McDonald’s will bring a new “beverage-led concept” to San Antonio next year, aiming to combat what its marketing folks call “the 3 p.m. slump.” CosMc’s, the mega-chain’s new customizable caffeinated beverage chain, will debut in Illinois this month. Plans call for it to expand to the Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio metro areas by the […]
San Antonio District 2 City Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez has gone viral on social media after wishing rapper Nicki Minaj a happy birthday during an otherwise tense council meeting on Thursday. After debate concluded during Council’s A session, which primarily consisted of discussion over CPS’s proposed rate hike, Mayor Ron Nirenberg granted the District 2 Councilman […]
Fans of scorched psych, noise rock and atmospheric metal can catch an earful of all three this weekend — and without even paying a cover charge. Pagoto, the new project from Ellie English of L.A. Witch fame, will headline a bill at Vice Versa Coffee & Music this Saturday. L.A. Witch achieved success with its […]
Night owls, rejoice! Beloved beverage chain Whataburger has launched a new line of coffee drinks exclusively in the San Antonio area, poised to serve caffeinated wares 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The new line of iced coffees — in vanilla, mocha and caramel flavors — and a blend of hot coffee are […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A Travis County state district judge has ordered the Department of Public safety to release law enforcement records related to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, more than a year after a consortium […]
San Antonio fast food chain Fred’s Fish Fry Inc. has sued an array of business owners and a local artist over a parody sports jersey that mashes up its logo with that of the NBA’s Spurs. The suit, filed earlier this week in U.S. District Court in San Antonio, accuses 21 defendants, including Michael Baez […]
Stories about two clowns — one beloved, the other not so much — topped the Current’s list of most-read stories this week. In case of the former, folks flocked to a story about comic Adam Sandler being spotted strolling the Pearl and shooting hoops at Trinity University. The level of interest in the former SNL […]
’Tis the season for mixing literally anything in your fridge with booze — family gatherings, am I right? — and when it comes to holiday tipples, one can’t help but indulge. You can’t really find eggnog, coquito or mulled wine any other time of year, after all.
This week’s most read Current food news was wrought with upsetting news, headlined by the passing of a local icon: Chrissy Anthony, co-founder of Sea Island Shrimp House. Other devastating news for the SA food community included the announcement of the closure of two heavy-hitting eateries, Sari-Sari Supper Club and Carnitas Lonja. This week’s top […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is threatening to prosecute any doctor or hospital that assists in an emergency abortion recently approved by a state judge since the fetus of the women seeking it would likely be born dead. On Thursday, Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted Dallas resident Kate Cox, 31, a temporary […]