The Canfield Fair pulled down its midway in Mahoning County on Labor Day, September 7, closing out its 180th year as Ohio’s largest county fair. By the next morning, some of its best-known food trailers were already hitched up for a different county’s fairgrounds. These are the Ohio county fair foods locals track down long…
California’s gas tax runs 63.4 cents a gallon, the highest base rate of any state in the country. That’s before a single chain adds its markup on top. A rewards app or a loyalty discount can look like it closes that gap, when it barely dents it. These are the fuel price assumptions that cost…
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…
Alabama has roughly 31 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants. That’s a rocking chair on a porch every few exits down I-65, I-59 and I-20. In our opinion, Cracker Barrel’s biscuits are still better than most of its competitors. But not every menu item has withstood the test of time. These are the dishes Cracker…
This Wednesday, San Antonio marks Diez y Seis de Septiembre, the day Mexico’s independence movement began in 1810. Restaurants across South Texas will roast cabrito, a young goat, right alongside the tacos and the mariachis. Many people outside Texas have never eaten goat and don’t plan to start. These are the foods Texas built out…
A visitor pulls into a gas station in Manhattan, Kansas and asks the clerk why her town calls itself something that isn’t even Manhattan. She just laughs. Every local has heard the question hundreds of times, and none of them care to explain it to strangers anymore. These are the Kansas phrases that leave out-of-staters…
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…
In 1984, South Carolina lawmakers spent floor time voting a dance style into law as the state’s official dance. Few transplants know that. They hear a neighbor mention it, picture something else, and spend the rest of the conversation confused. These are the sayings South Carolinians use that newcomers hear completely wrong. 1. Upstate South…
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…
Some New York City apartment rules are easy to understand. Others might make you wonder who would ever break them. But tenants do, from putting grills on fire escapes to sneaking washing machines into apartments without permission. Here are some of the things New York City leases ban that residents do anyway. Note: This is…
