The former San Antonio police officer charged with shooting unarmed teenager Erik Cantu in a McDonald’s parking two years ago will be tried in Bexar County, a judge ruled Wednesday. James Brennand, the one-time officer, faces two counts of aggravated assault by a public servant and one of count deadly conduct in relation to the […]
A new Northwest San Antonio banh mi haven soon will be serving variations of the favorite Vietnamese sandwich. Banh Mi 102 — 7531 Bandera Road, Suite 106 — trumpeted a Saturday, March 30, grand opening via a social media post. The restaurant’s owners said they will treat their first 25 guests that day to a […]
San Antonio dining spots are continuing their tour of Flavortown. Sichuan House will be the latest Alamo City eatery featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. The beloved Chinese restaurant follows The Jerk Shack and Julia’s Bistro & Bar, both of which were featured on celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s show this month.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case involving a former Castle Hills councilwoman who alleges she was arrested in retaliation for speaking out against the San Antonio suburb’s city manager. Slate Magazine last month described the widely watched case as being among the “most disturbing First Amendment cases of the decade so […]
Once bitten, twice shy. Earlier this month, prominent San Antonio business owners — some still smarting from long-delayed construction on the North St. Mary’s Strip — tweeted out fears that VIA Metropolitan Transit’s new Advanced Rapid Transit Plan may end in similar disaster.
It’s tempting to write off Jim Gaffigan as that paunchy and pasty-faced “clean comedian” whose favorite subjects are his kids and Hot Pockets. And while he does tend to stick to inoffensive material and avoids words that would make Grandma blush, he’s shown a depth far beyond food and family life.
Fans of vintage punk are in luck this week as San Antonio plays host to a package tout featuring the Descendants, Circle Jerks and Adolescents, three bands that helped make Southern California an epicenter of ’80s punk. Greg Ginn’s reconstituted Black Flag, another pivotal band in SoCal hardcore’s development, plays three days later.
Quarterly performance series Cochineala, held along the river in Confluence Park, is named after the cochineal, a small insect that lives on prickly pear cacti. The cochineal produces carminic acid, which is used in making the bright red food and garment dye carmine.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A federal appeals court late Tuesday night stopped a state law allowing Texas police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border — hours after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed […]
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the McNay Art Museum, home to more than 22,000 works of art, which fit largely within the framework of the European “canon.” However, the show “A Particular Beauty” highlights narratives and asks questions that have often been excluded from art-historical discourse. The exhibition presents a small but considered […]