More than 100 San Antonio restaurants will offer three- or four-course fixed-price menus during Culinaria’s end-of-summer Restaurant Weeks, scheduled for Aug. 10-23. The citywide event invites diners to explore a variety of well-known and new restaurants by offering special lunch and dinner menus. Guests can enjoy three-course menu options at lunch for $20 and $30 and […]
The Slim Chickens chain’s San Antonio franchisee is hatching a plan to turn the city into a poultry paradise. Dan McGrath, next week will launch Arkansas-based Slim Chickens’ fouth Alamo City store, this one at 14121 Culebra Road. He’s added that also looking to develop roughly a dozen more in the area.
Friends of a Texas woman whose wheelchair was stolen last week after a San Antonio concert have launched a GoFundMe to replace it. Tara Ryan and her fiancé Hunter Kosa attended last week’s Blink-182 concert, and her wheelchair was stolen from the Frost Bank Center’s parking lot, according to details in the GoFundMe campaign. Ryan suffers from […]
The Edwards Aquifer Authority entered Stage 4 drought restrictions Monday due to low spring flows in San Marcos. Even so, Alamo City residents concerned about their lawns don’t need to panic about new watering restrictions from San Antonio Water System just yet. The Edwards Aquifer Authority enters Stage 4 restrictions — meaning that pumping from […]
The Biden White House on Tuesday proposed new rules requiring employers to shield workers from heat — a step toward overriding a law Gov. Greg Abbott signed last year banning Texas municipalities from passing their own workplace-safety rules. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposal would require employers to give water and rest breaks to both […]
An epicenter of punk rock in San Antonio, the Corn Pound has thrown a lot of shows and events under a patio in its courtyard. But during the summer, some of those have been brutally hot — like when the site hosted a Q&A with Marky Ramone last August. Punks need not sweat through their […]
Amid scrutiny over his controversial podcast deal, a campaign committee tied to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is now being asked to explain a donation it accepted earlier this year that greatly exceeds the amount allowed under federal law. In a June 26 letter, the Federal Election Commission asked the Ted Cruz Victory Committee to […]
San Antonio psychedelic space-cumbia band Combo Cósmico has released a Spanish-language cover of the iconic song “How Soon is Now?” by English rock band The Smiths. Retitled “Qué tan pronto es ahora?” and now streaming on Bandcamp and other platforms, the song’s translation is courtesy of Joaquin Muerte, the five-piece’s vocalist and drummer.
The newly launched San Antonio Pet Pageant photo contest gives Alamo City residents a chance to show off their darling dogs and favorite felines while raising money for rescue organization San Antonio Pets Alive! The contest, presented by the San Antonio Current, will accept online photo submissions across multiple categories through Saturday, July 20. Because […]
Yet another mural of Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama has popped up in San Antonio — this time in Southtown. Alamo City street artist Alan Calvo completed the mural over the weekend.