Real-estate developer Robert Melvin has joined the increasingly crowded San Antonio mayor’s race, the San Antonio Business Journal reports. A political outsider, Melvin may be best known as CEO and founder of construction firm Limitless Creations. The company grabbed headlines last year after one of its subsidiaries, Legacy Lofts on St. Mary’s LCC, filed for […]
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Hooters has shuttered its San Antonio’s River Walk location amid a string of closures for the national breastaurant chain. “Like many restaurants under pressure from current market conditions, Hooters has made the difficult decision to close a select number of underperforming stores,” Hooters said in a statement sent to multiple news outlets. “Ensuring the well-being […]
Texans may get more than they bargain for when they buy what’s marketed as legal hemp products at smoke shops and dispensaries around the state, according to a new Texas Monthly investigation. Texas Monthly Senior Editor Russell Gold bought smokable cannabis at eight dispensaries — two each in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Houston — and had […]
The San Antonio Spurs have signed aging point guard Chris Paul to a one-year contract worth $11 million, ESPN reports. Paul, a 12-time All-Star, became a free agent over the weekend after the Golden State Warriors decided they didn’t want to pay the $30 million remaining on his contract.
On July Fourth, San Antonio’s Woodlawn Lake Park will once again stage a bountiful birthday party for the Stars and Stripes. All activities are family-oriented and will take place outdoors.
July isn’t always the best time to catch touring shows. Acts are often reluctant to book road dates when people are vacationing or trying to avoid the summer heat.
Editor’s Note: Bad Takes is a column of opinion and analysis. The free access which many young people have to romances, novels, and plays has poisoned the mind and corrupted the morals of many a promising youth.
CineFestival, the oldest Latino film festival in the nation, will look a little different this year. For its 45th edition, the event won’t take place inside the West Side’s historic Guadalupe Theater.
Taylor Swift has taken over the world, and San Antonio is certainly no exception. At some point, why fight it?