Thaw out Mariah Carey and put some sugar cookies in the oven, San Antonio. This year’s holiday activities are already underway. A brand new attraction dubbed Campfire Lights: A Holiday Drive-Thru Light Show is now casting a glow in San Antonio’s Castle Hills neighborhood.
Mirador De La Flor, the Corpus Christi memorial to late Tejano star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, will be closed for two weeks to undergo lighting upgrades. Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation alerted fans to the news in a Facebook post warning that crews will replace the memorial’s existing lighting with LED fixtures. The work will take two […]
University of Texas at San Antonio-area burger lovers soon will have one more place to sate their cravings. San Antonio’s homegrown Burger Boy chain plans to open a new store early next year near the intersection of UTSA Boulevard and Interstate 10, company officials said Friday. They noted that the business has fielded many requests for […]
The Tejano Music Awards may have withdrawn plans to give convicted sex offender Joe Lopez its Lifetime Achievement Award, but a separate awards show still may honor the onetime singer of popular South Texas band Grupo Mazz. Following public outcry over a 2006 conviction on charges that Lopez raped his teenage niece, the Tejano Music […]
In recent months, San Antonians have shared a chuckle reading news stories about what artificial intelligence programs think the average Alamo City resident looks like or their perceptions of how homes here look compared to those in Dallas, Austin and Houston. However, that amusement could give way to panic, according to some predictions.
Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a San Antonio Democrat, dressed up like U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for Halloween, and the results were, well, as scary as one might expect. Gutierrez — who earlier this year entered the primary fray to take on Cruz in 2024 — used his costume to mock the GOP lawmaker’s trip to Cancun […]
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Inspired by a traditional Middle Eastern bazaar, Cirque Du Soleil’s BAZZAR features an eclectic troupe of acrobats, musicians and dancers creating a bustling sensory experience that evokes a traditional open-air market. This run of performances marks the contemporary circus company’s first visit to San Antonio since 2006, and the first time the Alamo City gets […]
The San Antonio Spurs unveiled new retro-style City Edition jerseys Thursday — an annual event that frequently draws oohs and ahs from fans. However, this year’s design — a tribute to HemisFair ’68, San Antonio’s city-altering world’s fair — is leaving many on social media baffled. Some are even comparing the design to that of […]
West-of-downtown nightspot Chiflada’s is launching a period pantry to provide free menstrual products for underserved communities in San Antonio. Organizers are asking for donations of menstrual hygiene products at the pantry’s Friday, Nov. 10, launch and ribbon-cutting. The event will take place from 6-8 p.m. at the bar, 1804 W. Martin St.