Democrats and civil-rights groups are pointing to Texas’ lower standing in a new ranking of business-friendly states as evidence that Gov. Greg Abbott’s focus on culture-war issues over meeting residents’ basic needs are hindering the state. CNBC on Tuesday unveiled its annual list of the best states for business, and for the first time since […]
Bike World has been a pillar of San Antonio’s cycling community since it opened in 1971. However, after more than five decades, owner Whit Snell is peddling on to other ventures.
With the support of the American Civil Liberties Union, five families with transgender children filed a lawsuit Wednesday asking a judge to block a Texas law that would outlaw gender-affirming care for minors. The lawsuit filed in Travis County District Court argues that the controversial Senate Bill 14 — one of seven bills signed by […]
Chispa lovers, rejoice! San Antonio’s El Mirasol will soon open a new location in Boerne, according to a July 8 social media post. The business took to Facebook to share the news, saying the new eatery will be located on I-10 W, between Ralph Fair Road and Fair Oaks Parkway.
San Antonio’s Jazz’SAlive is moving into new digs, dig? Marking its 40th anniversary, the city-sponsored festival will take place the weekend of Sept. 29-30 at Civic Park, the Hemisfair green space scheduled to open this fall, organizers said. The move shifts the city-run event out of downtown’s Travis Park, where it’s been held since 1984.
Last month, the San Antonio Philharmonic — the orchestra founded by musicians from the now-defunct San Antonio Symphony — named former city councilman Roberto Treviño as its first executive director. Treviño served on the Philharmonic’s board during its inaugural season.
San Antonio and Austin, two of the fastest-growing U.S. cities, sit just 80 miles apart. That’s too close for regular flights and just far enough for a drive up Interstate 35 to be a real pain in the ass.
Gilbert Durán, a self-taught artist whose work adorns many of the Alamo City’s most popular restaurants and businesses, died on Tuesday, according to social media posts by friends. Durán was a Southtown fixture, where he worked out of his Studio 911, producing colorful, dramatic paintings that could later be be seen on the walls of eateries including […]
Between the Buried and Me makes for a challenging listen — and fans will tell you that’s exactly what draws them to the band’s lengthy compositions and heavy, intense sound. The cult favorite group, which plays Vibes Event Center on Thursday, July 20, assembles a mix of metal from prog to extreme, then plucks liberally from […]
One of the oldest street festivals in the world returns to San Antonio for the fourth consecutive year as local group Bliss House Meditation Center brings the Festival of Chariots — better known across the globe as Ratha Yatra — back to Woodlawn Lake Park. Translated as “chariot journey” in Sanskrit, the Ratha Yatra began in the […]