Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A Travis County state district judge has ordered the Department of Public safety to release law enforcement records related to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, more than a year after a consortium […]
San Antonio fast food chain Fred’s Fish Fry Inc. has sued an array of business owners and a local artist over a parody sports jersey that mashes up its logo with that of the NBA’s Spurs. The suit, filed earlier this week in U.S. District Court in San Antonio, accuses 21 defendants, including Michael Baez […]
Stories about two clowns — one beloved, the other not so much — topped the Current’s list of most-read stories this week. In case of the former, folks flocked to a story about comic Adam Sandler being spotted strolling the Pearl and shooting hoops at Trinity University. The level of interest in the former SNL […]
’Tis the season for mixing literally anything in your fridge with booze — family gatherings, am I right? — and when it comes to holiday tipples, one can’t help but indulge. You can’t really find eggnog, coquito or mulled wine any other time of year, after all.
This week’s most read Current food news was wrought with upsetting news, headlined by the passing of a local icon: Chrissy Anthony, co-founder of Sea Island Shrimp House. Other devastating news for the SA food community included the announcement of the closure of two heavy-hitting eateries, Sari-Sari Supper Club and Carnitas Lonja. This week’s top […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is threatening to prosecute any doctor or hospital that assists in an emergency abortion recently approved by a state judge since the fetus of the women seeking it would likely be born dead. On Thursday, Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted Dallas resident Kate Cox, 31, a temporary […]
The Current’s Little Bites feature is a weekly roundup of San Antonio food-focused events and news tidbits. San Antonio-area EVO Cinemas locations have begun hosting holiday pajama parties, featuring classic holiday films for $5 and a specialty hot chocolate menu for the run of the films. Screenings include National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Harry Potter and […]
Dashiell Young-Saver, a statistics teacher at San Antonio’s IDEA South Flores, has landed on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for 2024. His claim to fame? Seriously innovative lesson plans.
When the children’s song “Baby Shark” first went viral across YouTube in 2016, actress Kimiko Glenn (Orange Is the New Black) remembers the earworm taking hold everywhere. After the song’s ubiquity began to fade, Glenn lent her voice to the Baby Shark character on the animated TV series Baby Shark’s Big Show!
Comedian and actor Adam Sandler was spotted Thursday bumming around San Antonio and taking photos with fans ahead of his nighttime stand-up performance at Frost Bank Center. Word that the former Saturday Night Live cast member, draped in an oversized sweatshirt and sweatpants, was hanging out at the Pearl began circulating on social media during the afternoon. “Who else […]