Executive Director Yadhira Lozano is gearing up for her third year of San Antonio’s multimedia arts blowout, Luminaria. Founded 15 years ago by then-mayor Phil Hardberger, this year’s one-night extravaganza has a distinct role to play in our cultural landscape.
Pro wrestling returns to San Antonio as the WWE brings feuds and lots of star power via its Friday Night SmackDown. A week after the return of Roman Reigns, John Cena will continue his rivalry with the Bloodline, a multi-year conflict that’s split legendary tag team The Usos onto opposite sides.
In the late ’80s and early ’90s, Brownsville-founded Grupo Mazz was among the hottest names in Tejano music and a major South Texas concert draw. The influential band was known for bringing an updated sound and image to the genre, drawing on rock and pop influences.
Women rule this week’s live music options in San Antonio. Austin-based singer-songwriter Emily Wolfe, who’s certainly having a moment, will bring her bluesy and rocking sound to Sam’s Burger joint.
After recent vandalism at the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, three Alamo City-area congressmen sent a letter to the National Park Service urging it to better protect the historic structures. The Oct. 17 letter from U.S. Reps Joaquin Castro, Henry Cuellar and Greg Casar, all Democrats, urges Park Service officials to create an action […]
University of Texas at San Antonio canceled some afternoon classes Monday after its North Side campus received what officials now say was a non-credible bomb threat. Starting around 1:30 p.m., UTSA issued a string of posts on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, explaining it had received a bomb threat on its main […]
Despite being home to world class hospitals, Texas is among the worst U.S. states for health care, according to a new study, which placed the Lone Star State eighth from the bottom. Financial platform Forbes Advisory, which authored the report, ranked all 50 states’ quality of healthcare by analyzing 24 metrics across four key categories, […]
Once again, the Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival will bathe multiple downtown locations in the warm glow of creativity. The annual free festival, now marking its 15th anniversary, celebrates art in all of its wide-ranging forms: from sculptures and video installations to music, film, dance and even live theater and poetry readings.
A group of anti-abortion activists, including Texas Right to Life and the San Antonio Family Association, has sued to shut down San Antonio’s recently launched Reproductive Justice Fund, which distributes city funds to nonprofits offering reproductive care. The suit, filed Tuesday in Bexar County District Court, alleges the $500,000 fund is illegal because it gives taxpayer […]