What is your city known for?

[r1lissa]

Waxahachie, TX

Crape Myrtle capital of Texas

 

[Mathfailure]

I had no idea what crape myrtle was, so I googled it.

They are beautiful. Do you know if they would grow a bit further north?

 

[rpmdfw]

Waxahachie, TX

Crape Myrtle capital of Texas

Waxahachie is a great little town!

We used to head down there every year for the Ren Faire when I lived in Dallas. Plus we had lunch several times at a cafe on the town square.

Beautiful place!

 

[jjjmranch]

So I googled Oswego, IL and found out that we're just a growing town that had a lot of farms that are now growing subdivisions. An episode of Manhunt was filmed here and J. Dennis Hastert (former speaker of the House) lives nearby. That's about it.

 

[buckylarue]

Move to Canada ! We have free healthcare, polar bears, the 2010 Olympics, and me

You had me at healthcare! Would love to live in Vancouver or Toronto, but don't know if we could buy into the healthcare program or what; otherwise we'd do it in a heartbeat!

 

[Hydani]

You had me at healthcare! Would love to live in Vancouver or Toronto, but don't know if we could buy into the healthcare program or what; otherwise we'd do it in a heartbeat!

Buy into healthcare? It's free if you're a citizen. Get a dual citizenship The only thing you have to pay for here is... like cosmetic surgeries. My friend takes 7 or 8 pills a day and has had brain surgery... She pays $.10 a week.

 

[MonorailMan]

There's other things you could do to spice this up.
Set yourself on fire.
A provocative dance number with a snake.
Make out with another DIS member...

Setting yourself on fire is really bad for your hair.

 

[rustyp]

The area I'm from and live in is famous for their crabs. We have the famous Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab. A distant relative owns a few restaurants in Md as well as other states and is very famous for the seafood they serve. I'm sure anyone on here from Maryland can guess who I'm talking about. I think their crabcakes are to die for. It's an old family receipe.

 

[zeitzeuge]

I had no idea what crape myrtle was, so I googled it.

They are beautiful. Do you know if they would grow a bit further north?

Crape Myrtle trees are definitely a southern tree. My parents back home in nebraska fell in love with them when we would visit my grandmother in Texas. We brought some back and they died after the first winter.

We just bought a few for our yard. LOVE them.

 

[r1lissa]

Crape Myrtle trees are definitely a southern tree. My parents back home in nebraska fell in love with them when we would visit my grandmother in Texas. We brought some back and they died after the first winter.

We just bought a few for our yard. LOVE them.

You are correct- they are not freeze friendly. Love them, but they do make a bit of a mess when the flowers start falling off.
We have several festivals down here, and the Crape Myrtle festival is in June.

 

[Mathfailure]

I am sorry to hear this, but maybe southern Ohio is southern enough?

Your home is going to be so lovely, you seem to have a knack from the pictures I viewed.

Kathleen

 

[MonorailMan]

I am sorry to hear this, but maybe southern Ohio is southern enough?

I think those trees only require one thing: Southern drawl. And half of southern Ohio pretty much has that taken care of.

 

[OrlandoMike]

Crape Myrtle trees are definitely a southern tree.

Love the Crepe Myrtles I have in my yard, but I do miss the smell of Lillacs. They just wont grow down here!

 

[wallyb]

Love the Crepe Myrtles I have in my yard, but I do miss the smell of Lillacs. They just wont grow down here!

Got tons of Lilacs in New England.

 

[C&G'sMama]

Rochester New York.

-George Eastman, Eastman Kodak Company, University of Rochester and the affiliated Eastman School of Music
-Xerox, while now based in CT was started in Rochester
-Susan B. Anthony
-Frederick Douglas is buried here at Mount Hope Cemetery as is Susan B. Anthony, there are tours
-On the Southern shore of Lake Ontario
-Strong National Museum of Play and the Toy Hall of Fame
-168 miles by land to Toronto; 350 miles from NYC (and 60 miles from Buffalo (in honor of Saxton)

 

[Mathfailure]

If I am too north for carpe mrytle and too south for lilacs, I am going to be miffed.

MM My 11 year old, raised all his life in eastern MA, said a word to me and I did not know what he was saying. It was ''friend" with about 7 extra syllables. I am going to have to send him to his Aunt's soon to be redunked in the MA accent.

And I am not calling tonic "Pop" either. I'll switch to soda for clarity, but that is as far as this New Englander can go.

 

[OrlandoMike]

If I am too north for carpe mrytle and too south for lilacs, I am going to be miffed.

Your just south of Lima right?

You should be able to grow Lilacs just fine!

 

[jiminy.cricket]

I recently moved to Chicago. I think it's famous for corruption, mobs, pizza, wind, architecture, Oprah, and formerly meat-packing. I don't think it's that famous nowadays, though. I guess it would be that big city in the Midwest everyone has heard of but no one really knows anything about. It's just kinda...there.

 

[Mathfailure]

Thank you Mike, I am trying to plan out my spring work in the yard. A new venture for me. This fall I planted bulbs for the first time, with the help of my 11 year old. I think he planted them mostly upside down.

Kathleen

 

[R2D1]

Well, Kalamazoo, MI just passed an ordinance that prevents housing and employment discrimination--it was mentioned all over the nation (including on Olbermann!).

We volunteered a TON to get that passed by over 60%

Check out: http://www.onekalamazoo.com/

/proud of Kalamazoo