The 2022 follow-up to 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog is speeding into town for a free showing. In Sonic the Hedgehog 2, villain Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) returns to earth after his initial defeat by the titular hero. This time, he’s brought along new partner Knuckles (Idris Elba), and they’re causing chaos as they search for […]
Music fans looking for twangier sounds will be able to find them this week at separate performances by Shane Smith & The Saints and Rhett Miller, the latter of storied alt-country group the Old 97’s. Those not in the mood for country or country-adjacent tunes can always check out shows by touring and regional acts that specialize […]
Beloved Hill Country swimming spot Hamilton Pool Preserve has reopened after a two-month closure. Travis County Parks officials closed off access the geological formation on June 13 over health concerns.
When the news broke that actress Vanessa Marquez had died, Daniel Villarreal felt like he had lost a member of his own family. The two had worked together on the 1988 film Stand and Deliver, which earned Edward James Olmos an Oscar nomination for his role as inspiring high school teacher Jaime Escalante. “The first time I met […]
Texas cannabis supplier goodblend next month will open a retail shop for patients enrolled in Texas’ limited medical marijuana program. Goodblend is one of three approved suppliers under Texas’ Compassionate Use Program and is on pace to be the first to open a permanent distribution point in the Alamo City. Up to this point, approved […]
New York tops a lot of lists — including the list of biggest cannabis-consuming cities. The new 2023 Cannabis Global Price Index, compiled by health-information firm CFAH, ranks global metros by their annual weed intake, and the Big Apple apparently knows how to get its toke on.
A new spot called the Palomino Bar soon will join the increasingly lively South Presa Street nightlife scene, a state regulatory filing shows. The drinkery will open this fall inside a 725-square-foot space at 1022 S. Presa, tucked between south-of-downtown fixtures Taco Haven and the Belle of the Ball Boutique, according to details filed with […]
Stargazing San Antonians will on Tuesday be able to admire the second supermoon of the year, named so because it appears bigger and brighter in the sky due to its proximity to Earth, news station KXAN reports. NASA defines a supermoon as “any full moon occurring around the same time as the moon’s perigee, or […]
Fans of Texas- and Czech-style kolaches soon may be able to snag both at a new Dos Gatos Kolache Bakery location in New Braunfels, according to a state filing. The proposed bakery, located at 1176 FM 306 in New Braunfels, will span 1,800 square feet and include a drive-thru window, documents filed with the Texas Department […]
A Massachusetts district attorney has now echoed Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar’s request that the feds investigate flights organized by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last fall that whisked 49 migrants from San Antonio and stranded them in Martha’s Vineyard. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois […]