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Salt Lake City Lifestyle News

Lifestyle in Salt Lake City runs on cultural trends, family dynamics and everyday choices, and coverage here follows all of it. Reporting examines how residents navigate shifts in habits and the common patterns that define the city.

Project Rainbow Utah Distributes 1,701 Flags

Project Rainbow Utah Distributes 1,701 Flags

More than 100 volunteers delivered transgender flags to Utah homes ahead of Transgender Awareness Week.

Live Poll

Should Utah allow the transgender flag on public school and government property?


Religion

Latter-Day Saints

KSL Anchors Dickson, Caplan to Retire

Longtime KSL hosts Jeff Caplan and Amanda Dickson will leave the Salt Lake City station in mid-November.

KSL Anchors Dickson, Caplan to Retire

Food and Drink

Live Poll

Do you trust the federal government to effectively manage potential virus outbreaks at private farms?

Organic Food

Bird Flu Spreads at Utah Mink Farm

The avian influenza outbreak has continued for two months near Salt Lake City as federal assistance remains unavailable.

Bird Flu Spreads at Utah Mink Farm

Family

Live Poll

Do you believe zoos are effective at supporting the conservation of endangered species?

Pregnancy

Hogle Zoo Places Polar Bear Neva in Denning Den

Staff move the 10-year-old bear into a private enclosure to monitor for a potential pregnancy.

Hogle Zoo Places Polar Bear Neva in Denning Den

Pets

Wildlife

Hogle Zoo Euthanizes River Otter Nessie

The 15-year-old river otter passed away on October 11, 2026, following a decline in health due to acute liver disease.

Hogle Zoo Euthanizes River Otter Nessie

Real Estate

Live Poll

Should your city use public funds to build more affordable housing units?

Apartments

Latitude Apartments Opens 105 Affordable Units

The west-side complex adds housing for residents earning 60% of area median income or less in Salt Lake City.

Latitude Apartments Opens 105 Affordable Units

More in Lifestyle

Regular subjects here include cultural shifts, family life, hobby trends and the changing ways people manage their homes. Coverage reaches across the city and the communities around it. Seasonal patterns related to outdoor activity and the city's unique demographic composition influence how many of these stories develop. Economic pressures and changing household priorities remain the most frequent drivers behind these stories.