Today on Downtown SLC, a preview of the 39th annual Utah Arts Festival with Lisa Sewell, Executive Director of the festival. Some of the highlights from this year’s schedule of artists and events, plus a look at how the festival came to exist and what the future might hold.
Today on Downtown SLC, we feature a conversation with Mathew Landis, Talent Director for the Utah Pride Festival, and with Sarah Luks-Morgan, Marketing Manager for the Utah Pride Center. We’ll get a preview of this weekend’s festival, parade, and events, and also delve into the cultural implications of being LGBTQ in Utah today.
Today on the program, host Jason Mathis discusses the idea of keeping the downtown Main Library open all the time – with Salt Lake City Public Library Director John Spears, and Library Communications Manager Andrew Shaw. What a 24-hour library would do for Salt Lake City, and the evolving role of libraries in our community,…
Today on the program, host Jason Mathis speaks with Jim Santangelo, who is the founder of the Wine Academy of Utah. We’ll hear about appreciating wines, what makes a good Sommelier, and about the impact wine education is having on downtown eateries.
Today on the program host Jason Mathis speaks with Kristian Anderson, Executive Director of UMOCA – the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. They look at the influence of contemporary art in Salt Lake City, and about what’s in the works at UMOCA.
Salt Lake City is a hub for independent film. Opportunities abound for locals to get exposed to a wide range of film – from documentaries to dramatic features and beyond. Today on Downtown SLC host Jason Mathis speaks with Elizabeth Nebeker, the new executive director of the Utah Film Center, to hear about how her…
Today on Downtown SLC, host Jason Mathis speaks with Devon Baer, Associate City Manager with Google Fiber. Google announced this week that Salt Lake City made the cut, and will become the next location for the internet giant’s high-speed, fiber-optic internet service. How long will the roll-out take, and what does the service entail? Those…
Despite major gains in addressing chronic homelessness in our community, problems persist. Today on the show, host Jason Mathis speaks with Fraser Nelson – who was recently hired on as Director of Data Innovation with Salt Lake County. They’ll take a close look at what’s been done and what remains to be done to address…
Today on the show we hear from Salt Lake City Transportation Director Robin Hutcheson about an overhaul of how paid parking works around the city. We’ll also hear about her work on transit initiatives (namely the Hive Pass) and more.
Today on the show, host Jason Mathis is joined by the American Cancer Society’s Brooke Carlisle to talk about Healthy Utah, Gov. Gary Herbert’s medicaid expansion alternative. In particular, they’ll look at the effect implementing Healthy Utah would have on residents of downtown Salt Lake City?
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