Avenews: Salt Lake City's AI City Guide
Avenews is a voice-first AI local guide for Salt Lake City, Utah. Ask Ave, our
conversational AI, about dining, events, neighborhoods, and the Best of Utah, backed by
City Weekly editorial coverage and real-time venue data.
What Avenews Knows
- Dining: restaurants, cafes, bars, and food culture across SLC neighborhoods
- Events: arts, music, theater, and community calendar from City Weekly
- Neighborhoods: Downtown, Sugar House, 9th & 9th, The Avenues, Liberty Wells, Millcreek
- Best of Utah: annual City Weekly reader + editorial awards (1988-present)
- Auto: local dealership inventory with vehicle specs and financing estimates
- Day planning: personalized itineraries with neighborhood-aware stop recommendations
AI Surfaces
- Voice (Ave): Gemini Live-powered voice conversation, tap the orb to start
- Text (Ave Chat): Claude-powered text chat, available when voice is unavailable
- Agent API: REST at agent API v1
- MCP: MCP manifest
Data Sources
- City Weekly editorial: reviews, calendar, arts & entertainment
- Devour Utah: restaurant and food culture features
- City Weekly Best of Utah: annual awards (1988-present)
- Google Places: hours, addresses, contact info
Key Venues (examples)
- Red Iguana: Best Restaurant, 736 W North Temple, SLC (Mexican, mole negro)
- Kilby Court: Best Music Venue, 741 S. 330 W., SLC (all-ages DIY)
- The State Room: 638 S. State St., SLC (live music, full-page venue)
- Bar X: 155 E. 200 S., SLC (cocktail bar, City Weekly best bar)
- Log Haven: 6451 E. Millcreek Canyon Rd., SLC (fine dining, mountain canyon)
- Nomad East: Sugar House (neighborhood dining, City Weekly featured)
Machine-Readable Documents