Louisville’s 5 most questionable vision centers
Dr. Squintsworth’s Discount Vision Emporium & Bait Shop Located conveniently between a fireworks warehouse and an active construction site on
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The Madison Capitol Punishment: democracy in violent motion
How Wisconsin’s capital city spent thirty years proving that representative government works best with elbow pads There are two types
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The Department of Homeland Absurdity presents: “Why your stuff got trashed.”
Didn’t get your package? Some US delivery giants say they are starting to simply trash packages that don’t clear the
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The Fort Wayne Pains: A bruised and beautiful memory
Thirty years gone, but the wheels keep spinning in our hearts If you grew up in Fort Wayne between 1970
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Fort Wayne’s greatest gift to trouser security
In the sweltering summer of 1947, while America was busy inventing television and the transistor, Fort Wayne, Indiana was producing
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Fort Wayne’s 5 greatest moonshiners
Life in Fort Wayne over the years has challenged many residents. A little nip gets more than a few through
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The magnificent maniacs of Fort Wayne Memorial Raceway: A loving tribute to drivers who probably shouldn’t have had licenses
Between 1967 and 1994, Fort Wayne Memorial Raceway stood as a beacon of questionable safety standards and even more questionable
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5 worst gunslingers in Fort Wayne history (couldn’t hit a barn, literally)
The Wild West may have been far from Fort Wayne, but in the 1800s, the city still had its share
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7 Fort Wayne neighborhoods that still think it’s 1984
Every city has pockets of time where the past lingers. In Fort Wayne, there are entire neighborhoods still spiritually (and
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5 local festivals that started as garage sales
Fort Wayne loves a festival. But peel back the fried food and corporate sponsorships, and you’ll often find humble beginnings
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Six Fort Wayne pizza places where you’re 70% likely to see your ex in sweatpants
Nothing says “small city romance” like running into your ex at a pizza joint, wearing their “I Gave Up” sweatpants
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Five classical music hits that were written, produced, and performed by Fort Wayne musicians
Fort Wayne doesn’t often get credit as a hub of classical music. That’s mostly because the city’s Philharmonic shares its
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Five worst Fort Wayne dog groomers (according to my very nervous Schnauzer)”
My schnauzer Karl is not what you’d call emotionally resilient. He cries when I shift the ottoman. He shivers when
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Five most iconic buildings in Fort Wayne (that may or may not be legally habitable)
If you spend any time in Fort Wayne, Indiana—which, let’s face it, you probably do because your cousin’s getting married
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Ft. Wayne: where bad truckers come home to park
Big Mike “The Overpacker” Mike hauls produce cross-country but insists on carrying his entire garage with him. Not tools—no, we’re
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