As part of an initiative to reduce food waste, the City has partnered with TreeUtah, Avenues Fruitshare, Green Urban Lunchbox and Salt Lake Community Action Program to create an online database where residents can register their fruit trees.  Voluntarily registering fruit trees indicates residents’ desire to share plentiful harvests. Registration does not guarantee that fruit will be harvested, but […]

Porchfest Salt Lake Perhaps  on a warm summer evening, you’ve sat on your porch and heard a neighbor strumming on a guitar  just down the block? Porchfest Salt Lake takes this idea and multiplies it. In 2012 what started as one or two  guitars strumming  became 17 musical acts spread across 12 different porches in […]

Porchfest Salt Lake Music & Artist Sign up August 23, 2014 If you would like to participate  in Porchfest Salt Lake 2014, please  click here to fill in the application : Musician/Artist Application or print, scan email or mail the information (see below) Saturday, August 23rd from 1 to 10 p.m., porches become stages; gardens […]

If you are a local restaurant in the neighborhood or a Salt Lake food vendor, we have an opportunity for you! Come share your tasty eats with us at Porchfest Salt Lake. Application Click here: Food Vendor Submission Form  For more information – from a live person, call Nancy or Jo at 801-359-3008 or email […]

We are excited to announce that our newest community garden is ready! To sign up to learn more about a space in the garden email unchair@live.com. On 300 South between 900 and 1000 East, Intermountain Salt Lake Clinic has created a community garden for the University Gardens Neighborhood Council. The new garden is named The Nan […]

Dear Friends and Neighbors, WELCOME to the  East Central Community Web page, a resource  to stay connected on the latest happenings for all those who live, work and visit our unique and vibrant community of residents and businesses. There is no place like East Central! Bordered by the University of Utah and the University Gardens […]

Last week the City Council approved capital improvement projects through out the city including several that respond directly to our request for safe passage across the arterial  streets that run through East Central. The City Council allocated:  $50,000 to provide for installation of pedestrian-activated flashing LED warning lights at crosswalks on 100 South at 1000 […]

  At the heart of any community that is ready to effectively respond and recover from a disaster’s devastation is a group of well-organized neighbors who know what to expect, what to do, and how to come together to help ensure the safety of their families and community.   This web site has been designed […]