After the pandemic’s lean time for live shows, it’s been refreshing to see San Antonio acts back on stage, gathering audiences and releasing new music at a frantic pace. To be sure, 2023 was a banner year for local releases. Let’s run down this year’s 10 best albums, as chosen by the Current’s music writers.
The San Antonio Spurs have added four watch parties at the team’s new training center, The Rock at La Cantera, the first of which is scheduled for this weekend, according to team officials. The initial party will take place at 6 p.m. this Saturday as the Spurs take on longtime rival the Dallas Mavericks. The […]
Think things will quiet down during the holidays? Think again.
Houston, Texas-based Karbach Brewing has released a ZeigenBock brew to its lineup, and is celebrating the launch with a revival of its ZiegFest Music Festival. Available now in cans, bottles and on draft at the brewery in Houston, the new ZeigenBock offers delicate hop character and malty flavor, tasting notes from the brewery state. It clocks in […]
San Antonio burger joint EET UP and fried chicken spot Thai Bird are now open inside Make Ready Market food hall, the newest collection of eateries to hit the city’s River North neighborhood, according to social media posts from the companies. EET UP, from the minds behind mini-chain Order Up, is slinging burgers, fries and […]
San Antonio-area teachers are some of the highest paid in the United States, according to a study published earlier this month by finance blog MoneyGeek. Researchers analyzed 178 U.S. metros, comparing the real salaries of teachers and adjusting those for their respective area’s cost of living.
Despite the challenges facing San Antonio’s restaurant scene this year — inflation and labor shortages among them — the city experienced its share of new openings. As a result, diners gained access to new concepts, cuisines and gathering spots, some of which are likely to be delighting us for years to come. Here are the […]
San Antonio Animal Care Services is holding a free vaccination clinic this weekend, according to a Facebook post. The clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday, December 23 at ACS’s headquarters at 4710 State Highway 151 on the inner West Side. ACS will be offering DHPP vaccines to canines and […]
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has resorted to buying plane tickets to ship migrants to Chicago after Windy City officials impounded buses Texas used to dump migrants there. The first flight carrying some 100 migrants from El Paso arrived in Chicago on Tuesday, according to NBC News.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Last week, in rejecting Kate Cox’s bid to terminate her nonviable pregnancy, the Texas Supreme Court called on the Texas Medical Board to offer doctors more guidance on how to interpret the state’s […]