In pawsuit of pooch perfection, an event billed as one of the nation’s most popular dog shows is coming to San Antonio this weekend. The River City Cluster of Dog Shows will take over the Freeman Coliseum July 12-14 with a series of canine competitions.
Ahead of his Aug. 15 San Antonio show — a performance being billed as his last in the city — balladeer Barry Manilow will award one local school and music teacher a $10,000 grant. The grant is a parting gift from singer-songwriter’s Last Concerts tour, a series of dates meant as a “final curtain call” […]
Shoppers wrapped around the proverbial block for Saturday’s debut of the popular Japanese bargain store Daiso in San Antonio, MySA reports. Several families even camped out overnight to be among the first shoppers when the Alamo Ranch location opened at 9 a.m., according to the news site. Officials with Daiso, a chain known for its […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is facing backlash Monday over what critics are calling a poorly timed social media post in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Beryl made landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast early Monday morning as a Category 1 storm. More than 1.5 million Texans are without power as of press time, according to […]
Sometimes it’s damn near impossible for people to let you live down your worst moment. Just ask U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Three years after taking a family vacation to balmy Cancun while Winter Storm Uri left his constituents shivering — and some even dying — in their homes, Texas’ junior senator just can’t seem to […]
A San Antonio Sonic employee died in a shooting Sunday night that police said occurred following an argument with a customer, KSAT reports. The incident happened around 9:40 p.m. at the Sonic on the 5500 block of Babcock Road near the Medical Center, according to the TV station. Police told KSAT the worker, a male […]
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Comedian Ellen DeGeneres has scrapped her Friday, July 12, performance in San Antonio amid a string of other cancellations on her Ellen’s Last Stand… Up tour. San Antonio date has been removed from the Majestic Theatre’s website and tickets are no longer listed for sale via Ticketmaster. Majestic officials were unavailable for immediate comment Friday, but a […]
Upscale Dominion-area drinking spot Conversa Elevated is branching out into brunch. The new menu, built around Caribbean-fusion flavors, will be available Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to officials with Conserva, which opened in February. Chef Andreas Imhof, formerly of Star Fish and Restaurant Gwendolyn, created specialty items that blend traditional Caribbean meals with contemporary […]
The old adage that all publicity is good publicity certainly seems to be paying off for Chris Conde, a queer, Brooklyn-based rapper who started his career in San Antonio. Conde was the subject of a July 4 Rolling Stone profile based on how profoundly a video of his performance at a Pride event in Austria […]