The Melt by Jason Diamond

The Melt by Jason Diamond

America's Best Crunchy Towns

Grow your hair out, start a granola company, and get really into jam bands

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Jason Diamond
Apr 10, 2025
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One of my dark secrets is I’m actually really in love with crunchy towns. You know what I’m talking about: some burg, usually along the east coast, generally populated by old hippies, students from the nearby liberal arts college, former students who went to the nearby liberal arts college, dropped out halfway through sophomore year, got a job at the lo…

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