Pardon the pun, but we happen to think it's mighty appropriate. 'Til we're blue in the COLLECTIVE mug, we'll be singing the praises of the Great Lady of Salt and all her idiosyncratic charms. Why, if we had a say, the Nephites & Lamanites in charge would host a daily celebration in our city's honor. In fact, we don't have a say. But we can throw a party.

We started this whole god damn gig so that we might praise and worship all that is local, so we're going to host a get-together in the interest of follow-through. It'll be our End-of-Summer Brew + 'Q, and as you might expect, we intend to shake fist and ass, alike, in the name of f-u-n. The point is threefold: 1) to serve as an emblematic hug for the businesses and locals of SLC whom we've featured and/or worked with; 2) to enable us to dole out literal hugs for any of said businesses and locals we can get our hands on; 3) to give clients, pals, and our readers [you, you, you] a dandy chance to mingle, dance, eat, and drink with err'one. Details are still in the works, but we can give you the skinny on what we do know. It's gonna happen in September on Friday, the 13th, and we plan to throw down in the COLLECTIVE parking lot. Food and bevvies will be on site. Oh, yes, and we'll have at least one DJ, and one potential caller. Caller? Hollar.

Bottom line, we're a grateful gang -- a crew of client-indebted, local-loving, home-slinging boys and birds -- and we want to extend as much of our affection as possible. Countless 'thanks' are in high order, and we see this as one small way to dish them out. The impressive list below is just a bite of the 728 mentioned locals and businesses who nabbed our attention and deserve yours. If you happen to see yourself on said list, then we hope to see you at the party. Same goes for the rest of you. Stay tuned, all...more details to come.