Illuminated holiday installation Lightscape is returning to the San Antonio Botanical Garden for a third year. This year, Lightscape will feature installations such as the Pixel Tree and the Star Show, both designed by ArtAV, a creative studio based in the United Kingdom, according to Botanical Garden officials. The garden presents Lightscape annually in association with Sony […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for pastors to help him push his controversial school voucher plan from the pulpit has drawn scorn from the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT), whose leaders accuse him of trying to “co-opt a Sunday morning time of worship.” In an open letter posted Wednesday, 21 past and present BGCT leaders […]
The son of a co-founder of Buc-ee’s — the Texas convenience store chain known for its spotless bathrooms — is facing charges that he invasively recorded at least 13 people, some while using the toilet, Austin TV station KXAN reports. Mitchell Wasek, 28, was arrested Tuesday in Travis County on 28 state jail felony charges […]
Developer GrayStreet Partners has submitted plans to the city showing that the firm wants to construct a hotel on the site of the shuttered Pig Stand diner, a longtime Broadway corridor landmark. GrayStreet purchased the property at 1508 Broadway in February, around the time when the eatery’s owner, 76-year-old Mary Ann Hill, opted to close the restaurant so […]
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San Antonio International Airport last week unveiled an exhibition showcasing cars, bikes and memorabilia that highlight the creativity and artistry of the city’s long-standing lowrider culture. “Cruising into History — A Celebration of Lowriders in San Antonio,” curated to honor Hispanic Heritage Month, is on view through Oct. 25 in the airport’s Terminal B.
An Alamo City man fucked around and found early Wednesday when he was struck by a locomotive he’d been playing “chicken” with, the Express-News reports. Shortly after midnight, San Antonio police responded to a call on the East Side near Burnet and North Cherry streets, the daily reports. Upon arrival, they found a man with a head […]
Boxing star Ryan “King Ryan” Garcia will return to the ring Dec. 2 at the Alamodome to take on fringe contender Oscar “The Flash” Duarte. Garcia, 25, announced the headline junior welterweight bout this week in an Instagram post.
Fans can send off long-gone country dance hall Midnight Rodeo with one last dance this Sunday at a parking lot party hosted by veteran DJ Peter “Pistol Pete” Anderberg. Midnight Rodeo, which billed itself as “an acre of dancin’ and glancin’” closed permanently in 2019, shortly after its owner filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. While there […]
The exclusive club at the San Antonio Spurs’ new $500 million training and practice facility, The Rock at La Cantera, also comes with an exclusive price tag, according to one journalist’s reporting. Those looking to join The Spurs Club must pay $3,800 upfront, followed by $400 monthly, according to a post on social media platform […]