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I moved from Brazil to the Midwest at 19. My parents were born in the US, but I still wasn't prepared for the culture shock.
By the time I was born, my parents, who had relocated to Brazil as full-time volunteer missionaries…
Kristi Ferguson
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A 27-year-old who was disappointed with her move from the Midwest to Dallas explains how she got excited about her new city
Griffin Kibens moved from Missouri to Texas. She wasn't happy at first with living in Dallas but a …
Madison Hoff
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The Midwest is having a moment
Once-niche aspects of Midwestern culture are inescapable in the 2024 election and beyond.
Talia Lakritz
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8 Midwest chains we wish were available nationwide
Note: Some of these chains have a few locations outside the Midwest, but since they're based in the…
Zoë Miller
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I never had any desire to visit the Midwest until a trip to Wisconsin changed my entire outlook on travel
Visiting the Midwest never appealed to me until I saw photos of Door County, Wisconsin, during the …
Hayley Hutson
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JD Vance is faltering in the Midwest, a big problem for the GOP
JD Vance had a 28% favorable rating and a 44% unfavorable rating among voters in Illinois, Indiana,…
John L. Dorman
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Why workers who lose their jobs to AI will be better off than the Midwest manufacturing employees of two decades ago
The AI boom won't follow the same path as the US's manufacturing decline, an economist says. Worker…
Jacob Zinkula
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My family moved to Florida in 2016 and have been through 6 major hurricanes. We're staying here anyway.
My family has been through six major hurricanes in Florida. They feel like a blip among sunny days …
Terri Peters
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Considering an electric vehicle? Experts explain how to pick one for your lifestyle and budget
Buying a used electric car looks like a better deal than ever, thanks to a tax credit that started …
Nora Naughton,Tim Levin
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We're millennial brothers and business partners who left San Francisco's tech bubble for the Midwest manufacturing scene. We never would have been able to afford to launch our startup in California.
John and Matine Yuksel left Silicon Valley to start an accelerating walkway company in the Midwest.…
Erin Snodgrass
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The Housing Ice Age is thawing
The housing market's Ice Age is finally thawing, with buyers and sellers showing signs that they're…
James Rodriguez
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I moved my family from Dallas to a small city in Missouri. I miss the diversity of food in Texas, but the cost of living is much cheaper here.
Josh Hartman and his family moved from the Dallas area to a small city in Missouri in 2022.
Erin Snodgrass
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This humorous sign in Milwaukee's airport is peak Midwest
A sign in Milwaukee's airport labels the end of the security screening the "recombobulation area."
Talia Lakritz
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The dating scene in the Midwest is heating up
Over 90,000 people moved from California into the Midwest last year. They're part of the reason the…
Juliana Kaplan
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Why housing affordability could be a key issue for swing state voters in November, according to Redfin
Swing state asking rents have shot up almost 24% since 2020, leading many renters to feel rent rema…
Kelly Cloonan
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I visited Mackinac Island, voted the No. 1 travel destination this summer. No cars are allowed on the dreamy Midwest island.
Located in Lake Huron, the car-free spot is the prettiest place in the Midwest and a top travel spo…
Molly O'Brien
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The states where rent is going up the fastest — and the slowest
Nearly half of renter households spent over 30% of income on housing in 2023, which large rent incr…
Noah Sheidlower
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My 56-year-old mom lives rent-free in our house. She contributes by doing chores and childcare, but communicating expectations can be hard.
Multiple generations living in one house can benefit everyone involved, from saving money to childc…
Emylee Williams
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Take a look inside Menards, the Midwest home-improvement chain owned by Wisconsin's richest billionaire
Menards, the home-improvement chain founded by John Menard Jr., is known for its discounted prices,…
Talia Lakritz
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I tried suburban living for 3 years and was miserable. I'm back to city life and never looking back.
After moving to the suburbs, Randall Galbreath realized how miserable he felt. He moved back to the…