Salt Lake City Corporation offers a Small Business Revolving Loan Fund to stimulate business development and expansion.
The Sundance Film Institute supports nonfiction filmmakers through the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program by providing year-round support.
The Off Broadway Theatre is Salt Lake’s downtown hot spot for comedy.
The Gallivan Center provides a focal point for the downtown crowd.
Henries Dry Cleaners promises that your fabric will be cleaned with the quality and conscious care you’ve come to expect.
KUTV 2 News is a Utah based station of the CBS Network.
As you browse through this issue of Life in the Valley you will see that Salt Lake City is a thriving metropolitan area surrounded by natural wonder. The Capital City boasts a dynamic urban community that is undergoing growth and change like never before.
Salt Lake City has a rich arts and cultural heritage. A new state-of-the-art theater is being planned to revitalize the performing arts of the city. The new Utah Performance Center on Main will be a key component of the cultural district in the heart of downtown. The premier theater will draw first-run touring Broadway shows and national music and comedy acts, and will provide an additional venue for Utah’s own beloved performing arts groups.
Currently the Arts and Cultural Offerings Include:
The Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall
Ballet West at the Capitol Theater
Modern dance performances, plays, and visual art exhibits at the Rose Wagner Center
Salt Lake City features a vibrant independent film community. The SLC Film Center brings the world of independent film to Salt Lake audiences through free community screenings and discussions, visiting artists and professionals. The SLC Film Center presents the best documentary, independent, and dramatic cinema year round. The Salt Lake Film Society is another premier film institution in the community. The Salt Lake Film Society works to promote the diversity of films and create a film festival year round.
The Gateway district, a major outdoor lifestyle center offers movie theaters, the Clark Planetarium, an IMAX theater, the Children’s Discovery museum and shopping. The Gateway center also houses many diverse restaurants to enjoy. Neighborhoods throughout the Downtown District boast many local coffee shops, an assortment of restaurants, bookstores, and destination shopping.
Salt Lake City’s Main Public Library was voted Library of the Year in 2006. Inside the beautifully designed building, you will find many retail and artist shops. In addition, Library Square boasts several local stores and features many diverse festivals during the summer months.
Salt Lake City is home to the NBA’s Utah Jazz professional basketball team. You can catch a game at the EnergySolutions Arena. Salt Lake City is also host to the Bees Triple A baseball team.
The state’s Capital City is surrounded with natural beauty. Just minutes outside of downtown you will find City Creek Canyon. Beautiful and challenging walking, running and mountain biking trails make up this canyon which borders the City. The Jordan River Trail offers a scenic path featuring wetlands with cattails, many kinds of fish, foxes and other mammals, plus a variety of bird life. The Jordan Trail includes sections that are paved for walking and biking, along with canoe marinas, park benches, and picnic tables.
Public transit is versatile and accessible in Salt Lake City. The light rail system, TRAX, makes travel throughout downtown simple and convenient. The TRAX system is also coupled with many public bus lines making any destination reachable. An airport TRAX line will soon be available for travelers coming to or leaving from the City.
If traveling by car, there are many natural sites not far from Salt Lake City. Thirteen national parks are within reach on just a day’s drive, including Bryce Canyon, the Grand Canyon, Arches, or Yellowstone.
Recently Salt Lake City was named the “Fittest City in America” by Men’s Fitness Magazine. Salt Lake was named one of the “Top 20 Sustainable Cities” by the Our Green Cities Initiative. Salt Lake City was named, for the third year in a row, by American Style magazine as a “Top 25 Arts Destination” in the midsized city category. Salt Lake City offers a wide array of entertainment options in close proximity to many mountain trails and nature escapes.
