Right now, tiny travelers may be stopping along the Alabama shore to eat and rest. Ahead of them is open water with nowhere to land. Here are the birds who are fueling up before their big trip south. 1. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird The ruby-throated hummingbird is the smallest bird on this list, and it nearly doubles…
Ocean views are one thing. Kansas views are another. A lot about daily life in Kansas will surprise you if you’ve only known the coast. Here’s a crash course for anyone raised near the water. 1. Tornado Siren Culture Tornado sirens are just part of the background noise. In the ten years through 2012, the…
You’re a couple of states from home, chatting with someone new, and a word totally normal to you slips out. Suddenly the person you’re talking to is nodding politely and clearly puzzled. It can happen to any Nebraskan. These are the Nebraska words and sayings that leave out-of-staters completely lost. 1. Runza Runza names both…
Heading over to Ohio for the day? You may not feel a thing at the state line, but your wallet just might. A few of the things you count on at home work differently over there, and not always the way you’d guess. Here’s what you can expect the second you cross from Pennsylvania into…
Think back to a Minnesota fall when you were a kid. The air turned crisp, and your family had plans you never had to discuss. Some of those plans no longer exist. Here’s a look back at the autumn rituals that faded for good. 1. ZooBoo at Como Zoo ZooBoo was the fall tradition at…
Northern Virginia is still Virginia. It just doesn’t always feel like it. Anyone who has spent time there knows the region runs on its own rhythm, and some of its quirks are hard to explain to people who haven’t. Here’s what makes Northern Virginia its own corner of the state. 1. Fairfax City’s Independence Fairfax…
You’ve replied and wrapped the gift. But that doesn’t mean your presence at the wedding won’t stir up conflict. The posters below took their wedding disputes to Reddit’s popular AITA forum, where people ask strangers to judge whether they were in the wrong. Each wedding guest fight below comes with Reddit’s verdict and our take….
Somewhere in your memory is a booth, a menu and a first bite you can’t order anymore. Pennsylvania has said goodbye to many restaurants like that. Here are the old favorites many locals still talk about. 1. Gino’s Hamburgers Gino’s Hamburgers ran its headquarters right in King of Prussia, founded in 1957 by Baltimore Colts…
Picture the same slow merge, the same brake lights and a whole state of drivers grumbling about different ones. Pennsylvania drivers rarely agree on which road is the worst. Here’s a tour of the stretches that test your patience, and why eastern and western drivers pick different winners. Note: This is general information, not legal…
You can feel the Valley change gears in mid-October, even before anyone says why. The weather turns pleasant, and suddenly you’re sharing your town again. Here’s what Arizonans notice when the winter crowd comes back. 1. Reservation Squeeze Snowbirds and tourists clear out once the heat sets in, and several Valley kitchens close right along…
