Originally launched as a parody of the annual Coronation of the Queen of the Order of the Alamo, this 73-year-old Fiesta tradition long ago turned its focus to satirizing local, state and national politics. This year’s “The Court of Peripheral Opulence” will crown longtime San Antonio artist Cruz Ortiz as King Anchovy LVII, the head […]
Editor’s Note: Bad Takes is a column of opinion and analysis. It feels like I’ve lobbed enough fair criticism at comedian Bill Maher, who’s scheduled to perform at the Majestic Theatre in October, over his penchant for reckless COVID-19 misinformation.
Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has once again displayed his lack of even the most basic grasp of both the U.S. Constitution and the Bible, two written works he claims to hold dear — when it’s politically convenient.
San Antonio health haven Pharm Table will host a Thursday, April 25, farm-to-table dinner with Green Bexar Farms, featuring talks with area farmers and agriculture specialists. The dinner will run 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the critically lauded restaurant, located at 611 S. Presa Street, Suite 106. Tickets are $85 and include the three-course meal, a gift […]
An animal-advocacy group critical of the City of San Antonio’s Animal Care Services leased out two billboards this week urging Alamo City residents to speak up against animal neglect and cruelty. Officials with Animal Advocates San Antonio told the Current that they took out the ads in response to ACS failing to meet self-imposed goals […]
A federal jury on Wednesday determined that a pair of San Antonio police officers violated a local man’s civil rights by using excessive force against him, the Express-News reports. An undercover officer identified as Detective John Doe and then-SWAT officers Carlos Chavez and Virgilio Gonzalez subdued Rogelio “Roger” Carlos III on his family’s property in May […]
Hell’s Kitchen runner-up Mary Lou Davis will hold a Tuesday, April 23 pop-up at San Antonio restaurant Best Quality Daughter to serve her take on Asian fusion eats. The former executive chef at Whiskey Cake at The Shops at La Cantera moved to the West Coast after competing on Season 19 of the popular cooking competition show […]
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San Antonio Public Works became a punch line on social media after the city department shared a video explaining how those attending NIOSA, one of Fiesta’s busiest events, should navigate ongoing construction on South Alamo Street. The video, shot from a first-person POV and tweeted out Wednesday, tells viewers via instructions flashed onscreen to “Start […]
From Southtown to the northern suburbs, the Alamo City is chock full of mom-and-pop shops. Perhaps then it should come as no surprise a recent study found that the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro has the nation’s highest percentage of family-owned businesses. To get its rankings New York-based online lending company On Deck compiled data from the […]