San Antonio-based Gusto Group (Toro Kitchen + Bar, Cuishe Cocina Mexicana, Books: A Whiskey Society) has unveiled more details about SeaSpice, its forthcoming bar and restaurant concept on Broadway near the Pearl. Gusto Group CEO Gerardo de Anda told the Current he’s gearing up for a June opening for SeaSpice, which will be located at the […]
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ chief of staff, Jenise Carroll, has announced her resignation, becoming the seventh staffer and second chief of staff to depart Jones’ office in less than a year. Word of Caroll’s departure broke Wednesday night after emails to her from reporters bounced back with an automatic message saying she no […]
The San Antonio Park Police Department is investigating the allegations against Rolando Lopez Jr. The post San Antonio Park Police officer arrested on charge he assaulted, injured family member appeared first on San Antonio Current.
It hardly seems like 40 years since a nightclub on San Pedro Avenue with a black-and-white checkered floor emerged as the hotbed for San Antonio’s post-punk, goth and industrial music scenes. Yet the 40-year reunion for seminal nightspot Phazez will take place Saturday, May 2, at The Bang Bang Bar, the building that housed the […]
The first lawsuit has been filed against city-owned utility CPS Energy following the explosions of two homes last week in Northwest San Antonio, KSAT reports. The joint lawsuit against CPS Energy was filed by Monday by Jose Ochoa and Mayte Terrie Reeves in Bexar County District Court. The couple, whose home was the second to […]
Your librarians aren’t just softly shushing you in their cardigans — they’re on the frontlines fighting for your rights. On Saturday, May 2, the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center is hosting the San Antonio premiere of The Librarians, a documentary by Kim A. Snyder. The film follows a demand by a right-wing member of the Texas […]
The U.S. Supreme Court weakened but did not eliminate a key provision of the Voting Rights Act on Wednesday, making it harder to bring voter discrimination claims against electoral maps while stopping short of a widely anticipated full strikedown. The ruling will likely help Texas in its yearslong litigation over the electoral maps lawmakers drew […]
Well, that didn’t take long. Tickets for the Western Conference Semifinals are available via Ticketmaster mere hours after the Spurs’ decisive Tuesday night victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. The Silver and Black ended its first round of the playoffs with a 114-95 win in game 4 of the series. The victory marks the first […]
San Antonio veterans soon may have an easier time getting a roof over their heads. San Antonio’s Planning and Community Development Committee on Tuesday unanimously agreed to send two new veteran-targeted housing proposals to a full City Council vote. Both of those measures would make it easier for vets using federal housing assistance to rent […]
San Antonio’s prodigal son and cosmic cowboy Garrett T. Capps is well known for proclaiming his love of San Antonio in song. But his new album is his most puro yet. As a spiritual — if not chronological — followup to his Texas Tornados-influenced anthem “I Like Austin, but I Love San Antone,” Capps’ latest release, […]