The City of San Antonio is inviting fans to cheer on the Spurs at the Espee in St. Paul Square, 1174 E. Commerce St., for the team’s critical Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. The watch party, which the city is staging in collaboration with ATG Entertainment and Velocity […]
Lloronas, San Antonio’s self-described purveyors of ‘aggressive disco punk,’ are also playing a show. The post Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Lauren Lakis, Ramona and the Holy Smokes, King’s X appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The latest installment will run Saturday, June 6 through Saturday, June 20, and feature specially created dishes at esteemed local restaurants. The post San Antonio Food Bank brings back Restaurant Weeks event to raise money for kids’ meals appeared first on San Antonio Current.
In a last-second attempt to sway Republican primary voters, controversy-courting Texas Railroad Commission candidate Bo French has accused his runoff opponent of being a “jihadist.” In the Tuesday social media post post, French touted his own credentials as an “America First Fighter,” who “battled against CDEI, Islam, and the CCP (Chinese Communist Party).” Meanwhile, he […]
The String Cheese Incident may have a bluegrass foundation, but the decades-running jamband pulls from a wide variety of genres, including classic rock, jazz fusion, world and even electronic dance music. The Colorado-based group will bring that freewheeling variety show to San Antonio’s Stable Hall on Thursday, May 28. “There’ll be a lot of dancing,” […]
Guests including actress Cristela Alonzo, Rep. Joaquin Castro and U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Chairwoman Rochelle Garza will discuss the future of civil rights in the country. The post Mexican American Civil Rights Institute holding annual symposium this weekend in San Antonio appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Advocates and family members are demanding answers after a woman with a known medical condition died in a Bexar County Jail on Sunday, May 18. CaSandra Pearson, 29, was incarcerated at Bexar County Adult Detention Center for two months after spending time in a nearby hospital for severe sickle cell disease. She was arrested March […]
The Democratic runoff for Texas’ recently redrawn 35th Congressional District just got uglier. And, some might argue, a whole lot funnier. Over the weekend, campaign signs popped in San Antonio stating in bold red letters that “Yolanda Saldívar Would Vote for Maureen Galindo.” Spotted at polling locations around San Antonio, the signs are paid for […]
Texans are returning to the polls Tuesday to pick their party’s nominees in an array of runoffs, capping one of the liveliest primary seasons in the state’s recent political history. Several statewide, congressional and legislative contests required an overtime round between the top two finishers in various races after no candidate received a majority of […]
As the $100 million slugfest between incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and his primary runoff opponent Ken Paxton comes to a close Tuesday, some observers predict the fight has done deep damage to an already divided Republican Party. With President Donald Trump’s last-minute endorsement, Paxton goes into the runoff the favored candidate, never mind the litany of scandals […]