Ask a Floridian what makes them a Floridian, and they’ll rattle off having the guts to handle hurricanes, gators, and humidity before they’ve finished their coffee. True, and also not complete. These are the habits Floridians develop without ever realizing it. 1. Checking the Radar Before the Sky A Florida sky can turn from clear…
The corner shop that used to stencil inspection stickers on Texas windshields taped up a new sign this year: “Inspections No Longer Required.” Texas killed that yearly bill, and it’s far from the only fee the state has stopped collecting. These are the bills and fees Texans refuse to pay that most of the rest…
North Carolina’s REAL ID sign-off comes down to five documents, and missing even one sends you home empty-handed: Two proving where you live, one confirming your Social Security number, one showing car insurance if you want the driver’s license version, and one confirming who you are. Show up to a Raleigh, Charlotte, or Asheville office…
A kid in a Dayton classroom repeats what they’ve heard their whole life about the state, word for word. The teacher doesn’t correct it. That’s how a wrong fact about Ohio outlives the person who first said it. These are a few of those facts, tested against a $28 billion factory, a presidential head count,…
Does Publix price match? No, and that surprises many Florida shoppers the first time a cashier says so. Walk a Winn-Dixie flyer into a Publix on Colonial Drive in Orlando, point to the same carton of eggs selling for less, and the register still rings up Publix’s price. That’s the policy, in full. Publix’s own…
A young couple stands in the kitchen of a stone farmhouse outside Lancaster, running their hands along the original beams and already picking paint colors for the hallway. Their inspector is still down in the basement. He’s circling something on his clipboard that never came up during their walkthrough. These are the problems Pennsylvania home…
Some Market Basket changes still sting. Others just make longtime shoppers feel old, in a good way. These are the Market Basket changes Massachusetts shoppers still aren’t over. 1. Six Weeks Without Deliveries Market Basket customers still bring up June 23, 2014, the day the board fired Arthur T. Demoulas as president and two other…
Think tick season winds down once the kids go back to school? It doesn’t. Virginia Cooperative Extension researchers say adult blacklegged ticks stay active clear into the winter months, right as most people put their bug spray away for the season. These are the moves that keep ticks out of a Virginia yard before that…
Kroger and Food City sit closer to home for many Tennesseans, and many still drive past both. Publix earns the detour. These are the Publix finds worth the longer drive for Tennessee shoppers. 1. Hand-Rolled Sushi Tennessee’s newest Publix stores keep a sushi chef stationed behind the seafood counter, hand-rolling fresh selections every day the…
Florida gained 22,517 residents from other states last year. Two years earlier, that number was 183,646. Fewer people are arriving, and the households already there are running numbers on property taxes, condo bills, and hurricane season. These are some of the biggest reasons people are leaving Florida in 2026. Note: This is general information, not…
