As renewed interest in connecting San Antonio and Austin continues to grow, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said Tuesday that his office secured $1 million in federal funding to expand rail service in the region. The funding comes from federal Corridor Identification and Development awards to the Texas Department of Transportation, which is part of a […]
Joost de Vries, the CEO of a San Antonio-based startup vying to resurrect the iconic DeLorean sports car as an electric vehicle, appears to have quietly resigned in October, according to LinkedIn. De Vries’ departure is just the latest twist for DeLorean Motors Reimagined. Since making national headlines in early 2022 by announcing its plans for the […]
In a season stuffed with nutcrackers and Scrooges and sleigh rides, OPERA San Antonio presents a 45-minute one-act opera about some of the less-explored characters of the Christmas story: the three wise men. In Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera Amahl and the Night Visitors, the gold, frankincense and myrrh-bearing men — on their way to the […]
Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. The majority of the Texas Legislature doesn’t want what Gov. Greg Abbott is peddling when it comes to school vouchers.
San Antonio’s sweetest night of the year returns to the DoSeum for another round of festive cocktails, seasonal bites and sweet eats. Dulce’s adult-only holiday celebration offers an assortment of delectable food, drink and entertainment while also supporting the nonprofit museum.
Sunny Sweeney is as adept at scuffed-boot honky tonk as she is at rib-crushing balladry, and on her latest full-length effort, Married Alone, the Texas native does what she does best by defying categorization and resisting cliche. Enlisting country chimera Paul Cauthen to co-produce beside Texas Gentleman Beau Bedford at Dallas’s Modern Electric Sound, Sweeney […]
Live music in San Antonio this week includes visits from living legend George Clinton and his Parliament Funkadelic ensemble along with hardscrabble blues one-man-band Scott H. Biram. And if that’s not enough to sate your thirsty ears, there’s electronic music, hair metal, Christmas tunes and West Side Soul to take in.
A year and a half after enacting one of the strictest abortion laws in the country, Texas finally saw a test case. In a historic lawsuit, Kate Cox, a 31-year-old Dallas mother of two, put herself and her heartbreaking pregnancy story into the public eye to force an answer to an urgent question: Just how […]
Now in his 21st NBA season, Lakers forward LeBron James recently surpassed hoops icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the league’s all-time leader in minutes played. At age 38, he’s still averaging an astounding 24 points per game. With the in-season tournament in the rearview mirror, he and the Lakers arrive in San Antonio this week for […]
San Antonio’s Lavaca area now has one more spot to grab breakfast, lunch and coffee: Labor Street Café. The new counter-service eatery opened two weeks ago, serving up hearty daytime eats such as pancakes, scrambles and sandwiches at 718 Labor Street. The all-day menu allows diners to order breakfast, lunch, smoothies and coffee daily from […]