Can you still point to the bowling building where you rolled your first strike? In Moberly, that building was Community Lanes, and ABC 17 News reported it went dark for good in 2013 after 56 years of Friday night leagues. Missouri keeps losing buildings like it. These are the community gathering places disappearing from Missouri…
Colorado’s state geologists say the ground beneath a house does more damage every year than tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes combined. Fixing that damage means living through the work. These are the renovations Coloradans say are miserable to live through. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Permitting, zoning, and homeowners association rules vary…
Reuters reported in August 2026 that Flowers Foods, the Georgia company that has owned Tastykake since 2011, was hunting for a buyer for the Philadelphia snack cake brand. Philadelphians weren’t surprised. The brand has changed hands before, and so have many others across Pennsylvania. These are the Pennsylvania food brands that have survived a change…
A 2019 Des Moines Register poll asked Iowans to name the best gas station pizza in the state, and 85% of them gave the same answer. That’s far from a close vote. Say a different name out loud at a tailgate, and watch people’s eyebrows go up. These are the convenience chains Iowans judge each…
Merge onto the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge in Charles County, and the Maryland Transportation Authority only tolls traffic heading one direction across the Potomac. The other direction crosses for free. That toll is only one of the things that change once Marylanders reach the Virginia side. These are the things that get worse…
A Wake County plumber feeds a drain snake fifteen feet into a clogged kitchen line, then pulls back a wad of shredded wipes marked flushable. Nothing about that surprises a North Carolina plumber. These are the things North Carolina plumbers wish homeowners would stop putting down the drain. 1. Coffee Grounds Coffee grounds poured down…
New Hampshire is the only state in the country that doesn’t require a driver to buy car insurance. Rules like that shape a lot of habits. Grow up around them, and they stick long after a person moves out-of-state. These are the signs someone was raised in New Hampshire, no matter where they live now….
Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts put an unusual race on the ballot: A seat on the local water board. It still gets votes. No governor is attached to that race, and no ad runs for it on the evening news, but Nebraskans keep voting it out of plain habit. These are the everyday habits that only…
More than four in ten U.S. workers call “circle back” one of the most annoying phrases they hear at work, according to a national survey from the language-learning platform Preply. It’s one of many. These are the office phrases Ohioans and employees across the country are sick of hearing. 1. Touch Base Touch base rarely…
Pennsylvania topped every state in the country for both buck and antlerless deer taken per square mile, according to the National Deer Association’s 2025 deer report. The report used the most complete season data on record. None of that happens without deer camp. These are the deer camp traditions Pennsylvanians won’t reschedule for anything. 1….
