San Antonio ramen fans, rejoice. Some of the long-missed late-night noodle items from Hot Joy are making a comeback at Kaedama Battleship Noodle Bar, a new dining spot opening downtown at 122 E. Houston Street, Suite 103. The new concept from Empty Stomach Group, the hospitality outfit behind Hot Joy along with Double Standard and […]
After Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday said he had reason to believe Texas National Guard troops were preparing to deploy to Illinois under President Donald Trump’s orders, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has refuted the claim. A spokesman for Abbott told. the Austin-American Statesman that, as of Tuesday afternoon, the governor wasn’t preparing to deploy […]
The term sheet between San Antonio and the Spurs is murky and doesn’t appear to give the city as favorable a deal as those secured by other NBA metros, according to one of the nation’s leading sports economists. “In more recent years, arena financing is typically much more than half private, and here you have […]
Bexar County has amassed a backlog of 34,000 unprocessed voter registrations, county commissioners said at a Tuesday meeting. The backlog stems from the county’s outdated registration system, Votech, whose maker went out business, Texas Public Radio reports. The county is now struggling to integrate Votech with others systems statewide. At Tuesday’s meeting, the commissioners voted to […]
Cityscrapes is a column of opinion and analysis. The City of San Antonio and the Spurs have touted Project Marvel as the creation of a whole new sports and entertainment district which — according to the term sheet approved by city council — “will stimulate the development, growth and expansion of business, commerce and tourism in downtown […]
Thanks to an impasse between Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the Texas Legislature ended its latest special session without a bill to either ban or impose major regulations on the state’s rapidly growing hemp industry. Patrick fought for an outright ban on hemp products containing THC, the compound in cannabis that gets people high, […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Top Texas Republicans were hashing out an 11th-hour deal Wednesday to tighten regulations on consumable hemp products, the first sign of movement in weeks on what emerged this summer as an intractable policy […]
Two-time NBA Champion and former Spur Kawhi Leonard is facing potential heat from more than just bitter San Antonio hoops fans. An independent sports journalist accused the star of circumventing the league’s salary cap via a fraudulent endorsement deal — and Spurs fans on social media can’t seem to get enough. “KAWHRMA,” San Antonio Zoo […]
The Tobin Center’s Annual Open House this Sunday will offer free pop-up performances, interactive adventures and behind-the-scenes tours of the top-of-the-line performing arts center. And did we mention that the event is free? The gathering gives the public an opportunity to discover prizes and surprises around every corner of their building and grounds. Resident companies […]
Comedian Tom Arnold got his break as a writer for Roseanne and joined the cast of the classic sitcom in 1989. He appeared in True Lies (1994) and over 150 other movies, is the star of several standup specials and even won a Golden Globe. And he’s happy to dish on Hollywood. Married four times, Arnold is also fearless […]