When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, many in Texas, the largest state in the nation to ban nearly all abortions, began to cycle through the stages of grief. There was denial and anger, as thousands poured into the streets, promising to never stop fighting to turn back the clock and restore abortion […]
A month after the Alamo City landed the No. 1 pick during the NBA Draft lottery, Victor Wembanyama is officially a San Antonio Spur. Thousands of fans packed the AT&T Center Thursday afternoon for the team’s official draft watch party, some wearing homemade Wembanyama jerseys before the official ones even went on sale. Although the […]
In a victory for San Antonio homeowners, city council on Thursday unanimously voted to double the property tax exemption to the maximum amount allowed under Texas law, according to the Express-News. Under the new policy, homesteaders — those who claim primary residence in San Antonio — will now have a 20% discount on their property […]
Call it a double shot of shock rock. Tickets for two San Antonio shows by the highest-profile practitioners of rock music specially calculated to get under the skin of the Straight World go on sale this Friday.
The Current’s Little Bites feature is a weekly roundup of San Antonio food-focused events and news tidbits. Downtown tiki bar Hugman’s Oasis will celebrate its two-year anniversary with a luau this Sunday, featuring tropical cocktails and bites along with island musical vibes from DJs Casbah and El Gato. The party kicks off at 5 p.m. […]
San Antonio in the midst of Wemby fever. But perhaps no one is more anxious to welcome French hoops phenomenon Victor Wembanyama to San Antonio than Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich, who stopped by a mural being painted of the projected No. 1 draft pick on Wednesday. San Antonio artist Colton Valentine was wrapping up […]
A San Antonio chalk artist who grabbed headlines last week after being wrongfully arrested in Leon Valley is now accusing the Pearl of racism after workers at the downtown development removed his Juneteenth-themed mural featuring the names of unarmed Black men killed by police. “This isn’t a good look for the Pearl right now,” Tricia […]
Those who keep up with the world of underground punk rock comics are likely familiar with Mitch Clem and his comic series San Antonio Rock City and My Stupid Life. Ten years out from the end of My Stupid Life, Clem has compiled his autobiographical works into a book of the same title. To celebrate, […]
The point at which Latinos would outnumber white residents to make up the biggest share of the Texas population has been on the state’s demographic horizon for years. It seemed that long-awaited milestone was reached in 2021 when a closely watched data release last year was the first to reflect the culmination of decades of transformative […]
Prost! The San Antonio Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Still Brewing Art,” will bring beer aficionados and art lovers together for a pop-up bier garden on Friday, July 14. “Still Brewing Art” will highlight SAMA’s history as the first and only accredited art museum housed in a historical brewery, museum officials said.