After Southtown businesses voiced concerns about construction cutting into their bottom lines, the intersection of South Alamo Street and East Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard reopened around noon Tuesday, allowing two-way traffic in all four directions, according to city officials. This reopening of the busy south-of-downtown interchange arrived earlier than expected.
Online video of a group of men dressed in Nazi attire — swastika armbands and all — dining at Torchy’s Tacos in Fort Worth has gone viral, prompting a response from the Austin-based chain. In the clip shared Sunday on TikTok, one man can be seen in a tan uniform and a red, white and […]
The Texas Legislature has taken a dim view of school vouchers for the past two decades. Multiple attempts by GOP leaders to gain traction on the idea have sputtered out amid strong opposition by Democrats and rural Republicans. The concerns that fed that resistance — namely, that vouchers siphon money away from public schools to […]
The executive director of the Alamo Area Council of Governments, Diane Rath, is on administrative leave a week into an internal investigation of an employee complaint that she created a hostile work environment, the Express-News reports. San Antonio-based AACOG temporarily relieved Rath of duty Friday, according to the daily. The organization’s probe is reportedly looking […]
Home security company Ring recently grabbed headlines when it pledged to pay $1 million to anyone whose doorbell camera captured “unaltered” video of extraterrestrial life. Yes, it’s a safe bet the competition is just a fun marketing ploy, but if any U.S. metro looks poised to cash in, it may well be San Antonio. After all, […]
On a weekend during which a ring-of-fire eclipse will transform the skies over San Antonio, MonteVideo is bringing timely programming on the ground with its third annual Raza Cósmica: A Constellation of Sci-Fi Cinema. The film festival highlights Latinx and international filmmakers at locations across San Antonio.
“Dream Big!” is the theme of this year’s Chalk It Up, which returns to downtown San Antonio for its 20th year. Organized by Artpace, the free and family-friendly event invites dreamers and artists of every caliber to get their hands dirty making sidewalk chalk creations.
Kerrville-based James Avery Artisan Jewelry has tapped iconic Texas brand Blue Bell Ice Cream for its latest collaborative charm: a sterling silver and bronze replica of the creamery’s uber-recognizable gallon carton. The companies teased the partnership late last week before a Monday unveiling of the trinket, which features the Blue Bell cow-and-girl logo on the side and […]
After the Monday night’s matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Spurs fans can breathe a sigh of relief: No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama showed himself to be anything but a draft bust. In the first preseason game of his career, Wembanyama lived up to the hype, scoring 20 points and ripping down five rebounds in 19 […]
Well, that didn’t last long. Former San Antonio and South Texas congressman Will Hurd has pulled the plug on his 2024 presidential campaign after launching it just four months ago. A former CIA officer who frequently struck a bipartisan tone, Hurd tried to distinguish himself in the race by calling out Republican frontrunner Donald Trump as […]