/tags/weird Weird en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:02:00 GMT /austin/2024-03-14/austin-fire-station-engine-11-taxidermy-squirrel The mascot is an homage to an albino squirrel named Carla, who was a friend of the station before her unfortunate demise. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:02:00 GMT /austin/2024-03-14/austin-fire-station-engine-11-taxidermy-squirrel Michael Minasi, Kailey Hunt /sports/2014-07-01/where-austin-fans-buy-their-world-cup-flags With World Cup fever peaking, flag stores in Austin have been selling out of the old red, white and blue. The oldest red, white and blue, in fact � the� Tue, 01 Jul 2014 17:49:53 GMT /sports/2014-07-01/where-austin-fans-buy-their-world-cup-flags Ryan Kailath /texas/2014-06-27/listen-a-world-cup-translation-for-texans Been following the World Cup? If so, you can stop right here. This one's for the rest of us. Sonny Carl Davis (you know, that guy from "Bernie" who broke� Fri, 27 Jun 2014 19:55:14 GMT /texas/2014-06-27/listen-a-world-cup-translation-for-texans Texas Standard Staff /texas/2014-06-26/big-tex-is-named-the-countrys-quirkiest-landmark-of-course Big Tex, the beloved but odd State Fair of Texas icon, has been named the country’s quirkiest landmark. After four weeks of online voting, the larger... Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:49:43 GMT /texas/2014-06-26/big-tex-is-named-the-countrys-quirkiest-landmark-of-course Eric Aasen /austin/2014-06-23/listen-the-worst-yelp-reviews-of-barton-springs-and-mount-bonnell Mount Bonnell and Barton Springs are two of Austin's eternal treasures –unblemished reminders of Austin's natural beauty.But to a handful of reviewers on� Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:00:36 GMT /austin/2014-06-23/listen-the-worst-yelp-reviews-of-barton-springs-and-mount-bonnell Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard, Matt Largey /austin/2014-06-17/what-is-that-webby-stuff-on-austin-trees It’s not yet autumn but fall webworms are showing up on trees across Central Texas.The caterpillars form webbing on leaves � and spend much of their lives� Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:00:03 GMT /austin/2014-06-17/what-is-that-webby-stuff-on-austin-trees Laura Rice /austin/2014-06-09/how-to-sound-like-youre-from-austin-in-90-seconds What do you think of when you think of Austin?Live music, hot summers, breakfast tacos and the people come to mind for starters. But spend a little time� Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:58:08 GMT /austin/2014-06-09/how-to-sound-like-youre-from-austin-in-90-seconds Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard, Matt Largey /austin/2014-06-02/seen-these-signs-in-downtown-austin-we-met-the-guy-behind-them You may have seen them on your morning commute: handmade signs, around Lamar and Barton Springs, offering services and sentiments that seem more than a� Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:05:41 GMT /austin/2014-06-02/seen-these-signs-in-downtown-austin-we-met-the-guy-behind-them Joy Diaz, Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard /transportation/2014-05-02/as-austin-nears-urban-rail-decision-proof-traffics-always-been-awful Austin is inching its way towards the creation of a possible new rail line.Later today, Project Connect, a group of regional transportation officials� Fri, 02 May 2014 16:53:50 GMT /transportation/2014-05-02/as-austin-nears-urban-rail-decision-proof-traffics-always-been-awful Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard /life-arts/2014-04-28/eeyore-birthday-austin-events-pease-park This Saturday is the 58th anniversary of the party. To mark the occasion, KUT put down the turkey leg to bring you some little-known history about one of Austin's most popular festivals. Mon, 28 Apr 2014 15:53:30 GMT /life-arts/2014-04-28/eeyore-birthday-austin-events-pease-park Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard