The owners of Southtown fine-dining concept Up Scale will shutter it next month and relocate Little Em’s Oyster Bar, their flagship dining concept, into the building. Restaurateurs Houston and Emily Carpenter shared the news Tuesday via Instagram, saying the move will allow them to expand Little Em’s into the larger space across the street. “We have […]
Northwest San Antonio mainstay Dry Dock Oyster Bar has reopened and now allows guests to bring their own booze, MySA reports. The iconic fishing boat-shaped eatery closed in late February after its owners were reportedly locked out for failing to pay rent. The spot got new lease on life March 23, and is again serving up […]
Texas music icon Willie Nelson will still be making music with his friends for his annual Fourth of July Picnic. They’ll just be making it further east. This year, Nelson’s annual festival will head to the Philadelphia area, marking its first appearance there and one of the rare times in its 50-year it history it’s not […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. HOUSTON — Prosecutors on Tuesday agreed to drop the securities fraud charges facing Attorney General Ken Paxton if he performs 100 hours of community service and fulfills other conditions of a pretrial agreement, […]
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, a San Antonio Democrat, slammed Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Monday for describing migrants during a recent TV appearance as “wild men” who are “stampeding” into the nation. “This is the kind of hateful, dangerous rhetoric that inspired the 2019 massacre in El Paso — where a madman drove 10 […]
World-renowned acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil will bring its newest show Songblazers to San Antonio this August. Written and directed by Amy Tinkham in partnership with Universal Music Group Nashville, Songblazers pays homage to the rich history of country music and the heartfelt stories behind many of our favorite tunes.
Staycation staple JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa early this summer will add Neapolitan-style pizza to its roster of dining experiences. The resort’s new Fiamme Pizzeria will serve the flame-kissed pies along with appetizers, salads, desserts and cocktails, resort officials said Monday. Fiamme’s claim to fame will be its Italian-made Morello Forni dome pizza […]
The cost of living a comfortable life in the Alamo City has jumped a whopping 43% over last year, according to a recent study by personal finance blog SmartAsset. Single SA residents now need an annual salary of $85,072 to live abiding by the 50-30-20 rule. That personal-finance guideline recommends people spend half their income on needs […]
Another day, another internet fail from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. In the latest of the Texas Republican’s online fights to go horribly, horribly wrong, he tweeted a cheap shot at California state Sen. Scott Wiener, accusing the Democrat of being “thrown out of Congress for sending naked pictures of himself.” Except there’s a problem: Cruz […]
Chef’s Table Turkish Mediterranean Grill has opened a second San Antonio-area location, this one in Helotes. The business shared the news last week a Facebook post last week. “We have waited for too long …