw)

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penheim into their beachfront San Diego cottage in the month leading up to her imprisonment for fraud in spring 2023, ostensibly to rehabilitate Holmes’ image. But a more complicated portrait emerges, accentuated by Fielder’s knack for sitting with an uncomfortable moment, as well as the possibility that several things might simultaneously be true: Holmes’ literalist nature—emphasized by her befuddled reaction to Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s On First” routine—might have contributed to her downfall; Evans is a controlling creep continuing Holmes’ bad choice in men; Holmes is a gifted manipulator. Then events shift forward two years, accompanied by an unexpected pivot better discovered than described. The result is something that occasionally straddles the line between documentary and docudrama, in a way that interrogates what it is that makes us willing to believe a specific version of who a person might be. As tension-packed as any conventional mystery and as thorny as the best character studies, it’s a tale that reminds us how both movies and people inevitably shape the way they want to be understood. Available Oct. 16 in theaters. (R) CW

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time, accentuated by Roger Goula’s pianoheavy score. While it may never be a full-on knockout, it’s a reminder of why the arrival of yet another Austen adaptation will likely be a welcome one.

Much of the character drama in Sense and Sensibility is built around the distinctive personalities of Elinor and Marianne, and the casting here is particularly winning at setting that stage. Edgar-Jones shows the perfect mix of stiff upper lip and buried reserves of passion, while Creed-Miles—in the role that earned Kate Winslet her first Oscar nomination for the 1995 version—brings a magnificent fire in her eyes to Marianne’s intensity. And every supporting role proves nearly as effective, from Fiona Shaw as the Dashwoods’ boisterous benefactor Mrs. Jennings, to Stacy Martin as John’s controlling wife Fanny, to Herbert Nordrum as the intense Colonel Brandon. Just as crucial to this version’s success, however, is the way Oakley lets it breathe. She understands the way a furtive glance or a refusal to make eye contact can mean everything in this world, and when a pause holds the potential for either heartbreak or a happy ending. That could have offered a chance for a bit more lightness from comic-relief characters like weather-obsessed Lady Middleton (Chloe Pirrie), but this Sense and Sensibility tends to hold its one note of lush romanticism for most of its running

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y my very rough, non-definitive estimate, more than 50 filmed adaptations—including theatrical features, TV miniseries, contemporary interpretations and the like—have been based on the published works of Jane Austen, likely placing her just behind William Shakespeare and Stephen King as source material. And considering how few books she wrote in her 41 years compared to those more prolific men, that’s a pretty healthy figure. Her narratives were crisply plotted tales with well-crafted protagonists, based around the idea of resisting superficial social structures and finding love matches in an era when they were far from the norm. They’re perfectly designed to become satisfying movies; you almost have to try to screw them up. Director Georgia Oakley (2022’s Blue Jean), screenwriter Diana Reid and the rest of the creative team for this latest adaptation of Austen’s Sense and Sensibility do not try to screw it up. They remain pretty faithful to the story of the Regency-era Dashwood sisters—Elinor (Daisy EdgarJones), Marianne (Esmé Creed-Miles) and Margaret (Bodhi Rae Breathnach)—who find their circumstances radically changed after the death of their father leaves the family property in the hands of their older half-brother John (Tom Brooke). And at a time when girls without fortune would depend on making a good match, there are potential suitors aplenty, including John’s brother-in-law Edward (George MacKay) for the grounded Elinor, and Willoughby (Frank Dillane) for the spirited Marianne.

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Casting Call Salt Lake County election candidates make their pitch to city voters, with Council majority on the line. BY BENJAMIN WOOD bwood@cityweekly.net

his year’s election, while important, is relatively low on drama for SLC voters. After a decade-long fight to secure voting rights through Prop 4, the new First congressional District is all but guaranteed to return once-and-future Congressman Ben McAdams to Washington ... at least for one term, until the Legislature inevitably takes another stab at the maps. A much-hyped “Blue Wave” could reshape the federal government, but would barely reach the Utah House and Senate. Here, Democrats’ best hopes could flip a handful of local seats, but the broad strokes of the Republican supermajorities won’t change. No, the big event for those chambers already occurred, with the stunning ouster of Senate President Stuart Adams in the June primary. The capital’s representatives on the Utah Board of Education are running unopposed and there are two constitutional amendments (A and B) on the ballot statewide. We don’t have space to break those down, but remember the rule of thumb for constitutional amendments: When in doubt, vote “no.” Salt Lake’s county-level races, however, are heating up, with the Republicans’ slim 5-4 majority on the Salt Lake County Council in play. National trends could boost Democrats in the suburbs, and a critical at-large seat is now an open race after incumbent Laurie Stringham lost to a Republican challenger. Meanwhile, backlash to Flock cameras, drone surveillance and arrest-and-release policies have brought new scrutiny to the county’s law enforcement offices. City Weekly asked the candidates for County Council At-Large A, County Council District 1, County Sheriff and County District Attorney to introduce themselves and their top priorities, name a favorite Salt Lake County restaurant and select from a list of prompts on transportation, housing, water, public safety and transparency. Responses were received via email and edited for length and clarity. Election day is November 3 and eligible voters are encouraged to cast their ballot. CW

COUNTY COUNCIL AT-LARGE A Gregory Beglarian Party: Constitution City: Millcreek Restaurant: Sumac Cafe Campaign website: facebook.com/nishan.beglarian/ I’m running a quiet campaign. I’m the best candidate for County Council because I care for my fellow man and we need actual representation. Something specific that needs to be addressed is property taxes. My campaign promise is this—until Salt Lake County cleans its house from corruption, I will vote “no” on every property tax increase proposal. And if possible, I will vote “no” on all tax increase proposals. I do not support increased housing density. We do not have a housing crisis, we have a gouging crisis. Home prices have doubled, grocery prices have doubled, taxes have doubled, corruption has doubled. Runaway government is bleeding us dry. We have excessive taxation with poor representation. Kathleen Anderson Party: Republican City: SLC-Highland Park Restaurant: Tres Hombres Campaign website: kathleen4council.com I am a Salt Lake City small-business owner and taxpayer who has lived here 30-plus years. I am not a career politician. I understand what county policies cost families, renters and local businesses. I am running to restore accountability, safer public spaces and a county that lives within its means. The Council must start a 100-day review of county operations: where money goes; what is duplicative; what

is wasteful; and what actually works. Tax increases should be a last resort. My election to the Council would add a vote that demands results before asking residents to pay more. Public safety is quality of life. People should be able to walk, drive or bike on the county’s streets and use its parks without disorder, crime or projects that drag on for months. I will back the sheriff, restore arrestand-release transparency and treat safe public spaces as an essential county function. Zach Robinson Party: Democratic City: Sandy Restaurant: Francesco’s Italian Campign website: zachforcouncil.com As a former firefighter, a two-term Sandy City Council member, a lifelong Salt Lake County resident and a father, I believe people should always come first, not politics. On the County Council, I will bring that same approach because I’m not afraid to run toward tough problems. Salt Lake County must restore funding for child care and senior centers. I’ve delivered results on tight budgets before, and I know too many families depend on those county resources. I know I can build consensus and find ways to restore services without compromising the budget. As a former firefighter and EMT, I’ll prioritize resources and training for public safety personnel. I’ll expand mental health services to address root causes of crime and homelessness, protect our natural spaces and ensure workers on the front lines who keep our county running and keep us safe are supported.

COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Casey Poe Party: Libertarian City: SLC-Capitol Hill Restaurant: Alberto’s Campaign website: libertarianutah.org I’m Casey Poe, a Libertarian candidate for County Council, committed to integrity, transparency and accountability. I’ll fight rising taxes, rein in county spending, demand meaningful budget review and protect property owners. The government must become more efficient while making housing more affordable for young people and seniors. Salt Lake County should conduct a comprehensive, independent review of its budget and operations. I don’t want to cut essential services like senior centers or child care, but I do want to examine expensive public programs to determine whether dollars are achieving measurable results. We should eliminate waste before asking taxpayers for more. The Great Salt Lake is essential to our future, and protecting it requires responsible water management. I’ll support transparent water accounting, conservation and policies that reduce unnecessary water use. For major water users, including data centers and farms, we should measure the full impact on our water supply and make smart decisions to save the Great Salt Lake.

COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Jiro Johnson (Incumbent) Party: Democratic City: SLC—Liberty Wells Restaurant: Curry Fried Chicken Campaign website: jiroforsaltlake.com

SHERIFF Rosie Rivera (Incumbent) Party: Democratic City: Riverton Restaurant: Pink Sweets Campaign website: rosieforsheriff.com

As your Salt Lake County DA, I have dedicated my career to building a justice system that works for everyone. Crime causes injuries to victims and offenders, and justice is the repairing of injuries. I uphold the law, even if it’s unpopular, and I will always show up and fight for you. I’ve created multiple innovative programs to transition people out of the criminal justice system, like Mental Health and Veterans Court, Camp Hope, prefiling diversion and the conviction integrity unit. I’m focused on those who are genuine risks to our community and on expanding trauma support for victims of crimes. Addressing the nexus between homelessness, addiction and mental health remains my priority to reform the criminal justice system without compromising public safety. The cohort committing the highest number of homicides is those aged 12 to 17. We need to address this risk with more aggressive supportive intervention and proportionate accountability, where appropriate.

I prosecuted felonies in the District Attorney’s Office and led its first cybercrime prosecution efforts. Before that, I was a public defender, a Department of Justice attorney, a federal judicial law clerk and an Army infantry officer. The District Attorney’s Office needs a manager who will run it. After 16 years, there are still no written filing standards. Auditors asked why similar cases were charged differently, and management told them the office intentionally does not use policies. In a random sample of 50 felony declinations, roughly 48% lacked detailed reasoning. That is a choice. I will make the opposite choice, in writing, in year one. I support the use of LPR cameras, with guardrails. Utah limits law enforcement’s access to captured plate data to four purposes: active criminal investigations; outstanding warrants; missing persons; stolen vehicles. Data cannot be sold or kept past nine months. Agencies must log each search’s crime type and incident number, but no law requires a record of who ran it. My office would require that record before relying on license plate data.

I am Shane Manwaring, former Army attack helicopter pilot (Colonel) and Salt Lake County law enforcement veteran with 35 years combined experience. I am the most qualified candidate to turn the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office around and implement programs to prevent recidivism and increase jail capacity. We must strengthen the Salt Lake County Jail’s operations by expanding bed space and mental health and addiction programs. The Sheriff’s Office currently lacks strategic leadership, vision and a clear plan. On the campaign trail, I have already built key legislative partnerships to secure the vital funding needed to fix these deficiencies. Rising violent crime rates and a revolving-door jail system leave offenders untreated, unheld and unhealed. I will immediately expand jail capacity, establish dedicated mental health and detox units and partner with volunteers and experts for a holistic approach that holds individuals accountable while offering a genuine path to recovery and rehabilitation.

I’m Rosie Rivera, Utah’s first female sheriff, with 33 years of law enforcement experience. I have a proven record leading through complex challenges and delivering results: fully reopening Oxbow Jail to end overcrowding releases; implementing reentry programs and Medication-Assisted Treatment; restoring full staffing through innovative hiring legislation. The County must address jail capacity. I ended overcrowding releases after nearly 20 years and am advancing a plan to expand capacity, strengthen medical and mental health care and create accountable, supervised alternatives to reduce repeat offenses. If we don’t target the root of the crime, we’ll just continue needing expansion. Re-election preserves the partnerships and momentum needed to deliver results. Dangerous drugs are the county’s primary public safety threat, fueling addiction, crime, gang activity and substance use challenges in jail. I increased resources for the Salt Lake Area Gang Project and strengthened DEA partnerships. I will continue expanding enforcement, disrupting traffickers, investing in prevention and intervention and connecting people with treatment.

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Shane Manwaring Party: Republican City: Bluffdale Restaurant: El Habanero Campaign website: shane4sheriff.com

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Sim Gill (Incumbent) Party: Democratic City: SLC-Foothill Restaurant: Finn’s Cafe Campaign website: votesim.com

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As a lawyer with Black and Japanese heritage, I understand the importance of representation for our communities. I’ve served as the President of the Utah Minority Bar Association and as an officer of the LGBT and Allied Lawyers of Utah. As a public defender, I fight for every person’s constitutional rights. We need to completely reimagine how our criminal justice system works. I’ve seen firsthand how the system fails people. On the County Council, I’m working to provide more treatment and alternatives to incarceration, which saves our residents from spending more dollars in the criminal justice system. Locking someone up and releasing them with no money, no housing and no job prospects is a recipe for the same cycle to repeat. That’s the fight I’m in right now, pushing the county to redirect resources toward transitional housing, treatment and job placement, instead of just cycling people through jail.

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hen Hotel Monaco opened in 1999, its in-house restaurant Bambara felt both upscale and trendy—and kind of new for Salt Lake City at the time. Over the past two decades, it’s been through multiple iterations, with its most stable era falling between 2008 to 2021 under Chef Nathan Powers. Since then, it’s remodeled its dining room, had several menu refreshes and employed a number of chefs, including Patrick LeBeau, Jerry Pacheco and, most recently, JV Hernandez. Most leaned into sourcing from local farmers and ranchers; all boasted exquisite resumes. Chef Jackie Siao, who took over the kitchen this fall, also favors local ingredients, and she’s anything but a slouch— most recently, she served as executive chef at Adelaide in Le Méridien. She’s also been executive chef at the Hyatt Centric in Park City, The W Hotel in Aspen and the Lodge/Spruce Peak in Stowe, Vt. The phrase “revolving door” has been used to describe Bambara in the past, so the question this time around remains: What’s different? On Sept. 5, Bambara unveiled its new menu, a collaboration between Siao and Bambara’s food and beverage director Anthony Coppernoll (who spent 25 years as a chef). They broke the menu into four categories: “Provisions” includes small plates like elk tataki with ginger shoyu, scallion and fresno ($14), and fried Halloumi cheese with raspberry hot honey, pistachio and gremolata ($11). “Raw” is seafood such as oysters ($23), ceviche ($20) and bluefin crudo with apple, satsuma vinaigrette, jalapeno and kosho ($22).

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The menu is complemented by a new wine list curated by assistant food and beverage director Bijan Ghiai, who prefaces his selections with a short manifesto explaining how he leans toward “biodynamic, dry-farmed, and organically grown fruit,” though many of those wines are bottled by large, established winemakers. Which brings up an important point: The new menu is refreshingly straightforward and unpretentious about its local sourcing. In a chef’s mind, Siao says, “local” can mean Salt Lake City, or it can mean Idaho. The kitchen collaborates with hyperlocal suppliers like Frog Bench Farms and Beehive Cheese Company, but when it serves salmon, Coppernoll says, it comes from New Zealand, because that’s currently the best, and most sustainable, option. But trout? That comes from Whistling Springs in Payson, and the beef from UT47, a conglomeration of Utah cattle ranchers with stringent animal welfare guidelines. The goal is to ground the menu in Utah, as much as is practically possible. And Utah’s a very different place than it was 27 or even five years ago. “When making this menu, in my mind, the question is, what has Salt Lake become?” Siao said. “A melting pot of all of these people around the world … It’s like kind of the next big thing, and at the same time it’s still like a young food scene, so there’s a lot of dishes or ingredients that you might not understand yet. You know this is new to you, so how do we blend it? How do we combine it where it’s an adventure, it’s exciting? “And it’s how guests are eating out now,” she continued. “Everyone doesn’t want to have just one dish … you want small bites of everything. So it’s kind of a blend. It’s a combination. It is a melting pot, it’s a gathering, it is a marriage. That is what I would say this menu is.” CW

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“Socials” are veg-heavy, like the grilled romaine ($17) and carrots & shishitos ($14). “Plates” are more substantial, for instance the 18-oz. UT47 New York Strip served with potato pavé, morel mushrooms, asparagus and bordelaise ($65). That steak is currently the most expensive item on the menu; most dishes fall between $8-$42. “We realized our point of entry for people to come to our restaurant was pretty high,” Coppernoll said, and they wanted to make sure there were affordable options so people could at least give them a try. They added more vegetarian dishes to provide more choices there. And they did some research to revive two of Bambara’s signature dishes: the blue cheese chips ($8) and the corn and crab bisque ($14). The chips, Coppernoll said, have rotated on and off the menu for years (“At one point in time, a chef decided to take them off, and the Salt Lake Tribune wrote an obituary for them”). He reconstructed the recipe by interviewing staff that have been with Bambara for 20-plus years. “For the crab bisque, I went and looked on our shared drive, through the archives of all the old files and recipes,” he said. “And I found the original recipe from 1999. We decided not to adulterate it, or put our own chef’s spin on it, but prepare it in the exact manner that recipe told us to. So that’s the version that’s on our menu right now.” But the rest of the menu aims to be not just new, but modern. “If you look at the menu, it’s very global, right?” Saio noted. “It’s not directly just in one direction Asian, or in one direction Latin American. What is modern America now? You have so many cultures.” Her aim is “honoring everyone, and putting it into one restaurant.” She gives the carrots and shishitos as one example: “Shishito is a Japanese ingredient,” she said, “but you have whiskey, you have black garlic, you have yogurt, so it’s also Mediterranean.” The Bam Bread ($9) is Korean-inspired, but served in a more European style with cream cheese, garlic butter and herbs.

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A list of what local craft breweries and cider houses have on tap this week 2 Row Brewing 73 West 7200 South, Midvale 2RowBrewing.com On Tap: Piney PeaksWest Coast IPA

Hopkins Brewing Co. 1048 E. 2100 South, SLC HopkinsBrewingCompany.com On Tap: Basic Witch Pumpkin Pie Stout

Avenues Proper 376 8th Ave, SLC avenuesproper.com On Tap: Drop Top - English summer ale (collaboration with Salt Flats)

Kiitos Brewing Sugar House Bar 1533 S. 1100 East, SLC KiitosBrewing.com On Draft: Bourbon Amber Ale (Limited Release)

Bewilder Brewing 445 S. 400 West, SLC BewilderBrewing.com On Tap: Pink Boots Pink Pony Pilz

Level Crossing Brewing Co. 2496 S. West Temple, SLC LevelCrossingBrewing.com On Tap: Nitro Sinday Pale Ale

Bohemian Brewery 94 E. Fort Union Blvd, Midvale BohemianBrewery.com NEW Releases: Kölsch, Dusseldorfer “Alt” Bier Bonneville Brewery 1641 N. Main, Tooele BonnevilleBrewery.com On Tap: Peaches and Cream Ale Chappell Brewing 2285 S Main Street, SLC chappell.beer On Tap: Pie Hole - Strawberry Rhubarb Tart Ale Desert Edge Brewery 273 Trolley Square, SLC DesertEdgeBrewery.com On Tap: Edge’s Special Bitter ESB Epic Brewing Co. 825 S. State, SLC EpicBrewing.com On Tap: Munich Mayhem Märzen Lager Etta Place Cidery 700 W Main St, Torrey EttaPlaceCider.com On Tap: Cherry Saison Cider; Peach Tea Session Mead Fisher Brewing Co. 320 W. 800 South, SLC FisherBeer.com On Tap: A rotation of up to 17 Fresh Beers!

Level Crossing Brewing, POST 550 South 300 West, Suite 100, SLC LevelCrossingBrewing.com On Tap: Helles Munich Pale Lager Moab Brewing 686 S. Main, Moab TheMoabBrewery.com On Tap: “Big Drop” West Coast Pilsner Mountain West Cider 425 N. 400 West, SLC MountainWestCider.com On Tap: Island Orchard Punch (Strawberry and peach infused cider) Offset Bier Co 1755 Bonanza Dr Unit C, Park City offsetbier.com/ On Tap: DOPO IPA Ogden Beer Company 358 Park Blvd, Ogden OgdenBeerCompany.com On Tap: 11 rotating taps as well as high point cans and guest beers Park City Brewing 1764 Uinta Way C1 ParkCityBrewing.com On tap: Oktoberfest Prodigy Brewing 25 W Center St., Logan Prodigy-brewing.com On Tap: 302 Czech Pilsner

Grid City Beer Works 333 W. 2100 South, SLC GridCityBeerWorks.com In a Can: Extra Pale Ale

Proper Brewing/Proper Burger 857 & 865 So. Main properbrewingco.com On Tap: Concerning Hops West Coast IPA

Heber Valley Brewing 501 N. Main Street, Heber City hebervalleybrewing.com Freshly Canned: MãrzenOktoberfest Lager 5% ABV

Proper Brewing Moab 1393 US-191, Moab properbrewingco.com On Tap: Concerning Hops West Coast IPA

Helper Beer 159 N Main Street, Helper helperbeer.com

Red Rock Brewing 254 So. 200 West RedRockBrewing.com On Tap: Gypsy Scratch Red Rock Fashion Place 6227 So. State Redrockbrewing.com On Tap: Grand Bavaria Red Rock Kimball Junction 1640 Redstone Center Redrockbrewing.com On Tap: Bamberg Rauch Bier RoHa Brewing Project 30 Kensington Ave, SLC RoHaBrewing.com On Tap: Bramble Brown Roosters Brewing Multiple Locations RoostersBrewingCo.com On Tap: Polygamy Pale Ale SaltFire Brewing 2199 S. West Temple, SLC SaltFireBrewing.com On Tap: Oktoberfest Bier Salt Flats Brewing 2020 Industrial Circle, SLC SaltFlatsBeer.com On Tap: OPEN ROAD SERIES #3 - Barrel Aged Grand Cru Scion Cider Bar 916 Jefferson St W, SLC Scionciderbar.com On Tap: Koala Shorts 6.3% ABV Second Summit Cider 4010 So. Main, Millcreek secondsummitcider.com On Tap: Oktoberfest - Brown sugar and Sinimar semi-dry cider

Squatters Brew Pub West Valley 3555 Constitution Blvd, West Valley City squatterspubs.com On Tap: Salt Lake Brewing Co. Acapulco Gold Mexican Lager Squatters Pub Brewery / Salt Lake Brewing Co. 147 W. Broadway, SLC squatterspubs.com On Tap: A Necessary Evil Black IPA w/ Centennial Hops Strap Tank Brewery, Lehi 3661 Outlet Pkwy, Lehi StrapTankBrewery.com On Tap: “Virgil the Guide” (Italian Pilsner); “Smiles und Sunshine” (German Leichtes Weizen) Strap Tank Brewery, Springville 596 S 1750 W, Springville StrapTankBrewery.com On Tap: “Orange Hopsicle” Hazy Pale; “Trouble” American Sour with Mango and Passionfruit TF Brewing 936 S. 300 West, SLC TFBrewing.com On Tap: Twelve taps and high point cans available. Talisman Brewing Co. 1258 Gibson Ave, Ogden TalismanBrewingCo.com On Tap: OMG Becky! Oh my gourd.. - Blonde Pumpkin Ale 5% New Can Drop: 16 oz. The Sour Rabbit - Fruited Sour 7%

Shades Brewing 1388 S. 300 West, SLC ShadesBrewing.beer New Batch: Raspberry Pistachio Sour Ale

Thieves Guild Cidery 117 W. 900 South, SLC thievesguildcidery.com On Tap: Scorching Ray Sweet pepper cider with a beam of habanero spice | 6.5%

Shades On State 366 S. State Street, SLC Shadesonstate.com On Tap: Six Wheat Under Hefeweizen

Uinta Brewing 1722 S. Fremont Drive, SLC UintaBrewing.com On Tap: Was Angeles Craft Beer

Silver Reef 4391 S. Enterprise Drive, St. George SGBev.com

UTOG 2331 Grant Ave, Ogden UTOGBrewing.com On Tap: Bar Down IPA

Squatters Brew Pub Sugar House 2110 S. Highland Drive, SLC squatterspubs.com On Tap: Salt Lake Brewing Co. Big U Pilsner

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Sourdough for Beginners at mooon BREAD

If you think sourdough fell out of fashion after the pandemic, know that VOGUE proclaimed Taylor Swift’s homemade sourdough bread as “the hottest accessory of 2026 so far.” Most of us will never tote that sought-after bread under our arms, but you can learn to make your own sourdough at mooon BREAD’s beginner workshop on Saturday Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon. Baker Jordan Davis—and his sourdough starter, Dez—are on a mission to teach 9,999 people how to feed and care for a starter as well as how to mix, shape and bake a round of sourdough lovely enough to (maybe?) qualify as fashion accessory. The $154 fee includes a starter, dough to bring home, recipes, plus a bread and pizza tasting. Bring a large bowl, a lidded container (for your new starter) and a kitchen towel. You’ll leave with everything you need—except the perfect pun-tastic name for your starter. More info and registration details at mooonbread.com.

Wine and Truffles at Ritual Chocolate

On Oct. 29, Heber’s bean-to-bar chocolate factory Ritual Chocolate offers a nice alternative to the glut of fun-sized Halloween candy bars that will soon be floating around the house. From 6 to 7 p.m., the factory opens its tasting room for a Wine and Hand-Rolled Truffle Making Class, where experts will explain how cacao beans become delicious chocolate and walk you through the process of creating truffles with non-dairy ganache and an array of coatings. The class also includes a glass of wine to sip as you master the art of hand-rolling ganache, working with finicky melted chocolate so that it dries glossy (with no white cloudy bloom), then adding a perfect last touch of cocoa powder, nuts or seeds. Tickets are $50; space is limited. Call 435-657-6920 or email info@ritualchocolate.com to reserve a spot.

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sense of place. And apparently, this is only the beginning. As of this writing, more region-specific IPAs are already in the planning stages. Level Crossing – Hill Hopper: There’s something satisfying about a beer that knows exactly what it wants to be. Hill Hopper, a new rye IPA brewed specifically for Hearth and Hill Restaurant, doesn’t try to overwhelm you with an enormous hop bill or a sky-high ABV. Instead, it finds a sweet spot where rye spice and expressive hops work together to create something that’s both familiar and distinctive. Pouring a beautiful golden hue, Hill Hopper brings a pleasant rye character to the table. There’s a subtle, grainy spice that gives the beer a little extra personality without becoming overly sharp or dominating the palate. That rye influence is the perfect partner for the El Dorado and Strata hop combination, which brings plenty of character without turning the beer into a hop bomb. Citrus and stone fruit lead the way, with flavors suggesting orange, ripe peach and other juicy orchard fruit. As the beer develops, herbal and floral notes emerge, adding another layer of complexity to the hop profile. The interplay between those brighter fruit notes and the earthy, spicy qualities of the rye makes each sip more interesting than the last. At 6.0% ABV, Hill Hopper also lands in that highly drinkable territory where an IPA can deliver substantial flavor without becoming a commitment. The rye provides enough backbone to keep things interesting, while the hops keep the finish lively and aromatic. Verdict: This feels like a beer designed with food in mind—and considering its restaurant connection, that makes perfect sense. It has enough hop character to stand on its own, but the rye spice and moderate ABV should make it an easy companion for a wide range of dishes. Hill Hopper is available exclusively at Level Crossing and at Hearth and Hill in Sugar House and Park City, with to-go sales only at Level Crossing. Bewilder’s Czech IPA, meanwhile, is best found at the source, to be enjoyed in-house or to take home. As always, cheers! CW

For the past 14 years, the Park City Area Restaurant Association’s fall Dineabout has offered a month of discounted “shoulder season” pricing for locals. This year, that includes meals at the newly Michelinrecommended Handle (136 Heber Ave.) and Matilda (1600 Snow Creek Dr.), offering a wallet-friendly opportunity to try out one or both. Through Oct. 30, Handle is serving up cocktail and après-ski deals (daquiris and old-fashioneds for $12, small bites including pickled veggies and house-made chips for $8) and a three-course dinner at $65 per person with entrees including fried chicken, mushroom Bolognese and beef cheek bourguignon. Matilda, which serves wood-fired pizza and elevated comfort food, is offering a three-course prix fixe for $45 through Oct. 31. Other participating restaurants include 7800 Club, Alpine Distilling, Bangkok Thai, Cena, Deer Valley Café, Flanagan’s, Fletcher’s, Grappa, Grub Steak, Hearth and Hill, KITA, Le Depot, LOMA, Pine Cone Ridge, Powder, Red Rock Brewing, Shabu, Squatters, Sterling Steak, Timbers, Tupelo and Twisted Fern. For menus, pricing and dates, go to parkcityrestaurants.com/dine-about/fall.

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lection. “We’re going to do some ambient background concerts during the festival,” Clark said. “Last year we did kind of a more concert-style thing in the auditorium … I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of Random Acts of Opera at the library, where the Utah State Opera will come in, but there’s this lovely balcony on the second floor where they sing from. And we thought, what if we tried to do that with some of our local artists, and some people whose music styles might be really good for that?” HUM decided on modular synth/ambient artist TJ Nelson, who performs as “pinyonpine,” and Mooninite, a solo project by electronica artist Andrew Aguilera (you can preview both artists via hum. slcpl.org), who will play right above the Urban Room (the library’s giant glass atrium) where Alt Fest takes place. “Just from a personal standpoint, I think all of the creators and artists we’re featuring this year are all incredibly talented,” Clark said. “I’m always blown away by the kind of talent we have here in Utah. So I think it’ll be really exciting to see all of them in one place.” CW

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mysterious publication was a slim, Xeroxed booklet, 100 Years of Hopeless Music, published in 1988 by the Germany-based IHTSO (International Hopeless Tunes Support Organization), which was originally mailed out with a cassette compilation, A Fine Collection of Hopeless Tunes. With a collection like that, it makes sense that the library would become home to Alt Press Fest, an annual celebration of zines of all kinds. It’s now in its 18th year, and Clark serves as committee chair. Young no longer has her hands on the zine collection, Clark said, “but she’s going to be at Alt Press Fest. She still volunteers, and she still stays involved.” Clark added that the festival just keeps growing—more than 100 people, including out-of-town artists, applied for the 36 available tables this year. The main event of the afternoon is a panel featuring artist and illustrator Kruttika Susarla, who created the colorful poster for this year’s event, alongside Chad Anderson (author of the graphic novel Gay Mormon Dad), local graphic novelist Kit Cactus and Valley Fold Zine Collective’s Remi Germaine. The Creative Lab will be open for those wanting to design a tote bag using the sublimation printer (for carrying all the zines acquired, of course). And there will be music, curated by HUM (Hear Utah Music), the library committee that curates SLPL’s local music col-

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n January of 1977, the English zine Sideburns famously published diagrams of how to finger an A, E, and G on a guitar fretboard. “This is a chord, this is another, this is a third,” it explained at the time. “Now form a band.” Music is still feeling the aftershocks of that sloppy little cartoon, and zines still influence music scenes everywhere, despite (or in spite of?) the Internet. Salt Lake City’s punk scene, which took root around 1978, coalesced around a handful of countercultural spaces, including the stillthriving Raunch Records and The Cosmic Aeroplane, which was one of the few places in Salt Lake to sell zines—alongside the small-label and imported records written about in their photocopied pages. Mike Evans, who currently manages the deep digital archive connected to the store (cosmicaeroplane.wordpress.com) described a synergy back then between DIY publications, tiny venues, record stores and radio that nurtured a growing alternative music scene in Salt Lake. “I lived in Europe when it first flowered, if you can call it that,” Evans says of punk. “It came late to Salt Lake, around the same time New Wave came along. Barb Guy, who worked for KCGL, played New Wave music … at the same time, Brad Collins [of Raunch Records] brought punk bands to town, and he also published ZioNoiz,” which ran ads for local underground clubs like The Painted Word and reviewed bands like D.R.I., The Minutemen and The Sluglords. Collins also played those bands on Behind the Zion Curtain, his KRCL show. Guy, under the nom de plume “Cushy

Davenport,” co-published SLAM (Salt Lake Area Music), with Linda D’Ville, who went by “Paige Turner.” Distributed out of Cosmic Aeroplane, it reviewed then-new bands like The Cure and Hoodoo Gurus, and interviewed Salt Lake bands like The Massacre Guys. SLAM’s letters section printed mail from readers like Trudy in Payson, who described being hassled by “scooners and cowboys” for dressing New Wave. She listened to KCGL even though it was staticky, “because we love the music so much! Do you have any ideas on how we could get it to come in clearer?” The best part of KCGL and SLAM were the concert previews: “We love to come to Salt Lake to go to them and be with people like us!” ZioNoiz and SLAM—plus dozens of other tiny, Xeroxed publications lost to time— paved the way for publications like SLUG, which nurtured artists like Ricky Vigil, whose SUPER COOL AND STUFF! is a hybrid between comics, autobiography and music writing. (Like his elders, Vigil is a DJ; he co-hosts KRCL’s ska show, Rude Awakening.) Maybe because zines were such a key part of how the Trudies of Utah found new music—and each other—the Salt Lake Public Library became the first in the world to collect them. “Before that, there were distros, and bookstores would have little collections and that kind of thing,” said SLPL librarian Annika Clark. “But we were the first public library to have a zine collection. Julie Bartel and Brooke Young were the two librarians that started it, in 1997.” The collection is substantial, and includes zines from all over the world. A recent browse of the music drawer turned up Kitty Magik (issue 3, circa 1999), featuring an interview with Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill, and a tiny pamphlet titled Forgotten Albums Best Left Forgotten (2007), which warns the reader away from hair band also-rans Radio Active Cats’ self-titled 1991 LP. “Don’t be fooled by their misnomer,” the writer warns. “This band was never very active on the radio.” The most

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Two years ago, Salt Lake City became one of only a handful of cities with not just a bilingual, but a tri-lingual radio station: Avanza 88.3 FM, which broadcasts in Spanish, English and Spanglish. “I really think we do a good job of kind of painting a full array of Latin music,” said Carina Linares, the station’s engagement producer, to KSL after the station’s 2024 launch. “There’s just so much. We have a lot more Caribbean music, salsas. We have boleros, bachata, cumbias, of course.” On Oct. 15, you can experience this wide spectrum of music live and in real time at “Avanza Live: Music. DJs. Comunidad,” when the station celebrates its second birthday at Drift Lounge in the Woodbine Food Hall. DJ Byron Gonzalez, weekday host of Cafecito, will be on hand, as well as a huge roster of local Latino DJs—the get-your-booty-on-the-dancefloor-with-dual-turntables kind—including DJ Causita, Santos Jaguar & Vibros del Lago, DJ Chispa, DJ Lenny and Danny Elvis. The night also includes live performances by “cosmic folk and stone blues” dreampop artist Chac Xol and indie singer-songwriter Eternal Loser. The food vendor stalls at Woodbine will be open, so eat before (or during) the party, which kicks off at 7 p.m. and goes till 11:59 p.m. Tickets are $15 and available via eventbrite.com. (Stefene Russell)

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It’s safe to say that fans of the modern country music scene have already tuned into the presence of the Redwest Country Music Festival, which primarily takes place at the expansive Utah State Fairpark this weekend. Each day’s event features a completely different lineup of name-brand country stars, so fans can opt in for one’s day entertainment or both. On Friday, the evening’s headliners include Ella Langley, Shaboozey, Koe Wetzel and Max McNown. Saturday, meanwhile, features Sam Barber, Tucker Wetmore, Cameron Whitcomb and Wyatt Flores. Artists with local and regional ties are spotted into the opening slots of each day. Tickets run at a wide range of price points. The $286.82 general admission weekend pass (fees inclusive) is a representative amount for a solo attendee, though family VIP packs check in at $1,029.92. Within that range are a host of options for both individual and small-group purchases. Also not included in those packages, per se, is the Thursday night “pre-party” which will feature headliners Chase Rice and Kevin Powers; same venue with a 5 p.m. door and add-on tickets running $50. Due to the wide array of buying options, it’s recommended that fans head right over to redwestslc.com. Off-topic, but on: Our educated guess is that if you’ve ever wanted to visit Salt Lake’s legendary country bar, The Westerner, on a not-as-busy weekend night, this would be said weekend. (Thomas Crone)

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Sean Baker’s Recycled Stardust @ Fellowship Hall 10/18

Have you heard of the notion that we’re all just made of stardust that was at one point an extinguished star? Singer/songwriter Sean Baker loved this idea, and created a musical project with that in mind. “Scientists believe that every single atom that every single thing is made of has gone through the center of long extinguished stars, and we’re all stardust, and so the idea that I am recycled stardust, and this stardust will get recycled again just felt very appropriate for my content,” Baker told City Weekly in 2022. Since then, the project has become a full band and Baker has been heavily involved in making Fellowship Hall (2060 S. Windsor St.) a place where locals can come enjoy music, but also have a chance to get on stage themselves if they’re looking for experience. They have open mics aplenty, but on Sunday, Oct. 18 you can catch them with touring acts Sleepy Moon Ray, Brother Nielsen, Erin Incoherent and Eli and the Hypotheticals. The lineup offers an array of sounds and genres that will make for an amazing evening at 8 p.m. If you’re looking for a place with a strong sense of community and good vibes, Fellowship Hall is the place. Get your tickets at the door when you arrive; they will only set you back $10. (Emilee Atkinson)

Gorillaz, Little Simz, Deltron 3030 @ Delta Center 10/20

The iconic, eclectic band Gorillaz is on its eighth world tour for their ninth album, The Mountain. Created in 1998 in England as a reaction against superficial pop stars, Gorillaz combined cartoon visuals to let their music take center stage while the human creators (Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett) stayed behind the curtain. Their genre-bending sound blends hip-hop, electronic, rock, dub, pop and world music, and they’ve had tremendous international success with singles like “Clint Eastwood” (2001) and “Feel Good Inc.” (2005), cementing them as a musical powerhouse. This newest album and tour were inspired by Albarn and Hewlett’s travels to India and the loss of their fathers. It explores themes of mortality, grief and transition with songs like “The Moon Cave,” “God of the Lying” and “The Sad God.” The lyrics to “Orange County” lay bare those complicated feelings of grief: “Your legacy frightens me / will I keep it gold or will it spoil / Before I get the chance to grow old.” These meditative pieces of music take one on an introspective journey and showcase 25 years of the band’s growth. The Mountain Tour also includes supporting acts like Deltron 3030, Little Simz, Omar Souleyman, Sparks and Trueno. This concert takes place at the Delta Center on Tuesday, Oct 20 at 7:30 p.m. Admission cost varies on seating starting at $159. Go to ticketmaster.com to purchase tickets. (Arica Roberts)

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Before Aries-born Maya Angelou became a celebrated author, she was San Francisco’s first Black female streetcar conductor, a calypso dancer, a cook, a journalist in Ghana and an actress. She didn’t publish her first memoir until she was 41. She spoke six languages and refused to believe that any single identity could contain her. I offer her as your role model in the coming weeks, Aries. It’s time to celebrate the wondrous truth that you don’t have to be just one thing. In fact, the astrological omens suggest you’ll thrive by rejoicing in the many disparate selves you are and have been and imagining new ones you might like to add. How kaleidoscopic do you dare to be? TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Here’s a hypothesis worth entertaining: You don’t fully know everything you want. Not yet. Not at the core, where desire isn’t well-behaved but turns wild and intense. Your fluency with surface desire can sometimes keep you from excavating the mysteries that live below it. The familiar longings override the stranger, stronger ones that haven’t found their bearings. So there are aspects of your primal yearnings that remain unexamined, simply because they require a particular stillness and courage to unearth completely. The good news: Now is an unusually favorable time to go looking.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Glassblowers repeatedly place molten glass into blazing furnaces as they shape it. They don’t heat it once and expect it to stay pliable forever. Again and again, they return it to the fire so new possibilities become available. This reminds me of the current chapter of your life story, Leo. Emotional intensity keeps recurring, repeatedly returning you to the heart of the heat and pressure. This may sometimes feel like a test or ordeal, but I think it’s the best way for you to master the crucial lessons and ensure the healing transformations. Be patient as you forge your masterpiece.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) After pondering what might bring fresh vigor to your love life, I’ve arrived at an audacious suggestion: Offer a smoldering prayer while making love to a saintly soul in a place you regard as sacred. If that combination proves impractical, try just one or two parts of it: Pray wildly during an intimate encounter; flirt with or even seduce a person of uncommon goodness; kiss and hug and cuddle in a setting that feels holy to you; or speak to the divine in a titillating language you wouldn’t use in a formal religious service. The point is to let sensual delight and spiritual longing meet rather than keeping them apart. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You sometimes regard pleasure like a reward you have to earn through suffering, as if joy were a luxury item requiring payment in pain. But I have an alternate theory: Relaxed glee and earthy enjoyments are essential nutrients that are key to your health. So in my view, denying yourself beauty and comfort depletes you. I hope you will heed my guidance in the coming weeks, which is to treat yourself to almost more fun, happiness, bliss and amusement than is allowed by law. See if you can break all previous records for rejuvenating delectation. New law of your universe, at least for the next four weeks: The quest for jovial gusto and zesty zeal are mandatory aspirations.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) One morning soon, I predict that you will open your inner eyes as well as your outer eyes and discover that you

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Ecologists have found that transition zones, like where forests meet meadows or where land meets water, can support high biodiversity. They may include species from both neighboring habitats as well as species adapted to the distinctive conditions in the boundary zone. I propose we make these places your power metaphor for the coming weeks, Capricorn. You, too, can flourish in edge habitats. Instead of feeling compelled to choose one identity, community, philosophy or style, appreciate your role as a translator between worlds. Your greatest gifts may emerge because you refuse to belong exclusively to any single camp. Revel in your fertile in-between-ness.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Master storytellers know that memorable heroes are admired because they continue moving despite uncertainty. Courage entails a resilient and affectionate partnership with doubt. I hope you’ll remember this if your confidence temporarily flickers in the coming weeks. There’s no need to waste precious energy trying to eliminate every hesitation before taking your next meaningful step. Let your questions accompany your convictions. They may sharpen your judgment. The coming weeks favor brave, thoughtful action, not flawless self-assurance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your upcoming challenges call to mind a feat once accomplished by conservationist and entertainer Steve Irwin. No, you won’t, as he did, feed a huge crocodile by hand while holding an infant in your other arm. But you may need to bring together qualities that seem at odds: fierceness and tenderness, a wild spirit and a protective instinct, boldness and love. Luckily, I am very sure you will summon the power and flair to do that.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) Astronomers searching for planets around distant stars rarely see the planets directly. Instead, they notice tiny wobbles in the stars or faint dips in their brightness as the planets pass in front of them. You can and should practice a similar art now. Dramatic evidence may be unavailable, so watch for subtle shifts in mood, timing, synchronicity and atmosphere. Small disturbances may reveal important hidden influences. Your most useful discoveries won’t come from looking harder but from noticing more gently.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Not so long ago, you got hints and clues that you were on the verge of getting a taste of tantalizing and off-limits treats. Weren’t you ready to accept them when the invitation suddenly dissolved? And by now, haven’t you nearly stopped expecting to enjoy another chance? Then imagine your surprise if that temptation winds its way back to you soon. When you finally take that bite, it may taste and feel nothing like what you anticipated. In that case, the wisest move will be to let go of your old assumptions and to welcome the experience as it is. My prediction: You will be delightedly surprised by how deeply and sweetly it alters the way that you understand your reality—even if at first it feels disorienting.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Is your mental agility a gift or curse? It depends on whether you use it to avoid taking a stand or else deepen your understanding. In the coming weeks, Gemini, I hope you will practice the cagey skill of holding multiple truths simultaneously without letting that multiplicity become an excuse for never choosing or never committing. The goal is to encourage your magnificent mind to serve your heart rather than to override its tender wisdom. I love it when you unleash your clever analysis and it doesn’t devolve into sophisticated evasion.

feel freer than you have in ages. Old specters that once pestered you will seem strangely powerless. Worn-out customs will have loosened their hold, and an ancient obligation will finally be settled. By some grace that neither you nor I can quite explain, at least some of the chains you fashioned in your own mind will have fallen away. What then? Celebrate! Host a personal “Out of Captivity” party, and give yourself a day or two to revel in your newfound liberty. Once you’re ready to make purposeful use of that delightful independence, ask yourself: “Where in my life do I most need a clean beginning?”

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ecause I’m a senior citizen myself, many of my clients are friends whose family members are passing or going into assisted living. When someone calls me to sell their property, I sometimes find that the deed is held in a Living Trust. Most readers probably don’t have such a trust, as it’s expensive to set one up. Local attorneys can charge $5,000 or more to manage all of the documents, but if you have heirs, you can bite the bullet and set one up to save them time and money. A trust will also include a will and medical instructions if the person becomes incapacitated, or what to do if they are on life support and the end is near. More people have a will than have a trust, which in Utah is easy because a handwritten will is legal as long as you have two witnesses age 18 or older to sign it along with you. The signatures don’t have to be notarized, and the will must be in the owner’s handwriting. The problem is, if the deceased has assets of any value over $100,000 that don’t automatically transfer at death, the will might not survive probate. If a person owns a home, condo, land or other property in their name only, the state requires probate to transfer ownership to their heirs. A person can avoid this by adding a name to their deed, creating a revocable living trust or recording a Payment-on-Death (POD) deed. Other assets that trigger probate court are bank accounts without POD beneficiaries, vehicles and business interests held individually. Probate takes time and costs money. Typically, if not contested, it can take between four and 14 months to get out of court once a required, three-month creditor claim has passed. If a person’s assets are not contested and their family hires an attorney to help, it can still cost the estate between $2,500 and $5,000. An executor named by the deceased in a trust can charge a commission of roughly $25,000 if the estate is valued at $1 million, and get paid out of the deceased’s accounts to oversee the disbursement of assets of the estate after death. I recently had a friend pass and met with the family about selling their home. They were very proud that mom and dad had created a living trust with very specific instructions to the heirs. But sadly, they didn’t put the home into the trust before passing. That simple fact triggered probate, which would have been avoided if they had put the home in the name of the living trust— a simple quit claim deed and minimal recording fee that any title company can do for you. When I pull up a county record on a property, it will always state who the owner is—a trust, a company or individuals, which guides me in counseling the homeowner or their heirs on the ramifications of how the deed is legally held and if probate could be triggered upon death. I’m not an attorney, but I always recommend one for estate planning. ■ Content is prepared expressly for Community and is not endorsed by City Weekly staff.

