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…
The FDA and USDA logged around 320 food recalls last year, and most of them never made the evening news. Silence doesn’t mean safe. It just means nobody’s paying attention. These are the moves Florida shoppers should make the moment a grocery recall hits. 1. Match the Lot Number, Not Just the Product A recall…
A signed contract in Virginia isn’t a sold house. Buyers walked away from more than 1 in 7 U.S. home sales under contract last August, and home inspection findings were the reason more than seven times out of ten. Here’s what turns a Virginia seller’s signed contract into a failed sale. Note: This is general…
A homeowner outside Macon steps onto her covered porch expecting shade and gets a wall of heat instead. Her living room, ten feet away, sits at a comfortable 72 degrees. Her porch might as well belong to a different summer. These are the reasons your Georgia porch feels hotter than the rest of your house….
A neighbor mentions, almost offhand, that the alligator in the retention pond behind the cul-de-sac has been there since spring. Nobody warns a new homeowner about that before closing, any more than they warn about the lawyer state law requires at the table, whether the buyer wants a lawyer there or not. These are the…
Think you know everything there’s to know about peaches? Most Georgians don’t, and they’ve been eating them their whole lives. Here’s a two truths and a lie game to test your knowledge. Each round below hands you three statements, two of them true and one of them a lie. You tap the fake. How many…
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the surprises buried in its law books. Some rules protect everyday freedoms, while others govern situations most Americans would never imagine needing a law at all. These nine Texas laws prove the Lone Star State plays by a rulebook of its own. Note: This is general information, not legal…
Most shoppers know exactly where to find Kroger’s bakery and deli. Knowing how to get the most out of them is another story. These six finds make parties easier, orders faster, and a regular Tennessee grocery run a little more rewarding. 1. Print an Actual Photo Kroger’s bakery catalog in Tennessee runs through dozens of…
