Spurs legend Sean Elliott can thank his Apple Watch for beeping him down the road to recovery. Over the weekend, the 56-year-old sports commentator and NBA champ had a medical screening for atrial fibrillation after receiving alerts from his Apple Watch, Sports Illustrated reports. “Sean wasn’t experiencing any symptoms, but for the last couple of […]
A 78,000-pound piece of military hardware closed I-10 in Northwest San Antonio down to a single lane Sunday afternoon, WOAI-TV reports. A tank the station “tentatively identified” as a M109 Howitzer dropped off a flatbed tractor-trailer onto the well-traveled stretch of highway near the Wurzbach Road exit, snarling traffic around 4 p.m. Workers from Mission […]
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Shortly after the surprise announcement that critically acclaimed restaurant Botika is shutting down, yet another fixture at San Antonio’s Pearl development is throwing in the towel. Blue Box Bar will close at the end of August after 12 years of serving up cool vibes and craft cocktails in the north-of-downtown retail and dining complex. “It […]
The Houston-based Avenida Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse chain has made its San Antonio debut. After teasing plans earlier this year to open a restaurant at 17660 Henderson Pass, Avenida Brazil began serving hungry carnivores on July 20 in a soft opening, according to an Instagram post from the company. The Alamo City store has also been added […]
Texas has far more low-wage workers than the national average, according to a new report from anti-poverty nonprofit Oxfam. Indeed, only six other states have a higher percentage of workers earning less than $17 an hour, the study’s threshold for low-wage employment. While an average of 23.2% U.S. workers are considered low wage employees in […]
Ricardo Gonzalez, an attorney representing former workers in a lawsuit against Delia’s Tamales, said he wouldn’t rule out recent FBI raids at the chain’s stores being tied to his civil case, KSAT reports. Even so, Gonzalez told the TV station he would be “speculating” to say the investigation was linked to his suit, which accuses […]
In March 2024, brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre unveiled their exhibition Upward Mobility at the McNay Art Museum. Four months later, San Antonio Poet Laureate Eduardo “Eddie” Vega and others will gather this Sunday for a multimedia event, blending the de la Torres’ brothers’ sculptures and lenticular prints with written rhymes and revelations.
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