San Antonio’s Classic Theatre is presenting 19 free performances of the Tony Award-winning musical Peter and the Starcatcher. Based on the successful early 2000s book series of the same name, Peter and the Starcatcher puts an unexpected spin on the well-known origin story of Peter Pan.
Mexico’s incoming secretary of foreign affairs, Alicia Bárcena, said Friday that Texas’ deployment of buoys on the Texas-Mexico border to prevent migrants from crossing the Rio Grande are a violation of water treaties between the U.S. and Mexico. Bárcena told reporters that the Mexican government sent a diplomatic letter to the U.S. on June 26 stating […]
Maynor Estuardo Álvarez used to stand the Texas heat, but not anymore. Something changed in his body last summer while working as a painter in an apartment in Houston.
In a bid to keep the team’s No. 1 NBA draft pick happy, the San Antonio Spurs are exploring the option of building a new arena downtown, the Express-News reports, citing sources familiar with the franchise. The team’s consideration of new arena site is line with the prediction of University of Texas at San Antonio […]
Locally-based Pizza Patrón is planning a massive expansion that will include 160 new stores over the next five years, the San Antonio Business Journal reports. The Latin-inspired pizza chain has hired its first chief operating officer ahead of the expansion, which will include new locations in San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Laredo, the Rio Grande Valley […]
Advocacy group No Kid Hungry Texas is celebrating the inclusion of $6.6 million for school breakfast programs in the Texas Legislature’s recently approved 2024-2025 biennium budget. That outlay will allow schools across the state to offer free breakfast for any students who qualifies for the reduced-price meals program. The funding will allow some 70,000 students across the […]
Our most-read food stories this week touched on all aspects of the food world, including openings, closures and special events. Folks were interested in opening news surrounding a new nearby Buc-ee’s, SA’s first Bojangles and yet another downtown terrace bar, as well as details about the permanent closure of a local Tex-Mex staple. Local Barbie […]
San Antonio’s Vista Brewing is leaving the downtown area, taking its craft suds and wine to a new space, a Thursday social media post notes. The Austin-based brewer’s Alamo City taproom opened at Warehouse 5, 1333 Buena Vista St., in the spring of 2021, offering up craft brews and — inadvertently — San Antonio’s first […]
Kiddie Park, a historic and revered near-downtown amusement park, has installed a restored 1980 MCW Metrobus for use as a quirky concession stand. The historic double-decker bus, donated to the San Antonio Zoo by City Sightseeing San Antonio, now serves up popcorn, cotton candy, chips, hot dogs, Dippin Dots and pre-packed nachos to visiting families. […]
Being around a buncha poop doesn’t make for a fun summer vacation. Which likely explains why a report about alarming levels of fecal contamination on Texas beaches was the Current’s most-read story of the week. The story covered a new report based on regulatory data showing that 90% of Lone Star State beaches had at […]