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When the Student Becomes the Teacher

Amy Jones, 23, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, told police she impersonated a teacher and made inappropriate comments to high school students because she “hates kids and she just wanted to (mess) around” and “because she was bored.” WISN reported that on Sept. 24, Rufus King High School had eight teachers out sick and seven real substitutes signed in. So when Jones, a former student herself, walked in and said she was there to teach a class, well, her story probably tracked. She “taught” a class for three periods before her reported profane language, bullying and other inappropriate comments caught the attention of the principal, and Jones was escorted from the building. She now faces six felony charges that could land her up to 21 years in jail. Her lawyer claims she has no criminal history and was not a danger to anyone. Jones is due back in court on Oct. 20.

Planes, Trains and ... Couches?

Two Charlotte, North Carolina, men were stopped while driving a couch down a road between two scooters, WBTV reported on Oct. 1. Yes, a whole couch, straddling two Lime scooters. In a social media post, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police included a photo of the contraption with a warning: “While we appreciate the creativity, we do have to remind everyone: no matter what you’re ‘driving’ (using that term extremely loosely), please think about safety first.” A bear made an unexpected appearance at a farmers market in Aspen, Colorado, on Sept. 26, the Denver Post reported. A black bear strolled up and ate some baked goods off a table while patrons watched and filmed from a distance. Colorado Parks and Wildlife was notified of the bear’s presence while vendors were beginning to set up. The bear was hazed from the market by Aspen police, and then climbed a tree before it left the area.

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A Real-Life Lassie

Some might say a canine’s dogged persistence paid off. A dog led an officer in Leawood, Kansas, to a home’s open garage in the early hours of Sept. 17, where the owner was found lying on the ground, reported Fox 4 News on Oct. 1. In body-cam footage shared online by the Leawood Police Department, a small dog with its leash trailing behind it is seen standing in the road on a dark night, barking, with no owner in sight. The officer followed the dog to a house about half a block away, where he found another dog with its leash, and the homeowner on the garage floor. Thanks to their canine companion’s bravery, the homeowner—who had been lying on the floor for three hours—was reported to be recovering at home after receiving medical treatment.

Take Me Home, Country Roads

After a 28-year hike from Chile, Karl Bushby, 57, is finally back in the United Kingdom. The Independent reported on Oct. 7 that the former British paratrooper set out on foot in 1998 to walk, and sometimes swim, from South America back to his hometown of Hull, England. Bushby journeyed over 30,000 miles through 29 countries and was the first known person to cross the Bering Strait on foot from east to west, as well as the first man to swim across the Caspian Sea. Bushby’s final hurdle? The English Channel. He was denied permission to walk along the Channel Tunnel and instead had to appeal to the French government for special permission to swim from France to England. He was granted clearance—the details of which were not publicized for security reasons—and spent 20 hours swimming before finally planting his feet on British soil. “It hasn’t been easy, and that’s part of the point—proving I’m more capable than I give myself credit for,” he said. “All of us can accomplish more than we will ever imagine.”

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Brady Rogers, 33, of Kelowna, British Columbia, is running for the City Council. But according to his yard signs, just barely. Scattered throughout the city, Rogers’ signs show a photo of his face, highlighting his age (“Under 60!”) and his slogan: “I Barely Want To Do This,” Castanet.net reported on Oct. 6. His campaign humor went viral after Mandi Jung, an American teacher and social media influencer, shared the story online, calling it the “most millennial thing ever.” Rogers’ bio on his campaign website keeps the laughs going: “Do I enjoy politics? No. Do I know what I’m doing? No. But am I qualified? Also no.” Rogers is one of 37 candidates running for city council. Voters will make their decision on Oct. 17.

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A city in South Korea has a new honorary publicity ambassador—a bronze whaler shark, Korea JoongAng Daily reported on Oct. 5. Nicknamed Bukangi, the shark is nearly 12 feet long and was first seen in a narrow city canal in Busan on Sept. 18. Experts said the shark likely chased prey into the canal and then got stuck. More than 1 million visitors have been to the area since to see Bukangi for themselves. After multiple failed attempts to herd her back to sea, including deploying high-pressure water and installing a net, the shark remains in the canal. Officials say that sedating and moving Bukangi carries too many risks to her health. “We believe the water will remain warm enough for Bukangi through the end of October,” Kim Changdeok, director-general of Busan’s Green City Bureau, said. “For now, we plan to keep watch until the water temperature drops significantly or Bukangi shows any unusual behavior.”

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An “unexplained bulge” in a man’s pants turned out to be 10 live birds, Local 10 News reported. On Oct. 4, Alberto Hernandez Castillo, 40, was pulled aside by U.S. Customs and Protection officers after he arrived at Miami International Airport. “During the interview, CBP officers observed an unexplained bulge on the front of (his) pelvis/waist area and noted that he appeared nervous,” a Homeland Security Investigations special agent wrote in a federal criminal complaint. After patting him down, officials discovered six plastic containers sewn into Hernandez Castillo’s underwear that held 10 live birds. He faces a charge of smuggling goods into the United States.

Back in July, we brought you the story of human remains being found inside a deep freezer at the residence of a recently deceased woman in Alaska. According to an Oct. 2 report from KTUU, police have since identified the remains as Ross Pasquan—who would have been in his 70s at the time his body was discovered—and determined that he died of natural causes sometime between 2018 and 2025. But wait, there’s more: The investigation revealed that Pasquan’s wife, Sheryl Ann McDonald-Pasquan, who died in July, hid his body in the freezer after his passing, continued collecting his social security and retirement benefits, and told friends and family that he was being cared for at a facility in Juneau. No one else aided McDonald-Pasquan in the cover-up, and police have closed the investigation.

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