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Salt Lake City buys beloved Utah Theater

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Published Dec. 23, 2009 at 4:52 p.m.

Salt Lake City has gift-wrapped a dusty downtown jewel for future generations of film fans ... After years of discussion, the city's Redevelopment Agency agreed Wednesday to buy Main Street's Utah Theater for $5. million ...

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Utah Theater to retake center stage

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Published July 16, 2009 at 8:44 a.m.

Layers of chipped, ornate molding in the lobby and broken light bulbs on the marquee hint at glitzier times for the Utah Theater. Shuttered for two decades, the 1918-built playhouse languishes as a reminder of the decline of Salt Lake City's Main Street ...

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Utah Theater to house new film center

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Published July 14, 2009 at 10:01 p.m.

Visions of a film center on Main Street now include brick and mortar ... Salt Lake City's Redevelopment Agency agreed Tuesday to buy the historic Utah Theater and neighboring retail spaces for $7 million ...

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Former WWII pilot speaks Monday

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Published May 8, 2009 at 7:42 p.m.

A former pilot will speak Monday in Salt Lake City about his experiences in World War II ... Roger Johnson, a pilot in the China-Burma-India theater, will talk about his experiences at 7 p ...

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Actors' dramatic gift may save life

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Published April 8, 2009 at 1:05 p.m.

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Even if Paul Gibbs could find a kidney, he had no idea how he would pay $79,000 to have it transplanted ... Luckily Gibbs is a frequent player in the Salt Lake City theater community, which is not only helping him pay for his surgery, but found him a kidney ...

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