San Antonio brunch baddies, mark your calendars. Box Street All Day’s second brick-and-mortar location, located near the Shops at La Cantera, finally has a grand opening date: Thursday, Jan. 11. The owners unveiled the launch schedule in a Wednesday social media post.
Chocollazo, a San Antonio business known for its show-stopping handmade chocolates, next month will join the growing list of high-profile local eateries to permanently close. In a late Wednesday social media post, owners Mary and Frank Collazo said they’re shutting down Chocollazo Feb. 17 and thanked fans for their support. They said their daughter, Mikala, who […]
San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood abruptly retired on Wednesday after a memo from an internal investigation accused him of using the phrase “Pussy always wins” among coworkers on several occasions. The city retained attorney Rick Garza of local law firm Jackson Walker LLP to investigate Hood after someone submitted a November 2023 complaint […]
San Antonio police arrested a father and son late Wednesday in connection with the headline-grabbing shooting deaths of pregnant 18-year-old Savanah Soto and her boyfriend Matthew Guerra, 22. Christopher Preciado, 19, has been charged with capital murder in the deaths of Soto and Guerra, Sgt. Washington Moscoso said during a press conference at San Antonio […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In a bizarre micro-scandal that some have dubbed “GrubGate,” a former GOP congresswoman who is running for her old seat in South Texas is being accused of routinely stealing photos of Mexican food […]
San Antonio fans of anime, manga and video games will be able to partake in plenty of those plus a wide array of Asian eats at the Otaku Food Festival, a free gathering scheduled for Jan. 27-28. The Japanese term “otaku” refers to people obsessed with pop culture, but the traveling festival adds cuisine into […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took a clumsy swing at U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, blasting the White House official as “pathetic” for blaming the migrant surge, at least in part, on climate change. Abbott’s insulting tweet came shortly after Mayorkas lambasted the Republican governor’s border policies during an interview on MSNBC’s […]
Utah-based Beans & Brews Coffeehouse has kicked off a San Antonio expansion with a new shop on the city’s far West Side. The coffee chain is now slinging caffeinated quenchers at 6507 W. Loop 1604 North, near the intersection of Loop 1604 and Culebra Road, according to recent social media posts. The Alamo Ranch shop […]
San Antonio foodies were crushed when nationally lauded Mexican food restaurant Carnitas Lonja shut down in December. However, it appears owner Alex Paredes plans to reopen the south-of-downtown space with a new concept. On Tuesday, Jan. 2, Carnitas Lonja’s Instagram page revamped its branding, reflecting a switch to the name Chilaking.
The San Antonio Police Department slapped two officers with 30-day suspensions based on allegations that they failed to respond to service calls, KSAT reports. Officers Michael Garcia and Stephanie Cherry received the penalties in November for violations of department rules including neglect of duty, failure to obey a lawful order and failure to respond promptly […]