Apparently, it doesn’t pay to get one’s hopes up that the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature will enact any kind of gun reform. A day after finally advancing a bill backed by families of Uvalde shooting victims that would raise the age to buy a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21, the Texas House left the proposal off […]
The City of San Antonio, the Alamo Trust and the Texas General Land Office on Wednesday filed paperwork to condemn Moses Rose’s Hideout, the downtown bar that stands in the way of the planned $400 million Alamo Visitor Center. The move follows weeks of back-and-forth between the Alamo Trust and Moses Rose’s owner Vince Cantu […]
The Texas House unanimously voted to expel Bryan Slaton on Tuesday, one day after the Royse City Republican submitted his resignation after an internal investigation determined that he had sex with a 19-year-old aide after getting her drunk. After a solemn, sometimes angry and tearful recounting of Slaton’s “graphic” and “offensive” behavior, the House voted 147-0 […]
Talk about slapping a Band-Aid on a gushing wound. Days after the second-deadliest mass shooting of 2023 — a massacre at a Dallas-area mall — at least one San Antonio school district has announced plans to offer in-person Stop the Bleed workshops and certifications to middle school and high school kids. Stop the Bleed — […]
Chicago’s Natural Information Society, an ecstatic jazz ensemble led by celebrated musician and composer Joshua Abrams, will bring its adventurous, otherworldly music to Ruby City’s Sculpture Garden this Friday. As with all Natural Information Society shows, visual accompaniment for the Ruby City performance will come via band member and San Antonio native Lisa Alvarado, known for […]
With San Antonio hosting the XFL’s inaugural championship game at the Alamodome, VIA is offering Park and Ride services to gridiron fans looking to avoid gridlock. Service will start up at 5 p.m. Saturday, two hours prior to the game’s kickoff.
With its Ghost Tracks, Donkey Lady and haunted hotels, San Antonio is home to an array of eerie places and urban legends, which may explain why it was recently ranked one of the nation’s most paranormal cities. The Alamo City landed at No. 7 in a report published on Monday by online lawn-care service provider […]
The owner of Moses Rose’s Hideout, the downtown bar at the heart of a high-profile eminent domain fight, is accusing the Alamo Trust of playing fast and loose with numbers used to create a valuation for his business. Moses Rose’s owner Vince Cantu argues that the Alamo Trust and RSI & Associates, the appraisal firm it contracted […]
Credit for America’s recent awakening to the joys of bitter spirits can likely be bestowed on the Negroni, a bracing cocktail of gin, sweet vermouth and Campari. Of course, it also got an assist from that inescapable Instagram darling the Aperol Spritz.
The San Antonio-based Grady’s Bar-B-Q chain has ceased operation after more than 70 years in business. The company revealed the closure of its three remaining San Antonio-area locations in a statement on its website. Officials didn’t provide a reason for the decision but said they’re trying to find work for as many employees as possible. At […]