Local Culture
No Match Required — Vermont’s Smallest Grant Has the Biggest Reach
Beck Pond Sugarworks outside Johnson, VT landed a WLEI Phase 1 grant — $2K–$5K, no…
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Cost of Living
Maine Mailed 1,847 Lobstermen $18,500 Checks — No Application
Maine auto-enrolled 1,847 two-boat lobstermen for $18,500 electric-hauler rebates with zero paperwork — but only…
Hidden Places
12 Secret Towns in America Locals Don’t Want You to Find
From Lindsborg, Kansas to New Mexico, these 12 under-the-radar American towns offer authentic experiences mass…
Local Culture
Luke Grimes Left Hollywood for Montana and Says Residents Are ‘Not Happy’ He Showed Up
The conventional wisdom holds that moving to the country is the ultimate escape — clean…
Forgotten History
Woolworth Closed 400 Stores in 1997. This One Lunch Counter Never Got the Memo
One of America's last surviving Woolworth's lunch counters still operates with 22 original seats and…
Forgotten History
This 260-Year-Old Moravian Village in Winston-Salem Kept Diaries Through the Revolution — You Can Still Walk Its Streets
Old Salem Museum & Gardens in Winston-Salem, NC preserves a 260-year-old Moravian settlement that kept…
Local Culture
Luke Grimes Left Hollywood for Montana and Says Residents Are ‘Not Happy’ He Showed Up
Luke Grimes, star of Yellowstone and Marshals, moved to a small Montana town — and…
Hidden Places
Montana Still Has Working Soda Fountains From the 1930s — and Locals Have Never Stopped Going
Montana's historic soda fountains in Kalispell, Stevensville, and Virgelle have survived nearly a century. Here's…
Local Culture
Rising Costs Are Threatening the Future of Panama City’s Mardi Gras — And Organizers Are Running Out of Options
Panama City's Mardi Gras celebration faces an uncertain future as rising operational costs pressure organizers…
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A Montana Town of Fewer Than 500 People Has Kept the Same General Store Running for 125 Years — Until Now
The Fishtail General Store, Montana's oldest continuously operating general store at 125 years, is preparing…