San Antonio’s best-known landmark served as the unlikely connection between the Current’s two most-read stories this week. Our top story closed out the saga of Moses Rose’s Hideout, the downtown bar whose owner, Vince Cantu, has refused to sell to make way for the Alamo’s $400 million new visitor center. Turns out everyone has a […]
In June, food truck park Screamin’ Chameleon quietly opened a stone’s throw the main gate of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. While that brings more adventurous eats to the the northeastern burb of Universal City, it also makes the new spot easy for city residents to overlook — and that would be a shame based on Screaming’ Chameleon’s […]
Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador in a Thursday press briefing slammed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to install anti-migrant buoys along the Rio Grande River, calling it “inhumane,” CNN reports. The remarks come after bodies of two migrants were found dead yesterday in the Rio Grande — one stuck to the buoys and another in […]
San Antonio Chinese restaurant Sichuan House is back in business. The longtime favorite temporarily shuttered late last month after copper thieves rendered its building without power. However, that the eatery, located at 3505 Wurzbach Road #103, announced in Wednesday social media post that it’s once again serving customers.
Girl in a Coma, one of San Antonio’s best-loved indie-rock exports, will reunite for a trio of “farewell” shows later this year. The pioneering all-woman group will reveal specific dates and locations for the performances on Monday, its members said in an emailed statement.
Tracy Hanson teared up at her dining table last May. The Killeen child care operator had gotten word from Austin that Texas legislators would not fund her child care center or any other center in the state. “Cody, I’m not going to make it,” Hanson said to her friend then who was at the end […]
The Current’s Little Bites feature is a weekly roundup of San Antonio food-focused events and news tidbits. Hotel Emma has brought on a new executive head chef, Ned Elliott, whose past experience includes stints at Austin’s Foreign & Domestic and New York City’s Per Se, Thomas Keller’s first restaurant outside of The French Laundry. Elliott will […]
A divided city council on Thursday approved a controversial construction pact for Brackenridge Park that calls for the removal of 48 trees. The first phase of a 2017 bond project for one of San Antonio’s most beloved green spaces, the project has drawn repeated criticism from environmentalists and nearby residents, who argue that the trees’ […]
Impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton moved a small step closer to trial Thursday on long-delayed felony securities fraud charges, though both sides agreed his Senate impeachment trial looms large as a factor. Meeting briefly in a Houston courtroom with a new judge in the case, defense lawyers and prosecutors agreed Thursday to return Oct. 6 to […]
Texas ranks as the No. 4 state in the U.S. for hiking in 2023, according to a new analysis. Shoe company Kuru Footwear crunched numbers to find the 10 best U.S. states for hikers.