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Dual Generation Push Drives SA’s Luxury Living Boom
When 29-year-old Lindsay Bira began job-hunting last year after earning her doctorate in Miami, she kept an open mind as to where to move — provided the place at least offered her a good career opportunity. San Antonio, to say the least, was not on her list of potential destinations. For Lynn Knapik, 68, the…
San Anto Throwback Thursday: Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair’s ‘Sweet Loafed’
How did the San Antonio underground-turned American punk legends get involved with Austin’s eccentric Daniel Johnston, whose sweet, sincere lyrics and lo-fi pop is the polar opposite of the hardcore, rock out/cock out Butthole Surfers? Acid. The legend goes that Gibby Haynes, lead singer of the BS, had slipped Johnston acid at one of their…
Santikos Palladium Presents Free Summer Concert Series
Summer can be a bear in Bexar County, with temperatures often rising above the 100° mark with hairdo-destroying humidity. So when the heat becomes too hot to handle, Santikos’ free concert series is offering a cool place to enjoy even cooler music. Starting at 8 p.m. every Friday and Saturday throughout the months of May to…
Is San Antonio Stuck In The Archaic 20th Century?
In Bexar County Judge Nelson W. Wolff’s “State of County” address, he warned that the Alamo City is slipping behind other cities that have embraced the brave new — and ever expanding — tech-economy world. “Successful 21st century cities will be judged by their willingness and ability to enter into this new economy that is…
Texas Innocence Project Founder Quits, Accuses Colleagues Of Selling Out
He’s not about the bling. But as he sees it, that’s all his colleagues have become about. So he’s vowing to continue fighting the good fight … on his own. Texas defense lawyer Jeff Blackburn has parted ways with the high-profile organization he founded a decade ago, dedicated to seeking the exoneration of people believed…
The Cookhouse Needs Your Vote For Better Burger
It’s burger season, people. This year, in advance of the James Beard Foundation Food Conference (October 19-20) the organization will partner with the Mushroom Council to host the Better Burger Project. Chefs from across the country are invited to participate in this menu promotion that requires each patty include at least 25 percent mushroom blend. …
NAO And SAMA Partner Up Culture + Cuisine
Tonight, May 26 and next Tuesday, June 2, NAO will partner up once more with the San Antonio Museum of Art for their Culture + Cuisine event. It’ll combine a unique menu from NAO with a tour of Latin American galleries at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Guests will kick of with a tour of…
SA Food Pics: 10 Tasty Bites We’re Drooling Over
This week in SA Food Pics we’ve got a well rounded group of photos from all over the place. Readers really got their chomp on since the last post. To start things off this week we have some tacos from Fajita Taco Place (8315 McCullough Ave.), a burger from Sam’s Burger Joint Music Hall (330…
10 Photos And Videos Of The Recent Texas Floods
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s classic gets a workout on days like this, but it’s the truth: There’s floodin’ down in Texas. Extreme weather throughout Texas has caused multiple deaths, with perhaps more to come. At least 40 people are missing because of the floods. Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster in 24 counties on Monday in…
Appeals Court Says Injunction Halting Obama’s Immigration Plan Stays
Remember that time a federal judge in the Rio Grande Valley issued a preliminary injunction against plans to provide temporary legal residency for 5 million undocumented immigrants — a priority of President Barack Obama? Well, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled today that the injunction stays put while litigation between…
Aural Pleasure: We’re Brothers We’re Brothers’ ‘drowningburningsleepinglearning’
“Pretty good!” sings Nick Long, in an admission of content that chops up “Moon Shaped Heart (Never Again).” Treated with delay, his wail floats up high above the tune, overriding the message of vulnerability. The rallying cry rang true on Saturday night, as Long debuted his new We’re Brothers We’re Brothers EP drowningburningsleepinglearning. With most…
Alamo Set To Receive Critical Restoration Funding
