Pop, pop, fizz, fizz, oh what a seasonal delight is it! Of course, the big-C Champagne producers, who literally bank on the exclusivity conveyed by their limited area of production in France’s northeast, would have us drinking the stuff almost daily, not just for New Year’s and locker-room celebrations.
San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center next year will be unable to afford plane and bus tickets for those staying at the shelter, and that means migrants could be stuck here for longer periods of time, according to the San Antonio Report. City officials are requesting additional outside funding for the center, located in a former […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. HOUSTON — It’s been more than seven months since the Texas Legislature passed a bill allowing public schools to hire school chaplains, but for the Rev. Dave Welch, his work has just begun.
Talk about dinner and a show. The Broadway Musical Dining Experience, the latest in a rash of touring pop-up dining enterprises, will take over San Antonio’s Los Barrios Mexican Restaurant this spring for a series of six performances. The Broadway pop-up brings singing, dancing and table-side performances from a lineup of actors against kitschy, themed […]
Even though many still consider the Dallas Cowboys “America’s team,” turns out mascot Rowdy doesn’t share in that popularity. Dallas’ smiling cowpoke with a comically oversized head and hat ranked as both the least popular NFL mascot and Instagram’s least-loved NFL personality, according to a study bankrolled by online casino Raging Bull Slots. For the […]
This week’s top Current food news covers details on several openings, including a massive market at the Pearl complex, as well as a refreshed venture from Guillermo’s and burger conglomerate McDonald’s. A brand new spot just south of downtown, Labor Street Café, is also now serving breakfast and lunch. On a more somber note, Bexar […]
The San Antonio Spurs weren’t the only ones having a bad day Wednesday. During the team’s home loss to LeBron James and Lakers, its crew called on a member of the U.S. Air Force to participate in one of the many fan contests that happen during timeouts. Unfortunately, the poor guy couldn’t make a shot to […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Nearly 1.7 million Texans have lost their health insurance — the largest number of people any state has removed — in the months since Texas began peeling people from Medicaid as part of […]
San Antonio residents have a strange obsession with Fred’s Fish Fry, the homespun restaurant chain famous for its rock-bottom prices and largely empty parking lots. Case in point: the Current’s two most-read stories this week involved the intellectual property dispute between Fred’s and various online retailers who sold a parody San Antonio Spurs jersey with […]
Boerne’s Rill Eatery & Bar is closing just three months after setting up shop to serve burgers and elevated bar food in the San Antonio bedroom community. The family-friendly dining spot’s last day of service will be this Sunday, according to a Facebook post. The owners also thanked the community for their support in the message, […]