After more than three decades of serving San Antonio, Yolanda’s Uptown Cafe closed permanently Friday, Dec. 22, news site MySA reports. The 34-year-old business will close so owners Yolanda and Perfecto Vasquez can focus on retirement and each other, Yolanda told the news site.
This week’s top Current food news covered openings, closures and everything in between. Let’s jump in. Our top story center around the closure of a new Boerne spot The Rill, which opened just a few months ago.
San Antonio’s Eight Ball Coffee will trade its wheels for a brick and mortar shop this weekend, bringing caffeinated wares to San Antonio’s Lavaca neighborhood. Starting Saturday, Dec. 23, the coffee joint will serve its signature espresso offerings at 1432 South St. Mary’s Street, according to a social media post from the company. The grand […]
This week’s most-read stories were dominated by things San Antonio loves — the Spurs, HGTV host Kim Wolfe and comedian Anjelah Johnson-Reyes among them — as well as things we’re intrigued by, such as the enigmatic Fred’s Fish Fry chain. Plenty of folks also checked out stories on a pair of Texas politicians whose conduct […]
San Antonio doesn’t disappoint when it comes to New Year’s festivities. From swanky rooftop parties and multi-course meals to brunch specials and pajama parties, here are some of the best New Year’s shindigs happening around town. The Moon’s Daughters’ elaborate New Year’s Eve bash will return to the Thompson San Antonio hotel’s rooftop once again […]
After adding All-Stars Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis to their roster over the summer via trade, the reloaded Boston Celtics currently stand atop the Eastern Conference standings. Former Spur Derrick White has excelled as a starter for the Celtics this season and was serenaded with MVP chants following a 30-point performance earlier this month that […]
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has long wielded his power in the Texas Capital like a cudgel, using procedural maneuvers to grant himself ever more control of the state Senate and sidelining those who don’t step in line with a far-right agenda steeped in homophobia, immigrant bashing and white nationalism. So empowered, Patrick has tried to […]
San Antonio’s food scene was rocked at the beginning of December as three heavy-hitting locally owned restaurants announced their impending closures. Sari-Sari Supper Club, Sangria on the Burg and Carnitas Lonja — all nationally renowned, all favorites of Alamo City local foodies — will shut their doors permanently by year’s end.
San Antonio museums had a busy 2023 highlighted by memorable exhibitions, leadership changes and new developments. The McNay Art Museum mounted the powerful “Womanish: Audacious, Courageous, Willful Art,” welcomed Matthew McLendon as director and CEO, and appointed Mia Lopez as its first ever curator of Latinx art.