In a major victory for Jerry Jones, the Metroplex and the Lone Star State, Texas will host the 2026 Men’s FIFA World Cup Final, according to British tabloid The Sun. Although FIFA executives are expected to make an official announcement Feb. 4 on the venue for the World Cup Final, sources familiar with the matter […]
Austin-based club Barbarella, presumably named after the sexy 1968 science fiction movie, is looking to launch a San Antonio satellite. The nightspot is known for its inclusive and famous TuezGayz events, which extended to San Antonio’s Brass Monkey, where they were called ThurzGayz, while they lasted. Now, Barbarella is teasing the February launch of an […]
The San Antonio Report’s management declined to voluntarily recognize its employees’ newly formed union, according to a statement tweeted Thursday by workers at the nonprofit news site. In the statement, the San Antonio Report Union said it will begin filing paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board to hold an election. The group, which said […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. UVALDE — Relatives of some of the 21 people killed in the deadliest shooting in Texas history sat in a community center on the outskirts of this town Thursday, clasping each other’s hands, […]
The number of San Antonio Chick-fil-A locations keeps on growing. Another opened this week near Ingram Park Mall. The new restaurant, 5552 Northwest Loop 410, will bring 120 jobs to the area, according to a statement from the Atlanta-based chain.
Two high-ranking administrators within San Antonio Independent School District have resigned following the district’s decision to cancel class this week over heating and plumbing issues at its campuses. In an internal memo sent to staff Thursday and obtained by the Current, SAISD Superintendent Jaime Aquino said he accepted the resignations of Deputy Superintendent of Operations […]
New concept Mi Gente has opened inside the space that formerly housed Medical Center favorite Martha’s Mexican Restaurant, and the kitchen is offering both new specialties and items from the previous menu, news site Axios reports. Restauranteur Javier Barron bought Martha’s in November 2019, but closed it in May 2023 to make way for Mi […]
Four Brother’s Arepas — their apostrophe placement, not ours — has opened inside San Antonio’s Make Ready Market food hall, bringing Venezuelan cuisine to the River North neighborhood. The Austin-born business’ namesake arepas, a staple in Venezuelan and Colombian cuisines, are stuffed cornmeal cakes prepared with a crisp outside and fluffy interior. The company operates two brick-and-mortar […]
A new survey shows Texans aren’t just looking to shed weight in the new year. Many also shed relationships and jumped back into the dating scene. Nationally, some 35 million new singles are on the market since Christmas, according to a new survey from photo book company Mixbook.com. Most of those folks — about 4 million […]
Popular San Antonio sports-talk radio hosts Mike Taylor and Rudy Jay are teaming up for a new podcast scheduled to launch later this month. The In the Building podcast, featuring Taylor and Rudy Jay, whose real name is Rudy Johnson, will premiere on the Love You Hard YouTube channel at 11 a.m. Jan. 22.