How do you write about the people that are always doing the writing?
If you have listened to our show for any amount of time, you know we have an unbridled love for Salt Lake’s own, City Weekly publication. This episode we were able to sit down with one of the owners, Pete Saltas.
Did you know the Saltas family have been the owners of City Weekly since day one? We loved learning the history of the newspaper! In the 80’s, 1984 to be exact, Pete’s father John was working in local Utah bars and decided to start his own local entertainment guide/newsletter for members because of the archaic liquor laws. Members you ask? A little Utah history… once upon a time Utah required memberships to even go into a bar/club. It was usually about a $5 cost. Fast forward to 2020, bar memberships are gone, and City Weekly is the voice of Salt Lake!
Quite often you see Pete, his brother Mikey, and their father John writing editorials in the paper. (There are other Saltas family members, we haven’t met them yet) Their voices, and so many other incredible writers, including their Editor in Chief, Enrique Limon, have made City Weekly a paper that is often referred to as “a voice of sanity and a huge part of change in our state.” Whether the weekly issue features local politics, what is happening on a bigger scale in the world, LGBTQ+ issues, religious issues, or is a bigger annual issue such as the city guide or the ever popular Best Of Utah edition, the writers at City Weekly are aware of everything happening in our state. It’s actually pretty incredible if you think about how on top of it they are! What about the entertainment guide that John created? Even though stories eventually had to be incorporated, City Weekly has always stayed true to it’s roots, and purpose, by offering throughout every issue a taste of local events.
Not only does City Weekly offer weekly stories and an entertainment guide, they offer their own marketplace! A space where you can purchase limited item specials for local businesses, and a space where you can purchase tickets to events that come in to town. We had an incredible chat about new ways to make money for the newspaper, and we think you should listen to what we came up with! Let us know if you think it could work.
Of course while we had Pete sitting down with us, we wanted to know why, oh why, La Caille is always winning all the awards in Best Of Utah. We hope someday we can make as many issues as dear old La Caille.
Filmed at La Caille, Sandy Utah.
We look forward to sharing articles from City Weekly and celebrating the incredible writers that are so passionate about our state. We love doing our annual Best Of Utah recap each fall/winter and appreciate the opportunity to do so. With the current climate of the Covid-19 virus and social distancing we are practicing at this time, as well as state mandates, we hope that the Utah Cann 2020 Conference and the famous Utah Beer Festival will be making their annual appearances later this year. To stay on top of upcoming events and articles from City Weekly, you can sign up for weekly newsletters. You can also follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Music By: Folk Hogan. Bootleggers Dance.
