A new art installation celebrating Spurs star Victor Wembanyama’s partnership with Louis Vuitton popped up in San Antonio’s Southtown neighborhood over the weekend. Located at the intersection of West Lambert and South Flores streets, the structure is designed to look like a Louis Vuitton storefront and features a photo of Wemby peering out its door. […]
An active-duty U.S. Air Force member from San Antonio died after setting himself on fire Sunday outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., saying he will “no longer be complicit in genocide,” according to multiple media reports. D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department identified the deceased man as Aaron Bushnell, 25, according to the Associated Press. The […]
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The race for Rookie of the Year honors resumes for Victor Wembanyama in a showdown with Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder. In January, Wembanyama became the first Spur to earn Western Conference Rookie of the Month since Beno Udrih in 2004, and he’s averaging 16 points and 13 rebounds against the Thunder. Oklahoma […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. With the recent launch of the revamped federal application to receive aid for college, financial aid counselors are urging college hopefuls in Texas to fill out the form as soon as possible to […]
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In a vote on Thursday, the University of Texas Board of Regents gave the City of San Antonio the exclusive option to buy or lease the 13½-acre downtown property where UTSA’s Institute of Texan Cultures sits inside Hemisfair, News4SA reports. Although the board hasn’t discussed details of the vote publicly, the agenda for its Thursday […]
Fans of fiery eats can now test their intestinal fortitude — in more ways than one — with Carolina Reaper pepper-tinged tacos recently introduced at Texas’ 600 DQ locations. The Minnesota-based chain best known for its frosty Blizzards launched the incendiary new menu item this week. Each butt-busting taco starts with a crispy corn shell […]
Two weeks after Santikos Entertainment unexpectedly closed its San Antonio theaters due to an unspecified technical issue, the locally based chain is offering what it called the largest “deal day” in company history. Between noon and 5 p.m. Sunday, select movies along with popcorn, nachos, fountain drinks, house margaritas and Legacy Lager beer will run $5 […]
San Antonio barbecue joint The County Line will bring back its annual live music series Thursday, March 7, kicking off the weekly shows with local musicians Mario Flores and Gabe Garcia. Now in its 22nd year, the series will take place on the patio of the Colonnade-area eatery, 4334 Hyatt Place Drive. Concerts run 7-9 […]