North Side Japanese staple Wild Goji Restaurant and Bar is reopening Thursday after nearly two months of renovation work that includes the addition of a conveyor-belt sushi bar. After announcing a temporary closure July 1 to conduct the upgrades, the eatery’s owners in a Monday Instagram post revealed a rebrand as Wild Goji Revolving Sushi […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. If Texas wants to rein in its high housing costs, it needs more homes, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s office said Tuesday — the latest sign that the state’s high home prices and rents […]
San Antonio luxury hotel Kimpton Santo is offering huge dining discounts to celebrate its opening this Thursday. From Thursdays through Sundays from Aug. 29 until Sept. 30, diners at Dean’s Steak and Seafood inside the downtown hotel will receive half off their entire bill during every dining service. The two-level, 207-seat restaurant features an oyster […]
A San Antonio couple whose pit bulls killed an 81-year-old Air Force veteran and triggered a contentious community debate over the city’s loose-dog problem have struck a plea deal to avoid a trial, the Express-News reports. Husband and wife Christian Alexander Moreno and Abilene Schnieder plead guilty Tuesday to the charge of dangerous dog attack […]
Drag world supernova Alyssa Edwards is performing at the Rock Box this Saturday — and San Antonio is about to be thoroughly entertained. Edwards is slated to perform her Glitz & Giggles show supported by a full roster of Alamo City drag performers, the venue’s Facebook event states. The DFW Metroplex-based headliner will deliver a “gag-worthy” opening […]
The Medical Center’s Biryani Express Indian Cuisine will reopen this Thursday with an updated interior space and a new menu, according to its owners. From 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. that day, the family-run restaurant, 9390 Huebner Road, Suite 104, will celebrate its grand reopening with a DJ and samples of its food items.
A federal judge in Texas on Monday issued a temporary pause on a new Biden White House program offering a path to citizenship for immigrants married to U.S. citizens, the Associated Press reports. U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker handed down the order after Republican attorneys general of 16 states — including Texas’ Ken Paxton […]
Rice University canceled all classes Tuesday in response to what authorities described as an on-campus murder-suicide by an unidentified male who had been in a romantic relationship with the victim. Tuesday is the second day of the prestigious Houston-based university’s fall 2024 semester. On Monday afternoon, university police conducted a welfare check on junior Andrea […]
Labor Day weekend appears to be a good time to take in American roots music — some offered with a twist and some offered straight, no chaser. Bluesman Fantastic Negrito will bring his quirky and innovative sound to the Alamo City on Thursday, while Country & Western stalwarts Clay Walker and Cody Jinks will entertain audiences […]
Former Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos appears to be the latest contender looking to serve as San Antonio’s next mayor, the Express-News reports. Pablos is expected to file a campaign treasurer form Tuesday, which would make him the sixth person officially join the crowded race to replace termed-out Mayor Ron Nirenberg.