San Antonio restaurants soon could boast Michelin stars attached to their names. French tire company Michelin and Travel Texas will release the first-ever Michelin Guide Texas later this year, with scoring already underway in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston, according to details shared on the guide’s website. Michelin Guide’s inspectors are “making dining reservations secretively […]
On Tuesday, billionaire Elon Musk declared he’s moving the headquarters of his social media platform X and his space company SpaceX from California to Texas, triggering a flurry of high fives from the Lone Star State’s Republican leaders. “This cements Texas as the leader in space exploration,” Gov. Greg Abbott, who has a history of sphincter […]
The Spurs are again looking for San Antonio restaurants to open up shop at the Frost Bank Center as part of the team’s annual Spurs Culinary Residency Program. Under the Coca-Cola-sponsored program, 12 locally owned food businesses — working in collaboration with Spurs Sports and Entertainment (SS&E) and catering service Aramark — will be able […]
San Antonio’s high-profile live music shows this week seem to be largely rock-adjacent: there’s the alt-rock of Canada’s Softcult, the post-rock of Austin’s My Education and the electronic dance-rock of Information Society. And for those craving a slightly more exotic flavor, revered DJ Tropicana Joe will spin Exotica sounds of yore in an upstairs tiki bar. […]
The man who first wore the San Antonio Spurs’ Coyote costume has raked in more than $49,000 by selling two of his five NBA Championship rings at auctions. Tim Derk, the creator of the Coyote concept, entertained fans as the mascot for two decades before retiring after a 2004 stroke. Recently, he decided to sell […]
Those who go nuts for Rocky Mountain oysters, or batter-fried bull balls, will have a chance to celebrate the dubious delicacy at a festival in Fredericksburg this summer. The Texas Testicle Festival will take place Aug. 31 at Bankersmith, Texas, which describes itself online as “an ice haus, dancehall and ghost town” located a short […]
Tech entrepreneur Beto Altamirano’s San Antonio mayoral campaign raised $112,000 between Jan. 1 and June 30, putting him well ahead of the three other challengers to so far enter the race, according to campaign finance reports released Monday. Altamirano, a political outsider, launched his campaign in May at a well-attended Southtown rally. Of the total amount […]
Japanese-lifestyle chain Miniso has opened a location at Ingram Park Mall offering a selection of home goods, toiletries and knick-knacks, often featuring anime characters and designs depicted in a kawaii — or cutesy — style, according to multiple news reports. The retailer’s outlets feature an array of beauty products, toys, stationary and Japanese snacks along with kitchenware, plushies, […]
San Antonio progressive groups will screen the documentary Israelism this Wednesday at Brick at the Blue Star, raising money in the process for a San Antonio-tied group that works to feed displaced Palestinians. Israelism — released last year prior to the deadly Hamas attack on Israel and that country’s subsequent bombardment of Gaza — follows […]
Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas. WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Colin Allred’s campaign outraised Sen. Ted Cruz’s in the second quarter of 2024, though the Republican senator has amassed a larger campaign […]