Netflix-famous food truck operator Carnitas Don Raúl will open its first brick-and-mortar location near the San Antonio Museum of Art, according to a social media post from the owners. The business — known for smoky, succulent pork slow-cooked in its own fat — shared a rendering of the upcoming restaurant Wednesday via Instagram. The new […]
The 28-year-old son of Buc-ee’s founder Don Wasek was indicted earlier this month on charges that he secretly recorded people using the bathroom, changing clothes and having sex at private residences across Texas, Austin-based ABC affiliate KVUE reports. A Travis County grand jury on May 17 indicted Mitchell Wasek on 21 counts of invasive visual […]
s.a.foodie via Instagram / Far North San Antonio restaurant and Americana music venue The Rustic abruptly closed this week after suddenly laying off its employees, KSAT reports. However, in a note posted outside, the business’ owners said they have a “vision to relocate,” according to the TV station. Multiple former employees of The Rustic revealed […]
Nicki Minaj — the self-proclaimed “Queen of Hip-Hop” — will hit San Antonio on the second leg of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour, which will include 22 additional North American tours, the artist revealed Wednesday evening. Minaj will perform Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Frost Bank Center. General tickets for the performance go on sale at […]
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100A Theater Productions, a new live theater project at the Tobin Center, presents a series of recitations called Industry Night Readings, which invite the audience to witness dry runs of seminal works with actors reading directly from scripts and stage direction given out loud. The latest offering, which will take place Monday, June 3, is […]
The San Antonio Choral Society’s Echoes in Time concert, scheduled for Sunday, June 2, will highlight choral works both new and old. The 100-voice choir will showcase “haunting melodies of ancient chants to contemporary compositions that challenge the boundaries of vocal expression,” according to organizers. Organist Geoffrey Waite will accompany the choir, which will be […]
Funnywoman, actress and 2000s-era daytime TV host Ellen DeGeneres is coming to San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre on Friday, July 12, as part of the Ellen’s Last Stand…Up tour, being billed as her 27-date final comeback to standup comedy. Pre-sale tickets for the Alamo City date are available via LiveNation at 10 a.m. this Thursday. General […]
Republican activists who signed a pledge saying they want Texas to secede from the U.S. now control the state party’s top two elected positions. At its convention in San Antonio last Friday, the Texas GOP elected Abraham George and D’rinda Randell as the party’s respective chair and vice. George will replace outgoing party Chairman Matt […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A wave of Republican incumbents were swept out of the Texas House in Tuesday’s primary runoffs, including a handful who opposed school vouchers last fall, handing Gov. Greg Abbott a tentative majority in […]