San Antonio recently learned that the Spurs’ No.1 NBA Draft pick loves breakfast tacos, a staple of the local cuisine. Now, after French basketball phenom Victor Wembanyama was spotted this weekend wandering Blue Star Arts Complex, there’s reason to suspect he also enjoys SA arts and culture. On Sunday, San Antonio users of X, the social media platform […]
San Antonio Magazine, an 18-year-old glossy publication highlighting Alamo City culture and lifestyles, is no more. In a Tuesday morning promotional email, Editor-in-Chief Kathleen Petty said the bi-monthly publication’s new issue will be its last. She thanked readers for their support but gave no reason for the closure.
The family behind two longtime downtown San Antonio restaurants has planted a flag on the Broadway corridor. The Lyons family, which owns and operates River Walk staple Casa Rio and venerable German deli Schilo’s, has purchased food truck haven Broadway News, 2202 Broadway, the San Antonio Business Journal reports. Home to local brands including Mila Coffee, […]
San Antonio-born celebrity brand Bird Bakery’s has a cameo role in Piatti Italian restaurants’ newly launched brunch service in the Alamo City. After a launch this weekend, Piatti’s Elian and Quarry restaurants are serving up brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with French toast made from slices of Bird’s Nutella […]
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, now has another Democratic opponent. Nueces County District Attorney Mark A. Gonzalez on Tuesday said he’s seeking the Democratic nomination for Cruz’s seat. A two-term DA for the South Texas county that includes Corpus Christi, Gonzalez resigned his position before announcing his candidacy.
When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton held a news conference in May decrying state lawmakers’ anticipated vote to impeach him, he framed the decision as not only a threat to his political career but as one that endangered the slew of lawsuits he’d filed against the Biden administration. Paxton, who has since been suspended from office, […]
If any evangelical church was itching to stage a protest, Saturday’s Danzig show at Boeing Center at Tech Port would have been the perfect excuse. Alongside the main act, Behemoth, Twin Temple and Midnight helped turn the South Side venue into a temple of darkness primed to open a direct portal to hell. All of […]
After months of unrelenting heat during a particularly sweltering summer, the Texas power grid’s ability to meet high electricity demand hit shaky ground Aug. 17. With power production from wind turbines forecast to be low and solar production expected to drop after sunset, grid operators asked residents to conserve electricity.
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A first-of-its-kind mural unveiled Friday evening on a West Side shipping container memorializes those allegedly slain by law-enforcement officials in San Antonio. Among those who have lost their lives in recent years: Marquise Jones, Charles “Chop” Roundtree, Kevin Johnson, Melissa Perez, Andre “AJ” Hernandez, Alejandro Vitela, Norman Cooper, Marcus McVae, Jesse Aguirre and Antronie Scott. “It […]