After nearly a year of preparation, CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery has opened its newest location in the former Rosella Coffee & Wine Bar space at 203 E. Jones Ave. Coffee is at the forefront of the newest CommonWealth, located a stone’s throw from the San Antonio Museum of Art, however the spot also will serve lunch […]
As Texas continues to bake under relentless heat, a South Texas sheriff’s office and a human rights activist are working to replace missing water stations put out for migrants traveling through inhospitable terrain, as first reported by the Associated Press. The stations, meant to help avoid migrant deaths, were first reported missing in July. Using […]
Brad Parscale, the one-time San Antonian who served as Donald Trump’s campaign manager, has left Florida and returned to the Lone Star State, the Texas Tribune reports. Parscale earlier this year landed in the West Texas oil town of Midland, where he runs Campaign Nucleus. He launched that venture seven years ago, promising to shield conservative […]
The McNay Art Museum’s newest exhibition pays homage to the twisted world of Tim Burton’s The Night Before Christmas, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. On view through Jan. 14, 2024, “Dreamland: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” will feature maquettes, or small models, used by Burton during the stop-motion film’s production, pairing them […]
With an expected special lawmaking session on public education on the horizon, a Texas House committee on Friday proposed a path forward to reach a compromise on school vouchers, one of the most polarizing issues the Texas Legislature debated this year. The 15-member committee, composed of Republican and Democratic lawmakers, released a report that also […]
San Antonio-based Primarily Primates Inc. is ensuring that five primates are headed to a better life after rescuing them from a facility in Puerto Rice that fell into disrepair after hurricanes Irma and Maria hit the island in 2017. Primarily Primates Inc. partnered with Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries — in which it’s accredited — to provide a […]
Roughly 120 San Antonio restaurants will offer three- or four-course fixed-price menus during Culinaria’s annual end-of-summer Restaurant Weeks, which run Aug. 12-26. As part of the biannual event, participating eateries offer the special menus at lunch, dinner and — new this season — brunch. Lunch prices are set at $20 and $30, dinners run $35, […]
The Current’s Little Bites feature is a weekly roundup of San Antonio food-focused events and news tidbits. Jersey Mike’s Subs, known for its fresh-sliced meats and grilled subs, will open a third New Braunfels location on August 16. The new sub shop will is just across Interstate 35 from Buc-ee’s. 237 FM 306, jerseymikes.com. Iconic beer […]
A child traveling to Chicago as part of the state’s migrant busing program died, according to a Friday afternoon statement from the Texas Division of Emergency Management. The Chicago Tribune reported that the 3-year-old child died on Thursday when the bus was entering Chicago. The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed to the newspaper that the […]
On a warm November night, Salia Issa had just begun her shift as an Abilene prison officer when she felt the intense pain of what she believed was a contraction. Seven months pregnant, Issa said she quickly alerted her supervisors. She told them she needed to go to the hospital but knew prison policy wouldn’t […]