The minute I saw the three superheroines who are front and center in the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster The Marvels getting to know each other by playing double-dutch aboard a spaceship, I just knew the geeks were gonna tear this one to shreds. As far as recent MCU offerings go, The Marvels certainly isn’t the most […]
The Current’s Little Bites feature is a weekly roundup of San Antonio food-focused events and news tidbits. St. Mary’s Strip honky-tonk The Lonesome Rose will celebrate its five-year anniversary with a herd of live music acts, drinks and limited-time food specials beginning Wednesday, Nov. 15. On the menu are items like pizza logs served with […]
This week’s top Current food news focused on details about goings-on across the Alamo City, including openings, a new food fest and a collection of popular farm-to-table restaurants. Let’s jump in. SA’s first lobster festival will go down later this month, as will the opening of a new tea shop owned and operated by British […]
Attention San Antonio shoppers: a much-coveted licensed Fred’s Fish Fry + Spurs City Edition jersey has finally arrived. Well, sort of. On Friday, officials with the San Antonio-based fast food chain said it will begin selling an “official” version of the jersey that went on viral on social media this week, adding that the move […]
Hundreds of University of Texas San Antonio students braved the rain Thursday to protest against what they say is Israel’s unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory as the Middle East conflict dragged into its 35th day. At noon, students walked out of class and headed to the Sombrilla plaza at UTSA’s main campus in Northwest San […]
Los Angeles-based noodle concept Jinya Ramen Bar is planning a second San Antonio location, this one on the city’s northwest side. An October 31 filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation notes that construction on the space at 7010 N. Loop 1604 W., #205, is slated to begin in January and be completed […]
How ingrained is the homegrown fast-food chain Fred’s Fish Fry in San Antonio’s consciousness? Apparently, so much so that an article on a bootleg version of a Spurs jersey with Fred’s tagged as a team sponsor was the Current’s most-read story of the week. That’s either some serious brand loyalty or a lot of people […]
As Republicans continue to wield immigration as a political cudgel, GOP lawmakers have painted the U.S.-Mexico border as a dangerous place and invoked racist language likening the influx of asylum seekers to an “invasion.” For example, when unveiling his Operation Lone Star border crackdown in June 2021, Gov. Greg Abbott claimed border crossers had unleashed “carnage” […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In the first Texas House hearing on school vouchers since May, opponents in the lower chamber remained critical of Gov. Greg Abbott’s top legislative priority — and ultimately expressed frustration with the governor’s […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. LUBBOCK — Texas communities will soon receive billions of dollars to improve their water infrastructure and expand broadband access after voters overwhelmingly approved two constitutional amendments this week — a historic investment that […]