Rip City (Portland nickname)
Bill Schonely was announcing a Portland Trail Blazers basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers on February 18, 1971 (the Trail Blazers, playing in their first season, would lose, 136-114),…
Bill Schonely was announcing a Portland Trail Blazers basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers on February 18, 1971 (the Trail Blazers, playing in their first season, would lose, 136-114),…
"Rip-and-read" is news that is "ripped" off a teletype machine and "read" on the air; the term was first used in radio and then used in television.…
“Rise in power” is sometimes used instead of “rest in peace” (from Latin Requiescat in pace) to respect someone who has died. “Rest in power” has been used by the African American…
Rising Apple is a blog about the New York Mets baseball team that was started in 2011. It is part of the Fansided series of sports blogs. The name "Rising Apple" is from the New York…
Rising Apple is a blog about the New York Mets baseball team that was started in 2011. It is part of the Fansided series of sports blogs. The name "Rising Apple" is from the New York…
Chile ristras (strings of chile pepper pods) are a familiar sight in New Mexico and perhaps parts of West Texas. The original purpose was to group the pods together for later consumption, but the…
The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in face mask requirements. Some people who objected to the face masks called them "shame muzzles" and "ritualistic shame…
The city of Austin has always had the Colorado River run through it. However, it wasn't until the 1957 Broadway musical The Music Man (with its "River City" based on Mason City,…
Other Evansville nicknames include "Crescent City," "Pocket City," and "Stoplight City." Wikipedia: Evansville, IndianaEvansville is a city in and the county seat of…
"River City" is one obvious -- but sparsely used until recently -- nickname for the city of San Antonio. The San Antonio River runs through San Antonio, and the River Walk is…
The River-to-River Festival began in 2002. Like the annual Tribeca Film Festival, it's another attempt to revitalize the downtown area after the tragedy of September 11, 2001. 13 May 2002, PR…
"Riverdalian” is the name of an inhabitant of Riverdale, in the borough of the Bronx. The name “Riverdalian” has been cited in print since at least 1871. . Wikipedia: Riverdale,…
"All This Neighborhood Needs Is a Name" by Alison Gregor is a February 24, 2012 story in the New York (NY) Times about the residential real estate developments along Riverside Boulevard…
The National Women's Hockey League -- the first-ever all women’s professional paid hockey league -- was announced in March and April 2015 with four inaugural teams, consisting of the Boston…
Michael Corcoran of the Austin (TX) American-Statesman has called the city of Austin "Riviera on the Range" since 1998. Corcoran covers the film industry in Austin and he was comparing…
"Roach coach" is an unfortunate nickname for many taco trucks. In the 1970s, airlines serving Latin America were sometimes called "roach coaches" (a slur against the…
A "horse apple" is horse manure. It's called a "road apple" when it's found in the road. "Road apples, horse dung" was cited in The American Thesaurus of…
"Road Pirates -- Paid by/with your money to steal your money" is a popular poster. The saying refers to "theft by cop" (civil asset forfeiture), where police stop cars and take…
"Road rage" -- aggressive behavior by the driver of one automobile against one or more other vehicles -- became a popular term about 1987-88. KTLA, a television station in Los Angeles,…
"Road rash" occurs when a person's skin is scraped by pavement, usually as a result of a cycling or skateboarding accident. The term "road rash" has been cited in print…