Sony Pictures Entertainment has purchased Austin-based upmarket movie chain Alamo Drafthouse for an undisclosed amount, according to media reports. Word of the sale comes a week after five Alamo Drafthouse franchise locations closed in North Texas and four months after Hollywood news site Deadline reported that the cinema chain could be looking for a buyer.
The play In a Margaret Atwood Minute, which starts this weekend at San Antonio’s Overtime Theater, depicts a not-too-distant future when the country is under siege. Certain things have ceased to be — liberal arts studies, gay marriage and freedom of expression included.
The Current’s San Antonio Music Showcase is returning this summer after a five-year hiatus — and this year’s roster of more than 100 local acts is the biggest in the festival’s history. Scheduled for Saturday, June 22, the 2024 San Antonio Music Showcase will present stacked musical bills at 19 venues spread between two of […]
The Current’s San Antonio Music Showcase is returning this summer after a five-year hiatus — and this year’s roster of more than 100 local acts is the biggest in the festival’s history. Scheduled for Saturday, June 22, the 2024 San Antonio Music Showcase will present stacked musical bills at 19 venues spread between two of […]
Southtown’s Presa House Gallery has emerged as a premiere space exhibiting Latinx artists across Texas, the Southwest region and internationally. Curator and founder Rigoberto Luna oversaw the monumental Soy de Tejas show at the Centro De Artes, which showcased 40 Latinx Texas artists, and he remains a keen and generous exhibitor of multimedia works in […]
The San Antonio Spurs will host a free NBA Draft watch party later this month at the team’s ritzy new Northwest side training and lifestyle facility. The event begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, at The Rock at La Cantera, 1 Spurs Way.
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, revealed this week in a lengthy press release that Texas could lose millions in federal funding by June 20 if the state fails to speed up its processing of Food Stamp and Medicaid applications. Last year, Texas kicked more than 2 million residents — or nearly 7% of the state’s […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. An influential grassroots group with close ties to Texas Republican lawmakers is hosting a conference next month that encourages its attendees to embrace Christian nationalism and resist a Democratic campaign “to rid the […]
San Antonio Burger Week is almost upon us, and this year’s theme appears to be bringing the fire. The 11-day event celebrating grilled love on a bun runs June 14-24 with at least 30 San Antonio-area restaurants offering limited-time specialty burgers or discount pricing on fan favorites. This year, many of those participating eateries are […]
Reservation-only dessert bar Nicosi, the third of four restaurant concepts opening inside the Pearl’s Pullman Market, will debut Wednesday, June 26, according to officials with the high-end grocery. The 20-seat Nicosi will feature a tasting menu that embraces acid, sweet, bitter and umami flavors to expand diners’ expectations about dessert, Pullman officials said. Award-winning pastry […]