Michael Mack, Vice President of Services at Visit Salt Lake highlights a big convention headed to our downtown in August. It’s not the number of attendees that makes this convention an important one, but the fact that the meeting could lead to more convention business for Salt Lake City in the future. Today a discussion…
Today on the show, host Jason Mathis is joined by Humans of Salt Lake City founder Mike Angelieri. Based on the Humans of New York Facebook project, Angelieri’s mission is to tell untold stories in an effort to spread empathy in Utah’s capitol city and beyond.
Today on the show, the ins and outs of the various events taking place as part of the Salt Lake City Marathon. What impact does this yearly event have on our community? Host Jason Mathis is joined by the marathon’s Carter Livingston and Jennifer Nelson about how to participate – whether or not you’re a…
The Downtown Garden Stroll (Parks Pop Up on Main) is back for a second year! Today, host Jason Mathis speaks with Kristin Beck, Director of Urban Activation at the Downtown Alliance about this unique initiative. In April and May, downtown bursts with colors of spring. The Garden Stroll builds upon one of the premier urban…
It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and it’s also the opening day for GREENbike, Salt Lake City’s bikeshare program, now in its fourth year. Host Jason Mathis speaks with Ben Bolte, founder and director of the program, and Robin Hutcheson, Transportation Director with Salt Lake City. How does GREENbike work? What are the benefits? What does the…
Today on Downtown SLC: a look at the final few Winter Market at the Rio Grande Depot, and a preview of the Summer Market, which is celebrating the quarter-century mark this year. Host Jason Mathis speaks with Market Manager Alison Einerson, and with Program Manager Carson Chambers about what’s on offer now, and what’s coming…
With the legislative session winding to a close, host Jason Mathis speaks with David Litvack, Deputy Chief of Staff for Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, and with the Downtown Alliance’s Jesse Dean, about the city’s priorities for this year’s meeting of state lawmakers.
Today on Downtown SLC: a look Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act, and a proposal up for consideration at the Utah State Legislature by House Majority Leader Jim Dunnigan. Bill Tibbitts, Associate Director of Crossroads Urban Center, and Camille Winnie, Director of Community Services with the Downtown Alliance join host Jason Mathis to discuss…
Today on Downtown SLC, host Jason Mathis discusses the ins and outs of lobbying at the Utah State Legislature with Adam Kolowich and Spencer Stokes. Stokes, a longtime figure in Utah politics, and Kolowich, a relative newcomer to the field, discuss some of the misconceptions lobbying, how they see their role, and what’s happening on…
Today on the program host Jason Mathis speaks with Kristian Anderson, Executive Director of UMOCA – the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art – about the intersection of art and urban living in downtown Salt Lake City.
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