A few months ago, Texas A&M released a study that showed the iconic west facade of the Alamo had lost nearly three inches of limestone over a 55-year period. Then there’s the compound’s long barracks and shrine — also suffering from erosion. At the time, politicians and local officials were left scratching their heads about…
Peep The Numero Group Trailer for The Royal Jesters’ Glorious Reissue
This year, June 23 will be an unofficial holiday for crate-diggers in San Antonio. Numero Group will reissue 28 tunes from the Royal Jesters, lifting the West Side icons out of the flea market and Discogs and placing them in a hi-fi package on the market. The label just shared a quick teaser of what…
Texas House May Take Up Restrictive Abortion Insurance Bill After All
The state House will likely consider a bill today that would further restrict access to abortions in Texas. Senate Bill 575, filed by Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, prohibits health insurance plans purchased through the Affordable Care Act from covering “elective” abortions. It would also require a special supplement for private plans to offer abortion coverage. …
5 Shows To See This Week
Échale! Latin Music Estyles Monday, May 25 With confirmed dates on both Memorial Day and Labor Day, the Pearl’s Échale! Latin Music Estyles is set to deliver an eclectic summer soundtrack. Slightly reinvented late last year as a block party, the concert series gears back up with a triple bill combining Houston’s 10-piece “Gulf Coast…
3 Beer Recommendations From Cured’s New Cicerone For Memorial Day Festivities
Cured’s newest Certified Cicerone, Forrest Hyde, pointed us in the direction of three Memorial Day-friendly brews to sip on this weekend. Pick a pack up from your favorite beer purveyor, or stop by Cured to enjoy a cold one whether your’e going to the river, grilling with friends or just chilling on your patio. Branchline…
Aural Pleasure: More Eaze (Marcus Rubio)’s ‘(frail)’
On his best records, San Anto native Marcus Rubio is drawn out in a fruitful battle between pop and experimental music, weighing his options like a dating show contestant choosing between the hot one and the reflective (but still hot, this is television) one with glasses. With More Eaze’s (frail), he finally soundtracked the scene in which…
Military Discounts at Brick House Tavern + Tap On Monday
Building upon the success of last year’s first annual “Taste Freedom” campaign, Brick House Tavern + Tap (1011 N. Loop 1604 E., 210-402-3107) will once again team up with Operation Homefront on Memorial Day, May 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., in order to recognize active and retired military members as well as their families by…
This Is The Weekend For Pet Adoption
That saying ‘raining cats and dogs’ holds more true than you think. The Animal Care Services (ACS) announced in a press release that the agency generally sees an increase in lost pets during rainy weather. ACS states, “Storms can translate into misbehavior and fear for pets scared of the thunder and pounding rain.” As a…
New Ice Cream Parlor Hosts Soft-Opening Friday, May 22
Southtown is getting yet another ice cream place Friday, May 22 as The House (732 S. Alamo) hosts a soft opening from 4 to 9 p.m. Unlike their Italian counterpart, A La Mode Gelato, which had its grand opening Thursday, May 21, The House is adding a lot more booze to their ice cream. Owner…
Danny Green Kicks Off Three-Day Weekend At Live Ultra Lounge
As we all know, the Spurs are out of the playoffs earlier than usual this year, but that doesn’t mean the team isn’t out and about celebrating Memorial Day Weekend like the rest of us. While we’d much rather be celebrating in a downpour of ticker-tape, instead, we’ve only had constant rain and thunderstorms lingering…
Even MORE Ways to Get Your Grub and Drink on This Week
Friday, May 22: Boardwalk on Bulverde, San Antonio’s first food truck park, will kick off the first day of its fourth annual Spring Fling, sponsored by Miller Lite and Cruising Kitchens. Various food trucks will arrive throughout the weekend to serve the festival, including Treats on the Streets and Gracie’s Kitchen. Musical entertainment will be provided…
10 Shows To See This Weekend
Happy Birthday Morissey Friday, May 22 It seems strange to celebrate a happy birthday for a man who wrote the ballad “Unhappy Birthday,” but isn’t that whole point of Morrissey aka “the Pope of Mope?” As the frontman of legendary Brit-pop-rock group The Smiths and a solo artist, Moz’s legacy as a musician/outspoken animal rights…
Hotness Alert: Chris Pratt Loves Fireball
