A legendary box office bomb and the inspiration for the first Golden Raspberry Awards, Gene Kelly’s last feature film Xanadu (1980), is a convoluted fantasy musical in which Olivia Newton-John plays a muse of Olympus sent to earth to help struggling artist Sonny Malone (Michael Beck) open a nightclub. While initially met with derision and […]
After a three year hiatus for the promotion, award-winning San Antonio chef Jason Dady is bringing Lobster Week back to three of his area eateries. Between July 26 and Aug. 4, Dady’s Tre Trattoria, Jardín and Range each will offer a $45 four-course prix fixe menu with an optional $25 wine pairing. The menu includes lobster claw […]
San Antonio chef Stefan Bowers is making good on the promise he made back in March to open a brick-and-mortar location for his irreverent burger pop-up Pumpers. Bowers initially told the Current he hoped to open by July. However, the timeline has since been pushed back.
The San Antonio Film Festival, or SAFilm, will celebrate its 30th anniversary when its latest installment lights up screens from Tuesday, July 30, through Monday, Aug. 4.The homegrown fest will screen more than 200 titles at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts and the Radius Center, according to organizers. “It’s a milestone,” founder and Executive Director […]
A UTSA alum and Texas native is grabbing headlines after winning the latest season of Love Island, the Peacock streaming service reality show. On Sunday, Roadrunner Serena Page and Kordell Beckham, the boyfriend she met as part of Love Island, were crowned winners of the program’s Season 6. They’ll split a $100,000 cash prize.
Officials with Texas Department of Public Safety warned Monday that some of its offices are still feeling the effects of the CrowdStrike IT outage that wreaked havoc last week, and calls to some of the agency’s San Antonio sites were disconnected due to high call volumes. On Monday, DPS said in a statement that it […]
After President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential race, Texas Republicans Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wasted no time spinning conspiracy theories and lobbing attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden endorsed Harris in his Sunday announcement, leading many political analysts to believe she’ll succeed him as the party’s nominee […]
A rural community in Southeast Bexar County has banded together to care for an abandoned 200-pound pig. Now they’re seeking a permanent home for her, KENS5 reports. PigPig, as she’s been named, has been roaming the neighborhood since June, residents told the TV station.
Former KSAT-12 Reporter Japhanie Gray will return to the TV station Aug. 5 as co-host of Good Morning San Antonio, officials with the ABC affiliate said Monday. The show airs every weekday between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. Gray worked at KSAT for four years as a reporter and fill-in anchor and hosted the recurring […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden’s surprise withdrawal from the presidential race Sunday, several of Texas’ Democratic delegates were rallying behind Vice President Kamala Harris to secure the party’s nomination ahead of what […]