Channeling his inner Oprah, Drake gave away $35,000 during his Friday show at Frost Bank Center, sharing the cash with a pair of fans facing hardships. During the sold-out performance, the Grammy-winning rapper gave a shoutout to concertgoers who brought along homemade signs. Among those was one that read, “I’m 5 months pregnant. Will you be […]
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Fredericksburg-area winery Cicada Cellars will shut down April 15, and it’s having an “everything must go” sale to prepare. The five-year-old business business last week posted on Facebook that it would close on April 20 and directed fans to its website, where its award-winning wines are listed at “stupid low” prices. However, in Thursday post, […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Republican Party of Texas Chair Matt Rinaldi announced Friday that he will not seek reelection, ending a three-year tenure that was marked by internal party squabbles and historic gains for the party’s right […]
Garrison Brothers Distillery’s overproof Cowboy Bourbon is the best bourbon in the world, according to the American Craft Spirits Association. The organization this week announced the results of its 10th annual competition, held this January in Denver, and the Austin-area distillery’s uncut, unfiltered, cask-strength release tops the list. The ACSA is the only nationally registered […]
San Antonio-based real estate firm Harper/Huddleston Inc. has been busy. Months after purchasing the Antiquarian Book Mart and Half Price Books properties north of downtown, it’s also acquired the nearby the building of longtime dining establishment W.D. Deli, the San Antonio Business Journal reports. The purchase includes both the property, at 3123 Broadway, and the adjacent […]
San Antonio chef Stefan Bowers’ weekly Pumpers pop-up events have consistently drawn burger-loving crowds since 2020 — and he’s finally working to open his first brick-and-mortar restaurant for the venture. Bowers shared the news in a Thursday social media post, announcing the permanent Pumpers will be located at 1101 Broadway in a redeveloped building north of downtown […]
Google searches for VPNs, or virtual private networks, surged Thursday in Texas after adult-entertainment site Pornhub — one of the world’s most-visited sites — cut off access to Lone Star State web surfers. Pornhub disabled access in Texas after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the state’s 2023 law requiring all adult-oriented websites require […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat from McAllen, compared Hispanic Trump supporters to “Jews for Hitler,” prompting fierce backlash from Republicans as he runs for reelection in a mostly Hispanic South […]