This Kentucky City Just Beat Lexington As The Best Place To Live In The State
You probably think Lexington wins every Kentucky popularity contest. It usually does, and honestly, it knows it. This…
You probably think Lexington wins every Kentucky popularity contest. It usually does, and honestly, it knows it. This…
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Some places change slowly, so slowly you barely notice until one day everything feels different. I sat down…
Some traditions refuse to disappear quietly. I learned that on a fall drive through the north Georgia mountains,…
Some towns spend a fortune trying to look charming. They install decorative lamp posts, paint the shutters, and…
You have driven past this town in Kentucky more than once. The exit sign registered for half a…
Everyone loves that classic New England charm until they see the Boston price tag. You want the cobblestone…
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Let’s talk about money for a second. Retirement is supposed to be relaxing, not a math problem. Yet…
Scientists keep trying to measure happiness. They should have just visited western Kentucky. There is a small town…
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My car thermometer read 96 when I left Atlanta. Two hours later it showed 74. Same state, same…
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Some places make you slow down the moment you arrive. This little Washington town is one of them….
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There are towns you visit and towns you discover, and the difference between the two is nearly impossible…
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