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One of the best family-friendly outings in Salt Lake is to Nickelmania, located at 6051 South State Street. While it's one of many nickel arcades in the valley, it stands out for its working games, cleanliness, and especially its helpful, attentive staff. We love them!

Here's how it works: you pay a modest $2.25 entry fee, then all the games range from one to five ...

OK, here's the deal: there's a new theater company in town: Pinnacle Acting Company. Their first show closes tonight. It's Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard, and is a fine, fine play. Tickets are a great value, at $12 each.

Why go: The actors are amazing. This won't be the fanciest production you'll see, but the actors are, for the most part, very, strong ...

The week after the Sundance Film Festival always feels a little like the day after Christmas. You look at the back of the departing glittery crowds and ask: “Is that all?” It doesn’t help that we’re having one of our nastiest inversions ever. Sigh.

What to do during a Salt Lake City inversion:

First, stay inside, if at all possible. This is the dirtiest our air has ever been. Sorry, ...

Every year, the opening of the Sundance Film Festival and the Utah State Legislature happen within 48 hours of each other. Coincidence? I think not. Consider the following:

1. Each event is a hugely entertaining annual show, in which out-of-towners breeze in to wheel and deal. OK, so some of the out-of-towners are from Hollywood, others from Levan, Utah. They still don’t live here.

2. ...

OK, here’s the current situation in Salt Lake City: The Sundance Film Festival is rolling along in “No Place to Park” City. If you go, try to carpool, and prepare for tons of traffic. Allow extra time for parking, and remember: you will be towed if you park illegally!

The air in the Salt Lake Valley is getting pretty hazy; we’re heading towards one of our infamous inversions. But it’s ...