Today on Downtown SLC, host Jason Mathis speaks with Jack Vines, Chief Strategy Officer for Blyncsy, a company that anonymously gathers data from your connected devices with the aim of making your city more efficient. Blyncsy wants to use big data to make the traffic grid more efficient, reduce carbon emissions, bring new businesses to…
Today on the program, host Jason Mathis is joined by Jeff Tumlin and Phil Olmstead of Nelson\Nygaard, a consulting firm that has been studying parking in Salt Lake City. How can the parking user experience be improved? What does the future hold for the interplay between parking and economics downtown? Those and other questions addressed…
Today on Downtown SLC host Jason Mathis gets an update from Katherine Potter, senior advisor to the Redevelopment Agency in Salt Lake City who has been working on the grand opening of the new Eccles Theater. Smash Broadway hit Hamilton is coming to town – and that’s just the beginning. Plus, what the new theater…
Today on the program Jason Mathis is joined by Kristian Anderson, Executive Director of the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, or UMOCA. They discuss the role of art in a thriving city and highlight some of UMOCA’s current and recent exhibitions.
Today on the program, guest host Nick Como has a conversation with Lisa Sewell, Executive Director of the Utah Arts Festival. They discuss the history of the festival and the importance of this annual event in Utah’s urban center. They also preview some of the goings-on at the 2016 Arts Fest, which runs Thursday through…
Today on the program, host Jason Mathis is joined by Brian Kelm, president of the Utah Blues Society and co-producer of the Utah Blues Festival. They preview the festival, which takes place this Saturday at the Gallivan Center, and also talk about the role of the blues in the local community – which has a…
During the first half of today’s show, host Jason Mathis is joined by Chris Barlow of Beehive Distilling to talk about local distilling, and about the company’s sponsorship of the Downtown Farmers Market kick-off party. In part two of the show, Jason talks to Alison Einerson, manager of the Downtown Farmers Market about 25 years…
Today, Jason Mathis is joined by Shaleane Gee and Patrick Reimherr, senior leaders in Salt Lake County who are looking at how shared data and consensus-driven solutions can remake the region’s approach to homelessness. What is the collective impact model, and what effect is it having when it comes to rethinking efforts to address homelessness?…
Today on Downtown SLC host Jason Mathis is joined by Jesse Dean, Director of Urban Development at the Downtown Alliance to discuss the renewal of “Downtown Rising.” You can help identify new priorities for Utah’s Capital City, by participating in a survey.
Today a conversation about Martine – a fixture on the Salt Lake dining scene for decades. Host Jason Mathis speaks with Brandon Mowbray, the restaurant’s new Executive Chef, and Greg Fritz, General Manager, about how a changing neighborhood has challenged the restaurant to evolve – and what the future holds for this downtown staple.
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