Logan Neitzel Visits San Antonio sloan/hall to Launch New Collection
Photos by Bryan Rindfuss Story by famous Chick-Lit Writer Desiree Prieto, as usual 🙂 What does one talk about while interviewing absolutely talented, drop-dead gorgeous—not to mention famous—designers visiting from New York City? Well to start with, the weather. “It’s fucking hot, ha?” I asked Logan Neitzel, after he declared that it was in fact…
The Wicked Stage: SPP and the Laramie Project
Holy shit. In December and January, I wrote two columns critical of the San Pedro Playhouse’s lackluster programming, which tends towards warhorses of the “family-friendly” musical theater canon. Last week, newly-appointed President Asia Ciaravino announced that they were scrapping three previously announced productions for next year—“older” musicals like South Pacific and Will Rogers Follies—and aiming…
Scorpions beat Tampa Bay 2-0 for first home win
The San Antonio Scorpions, the newest franchise in the second-division North American Soccer League, beat the Tampa Bay Rowdies Saturday with second-half goals by Hans Denissen (pk) and Aaron Pitchkolan (a header assisted by Denissen, man of the match). The game was played Saturday at Heroes Stadium in front of a crowd of 9,536. “We…
Interview: Director Scott Hicks on ‘The Lucky One’
It had already been done six times before over the last 13 years, but two-time Academy Award-nominated director/writer Scott Hicks (Shine) wanted to do something different with a film adapted from a novel written by Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook, Dear John). He wanted to create a new experience for moviegoers. “Part of my job as…
Friendly Spot clears petition over TABC license
Newsmonger received an ecstatic phone call this afternoon from Friendly Spot management saying Judge William Donovan, a Bexar County JP, has approved the icehouse’s application to renew its Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission license to serve beer and wine. The Friendly Spot got dragged into court Thursday of last week and Monday this week with eight…
A week of ups and downs for Planned Parenthood
Friday capped a week of judicial whiplash for Planned Parenthood affiliates in Texas. Planned Parenthood filed suit in April as the state’s Health and Human Services Commission unrolled plans to ban PP clinics from participating in Texas widely successful Women’s Health Program starting this month. PP clinics celebrated Monday after federal District Judge Lee Yeakel…
What is Betsey Johnson Doing Here?
If you already have plans for tomorrow, Saturday May 5th, you’ll want to break them as Betsey Johnson is coming to San Antonio’s North Star Mall Dillard’s from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. I have no idea what the famous fashion icon and designer is doing here, but I’m hoping to find out. I’m assuming she must…
Review: Damsels in Distress
“There’s no logic to the algebra of love,” says one of the female characters in Damsels in Distress, an extremely dry and self-aware indie romantic comedy by director/writer Whit Stillman (The Last Days of Disco). The line is an example of the satirical and nonsensical dialogue aimed at exploring the pretentious nature of the new…
Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch, dead at 47
The Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch died today at age 47. The news was first reported by Russell Simmons’ GlobalGrind.com. “Adam was incredibly sweet and the most sensitive artist who I loved dearly,” said Simmons, who released the multi-platinum debut Licensed to Ill through his Def Jam Recordings in 1986. “I was always inspired by his…
Drones in Texas: Electronic Frontier Foundation lawsuit provides insight
First off, don’t call what they’re flying across the state out of the Texas State University’s River Systems Institute “surveillance.” Sure they’re peeping at stranded fish and counting birds and deer from above with an eight-pound Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, but “’surveillance’ has sort of law-enforcement connotation, which is not what we do,” said RSI Chief…
The new Taco Land: What, if, and when
Case 5 at the May 2 meeting of the Historic and Design Review Commission was a virtually done deal: the plans to remodel and reopen Taco Land as an outdoor bar (even though the proposal states “function is still to be determined”) was going to be approved. At the meeting, held at 3 p.m. at…
Growing Families at the Children’s Vegetable Garden
The Children’s Vegetable Garden at the San Antonio Botanical Garden (SABOT) has been on my mind for a story since January. As I walked several times a week past the garden area on the back side of SABOT’s property, I watched it go from bare ground, to shoots and leaves, to budding plants. By the…
Outernational coming to SA
New York’s Outernational will perform Friday at Nightrocker Live with Los De Esta Noche and Uptown Creepers (see the Current feature on 5/2). In the meantime, you can name your price and download the band’s Todos Somos Ilegales/We’re All Illegals here.
Video highlights of Scorpions’ historic first victory
After a crushing defeat in the Scorpions’ first home game against Puerto Rico, and a dramatic tie against Fort Lauderdale, the team needed a booster. Fast. They got it, with a brilliant, hard-fought away victory Saturday at Carolina RailHawks. The well-deserved triumph came after an 82-minute goal by Canadian midfielder Kevin Harmse, the first player…
