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New life for old theater in Cedar City


Spectrum, 3 January 2012

Article Summary:

Cedar Twin:

  • Kyle and Kolby Pulsipher are new owners of the Cedar Twin
  • theater will reopen this spring as the Cedar City Theatre
  • the brothers have 11 children, a fact that affected their decision to purchase the theater
  • will show second-run and classic movies at discounted prices
  • will use digital and 35 mm projectors
  • considering ways to attract students, including speed dating, dancing, live broadcasts of SUU athletic events
  • Cedar City Downtown Redevelopment Agency voted 5 October 2011 to grant $2,500 to repair damage sustained by years of neglect, including updates to pass building inspections
  • a 2010 study by HyettPalma, a consulting firm, listed the theater as a business that would attract shoppers to the area
  • study states that attracting students and providing evening entertainment are important steps to making downtown Cedar City viable
  • study indicated theater was a key space downtown; suggested Cedar City Corporation purchase the property
  • the city contemplated buying the theater in 2010