Emilee Atkinson

3 weeks ago | cityweekly.net | Scott Renshaw |Arica Roberts |Emilee Atkinson |Cat Palmer

Pride Issue 2025 IntroductionUtah gay history chronicler Ben Williams notes that the struggle for rights has always included triumphs and setbacks. Ben WilliamsOur 2025 Pride Issue guest editor, historian Ben Williams, has documented the history of LGBTQ+ people in Utah for decades. LGBTQ people have always lived through turbulent times. In the 1950s, homosexuals were seen as subversives and national security risks. If discovered, people could be arrested and lives ruined.

2 months ago | cityweekly.net | Alex Springer |Amanda Rock |Emilee Atkinson |Lily Springer

Lunch is one of those meals that often gets lost in the shuffle of a busy day—which is too bad. In my book, lunch is like that supportive loved one waiting on the sidelines with a bit of refreshment while you're in the middle of running a marathon. It's a reprieve from the grind, an excuse to be social with people you wouldn't normally hang out with and, perhaps most of all, it's a moment of self-care amid all of life's daily demands.