Archive for April, 2008
Spring Dine O’ Round will feature 33 restaurants, contest for The Police concert tickets
0 Comments Published by Professor Les April 25th, 2008 in Current Events, Business News, Cuisine.Thirty-three downtown restaurants and a contest for a pair of tickets to The Police’s July 19 concert at the Usana Amphitheater highlight the second annual Spring Dine O’ Round event. Participating restaurants will offer two-course lunch deals at $10 and three-course dinners at $15 or $30 from May 2 to May 17. The event is […]
An optimistic projection for a downtown public market district
0 Comments Published by Professor Les April 23rd, 2008 in Community Dialogue, Current Events, Business News, Cuisine.Salt Lake City planners can capitalize on existing factors and create a year-round public market that builds upon the success of the Downtown Farmer’s Market, creates a synergistic relationship with nearby businesses, and effectively augments the customer base for market vendors. And, following a district concept can lead to a market that successfully blends fresh […]
Market research: Salt Lake City ranks in the middle for broadband penetration
0 Comments Published by Professor Les April 23rd, 2008 in Current Events, Business News.A little less than half — 48 percent — of adults in Salt Lake City reside in households with a broadband Internet connection, according to a recent Scarborough Research report.
Overall, broadband penetration has quadrupled since 2002, with San Francisco, Boston, San Diego and Hartford (CT) leading the nation in broadband market penetration. Each of those […]
Utah Slow Food Convivium nominates Creminelli to represent at Slow Food Nation
0 Comments Published by Professor Les April 18th, 2008 in Business News, Cuisine, Uncategorized.Cristiano Creminelli, who has helped Tony Caputo’s Market and Deli establish a hugely successful salumificio where Italian salami, sausages, and other pork meats are handcrafted on site, has been nominated by the Utah Slow Food Convivium to be its representative artisan at the first-ever Slow Food Nation festival on Labor Day weekend in San Francisco.
Creminelli […]
Plan-B Theatre’s starring role in the city’s cultural scene
0 Comments Published by Professor Les April 16th, 2008 in Performing Arts, Theater, Community Dialogue, Uncategorized.When Plan-B Theatre’s anthology of eight original, full-length plays is published next month by Juniper Press and Oxide Books, the book will be a compelling, vivid testament to the company’s growing influential presence on Salt Lake City’s cultural scene. In fact, Plan-B hardly plays a modest subculture role in the community. The Plays From Behind […]
Utah economy holding up well against weaker national economic dynamics
0 Comments Published by Professor Les April 15th, 2008 in Current Events, Business News.Despite a slowing construction employment market, Utah’s economy is holding up well against weaker national conditions. Employment in Utah grew by 2.1 percent in March and the state’s unemployment rate of 3.3 percent, while higher than in previous months, still is more than one-third below the national average.
According to the state’s department of workforce services, […]
