Get Crafty: Those lying south of the border can head to Mindy Mae’s Market for some one-of-a-kind shopping, tomorrow and Saturday. The northerners can pop into Salt Lake’s debut alternative craft fair, Craft Lake City, this Saturday from 2 – 10 p.m. at the Gallivan Center. Two cheers for more local goods.

Go West: Pull on your Wranglers and bleep-kickers and mozy on over to the Salt Lake County Fair for corndogs and carnival days. The Western extravaganza is live through August 15. Go now and you might catch the full moon on the ferris wheel. Check out the daily schedule here.

Hail Almighty: Turns out the only thing we Utans like better than a burger is a burger with more meat—spiced meat. The New York Times dishes on Utah’s pastrami burger phenomenon (and the Apollo and Crown varieties) in this fun-to-read article. Go Utah! And pastrami! And to think everyone says it’s all about the bacon, these days….

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