Not even the greatest musicians in human history were above the dreaded scorn of the public eye. On October 22, musical comedy duo Alexey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo will pair their talents with legendary actor John Malkovich in San Antonio for a one-night only performance of The Music Critic. Created by Igudesman, the production is […]
This week’s most-read Current food stories saw closures, openings and our review of a Texas-sized dessert collaboration. Let’s jump in. Topping our most-read chart was the announcement that Martha’s Mexican Restaurant, long considered a hidden gem for margaritas and Tex-Mex fare, has closed its doors.
The Current’s Little Bites feature is a weekly roundup of San Antonio food-focused events and news tidbits. Krazy Katsu will host a Saturday, May 27 pop-up with California-based Spritz canned wine. The event will celebrate the Spritz’s Alamo City launch and will feature a free tasting from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Kendall Lauren Batchelor, the daughter of San Antonio car dealer Ken Batchelor, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $10,000 in her Kendall County intoxication manslaughter trial, the Boerne Star reports. The sentence, handed down Wednesday, was the maximum the jury could give the 23-year-old. On Monday, the same jury found Batchelor guilty […]
Faith, trust and pixie dust? Neverland, an upcoming Peter Pan-themed cocktail pop-up, promises to bring that — and booze, of course — to San Antonio later this summer. You may remember the tale of Peter Pan from childhood: the fictional, flying boy created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie.
The 20 articles of impeachment against state Attorney General Ken Paxton, filed Thursday night in the Texas House, accused the Republican official of a range of criminal acts that the full Texas House will be asked to vote upon. Rep. Andrew Murr, R-Junction, who leads the House General Investigating Committee, which recommended that Paxton be […]
A Texas House committee voted Thursday afternoon to draw up articles of impeachment against embattled Attorney General Ken Paxton, Austin TV station KXAN reports. The five-member House Committee on General Investigating unanimously agreed to move forward with an effort to remove the Republican attorney general after hearing from investigators Wednesday who alleged that he had […]
Unlicensed chaplains could soon allowed to work in Texas public schools after the GOP-controlled state legislature signed off on a bill Wednesday that critics charge is an attempt to let Christian groups evangelize on campus. Under Senate Bill 763, school districts could use public funds to hire unlicensed chaplains to work alongside counselors, psychologists and other professional mental […]
Although downtown San Antonio is home to the River Walk, one of the most visited public parks in the nation, residents of the city’s outer loops have long endured a lack of green space. That reality helps explain why San Antonio came in at No. 57 in the Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore Index, which […]
San Antonio-based Magnolia Pancake Haus will relocate its Embassy Oaks restaurant to a bigger, newly renovated space on the North Side early next month, according to a social media announcement. The new pancake paradise will open in the 7,414-square-foot space at 2070 North Loop 1604, the former site of a Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery. […]