Well, as a Mormon, I can't comment from personal experience about bars and such, but I don't think you should have any trouble finding them. (Bars that serve stronger drinks than beer and wine are all called private clubs in Utah, but you can join one easily, for a very low fee.) Get it straight from the horse's mouth:
http://www.alcbev.state.ut.us/Liquor..._visitors.html
Personally, I think Salt Lake City is a fantastic place to live. Salt Lake City itself has about 250,000 residents, but the "city" blends seamlessly into suburbs. The entire urban area is known as the Wasatch Front, and consists of the cities (with their surrounding suburbs) of Provo, Salt Lake City, and Ogden. The entire urban area is about 1.8 million people.
I live in a suburb of Salt Lake City called Kearns. My wife and I used to live in an area the actual city near downtown called The Avenues (which is a very trendy upscale area) but when we decided to buy a house, instead of rent an apartment, we found that we could not at all afford anything there. Another very upscale area of the actual city is called Federal Heights. Parts of the Capitol Hill neighborhood are also thought to be highly desirable.
For the actual city and its suburbs, there is an East Side / West Side divide, with the East Side (closer to the mountains) being thought of as more desirable. And thus higher priced. However, the further south you get in the suburbs, the less pronounced the divide becomes (largely because the valley becomes more narrow on the east side, thus forcing people further towards the west. The dividing line is basically I-15. However, there are a lot of nice places to live on the West Side. (My wife and I live in a portion of Kearns that is nice.) Also, there is greater diversity on the West Side. But better schools on the East Side.
Basically, from what those of you who have previously posted in this thread have stated, I think you would all be happier living close to Salt Lake City's downtown, since that is where the majority of bars, clubs, and events are located. For a list of the bars and clubs, click here:
http://www.downtownslc.org/ and then the link called "Downtown Nightlife Guide". You should also read the page on this site called "Living Downtown Guide".
One of the posters asked about Don't Miss sites. Well, obviously, I am going to recommend visiting Temple Square. Be sure to tour the Conference Center.
http://www.visittemplesquare.com/home.asp
But there are some other Don't Miss things to see in Salt Lake City. You have to see the main Public Library building. Seriously.
http://www.slcpl.lib.ut.us/details.j...id=7&page_id=5
Another thing about Salt Lake City that no other city has is Memory Grove and City Creek Canyon. This is a nature area in Downtown, that is an easy walk from Temple Square. The think about it is, once you get there, you keep walking and walking and walking and if you walk long enough you will find yourself in Wyoming. In other words, it is a nature park that doesn't end, it just becomes increasingly more wild.
http://protophoto.com/subject.html?subject_id=129