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Why is it taking so long to finish the renovations at the Barton Springs bathhouse?
Did Becky appear on this long lost Austin TV show?
Austin has 14 sister cities. What’s a sister city, anyway?
What’s the story behind the huge Adirondack chair in front of this Austin church?
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How did Austin’s ‘Master Pancake’ get started?
What happened to all the fireflies in Austin?
Is this Fourth of July tradition in Northwest Austin the work of some kind of cult?
What happens to all the dead animals the city collects from roads in Austin?
Was Austin’s Barton Springs sacred to Indigenous people before Europeans showed up?
Are there wild elk lurking in southwest Austin?
What’s the story behind this freaky sculpture hanging in the Barton Creek Greenbelt?
Who’s the guy who dances and silently raps at the corner of Barton Springs and South First?
Who was that guy who used to read psychedelic poems before big concerts in Austin?
Is the Texas Capitol radioactive?
Who made those giant sandwiches outside of Thundercloud Subs?
How did Texas become the only state with its own toast? (archive episode)
Who were the ‘Cedar Choppers’ of West Austin?
Did Travis County vote against secession before the Civil War?
Three Black Texans were lynched 130 years ago. How can Austin preserve their memory?
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Why do sidewalks in Austin sometimes just end? (archive episode)
Who is the oldest World War II veteran in the Austin area?
Why was Austin once called ‘Waterloo’?
What’s the deal with Austin’s “Rain Dome”?
What happened to Austin’s lesbian bars?
Who was Austin’s first female lifeguard?
Who is the 94 year-old Texan who calls every state lawmaker?
What’s the history of segregation at Barton Springs Pool?
Is it safe to live near an old East Austin ‘Tank Farm’?
Why are there so many of the same kind of bars on Sixth Street?
Why are there so many ‘Violet Crowns’ in Austin?
Who has the oldest friendship in Austin?
How long have movies and TV shows been filmed in Austin?
Introducing 24 Hours in Austin
Why are people dropping flour in weird patterns around Austin?
EWhy hasn’t Bob Schneider ever had a Top 40 hit?
How is Big Stacy Pool naturally heated?
Were there ever alligators in Zilker Park?
What’s the story behind this insert from a 1975 ZZ Top album?
Why is there a display about Jasper Johns on the side of a Jason’s Deli in San Marcos?
There used to be a pet cemetery in Pflugerville. What happened to the animals?
Why do all the new skyscrapers in Austin look blue?
Why do lifeguards at Austin’s pools blow their whistles like that? (archive episode)
Why are there so many empty stores on The Drag near UT Austin?
Can you raise backyard chickens in Austin even if your HOA says you can’t?
Black houses are so hot right now in Austin. But are they hotter? (archive episode)
Is Steiner Ranch really full of swingers?
Where have Austin’s Indigenous people gone? (archive episode)
Why do bluebonnets grow so well along MoPac?
Does Austin have a rat problem? Maybe. But this reporter sure does.
How does Thomas J. Henry make any money when he spends so much on ads all over Austin?
A tower has loomed in Austin’s Clarksville neighborhood for 72 years. What does it do?
Why are some Austin sidewalks red?
What’s the oldest tree in Austin?
What happened to the time capsule UT Austin buried at Centennial Park?
What happened to Juarez-Lincoln University in downtown Austin?
What are those towers for in West Austin and why are they all there?
What’s the story behind the colorful Maria de la Luz Cemetery in South Austin?
Why is Lala’s Little Nugget in Austin always decorated for Christmas?
What’s the oldest music venue in Austin?
Why does the Texas Legislature meet for only 140 days every two years?
What are the weirdest laws in Texas?
‘Is Austin hiding their elderly?’ What’s the average age of its residents?
Who is ‘Moody,’ and why is everything in Austin named after them?
For mouth painter Jared Dunten, the trick is to just keep going
What happens to all that stuff you throw in compost bins in Austin?
How much of the stuff we put in the blue bin in Austin actually gets recycled?
Why is the two-step danced differently in Austin than in other parts of Texas?
What’s the story behind the abandoned house by Dell Medical School?
What happened to Brian Vargo almost 50 years ago? His niece is still looking for answers.
Is Austin’s Paramount one of only a few century-old theaters still operating in the country?
Why do sidewalks in Austin suddenly end?
What happened to the Zilker Park minitrain?
How did H-E-B’s Combo Loco get its name?
What was the grandstand on the shores of Lady Bird Lake in East Austin used for?
Black houses are so hot right now. But are they hotter?
Why are lane lines so hard to see on Austin’s roads?
What’s the deal with that out-of-place 10-story building in southwest Austin?
What’s the most valuable thing in a museum in Austin?
What’s the story behind the Camino Real in Hays County?
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Is there really a buried treasure in Walnut Creek Park?
Saying goodbye to Austin’s Godfather of Clubbing
Is Treaty Oak still alive?
Who maintains and decorates the teeny-tiny traffic median on Enfield Road?
Why is there no speed limit on the new 183 tollway in East Austin?
Where have Austin’s Indigenous people gone?
Was there ever a tug-of-war over Austin’s Congress Avenue Bridge?
Why don’t more Austin restaurants make their own tortillas?
What’s the story behind this weird sculpture next to MoPac?
Why Is It Legal To Be Topless In Public In Austin?
Why Are There So Many Caterpillars Hanging From The Trees This Spring?
Who Is Herman the Singing Plumber?
Who Is Buried In This Cemetery On 51st Street In Austin?
Why Do Some People Not Develop Cedar Allergies For Years?
Who Has The Ninja Style And Kung Fu Grip To Spray-Paint Austin’s Most Visible Graffiti?
What’s Story Behind The ‘Will You Marry Me?’ Mural That Was On South Lamar?
What Is The History Behind Polling Locations In Grocery Stores In Austin?
Austin’s Club Scene Has A Godfather. Here’s His Story.