This week’s list of top stories reads kind of like a Mad Libs story. There’s a chalk artist, an agitated so-called “lemur,” a Texas drag queen and a South Texas resort owned by singer Jimmy Buffett. Rather than try to figure out the underlying theme, why don’t we just let you go down the list […]
Drive-thru coffee chain 7 Brew is bringing its java-on-the-go concept to San Antonio this summer. The 2901 Pat Booker Road location will be the first San Antonio outlet for the Arkansas-based company, officials said.
This week’s most-read Current food news volleyed between uplifting and depressing, covering openings, closures and a national nod from USA Today. Let’s jump in. Current readers wanted grand opening details for a new Izumi all-you-can-eat sushi spot in nearby Schertz and the long-awaited reopening of Irish pub Francis Bogside.
San Antonio police officers early Friday morning shot and killed a woman who destroyed an apartment complex fire alarm in what Chief William McManus described as an incident in which the details remain “sketchy,” the Express-News reports. Firefighters showed up to handle an alarm problem at apartments on the 6200 block of Old Pearsall Road […]
On Saturday, July 1, caffeine fiends can snag specialty samples of coffee- and espresso-based drinks from nearly two dozen local coffee spots via a citywide Coffee Crawl. Organizers of the event are offering an $8 virtual Coffee Crawl pass, which will give the pass holder access to a map with all participating purveyors and samples […]
Anyone planning to visit one of Texas’ Department of Motor Vehicles locations Friday will need to reschedule. As a result of a technology system failure, all Texas DMV locations, including its 16 regional service centers, are closed Friday, according to a Facebook post from department officials. All online and in-person vehicle services, including appointments at […]
Insistently eccentric, involuted and reflexive, Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City will likely only reinforce his detractors’ animus toward the filmmaker’s elaborate but undeniably insular world-building, but admirers — and I’m among them — will delight in the dizzying variations he works on signature themes and tropes. Although Asteroid City sometimes comes perilously close to the Rube Goldbergian joke […]
Austin-based Rambler sparkling water company has partnered with Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) to release commemorative packaging celebrating 100 years of Texas State Parks. A portion of the proceeds from every sale of the bubble water in its new packaging will be donated to TPWF in an effort to help raise funds to open Palo […]
The Spurs and Alamo City sports fans aren’t the only ones rolling out the welcome mat for No. 1 NBA Draft pick Victor Wembanyama. In anticipation of Wemby’s arrival, San Antonio’s City Hall on Thursday raised a banner welcoming the much-hyped French player. “Bonjour Wemby,” reads the black and white banner. City public relations officials even […]
Get ready to say ni hao to sweet Taiwanese treats. Taiwan-based coffee chain 85°C Bakery Café will make its San Antonio debut in November. The store is under development 12710 W I-10, near Camp Bullis, according to a June 19 filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.