Field Guide: Keep Austin Weird /tags/field-guide-keep-austin-weird Field Guide: Keep Austin Weird en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT Welcome to Austin, where we don't pronounce a lot of things correctly. Here's a guide. /austin/2024-07-15/austin-mispronunciations-street-mueller-guadalupe-parmer-koenig-burnet It's BURN-it, durn it. Learn it. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-07-15/austin-mispronunciations-street-mueller-guadalupe-parmer-koenig-burnet Andrew Weber Is weed allowed in Austin? You may be surprised what’s legal. /austin/2024-07-15/austin-texas-marijuana-law-pot-weed-illegal-status As other states expand their recreational and medicinal use programs, Texas laws remain some of the toughest in the country. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-07-15/austin-texas-marijuana-law-pot-weed-illegal-status Jerry Quijano Violet Crown? Bat City? Here's the story behind Austin's nicknames. /austin/2024-07-15/austin-texas-nicknames-waterloo-bats-live-music-violet-crown Nobody really calls it "Bat City." It's just not a thing, really. But Google "Bat City," and Austin pops up. We couldn't let that lie. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-07-15/austin-texas-nicknames-waterloo-bats-live-music-violet-crown Andrew Weber How did the rumor get started about Steiner Ranch being full of swingers? /austin/2024-05-16/how-did-the-rumor-get-started-about-steiner-ranch-being-full-of-swingers The rumor has been going around for years: Steiner Ranch, a suburban subdivision out near Mansfield Dam, is rife with swingers. Think key parties and wife swapping. Thu, 16 May 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-05-16/how-did-the-rumor-get-started-about-steiner-ranch-being-full-of-swingers Elizabeth McQueen When was Austin's Golden Age? Here's how Austinites answered. /austin/2024-02-22/when-was-old-austin-golden-age For some, Old Austin boiled down to a feeling. For others, it was a person, a band, a beer, a stage � Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /austin/2024-02-22/when-was-old-austin-golden-age Chelsey Zhu What makes Austinites so nostalgic? /austin/2024-01-08/why-are-austinites-nostalgic-change-growth-history Local newspaper archives show people have missed "Old Austin" as far back as 1884. Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:50:50 GMT /austin/2024-01-08/why-are-austinites-nostalgic-change-growth-history Chelsey Zhu Why is Lala's Little Nugget in Austin always decorated for Christmas? /life-arts/2023-07-20/why-is-lalas-little-nugget-in-austin-always-decorated-for-christmas No matter the season, the iconic Austin dive bar off Justin Lane is filled with snow globes, Christmas trees and strings of red and green lights. But the story behind how this decor came to be is always changing. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:01:00 GMT /life-arts/2023-07-20/why-is-lalas-little-nugget-in-austin-always-decorated-for-christmas Marisa Charpentier Why is the two-step danced differently in Austin than in other parts of Texas and the U.S.? /austin/2023-04-06/why-is-the-two-step-danced-differently-in-austin-than-in-other-parts-of-texas-and-the-u-s Two-step has been around for many years and influenced by the different regions it's danced in. Austin keeps it interesting and weird, as always. Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:50:14 GMT /austin/2023-04-06/why-is-the-two-step-danced-differently-in-austin-than-in-other-parts-of-texas-and-the-u-s Gabby Rodriguez, Patricia Lim