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The Current’s Little Bites feature is a weekly roundup of San Antonio food-focused events and news tidbits. Now that cooler weather is here, Southtown staple Rosario’s ComidaMex & Bar has extended rooftop bar hours for its new “Cozy UP Sundays.” The upstairs bar is offering $8 bloody mary and mimosa specials every Sunday from noon […]
In the Current’s most-read food story of the week, San Antonio readers said goodbye to TJ’s Hamburgers, a local institution that shut its doors after 50 years of serving the South Side. TJ’s wasn’t the only restaurant to cease operation this week, however. The SA location of Hawaii-based chain Wow Wow Lemonade also closed its doors, […]
A new mural illustrating the vibrant history of San Antonio’s Plaza de Armas was unveiled Friday morning. The City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture partnered with local painter and muralist Christopher Montoya to commission the Iluminación de la Plaza in downtown San Antonio. Comprised of over 970 porcelain tiles, the large-scale mural […]
If you’re a motorcyclist who feels unsafe on Texas roads, it’s probably not just your imagination. The state has the nation’s second-most dangerous roads for cyclists, according to a new study. That analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation data by researchers with the Orlando, Florida-based firm of personal injury […]
Who knew so many readers would empathize with a mom’s ire over a botched birthday cake? Despite plenty of harder-hitting news going on this week — from the World Series to Texas lawmakers’ wrangling over school vouchers — the Current’s most-read story of the week was on a viral video in which a Texas mom […]
Thaw out Mariah Carey and put some sugar cookies in the oven, San Antonio. This year’s holiday activities are already underway. A brand new attraction dubbed Campfire Lights: A Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show is now casting a glow in San Antonio’s Castle Hills neighborhood.
Mirador De La Flor, the Corpus Christi memorial to late Tejano star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, will be closed for two weeks to undergo lighting upgrades. Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation alerted fans to the news in a Facebook post warning that crews will replace the memorial’s existing lighting with LED fixtures. The work will take two […]
University of Texas at San Antonio-area burger lovers soon will have one more place to sate their cravings. San Antonio’s homegrown Burger Boy chain plans to open a new store early next year near the intersection of UTSA Boulevard and Interstate 10, company officials said Friday. They noted that the business has fielded many requests for […]