When a college football team competes on new turf at its home stadium, it could put a new spring in their step and boost their pride. What it won’t do is propel the team to victory. A LawnStarter analysis of the 15 U.S. college football teams that played on new […]
Yes, Georgia, there is a Santa Claus. With Albany sitting at No. 1, three regions in Georgia gain a seat in our sleigh of the top 10 regions in the U.S. for believers in Jolly Old Saint Nick. Macon, Ga., earns the No. 3 spot in our ranking of the […]
Finding a basketball game to watch in the Norfolk, Va., area is a slam dunk. And finding a place to play basketball there is an alley-oop. Figures from the Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit that promotes parks and other public spaces, indicate Norfolk lays up 406 public basketball hoops […]
“The Voice” judges and celebrity couple Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton embrace it. So do former President Bill Clinton, actress Natalie Portman, pop superstar Madonna and tennis legend Venus Williams. All of these high-profile people count themselves among the millions of American devotees of veganism. In the U.S., 3% of […]
In McAllen, a Texas city along the U.S. border with Mexico, the heat is on … and on and on and on. From 1979 to 2018, McAllen saw the average number of days per year with a heat index of at least 105 degrees shoot up by 21.9, according to […]
When Americans are hunting for a home, they give a lot of thought to the size of the lot. After all, a bigger lot means more space for a backyard patio or a kids’ playscape — and more lawn to mow. “Many people like the idea of living in a […]
Is the indoor fireplace flaming out and the outdoor fireplace flaring up? A LawnStarter review of U.S. Census Bureau data shows the percentage of new single-family homes built without indoor fireplaces sits at its highest level since at least 1973. In 2018, according to the Census Bureau, the share of […]
People who own both dogs and lawns often have a question for their veterinarians: “Why do dogs eat grass?” Grass-eating by dogs is a commonly observed, but rarely studied topic, so there are plenty of opinions. It’s to soothe an upset stomach. It causes them to throw up. It’s to make up for a nutritional deficiency in […]
Students at Berry College in northwest Georgia enjoy plenty of room to roam. The Berry campus, tucked into the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, covers more than 27,000 acres — nearly twice the land area of Manhattan. With a 2018 enrollment of 2,014, each student at Berry can claim what’s […]
Written by John Egan With a nickname like the Green Mountain State, it’s fitting that Vermont has cultivated a sizable presence in organic farming. A LawnStarter review of data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows Vermont leads the country for the number of organic-certified farms per 100,000 residents. […]