After adding All-Stars Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis to their roster over the summer via trade, the reloaded Boston Celtics currently stand atop the Eastern Conference standings. Former Spur Derrick White has excelled as a starter for the Celtics this season and was serenaded with MVP chants following a 30-point performance earlier this month that […]
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has long wielded his power in the Texas Capital like a cudgel, using procedural maneuvers to grant himself ever more control of the state Senate and sidelining those who don’t step in line with a far-right agenda steeped in homophobia, immigrant bashing and white nationalism. So empowered, Patrick has tried to […]
San Antonio’s food scene was rocked at the beginning of December as three heavy-hitting locally owned restaurants announced their impending closures. Sari-Sari Supper Club, Sangria on the Burg and Carnitas Lonja — all nationally renowned, all favorites of Alamo City local foodies — will shut their doors permanently by year’s end.
San Antonio museums had a busy 2023 highlighted by memorable exhibitions, leadership changes and new developments. The McNay Art Museum mounted the powerful “Womanish: Audacious, Courageous, Willful Art,” welcomed Matthew McLendon as director and CEO, and appointed Mia Lopez as its first ever curator of Latinx art.
After the pandemic’s lean time for live shows, it’s been refreshing to see San Antonio acts back on stage, gathering audiences and releasing new music at a frantic pace. To be sure, 2023 was a banner year for local releases. Let’s run down this year’s 10 best albums, as chosen by the Current’s music writers.
The San Antonio Spurs have added four watch parties at the team’s new training center, The Rock at La Cantera, the first of which is scheduled for this weekend, according to team officials. The initial party will take place at 6 p.m. this Saturday as the Spurs take on longtime rival the Dallas Mavericks. The […]
Think things will quiet down during the holidays? Think again.
Houston, Texas-based Karbach Brewing has released a ZeigenBock brew to its lineup, and is celebrating the launch with a revival of its ZiegFest Music Festival. Available now in cans, bottles and on draft at the brewery in Houston, the new ZeigenBock offers delicate hop character and malty flavor, tasting notes from the brewery state. It clocks in […]
San Antonio burger joint EET UP and fried chicken spot Thai Bird are now open inside Make Ready Market food hall, the newest collection of eateries to hit the city’s River North neighborhood, according to social media posts from the companies. EET UP, from the minds behind mini-chain Order Up, is slinging burgers, fries and […]