San Antonio chef and restauranteur Tim McDiarmid snagged a coveted spot at this year’s prestigious James Beard Foundation Bootcamp for Policy and Change, which will focus on topics relevant to the local food landscape. McDiarmid will join 14 other chefs from across the country for a series of educational workshops on food systems at the […]
I was talking to a cannabis business owner I’ve known for a while and respect. The man, who is white, told me he refused to use the term “marijuana” because it’s racist. It was one of my first conversations on the cannabis beat, which I’ve been on for a month now.
On Wednesday, a Texas Reddit thread featured a photo of what appeared to be an advertisement for Texas Medicaid on a bus in Philadelphia. Not only was the image on the now-viral post confirmed as authentic, there are apparently as many as 60 buses driving around the City of Brotherly Love bearing the same ad, […]
The recently relocated Rosario’s Comidamex & Bar has opened a rooftop lounge, offering guests 25 years and older one more spot to enjoy downtown skyline views, according to the restaurant’s owners. The second floor of Rosario’s 722 S. St. Mary’s Street digs — which opened in February — features 5,000 square feet of rooftop space […]
The minds behind one of San Antonio’s celebrated dining spots, innovative Mexican restaurant Mixtli, are launching a new concept called The Cellar, a specialty wine and food store. Scheduled to open Sunday, May 14, The Cellar will sit adjacent to Mixtli’s Southtown dining room, 812 S. Alamo St., Suite 103, according to the owners.
Lace up your shoes, grab a helmet and don’t forget a reusable water bottle — San Antonio’s largest free community event returns on Sunday, this time taking over the streets of Midtown to celebrate National Ride a Bike Day. YMCA of Greater San Antonio’s Síclovía has been inviting residents to come and play in the […]
Councilman Clayton Perry downed 14 drinks, including one left behind by another bar patron, and flirted with a teen girl working at a fast-food drive-thru the night he crashed his Jeep into another vehicle, according to a KSAT investigative report. KSAT reportedly based its story on records it obtained from the Bexar County District Attorney’s […]
San Antonio’s King William Association is parting ways with Saffire BlastPass, the cashless wristband payment system that drew loud criticism from attendees of the 2023 iteration of its Fiesta event. On Wednesday, officials with the neighborhood conservation group said it will revert to a paper ticket payment system for food and drink purchases at 2024’s […]
Yelp released its annual Top 100 Brunch Spots in the U.S. for Mother’s Day list, and users of the online review site ranked San Antonio’s Comfort Café at No. 2 in the nation. The pay-what-you-can charity restaurant serves up classic breakfast and lunch foods with all proceeds going to recovery program SerenityStar. All cafe staff, from waitstaff […]
Based on its abysmal rate of insurance coverage, Texas ranks as the worst U.S. state for mental health care in a new analysis by Forbes Advisor. At 21.5%, the Lone Star State had the highest percentage of adults with any mental illness who are uninsured, according to the study. What’s more, it had the highest […]