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About Boise
 Boise, Idaho, is the state capital, and one of two metropolitan areas in Idaho. Downtown Boise has all of the assets that support strong urban housing markets in other cities. Those include:
- Employment base - About 44,000 jobs are located within downtown. In other cities, roughly half of downtown residents also work downtown.
- Grocery stores - Downtown grocery shopping includes WinCo on East Myrtle Street, the Boise Co-op at Fort and 9th streets and the Albertsons store at State and 17th streets.
- Shopping - Downtown has approximately 105 retail establishments, including The Bon-Macy´s, a full-service department store.
- Restaurants and nightclubs - There are more than 65 restaurants, 12 fine-dining establishments and 15 bars and nightclubs.
- Entertainment - The renovated Egyptian Theatre adds to entertainment options, including live concerts, the Funny Bone comedy club and other attractions. The BoDo redevelopment of the 8th Street Marketplace , to be completed fall 2004, will add a multiplex cinema, a hotel, more retail and restaurants to the area already home to the Funny Bone and the Big Easy Concert House.
- Cultural attractions - Downtown has 18 cultural attractions, including the Boise Art Museum, the Discovery Center of Idaho, Idaho Black History Museum, the Boise Contemporary Theatre, the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Center, the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, the Log Cabin Literary Center and Zoo Boise.
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