TheBenchPress
Pressing matters from the east bench.
What is happening on the east bench, from somebody who parks here. Every Thursday morning.
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What it is
Every Thursday morning, one email about the east bench: Sugar House, Millcreek, Holladay, and the canyons at the end of the road. What is on this weekend, what just opened, what closed, which street is torn up, and whether the canyon is a disaster right now.
Written by somebody who lives here and parks here. Free, and it stays free.
What you get every week
Nine sections- The Warm-Up
Two to four sentences on what the week is doing to us. No links, one opinion.
- PR of the Week
One pick a week, written out to the level of where to park.
- This Week's Reps
Seven to ten events in Sugar House, Millcreek and Holladay, with cross streets and what they cost.
- Heavy Lifting
Which street is torn up, and the latest version of when it reopens.
- Drop Sets
What just opened, what is cheap this week, what closed.
- Straight from the Canyon's Mouth
Canyon, trail, inversion, lake, and whether any of them are worth attempting on Saturday.
- Away Games
The big things a short drive away, capped at five.
- Spot Me
Where you tell us what we missed.
- The Cool-Down
A photo, one question, and a sign-off that changes every week.
The latest Set
Around here an issue is called a Set. The next one lands Thursday morning, and past Sets will live on this site once they exist. Until then, the standing list is the preview.
The monitor above is the whole signup.
The standing list
- Millcreek Common
- Sugar House Park
- Wheeler Historic Farm
- Red Butte Garden
- Holladay Village Plaza
- Highland Drive and 2100 South corridors
The places every issue keeps an eye on. Each one has its own entry on the best-of page, and the list grows every week.
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