Today on the show, we preview the 2014 Living Traditions Festival, which begins on Friday and runs through Sunday. We’ll speak with the Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Jesse Schaefer about the vendors and performers who will be on hand to show-off their cultural traditions.
Today on the show we’re looking at what is probably downtown Salt Lake City’s most popular summer event: The Twilight Concert Series. These concerts bring tens of thousands of people downtown, and the series is known for showcasing world-class musicians for a remarkably low price: just $5. We’ll speak with SLC Arts Council Executive Director…
Today on the show we speak with city council member and Breathe Utah policy director Erin Mendenhall, and with Redirect Guide publisher Mike Johnson. We’ll be looking at the Live Green Festival coming to Downtown Salt Lake this weekend, and at recent trends in sustainability.
Spy Hop has been helping Utah’s youth learn digital media arts for 15 years. Today we speak with Executive Director Kasandra VerBrugghen about what the group hopes to accomplish in its next 15 years.
Today on the show we look at the launch of the second year of GREENbike, Salt Lake City’s non-profit Bike Share program. We’re speaking with GREENbike Director Ben Bolte about how far the program has come and what the future holds.
On today’s show we’re joined by Robin Hutchison, Director of Transportation for Salt Lake City. We’ll hear about the city’s new Hive Pass (a deeply discounted transit pass for city residents) and about the role of transportation planning in the ongoing development of a city.
Today on Downtown SLC, we’ll speak with Kirk Huffaker, Executive Director of the Utah Heritage Foundation, about historic building preservation, about the organization he heads, and what makes a structure historically significant.
Today on Downtown SLC we’re speaking with Byron Russell about the complex art of building a city, and about a new, mixed-use development that is changing the dynamic of an entire neighborhood. It’s the Plaza at State Street – part of the emerging Edison Quarter in Salt Lake’s urban core.
The Tumbleweed Film Festival rolls into town next week. Its aim? To engage children and families in the magic of film. The festival is a project of the Utah Film Center and today we’ll learn more from Executive Director Holly Yocom.
Today on Downtown SLC, host Jason Mathis is joined by Ryan Lowder, chef/owner of the acclaimed Copper Onion restaurant. Soon though, Copper Onion will be joined by a new family-member: Copper Common, a new downtown bar and restaurant. We’ll also hear about Lowder’s philosophy of food, his history as a chef, and more.
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