Having spurred two Academy Award-winning film adaptations since its Broadway premiere in 1957, West Side Story has emerged as a timeless concoction of love story and cautionary tale. A modern spin on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the musical takes place on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in the crosshairs of a power struggle between […]
May marks the 33rd annual Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage month. Alamo City residents eager to celebrate need look no further than the San Antonio Asian Festival.
Brad Parscale — the one-time San Antonio web developer who used his Internet savvy to help Donald Trump win the presidency — is back in action. This time, Parscale is promising to get more right-wing politicians in office by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence.
San Antonio Express-News owner Hearst Media has abruptly shuttered its Austin Daily newsletter, officials with the three-month-old online publication told readers Friday. Austin Daily will be on “hiatus” until sometime this summer, according to Friday’s message. When it launches again, the publication will be rebranded as the official daily newsletter of Austin Monthly magazine.
Mother’s Day 2024 will be here before we know it, and those who have yet to schedule something special for Mom are in luck. Lots of San Antonio restaurants are pulling out the stops to make it holiday to remember Here’s a rundown of local establishments offering brunches and special menus for Mother’s Day:
A new downtown nightspot called The Rose of San Antonio is slinging “handcrafted cocktails and delectable small bites” in the space that formerly housed Maddy McMurphy’s Irish Sports Bar, according to social media posts from its management. The Rose — its name is presumably a nod to the country music classic “San Antonio Rose” — […]
Standup comic Jo Koy’s next tour will include a Saturday, Sept. 7, stop at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center, officials with the venue revealed Monday. The Jo Koy: Just Being Koy Tour will get underway this fall and continue through 2025.
San Antonio restaurateur Camille De Los Reyes has revived her Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month passport initiative, which gives diners discounts at local AAPI-owned restaurants and businesses during May. Reyes launched the program in 2022 to bring awareness to the AAPI community while encouraging Alamo City residents to celebrate the foods of those cultures. Presenting the […]
Spurs Rookie Victor Wembanyama has won the NBA’s coveted Rookie of the Year Award (ROTY). Or so says someone stocking shelves at a South Side Dick’s Sporting Goods. On Sunday, Spurs super fan Mark Burnett shared photos on the social media channel X that showed white T-shirts on a sales rack emblazoned with the words “ROTY” […]
The San Antonio Zoo is celebrating National Nurses Week and Teacher Appreciation Week by offering people in both professions free standard admission Monday through Sunday. Beyond that perk, teachers and nurses can purchase up to four additional tickets at half price, according to zoo officials. Teachers working in public, private, parochial and home schools are […]