Texas, Being: A State of Poems is an anthology that doesn’t pretend to cover the history of Texas or even every town and city. There’s something else at work in this collection curated by Jenny Browne, a professor of English and creative writing at Trinity University who also happens to be the 2016-18 poet laureate […]
The San Antonio metro has once again ranked among the best U.S. markets for first-time homebuyers, this time being named the seventh-best by online real estate marketplace Zillow. Zillow’s ranking comes a month after CreditNews research ranked the San Antonio metro as the No. 3 best spot for for those purchasing their first home. Zillow […]
High-profile San Antonio chef Jason Dady has launched a Boerne branch of his longtime Italian concept Tre Trattoria, he revealed in a Friday Facebook post. Dady’s Tre Pizzeria is serving up cast-iron flatbread pizzas along with pastas, pulled mozzarella, spritzes and frozen Italian margaritas in a soft opening capacity this weekend. The eatery will make […]
After a short hiatus, Pearl-area eatery Arrosta has reopened with a new focus: Mediterranean seafood. This is the latest revamp for the restaurant, which has switched between counter-service lunch and coffee, rotisserie meats and Italian American comfort food since its 2022 opening. Arrosta, located at 1803 Broadway, Suite 101, now offers favorites from sister establishment […]
San Antonio chef Mike Nguyen has shuttered his popular ramen spot Noodle Tree to make way for two new dining concepts: one focused on Korean-inspired breakfast sandwiches and the other centered around yakitori, MySA reports. In its Instagram bio, the first of those concepts, Breeky, says it serves up a “Texas sized Korean inspired breakfast […]
This week’s top Current food news was full of unfortunate stories, topped by the news of two closures. Another Jim’s location and downtown-area coffee spot Vice Versa have closed down, and the local entrepreneur behind Josephine Street has died. The news isn’t all negative, however.
At least one sponsor on U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s podcast The Verdict has gotten cold feet after recent revelations that ad dollars spent on the program flow to a super PAC working for the Texas Republican’s reelection. BP America told the Dallas Morning News it was unaware ad revenues from the podcast benefit the Truth […]
Even as a disappointing season winds down for the San Antonio Spurs, readers can’t seem to get enough of Victor Wembanyama, the first-round draft pick who’s fired up new excitement around the team. Wembanyama featured in two of the Current’s most-read news stories this week. First, when sneaker bloggers surmised that Nike soon will release […]
San Antonio’s fire union on Thursday said it would only agree to the city’s proposed 4% annual raises if they’re accompanied by a 21.7% boost to its members’ annual base pay. That equates to a 33.7% pay bump over the next three years — an increase Deputy City Manager Maria Villagomez called “unrealistic” during a […]
An amusement-development group plans to build an entertainment complex two blocks from the Alamo anchored by a 200-foot-high Ferris wheel offering expansive views of the city. The Grandismo project will include not just the towering wheel bearing the same name but a miniature golf course, a custom carousel ride and a food and drink hall, according […]