Weather ranks high on the list of reasons people choose where to live in the United States. States that are easy to live in through most seasons keep pulling people in. Nine states come up again and again for pleasant climate: Hawaii, Florida, California, Arizona, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and New Mexico. Keep
People who think about moving to Florida often end up comparing St. Augustine and Tampa. St. Augustine lines up cobblestone streets, Spanish-era landmarks, and quick access to Atlantic beaches. Tampa offers a larger job market, professional sports, busy nightlife, and a ring of different suburbs around the bay. Each city comes with certain advantages and
Philadelphia in 2026 will be the kind of place you visit once and talk about for years. The evenings in June will belong to the World Cup. Then July arrives with baseball in town for the MLB All-Star Game. At the same time, the United States’ 250th anniversary places Philadelphia at the center of national
Online college has become a normal way to earn a degree in the US in 2025. Plenty of people choose it because classes fit around jobs, family life, or a busy schedule, and because many programs cost less than studying on campus. Still, the problem lies in the fact that the internet has been crowded
Interstate numbers show up on major highways in the United States, and the digits follow a rulebook. The numbering system helps you read direction, rough location, and route type from a sign in seconds. Below is a clear guide to how interstate numbers work, plus the exceptions that explain why a few routes look out
Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation restored an ancestral Serrano name to public use in 2024. The name means People of the Pines and points to the San Bernardino mountain homeland. The community survived mission removal, nineteenth-century violence, and the reservation era that began in 1891. Bloodline behind the name runs through loss, regrouping, and years
After completing the piece on US states that start with V, the series reaches its final chapter with the US states that start with W. Four of them fit the bill, and they cover an enormous range of American life and landscape. Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming sit far apart on the map, and
The previous article explored the US states that start with U (Utah is the only one), while the following piece turns attention to those that start with V. Two names stand out in that group: Vermont and Virginia. Let’s find out more about what makes those two states unique. Vermont Vermont is located in the
The alphabetical journey through American states continues with another step in the series. The previous article focused on US states that start with T, with Texas and Tennessee. Now the spotlight turns to the next letter in line. Only one state begins with U, and that state is Utah. Utah sits on its own among
Only a few letters are left before we end the whole series about US states starting with a specific letter. I figured out that this can be an interesting way to present different parts of the US and share some facts about history, geography, and many other details. The idea came from my love for