Christie Porter

Christie Porter is the managing editor of Salt Lake Magazine. She has worked as a journalist for nearly a decade, writing about everything under the sun, but she really loves writing about nerdy things and the weird stuff. She recently published her first comic book short this year.
Advertismentspot_img

Five Cases of Utah Crime That Shocked The Beehive State

Not every murder or kidnapping leads to a societal reckoning of some kind. Although, perhaps they should. In a world obsessed with the gritty details, sensationalism, anxiety and catharsis of true crime,...

R.I.P. Silicon Valley Bank: The Local Impact

A bank has failed. Scratch that. Two banks have failed (RIP Signature Bank, too, but no one seems to care as much about that). The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) represents...

Battle of the Books

The current state of Utah school libraries is such that teachers and librarians stand accused of peddling pornography and sexually grooming and indoctrinating children. Members of school boards have had to appear...

SEC Fines LDS Church For Hiding $32 Billion In Assets: Timeline

Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announces it is fining the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints and its investment arm, Ensign Peak Advisors, $1 million and $4 million,...

Diary Of A Never-Skier: Ski’s The Limit

After a brief warm-up on the bunny hills, I am set free during my third and final ski lesson at Alta Ski School. My instructor, Natalie, leads me to Alta’s new Sunnyside...

Satire: A Love Letter To Utah From The Smog

Dear Utah, It’s me again—the smog. You know, that brownish-gray haze that shows up every winter and hangs around under the inversion layer, obscuring your view of the mountains? That’s me. I know...

Cozy Utah Restaurants with Fireplaces

It is a winter time ideal. Picture snow on the ground outside, glistening in the fading light of day, while you and yours are bundled up inside by the fire, watching the...

Diary Of A Never-Skier: Hold My Poles

I am having a bad day. I leave my home office frustrated, load up my barely-used ski gear and accept the inevitability of my bad day continuing on the mountain. I drive...

Christie Porter

Christie Porter is the managing editor of Salt Lake Magazine. She has worked as a journalist for nearly a decade, writing about everything under the sun, but she really loves writing about nerdy things and the weird stuff. She recently published her first comic book short this year.