The San Antonio Express-News began in 1865 as the San Antonio Express. The Express was a morning newspaper; the San Antonio News began in 1918 as an evening newspaper to challenge the San Antonio…
The city of Austin has been called the "San Francisco of the South" (or "San Francisco of the Southwest"). Austin, like San Francisco, is a city whose residents have liberal…
Most of the corn of Texas can be traced to the corn acquired at the victorious Battle of San Jacinto (1836). The soldiers had wanted to call it Houston corn, but Sam Houston urged them to call it…
"San Juan Hill" and "The Gut" are old names for the west side of Manhattan. "San Juan Hill" dates immediately after the Spanish American War and the taking of San Juan…
The 1954 hit song "Mr. Sandman" was performed by The Chordettes, with words and music by Pat Ballard. There's no exact date to pinpoint, but some time after that, a man who worked…
"San Marcan” is the name of an inhabitant of San Marcos, Texas. The name “San Marcan” has been cited in print since at least 1911. Wikipedia: San Marcos, TexasSan Marcos is a city in the…
The city of San Marcos is located between the cities of Austin and San Antonio, and is the home of Texas State University. The pleasant nickname "San Marvelous" -- surprisingly, not…
A "sanctuary city" in the United States is one where the city protects illegal immigrants from certain practices, such as asking about a person's legal status. The term…
A "sanctuary restaurant" is based on the concept of a "sanctuary city." The website sanctuaryrestaurants.org, a joint project of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC)…
"Sand and jello" has been a seldom-used nickname for the city of San Angelo since at least 2006. "Sand-and-jello" sounds similar to "San Angelo." There is no serious…
It's either "sand hog" or "sandhog." The men who built our bridges and tunnels have a name. Surpisingly, this doesn't appear in Irving Lewis Allen's City in Slang…
"Santa Anna's revenge" is a term (like "Montezuma's revenge") that was used in the 1960s for traveler's diarrhea -- especially after eating Mexican food.…
What would Christmas be without New York City? "A Visit From St. Nicholas," also known from its first line of "'Twas the night before Christmas," was published in 1822. It…
The New York Mets hold an annual Christmas party for New York City schoolchildren. The "Santa Claus curse" holds that the Mets player who dresses up as Santa Claus the following year…
What is a "Santa Fe salad" and how is it different from a "Southwest salad"? Is it simply called a "Southwest Salad" if you walk into McDonald's and a "Santa…
"Big Apple" is the nickname for New York City, but it's sometimes confused with New York State. The Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce, of the village of Saranac Lake in Franklin and…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Saranac Lake nicknames/slogans include "Green Side of the Big Apple," Capital City of the Adirondacks and Little City of the Adirondacks. Wikipedia:…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Saranac Lake nicknames/slogans include "Green Side of the Big Apple," "The Adirondacks' Coolest Place" and Little City of the Adirondacks.…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Saranac Lake nicknames/slogans include "Green Side of the Big Apple," "The Adirondacks' Coolest Place" and Capital City of the Adirondacks.…
"WELCOME TO SARATOGA SPRINGS -- HEALTH HISTORY HORSES" is what greets people on several signs in Saratoga Springs, New York. "Health" refers to the springs and spas of the city.…