It’s the kind of place you probably wouldn’t go unless you had a specific reason. Like, say, if your youngest brother decided he wanted to go out into the world and try something new, and if, due to a range of factors, he wound up moving to Oklahoma City with one of his best friends from high school. If something like that were to occur, well you would have all the reason you’d need to finally check Oklahoma off the list, right?
Read MoreIf you find yourself in the Midwest, there's a pretty good chance you won't need to look too hard to find a farmers market during the summer season. In rural and urban areas alike, these marketplaces are generally a fixture of the community, whether they pop up in parking lots or park pavilions on the weekend or if they have a more permanent location with fairly regular hours.
Read MoreDespite the negativity people love to share, I’ve always kind of romanticized Detroit. Sure, there are challenges to be faced, just like anywhere else, but we don’t always need to focus on what’s going wrong; sometimes it’s necessary to shine a light on the good stuff. And in this case, the good stuff we’re talking about is coffee — the black nectar of the gods — and the spots in Detroit that are serving it up right.
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