Reading a map of Ohio out loud can earn you a few strange looks. The spelling on the sign isn’t always a reliable guide. If you’re an out-of-stater, these are Ohio’s town names worth practicing before your next road trip chat with a local. 1. Versailles Versailles, Ohio, started out as Jacksonville in 1819, and…
You’ve lived through enough Wisconsin winters to think you’ve got this one figured out. Maybe you do. Or maybe a few things you take for granted are only half true. Here’s what the records say about some of them. 1. Equal Snow Statewide Out-of-state visitors may picture the same winter snow from Kenosha to Bayfield….
Mount Sterling’s October Court Day returns this month, the way it has for generations. But not everything you grew up with in a Kentucky town lasted that long. Here’s what locals no longer find in their towns. 1. Kmart Stores Your Kmart in Georgetown, Bowling Green, Owensboro, Hopkinsville, London or Corbin had closed by November…
Some stops are just for gas, and some turn into part of the neighborhood. Tennesseans who stop at Weigel’s in the eastern part of the state may not see all of it from the parking lot. Here’s a look at what the chain is up to around East Tennessee. 1. Football Friday Votes Weigel’s runs…
Fall is in full swing, and the calendar is filling up with football, costumes and pumpkins. Michiganders and Ohioans both love the season. But they don’t always spend it the same way. Here’s where the two states part ways when the leaves start to turn. 1. Rivalry Week If you’re heading to Columbus, rivalry week…
A word you’ve used your whole life can land differently with someone younger. North Carolinians who grew up with some of these sayings may not realize that dictionaries and style guides now flag them. Whether you agree with the changes or not, these are the once-familiar words and why they’ve fallen out of favor nowadays….
With Halloween about two weeks away, your porch may already be ready for trick-o-treaters. But not every neighbor sees the holiday your way. Reddit’s popular AITA forum, where people ask strangers to judge whether they were in the wrong, has hosted Halloween standoffs like these. What would your verdict be on these six situations if…
Growing up in Iowa can leave you with food habits that look perfectly normal to you and a little alarming to guests. Ask Iowans about them, and you may get a shrug or a long defense. This is what makes out-of-staters raise an eyebrow at a dinner table in Iowa. Maid-Rite Loose Meat A Maid-Rite…
You may have ordered the same Pub Sub so many times that you could recite it. But Floridians who stick to their usual order could be leaving good options on the counter. These tips may change how you order on your next visit. 1. Tutto Pugliese at the Counter Your Pub Sub can be made…
It’s well past midnight, and you’re hungry and wide awake. New York City has corners that run on a different clock than the daytime crowd. Here’s where New Yorkers find the night shift still going strong. Veselka Veselka now stays open past midnight on weekends, when it runs all night. The Ukrainian diner, on Second…
