Despite San Antonio Spurs principal owner Peter J. Holt crying poor to City Council when talking about the team’s capacity to pay for a new arena, media reports suggest he still has access to enough cash to buy a large chunk of a Hawaiian island. Holt reportedly ponied up $8 million this month to purchase […]
This week’s live music picks span continents and genres, from the crushing prog-metal of Ukraine’s Jinjer to the groove-heavy Mexican regional sounds of Los Aptos and the delightfully unhinged art-punk of Japan’s Tsushimamire. Whether you’re looking to bang your head, dance your ass off or embrace the weird, SA has you covered. Thursday, June 25 […]
Data centers need a lot of water and energy. State officials want to know how much, and they hoped a survey sent to data center companies would give them the answers. But at a legislative hearing Tuesday in Austin, they were told less than a third of the companies surveyed responded. “Bad data, bad study,” […]
Following the January closure of chef Steve McHugh’s longtime Pearl staple Cured, a new concept is already set to take its place. A new project dubbed “Yosemite” is set to take over the space, state regulatory filings show. The project has been deemed a renovation in Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation paperwork, so that […]
Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian camp where 28 people died in last July’s catastrophic Texas floods, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization Wednesday. The camp listed debts between $10 million and $50 million and estimated its assets between $1 million and $10 million in documents filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston. Families of […]
The San Antonio Spurs wasted no time addressing their frontcourt needs in the 2026 NBA Draft, acquiring two big men in the first round. With the No. 20 pick, the Spurs selected University of Kentucky center Jayden Quaintance. The team also acquired the No. 26 pick via trade with the Denver Nuggets to select Tarris […]
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said she’s directed city staff to amend rapper Ye’s contract so he agrees not to perform his song “Heil Hitler” and to refrain from selling any swastika merchandise during his planned July 4 concert at the Alamodome. “The fact that we even had to ask for those things is […]
A giraffe named Gracie has been reported missing from a private game reserve about an hour west of San Antonio. And despite reports of her capture circulating online, as of Wednesday, she’s still on the loose. Gracie escaped nearly two weeks ago from Cedar Hollow Ranch, an exotic hunting and breeding reserve just outside of […]
A list of concerns created by Councilwoman Sukh Kaur and circulated via email among select colleagues ahead of a critical vote on a water rate increase has raised the alarm from one political expert that the exchange may have violated the Texas Open Meetings Act. Under Texas state law, government bodies are prohibited from conducting […]
San Antonio hockey fans soon may have a local-ish team to root for. The National Hockey League (NHL) is considering whether to add teams in Austin and Houston, ESPN reported Tuesday. Citing unnamed sources, ESPN said the league’s board of governors discussed the expansion possibility during its annual meeting Tuesday in New York. Although the […]