A man crouches inside a dumpster behind a Las Vegas Strip resort at 2 a.m. A security guard’s flashlight finds him mid-search, one hand still holding a stack of flattened boxes. Ten minutes later, he’s holding a citation instead. That’s the surprise waiting on the Las Vegas Strip, where local law treats trash differently than…
A member of Congress can mail a signed letter to every household in their district and never buy a stamp. That’s the franking privilege, a perk Congress created for itself and kept. A Florida resident sending that same letter has to buy an 82-cent Forever stamp first. These are the things members of Congress get…
More than 160 Aldi stores now dot Pennsylvania. The people ringing up those groceries know policies most regulars have never asked about. Ask, though, and most are happy to tell you. These are the things Aldi employees wish shoppers knew. 1. A Receipt Isn’t Required Lose your receipt from an Aldi run, and many shoppers…
A first-time buyer in Gwinnett County signs the purchase contract and high-fives their agent in the driveway, certain the hard financial decisions are done. They aren’t. The next few weeks bring decisions nobody warned them were still coming, each one with its own price tag attached. These are the expensive mistakes first-time Georgia homebuyers often…
A surfer paddles out at New Smyrna Beach every August morning past a stretch of water Volusia County has logged more recorded shark bites in than anywhere else on Earth. The lineup still fills up by 7 a.m. These are the daily trade-offs Floridians make every August that aren’t normal in most other parts of…
Think a heat wave is the hardest part of a California August? It isn’t. There’s a stack of deadlines and warnings the rest of the country never has to think about, and most of them come down to what you don’t do. Once late summer arrives, these are the things Californians refuse to do. Note:…
New York’s Good Cause Eviction law has spread to more than a dozen cities since it passed in 2024. Renters hear that and assume the whole state now works in their favor. It doesn’t. These are the moves New York landlords can legally make that many renters assume are against the law. Note: This is…
How many tools in your kitchen drawer have you been using well past when you should have replaced them? Most North Carolina cooks couldn’t say. They’ve never had a reason to check. These are the kitchen tools North Carolina cooks should have replaced years ago. 1. Kitchen Sponges Your kitchen sponge does more scrubbing in…
Ohio recorded 1,125 traffic deaths last year, the fourth straight year that number has dropped. A new nationwide study measured something different: Not how many people died, but how a state’s drivers behave behind the wheel. The numbers don’t flatter every state. Here’s how Ohio stacks up against the whole country. How the States Were…
Facebook’s new Seller app isn’t built for the guy in Pittsburgh wanting to get rid of a used recliner. It’s built for people running Marketplace like a business, and Pennsylvania has its own rule about turning a closet clean-out into one. Most Pennsylvania sellers can’t even download the app yet. That’s what Facebook Marketplace’s new…
