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 […]
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10 Worst Trees to Plant in Austin
Considering planting a tree as part of your outdoor landscaping? It’s a good idea since trees offer beauty, shade and can clean the air. They may even boost your property’s value. There are, however, some types of trees you should absolutely avoid. The following trees are the 10 worst, and […]
15 Best Cities for Observing World Naked Gardening Day 2019
The city that gave us Buck Owens is this year’s best place to garden buck naked. An analysis of weather conditions expected for Saturday, May 4, 2019 — World Naked Gardening Day — shows that the city of Bakersfield, Calif., has the most conducive climate for getting out and gardening […]
10 Cities Most Interested in World Naked Gardening Day 2019
What is it about World Naked Gardening Day that makes some of us blush like a tomato? Maybe it’s the thought of having so much skin exposed to the sun that makes us turn beet red. Plenty of gardeners are stocking up on sunscreen and getting ready to grin and […]
The 10 Most Irish Cities in America
“There are only two kinds of people in the world, the Irish and those who wish they were.” That Irish proverb is hundreds of years old, but it still rings true today, especially in America on St. Patrick’s Day. Seems everyone is Irish on March 17th, or at least claims […]
The 10 Most Weather Confused Cities
What’s the first thing you hear when you turn on a radio or television newscast? Unless there’s some disastrous event taking place, it’s the changing weather forecast. Often the weather forecast is the catastrophic event. Even if we’re not expecting a hurricane or blizzard, the weather forecast in most cities […]
The 8 Places Where Christmas Lights Truly Make People’s Faces Light Up
Written by John Egan When it comes to Christmas lights, the Oklahoma City, OK, metro area is a shining star. The OKC metro area tops LawnStarter’s new ranking, based on Google Trends data, of the 8 Places Where Christmas Lights Truly Make People’s Faces Light Up. Jump to List of […]
The 12 U.S. Markets Between the Coasts with the Most Homes Valued at $1 Million-Plus
Written by John Egan In the San Francisco, CA, metro area, many homes worth at least $1 million don’t actually fall into the luxury category. In fact, it’s almost a luxury if you can buy a home in the country’s most expensive housing market that’s valued at less than $1 […]
Raising The Roof: The 12 U.S. Regions Adding The Most New Homes
Long Island, NY, is undergoing a residential building boom — just in time for Amazon to drop a corporate office there that eventually will employ 25,000 people. A LawnStarter analysis of data from real estate brokerage Redfin shows that among more than 70 U.S. metro locations, Long Island — home […]
Top 10 Cities Celebrating Dia de los Muertos
Día de los Muertos is a two-day long celebration of friends and family that have passed. Traditionally celebrated in Mexico, the festival has worked its way North thanks to a growing Hispanic population in the United States, and has exploded in popularity with the help of Disney’s animated movie Coco […]