The leader of one of Texas’ highest-profile conservative political action committees is under fire for meeting for nearly seven hours Friday with white supremacist Nick Fuentes, the Texas Tribune reports. Jonathan Stickland — leader of the Defend Texas Liberty PAC and owner of Pale Horse Strategies, a political consulting group — hosted prominent white supremacist Nick Fuentes and other extreme-right […]
San Antonio-based steakhouse outfit Chama Gaúcha is planning a second location, this one across the street from The Majestic Theatre. An Oct. 4 filing with the city’s Historic and Design Review Commission notes the business is eyeing 219 E. Houston St. for a new eatery. The filing requests permission to make external changes to the […]
The six wives of the infamous King Henry VIII are divorced-beheaded-revived in the electrifying pop musical Six, which is slated to bring 16th century sizzle to the Majestic Theatre. Trading their corsets for catsuits, the wives take to the strobe-lighted stage to recount their lives and deaths in the form of a modern pop concert.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought life to a standstill for most bands and musicians. However, for Reign LaFreniere, lead vocalist and guitarist of Bluphoria, it served as inspiration for the band’s major-label debut.
After a long offseason full of change, the day that Alamo City sports fans have patiently waited is almost here. The revamped San Antonio Spurs, led by No. 1 draft pick Victor Wembanyama, will take on the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat at the recently renamed Frost Bank Center. Although the game is a preseason […]
Updated COVID-19 shots are becoming increasingly available in Texas after weeks of hiccups and distribution glitches since the vaccine was approved for people 6 months and older last month, providers say. But availability is still spotty as hospitals, pediatricians and pharmacies work directly with drug makers, instead of with the state and federal government, to secure […]
The San Antonio Food Bank has launched a new campaign, Hunger-Free November, to provide meals for roughly 50,000 Bexar County seniors facing food insecurity, according to its top official. Seniors are one of the most vulnerable populations in San Antonio when it comes to hunger, and few ask for help when needed, Food Bank CEO […]
Disgraced San Antonio estate attorney Chris Pettit pleaded guilty to six felony charges on Thursday, according to Justice Department officials. Pettit allegedly defrauded wealthy clients, most of whom were elderly. Instead of investing his clients’ funds in financial products, including high-yield bonds, as promised, he instead wired these funds to his personal bank accounts to […]
The restaurant space at the corner of Broadway and Josephine Street will soon be home to yet another Mexican food concept. Newly launched Ay Caramba Taco Cantina has claimed the spot adjacent to the sprawling Pearl development, Axios San Antonio reports. Owner Flabio Vásquez told the site the restaurant will showcase flavors from his hometown of […]
This week, lots of Current readers were drawn to a story about the return of a popular H-E-B product: a throw blanket in the style of the grocery chain’s tortillas. No, the blanket isn’t edible — so far as we know, anyway — but, nonetheless, it was the subject of one of our most-read stories […]