With the National Weather Service issuing freeze warnings for parts of South Texas, Tuesday could end up being one of the coldest Halloweens in San Antonio history. After the Monday chill that gripped the Alamo City, Tuesday will offer some daytime reprieve as highs top out at 60 degrees by 5 p.m., according to the […]
The Greg Kowalski family, owner of Alamo City-based catering empire the RK Group, has donated $1 million to the San Antonio Zoo. The donation will fund a portion of the construction of a new entrance, a new gorilla habitat and a 500-person capacity event center, zoo officials said.
Eight years after being indicted for felony securities fraud, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton finally has a trial date. During a Monday hearing, State District Judge Andrea Beall set an April 15 start for the trial in Houston, the Texas Tribune reports. The trial has been delayed by extensive legal wrangling by Paxton’s defense team […]
Rock band Creed will come to San Antonio on its “Summer of ’99 Tour,” making a stop in the Alamo City in September 2024, Billboard reports. The band known for cult classic hits like “My Sacrifice” and “One Last Breath” will perform at the Frost Bank Center on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.
Pro-wrestling is again returning to San Antonio early next year, this time for Monday Night Raw at the Frost Bank Center, according to a World Wrestling Entertainment press release. The WWE’s Monday Night Raw will return to the Frost Bank Center on March 4, 2024. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. […]
San Antonio is getting its own Insomnia Cookies, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The Philadelphia-based sweet spot known for its late-night cookie offerings will be located at 4316 Gardendale St. on the Northwest Side, not far from the University of San Antonio’s main campus, the filing said. Renovations […]
After 50 years of serving hungry Alamo City residents, Southside staple TJ’s Hamburgers is closing, according to an Instagram post by Folklores Coffee House Sunday afternoon. A handwritten sign posted on the front door of the restaurant conveyed the news to its customers. “It comes with a heavy heart, we are no longer able to […]
The friendship of guitarist-vocalist Julia Steiner and guitarist Dave Sagan of indie-rock quartet Ratboys started with a burned mix CD. And it recently culminated with the release of another one — albeit of a more ambitious variety.
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Comedian and actor Chris Tucker is bringing his high-energy standup routine to town with The Legend Tour 2023, his first sizable road journey in more than a decade. Known for his roles as Detective James Carter in the ’90s blockbuster hit Rush Hour and the motormouthed Smokey in Friday, Tucker took a step out of […]