After 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney called Russia the United States’ “No. 1 foe” during a CNN interview, he was subjected to mockery for the duration of the campaign. During one debate with President Barack Obama, the incumbent even jabbed Romney over the remark, suggesting it showed he was out of touch with current […]
After nearly a decade making waves with its frenetic brand of thrash metal, San Antonio’s Life Cycles has signed to Massachusetts-based 1126 Records. The band will promote its first EP for the label, Portal to the Unknown, with a Texas mini-tour that culminates with a release show at Paper Tiger on Sunday, Feb. 25.
San Antonio’s 5th Annual African American Book Festival is back for a day of literature, children’s activities, food and more. The event, held on the last Saturday of Black History Month, was established to celebrate Black writers and to advocate for African American representation in literature.
Half Price Books’ longtime location on Broadway north of downtown will permanently close on May 5, the San Antonio Business Journal reports. A sign posted on the shop’s door confirmed the closure and urged local bookworms to visit the Dallas-based company’s four other area locations to get their read on. The shop — located at […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. State Rep. Glenn Rogers is mad as hell, and he’s not being shy about it. “Kiss my ass!” he recently told a statewide Republican official who had endorsed his primary opponent.
The NCAA’s Southland Conference has suspended four University of the Incarnate Word and four Texas A&M-Commerce men’s hoops players after a Monday night brawl that drew national attention. In a Wednesday statement, the Southland Conference Board of Directors said a smackdown between the teams at San Antonio’s Alice P. McDermott Convocation Center constituted a violation of the conference’s “clear expectations […]
Disgraced San Antonio lawyer Chris Pettit has received a 50-year federal prison sentence for wire fraud and money laundering charges, Justice Department officials said Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia sentenced Pettit to 15 years each for three counts of wire fraud, according to the Justice Department. The former attorney got an additional five years […]
Executives at Hearst Newspapers on Wednesday declined to voluntarily recognize the newly formed San Antonio News Guild, a union representing journalists from the Express-News and online affiliate MySA. In response, union organizers said in an emailed statement that they are filing with the National Labor Relations Board to hold an election. If staffers opt for […]
San Antonio cebichería Leche de Tigre continues to impress critics with its Peruvian-forward eats. The latest to come under its spell is Texas Monthly Food Editor Patricia Sharpe, who praised the vibrant Southtown eatery on her magazine’s 2024 Best New Restaurants list. For this year’s iteration, Sharpe chronicled her 10 favorite new dining spots along with […]
Nearly one year after closing its Northeast San Antonio location, dog-focused bar Hops & Hounds has reopened at a new address in the Museum Reach district. The business took to social media Tuesday to share that the new location, 1123 Ave. B, is now operating in a soft opening capacity.