Could you tell a Massachusetts driver from a New Hampshire driver in under a minute? These are the highway habits that instantly tell a Massachusetts driver from a New Hampshire one. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Traffic laws and enforcement practices are subject to change, so confirm current requirements with the Massachusetts…
North Carolina lawmakers once tried to settle a barbecue fight with a bill. The bill didn’t get far. That fight over whose barbecue deserved statewide recognition split lawmakers along the same lines pitmasters have argued over for decades. These are the regional barbecue styles that still divide North Carolina neighbors, plate by plate. 1. Eastern…
An Ohio driver’s license renewal in person comes down to five proofs: Legal name, birth date, Social Security number, Ohio address, and legal presence in the country. REAL ID asks for a little more. Ohio’s fee schedule prices the renewal by term length, and the total only grows if a document goes missing at the…
The Preservation Society of Charleston is walking visitors past dozens of historic homes this month, during its annual Fall Tours. Many of those visitors don’t know why the porches they’re touring look the way they do. Every detail has a reason. These are South Carolina porch traditions rooted in Charleston and Gullah Geechee history. 1….
A dog doesn’t need a blizzard to end up in a vet’s exam room this fall. Green Bay’s average first frost falls close to Sept. 27, according to seasonal tracking by a local television meteorologist covering northeastern Wisconsin. A hard freeze follows about ten days later. These are the cold-weather signs vets want Wisconsin dog…
A costume shop takes over an empty storefront on a small Ohio town square almost every September. By the middle of November, it’s gone. Small towns across Ohio run on storefronts built the same way, like a root beer drive-in that pours drinks all summer, then boards up by the first frost. These are the…
“We never did that when you were little” can start quite a conversation in a North Carolina family. Now that you’re a grandparent, you might understand both sides. You remember how your parents did things, but you’re also learning why their approach doesn’t always fit your grandchildren’s lives. These are the things grandparents in North…
Florida wildlife officials are taking applications through October 15 for this year’s goliath grouper permit lottery. It wasn’t always this complicated. Back in the 1950s, a Florida dinner table looked a lot different. These are the foods Floridians loved in the 1950s but wouldn’t touch today. 1. Green Turtle Steak and Soup Key West’s canneries…
One January snowstorm left nearly 450,000 Virginians without power at its peak, according to the National Weather Service office in Wakefield. For the people who sat in the dark waiting it out, a phone was the lifeline. But the settings that make a phone useful in a storm don’t always turn on by default. These…
New Jersey has led United Van Lines’ National Movers Study in outbound moves for eight straight years. Ask the movers why, and the weather doesn’t always make the list. These are the reasons New Jerseyans are leaving the state they grew up in. Note: This is general information, not tax or financial advice. Tax rules…
