Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. Writer Joe Mackall gained ...
Martha Ross, who now makes TikTok videos about the Amish experience, says she doesn't miss anything about the lifestyle — except her family Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE ...
ARCOLA, Ill. (AP) -- After years of living in Arcola, four men saw a problem. Virtually everyone in central Illinois knew of the strong Amish presence in the area, as did tourists from around the ...
The fertile backcountry of rural Tennessee offers a vital lifeline to the Amish, a deeply traditional community living apart ...
(CNN) — The idea of “Rumspringa” has a specific spot in the American imagination. A rite of passage for young people in some Amish communities, Rumspringa is seen by most outsiders as a wild time away ...
Most Americans know very little about the realities of growing up Amish, but Johnny Detweiler (@johnnydetweiler4) is trying to change that. The Amish teen, who lives in Smock, Pennsylvania, frequently ...
In the early hours of June 2, 2009, Eli left his family’s home on his way to a fishing trip at Lake Erie. According to police ...
FERTILE, Minn. -- Edwin Lambright stops in his tracks and looks down at the ground. He stoops over, parts the grass with his hands and points out three eggs cradled in a round, perfectly constructed ...
Watch 'Primetime: The Outsiders' and 'Primetime: Crime' Wednesdays this summer! June 19, 2008 — -- From a rare look inside the world of Amish teenagers embarking on a pivotal life-altering ...
When Judy Stavisky began trading free car rides to Amish women in exchange for talk time, she wasn’t setting out to write a book or to make lifelong friends. But that’s exactly what happened to the ...
Writer Joe Mackall gained unprecedented access to one of the most conservative Amish communities through his neighbor Samuel. In his new book, Plain Secrets, Mackall chronicles the tightly knit ...
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