Southern Methodist University (SMU) is located near the affluent communities of University Park and Highland Park. SMU's undergraduates are sometimes stereotyped as being spoiled rich kids.…
Guajillo's is one of the few Mexican restaurants in San Antonio that is not Tex-Mex. Its slogan since 2000 has been "The Shortcut to Mexico" ("'el atajo al México"),…
The Texas Pie Company in Kyle (south of Austin) has a slice of pie just above its door. On the sign is the Texas Pie Company slogan: "Life's short. Eat more pie!" The Texas Pie…
The Houston Astros baseball team is often called the "'Stros" (or "'stros") for short. A popular cheer is simply "Go 'Stros!" When the Boston Red Sox…
The Brown Bar in Austin makes a drink called the "Austinite" -- chilled vodka (Tito's Handmade Vodka, from Austin) and jalapeño olives. The drink isn't known anywhere else, but…
"Eating Out Is Fun!" is a slogan that the National Restaurant Association first used in 1947. The Texas Restaurant Association used "Eating Out Is Fun!" in 1956 and regularly…
The city of Yoakum holds annual "Land of Leather Days" celebration at the end of February and the town's welcoming sign reads "Land of Leather." Since at least 1991, Yoakum…
"White Harlem" was popularized as a name for Morningside Heights by the comedian George Carlin (1937-2008) in his 1973 comedy album Occupation: Foole. "Harlem" in the name made…
Plano is a suburb of Dallas, rated by Forbes one of the "Top Suburbs To Live Well." Many Plano husbands have high-paying tech jobs and the Plano housewives -- who are perhaps too spoiled…
The New York City Council hasn't had a lot of respect. The mayor of New York City sets the budget and has more power under the city charter. The city council has often been compared to a group…
Red Hook used to be a rough area of Brooklyn filled with longshoremen, but Red Hook is rapidly being gentrified. In 2008, New York City's first IKEA store opened there. The Red Hook cocktail…
The Brooklyn cocktail is not nearly as famous as the Manhattan Cocktail or even the Bronx Cocktail. The standard Brooklyn cocktail contains 1 ounces rye or blended whiskey, 1 ounce dry vermouth, a…
A Starbucks on Court Street in Brooklyn made a special vanilla bean "frappuccino" (a trademarked coffee, water and milk drink) with a caramel swirl for some of its customers. In June…
The Houston Astros baseball team has been no stranger to last place. The team was known as the Houston Colt .45s in 1962 (8th place), 1963 (9th place), and 1964 (9th place). The Houston Astros were…
The Houston Chronicle was first printed in 1901 and is one of the top ten largest circulation newspapers in the United States. One newspaper nickname (used since at least 2002) is the Houston…
The Houston Chronicle was first printed in 1901 and is one of the top ten largest circulation newspapers in the United States. The nickname Houston Chronic has been popular since at least 1997. The…
The San Antonio Light was an afternoon newspaper that was published from 1881 until 1993. The Light was a long-running competitor of the San Antonio Express-News (nicknamed San Antonio…
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 Abilene Reporter-News was founded in 1881, three months after Abilene was founded. "Distorter" is a common newspaper nicknamed for "Reporter," and the paper has been…
The Daily Texan is the daily student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin. The newspaper began as a weekly in 1900 and became a daily in 1913. According to someone who knows the UT…