Four pro-Palestine billboards calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict popped up around the Alamo City this week, according to a Thursday Instagram post by the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s San Antonio chapter. The green, red and black billboards, emblazoned with slogans including “Unite & Stand With Palestine” and “End The War On […]
Playa Bowls is planning a three-store expansion in the Alamo City, according to company officials. The chain — known for its acai, pitaya, mango, green and coconut bowls, juices, smoothies and cold brew — said San Antonio one of several cities that will gain locations in the coming months. Boston, New York City, Phoenix and Miami […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Six out of the 10 fastest-growing counties in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023 are in Texas, according to recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Named after a genus of fungi known for the way it can throw its spores from distances up to 3 feet and its presence in herbivore dung (nicknames include “hat-throwers” and “dung-cannons”), Pilobolus is an imaginative dance company founded at Dartmouth College in 1971. From its inception, Pilobolus has centered on collective creativity, pulling from […]
Brandon Herrera, the gun-loving South Texas vlogger running to unseat incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, made an Alamo City campaign stop Thursday with help from Florida’s Matt Gaetz, a controversial congressman popular with the far-right fringe. During speeches at GOP-themed watering hole the Angry Elephant, the pair lashed out at familiar targets, immigrants and President […]
After dropping by San Antonio for a pop-up last November, Seattle-famous Piroshky Piroshky Bakery has scheduled a return visit — and this time, it’s bringing more than its signature pierogi-style handheld pies. The Eastern European-inspired bakery will appear at Alamo Beer Co. on Thursday, March 21, to serve up its famous stuffed pies along with […]
The Ghoulish Book Festival, a homegrown convention celebrating horror fiction and other dark diversions, will haunt downtown San Antonio this weekend. Scheduled for March 15-17 in the Hermann Sons building, the fest’s third annual iteration will include New York Times-bestselling author Daniel Kraus, two-time Stoker Award nominee Jessica McHugh and Texas-based writer and professor RJ Joseph as […]
In today’s episode of No One Asked For This, frozen-pizza giant Tombstone and ubiquitous craft beer brand Voodoo Ranger have created a new brew dubbed I(Pizza)A. And yep, it’s just what it sounds like: a pizza-flavored IPA. We get why some folks like bracingly hoppy ales, and we certainly understand why most people on the […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas Medical Board will consider language to clarify what qualifies as a medical exception to the state’s abortion laws at an upcoming March 22 board meeting.
The Majestic Theatre’s Broadway in San Antonio series is returning this September with 10 touring shows, four of which are making their Alamo City debut, venue officials revealed Thursday. Among the productions playing San Antonio for the first time are Michael Jackson-themed jukebox musical MJ The Musical, Tony Award-winning musical comedy Shucked, the 50-year revival […]