Summer is a great time to travel and enjoy the outdoors, but if you don’t have either on the agenda this week, looks like a music-filled staycation may be in order. Let’s take a look. Wednesday, Aug. 7
Thai Cafe, a fixture of San Antonio’s dining scene for 27 years, will close its doors in the next few months, the restaurant announced on social media. The eatery has called 11318 Perrin Beitel Road home since 1998, when sisters Lek and Chim first opened the doors to serve San Antonio customers authentic and affordable […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. After dozens of Democratic Texas House members fled the state on Sunday to deny Republicans the quorum they need to pass new congressional maps aimed at securing more GOP seats, many other bills […]
Selma horror bookshop and small press Ghoulish Books has moved into a new haunt in downtown San Antonio, where it specializes all things spooky. And luckily for co-owner Max Booth III, the Alamo City can’t seem to get enough ghoulishness. “We just got to realize that San Antonio loves spooky stuff,” said Booth, who has […]
A public memorial service for multi-Grammy-winning squeezebox maestro Flaco Jiménez will take place will take place this Thursday at the Carver Community Cultural Center, according an announcement from the musician’s family. The tribute will include a performance by Los Texmaniacs plus remarks by guests including Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones. The event is not a funeral.
Oh, the drama! In a new fit of symbolic rage, the Republican-controlled Texas House voted Monday afternoon to issue arrest warrants for 50-plus Democratic lawmakers who left the state to prevent debate on Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial and unpopular mid-decade redistricting plan. Following an 85-6 vote, House Speaker Dustin Burrows announced his plan to immediately […]
Cityscrapes is a column of opinion and analysis. The City of San Antonio has finally released an “economic impact analysis” for Project Marvel, its proposed sports-and-entertainment district.
A mosquito pool in North Central San Antonio has tested positive for the West Nile virus, the city’s first such positive test for the 2025 season, Metropolitan Health District officials confirmed Monday. The sample was collected near the intersection of West Avenue and Blanco Road, and Metro Health is scheduled to treat the area at […]
After being in operation fewer than five months, independent bookseller San Antone Books has already closed down. The shop, located next to Gravves Coffee at 2102 McCullough Ave., launched in February with a wide selection for such a small store. Its inventory ranged from poetry, literary classics and Texas authors to horror novels, children’s books […]
President Donald Trump’s new 17% tariff on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico, implemented in July, is expected to increase food costs for restaurants in San Antonio and beyond, according to industry insiders. Trump’s move follows the U.S. Department of Commerce’s withdrawal from a 2019 tomato suspension agreement that had previously avoided such duties. The U.S. […]