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Utah’s Viral Floofy Cat

Viral videos of a Utah cat, Max, have garnered millions of views on TikTok. His unique feature, his floofs (tufts of hair) behind his ear, makes him resemble a koala. Becki Chafee and her daughter adopted Max at the Best Friends Animal Society. [Salt Lake Tribune]

SLC Cracking Down on Airbnbs

Salt Lake City has allocated $49,000 for data-gathering software to enforce its ban on short-term rentals, like Airbnb or Vrbo, within city limits. Usually, complaints from neighbors would start the process for enforcing the ban, but it would be hard to prove. This technology streamlines the investigation by tracking short-term rental bookings. [Building Salt Lake]

Dirty Soda Creamer

Coffee Mate (in partnership with Dr. Pepper) released a “Dirty Soda” coconut lime-flavored creamer. And while the trend is sweeping the nation, you could say that Utah-based soda shops, like Swig, were pioneers in the dirty soda frontier. Swig has now expanded to six states. The popularity of these shops in Utah can be attributed to our large Latter-day Saint population, which mainly abstains from alcohol. [Today]

• Related: Utah’s “dirty” drink gets national attention. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

Your Guide to Ramadan

The crescent moon was sighted on Sunday night, which means that thousands of Muslims across the valley are now celebrating the holy month of Ramadan by fasting from dawn to dusk. Nora Abu Dan, the co-founder of the Emerald Project, whose mission is to combat Islamophobia, shares tips for non-muslims on being a thoughtful neighbor, manager, or coworker over the next 28 days. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

A Good Neighbor’s Guide to Ramadan

The crescent moon was spotted on Sunday night, and thousands of Muslims across Salt Lake are now celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, which includes fasting from dawn to dusk. Nora Abu-Dan of the Emerald Project joins host Ali Vallarta to create a guide to being a good neighbor, manager, or co-worker over the next 28 days.