Two dozen small-business owners graduated Thursday from the University of San Antonio’s inaugural Procurement Academy, a 10-week course designed to help entrepreneurs land government contracts. The program — part of UTSA’s Institute of Economic Development’s Center for Government Contracting — was created with the help of former mayor Henry Cisneros and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, who […]
Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist Al Pitrelli found a way to describe his longtime touring group this summer when he was reading a biography of conductor Leonard Bernstein. “He had a quote in there: ‘True art needs to be accessible, but never ordinary,’” Pitrelli said.
A divided San Antonio City Council voted 8-3 Thursday to authorize a 4.25% rate increase that CPS Energy officials said is necessary to help replace aging equipment, keep up with rapid customer growth and transition to cleaner energy. However, that approval only came after a 5-6 defeat of an amendment that would have shrunk the […]
Food Network’s competition series Kids Baking Championship will return for a new season Jan. 1, and the Alamo City will be represented by an enterprising young baker. San Antonio 7th grader Lila Smethurst will make her TV debut on the program, which pits a dozen kid bakers against each other in challenges inspired by the best parts […]
Latin music superstar Don Omar is coming to San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center March 24 as part his Back to Reggaeton tour, according to venue officials. Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. via Frost Bank Center’s website and Ticketmaster. Presale access is available by signing up for the Frost Bank […]
Hotel Havana will revisit its A Christmas Tamal dinner, which features the traditional family tamal recipe resident chef Jesse Kuykendall, otherwise known as Chef Kirk. The event will take place at Hotel Havana’s picturesque Ocho restaurant Dec. 23-24 during normal dinner service, according to officials with the downtown property. The dinner is planned around gigantic, handmade […]
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Album rock hitmakers Def Leppard and Journey will bring their Summer Stadium Tour 2024 to the Alamodome in August with the Steve Miller Band in the opening slot. General tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, while several presale ticket options begin as early as 10 a.m.
Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich won’t face repercussions for grabbing the microphone last month and telling fans to stop booing Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday. During the first half of a Nov. 22 home game, Popovich marched to the scorer’s table and grabbed the microphone while Leonard was about to […]
The Alamo City man arrested in connection with Tuesday’s San Antonio-Austin shooting spree is a St. Mary’s University grad who began showing signs of mental illness after serving in the U.S. Army, neighbors told the Current. Shane James, 34, is suspected of killing both his parents in the San Antonio home he shared with them […]