A hand-lettered sign leans against a fence post on a two-lane road in East Tennessee every September. A coffee can with a slit cut in the lid sits underneath it for cash. The trust system is in full effect. These are the things Tennesseans buy at roadside produce stands in September. 1. Grainger County Tomatoes…
The Census Bureau’s latest estimate puts Greenwich’s median household income past $200,000 a year. Bridgeport, Connecticut’s largest city, sits under $60,000. That’s the same state. These are the assumptions about Connecticut that residents are tired of correcting. 1. The New York City Commute Is Connecticut just a commuter suburb of New York City? Not according…
North Carolina has taken a direct hurricane hit about once every two years since 1851, according to the North Carolina State Climate Office. Lifelong residents know the drill. These are the hurricane prep habits longtime North Carolinians never skip, no matter how calm the forecast looks. Note: This is general information, not insurance advice. Waiting…
The Baltimore Ravens open their home schedule at M&T Bank Stadium on Sept. 20, and the Friday before it, offices and school hallways across Maryland will already be full of purple. You can bet your bottom dollar that many Marylanders who’ve moved out of state will be doing the same. These are the Maryland habits…
New Yorkers are famous for knowing how to make the most of limited space. But that doesn’t mean every guest gets unlimited freedom. Even the most welcoming host has a line, and crossing it can turn a friendly stay into an uncomfortable situation. These are the rude houseguest behaviors New York hosts consider grounds for…
The average Nashville household sends close to 4,000 pounds of garbage to the landfill every year, according to the city’s waste department. But a portion of that trash never should have reached the curb the way it did. These are the things Tennessee garbage collectors wish every household understood before garbage day. 1. Your Cart’s…
South Dakota charges its full state sales tax on a routine grocery run. Idaho is the only other state that does the same thing. Newcomers who budget the way they did back home find that out the moment they unload a full cart at the register. These are the things that confuse out-of-staters who move…
Delaware fits three counties into 1,949 square miles, the second-smallest footprint of any state in the country. That’s not much room to spread out. But it’s apparently enough room to grow three different vocabularies, since a phrase that means everything in Wilmington can draw a shrug forty-five minutes south. These are the Delaware words and…
Kentucky’s flat income tax dropped to 3.5% on January 1, 2026. Tennessee’s has stayed at zero the entire time. That gap alone undercuts a fraction of what Kentuckians assume about their next-door state. These are the things Kentuckians say about Tennessee that the numbers don’t back up. Note: This is general information, not tax advice….
University of Florida entomologist Norman Leppla says Florida’s lovebug population is bouncing back this year after four years of decline. He’s watching for the next wave to settle in around September, right on schedule. Every fall, that timing turns driveways across Florida into a chemistry problem nobody signed up for. These are the lovebug mistakes…