America’s DILF Chris Pratt and GQ released a Youtube tutorial teaching viewers how to act while drunk, and it does not disappoint. For this, he gets loaded on a unassuming amount of Fireball Whiskey, which he vigorously endorses throughout the video. It just reaffirms that Fireball Whiskey is, in fact, a handcrafted nectar of the…
PETA Says The NRA Backed Plan To Vote On Texas’ Right To Hunt Is Bizarre
Come November, Lone Star State voters will decide whether to amend Texas’ constitution to protect the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife despite the fact that residents have the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife. “Adoption of the Right to Hunt and Fish amendment will safeguard the hunters and anglers of Texas from…
10 Things You Have To Do This Weekend
Thu 5/21 – Sun 5/24 “Viva Zapata!” An advocate of early 20th-century agrarian reform, Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata famously used ancient title deeds to fight for the rights of peasants. Drawn from the McMay’s collection of Mexican modernist prints, “Viva Zapata!” explores the icon through the eyes of famed Mexican artists such as Diego…
Boy Scouts President Calls To Reassess Policy On Gay Adults
Robert Gates, president of the Boy Scouts of America and former secretary of defense, called for the BSA to reevaluate its ban on gay adults today at the group’s National Annual Meeting in Atlanta. Gates said that he was “not asking the National Board for any action to change our current policy at this meeting.”…
San Antonio Scorpions Youth Teams To Shut Down
The San Antonio Scorpions youth academy teams will shut down, according to a press release by the team. The teams were a part of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy system, a nationwide network of hundreds of top youth soccer squads. Most teams from Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer League, in which the…
28 San Antonio Residents Arrested After Bloody Biker Fight In Waco
More details of the men arrested after the now infamous fight between motorcycle clubs in Waco are coming to light. The Waco Tribune-Herald obtained a list of all the people arrested Sunday — 28 are from San Antonio. A former San Antonio Police Department detective is among those arrested. Initially, Waco police said approximately 1,000…
Texas Strikes Back After Government Grants 2,000 Work Permits
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says President Barack Obama doesn’t comprehend problems the complicated bureaucracy his executive orders that would allow more than 5 million undocumented immigrants to receive legal status creates. “The newly-revealed admission that even more expanded work permits were granted to 2,000 illegal immigrants raises serious questions about the Obama Administration’s reliability…
Savage Love: Car Talk
Yesterday, I found my 5-year-old son putting things up his butt in the bath. This isn’t the first time — and it’s not just a “Hey! There’s a hole here! Let’s put things in there!” kind of thing. The little dude was rocking quite the stiffy while he did it. I’m well aware of how…
John Maclean’s Acid Western ‘Slow West’ Requires Patience, But It’s Worth The Wait
“There’s much more to life than just survival.” – Jay “Yeah, there’s dying.” – Silas The acid Western is a small but esteemed genre, deconstructing or satirizing the myth of frontier heroism and moxie with panache that art house and European audiences adore and everyday American filmgoers (and probably more than a few Australians) find…
‘Texas Rising’ Comes Out Of The Gates Wounded With Poor Narrative
After the less-than-impressive 2004 version of The Alamo, which starred Dennis Quaid and Billy Bob Thornton, came and went without much fanfare, it would be hard to fault any Texan for being a bit skeptical about whether or not History channel’s five-part miniseries Texas Rising can live up to the state’s iconic past without giving…
An All-Female Pop-Up, Houston Street Food And More
Who’s ready for another all-female pop-up? This time, several kitchen goddesses will team up to support a fellow female badass in need. Jessica Vargas of Locavore, Juliet Burley (Southerleigh), Libby Mattingsley (Uncommon Fare), Kat Sees (Folc), Nadia Casaperalta (Hot Joy), Caitlin Buchanan (Citrus) and Monica De La O (Tailgate Bistro) will host a pop-up dinner…
Free Will Astrology, Week of May 18
ARIES (March 21-April 19): James McNeil Whistler was an influential painter in the latter half of the 19th century. He advocated the “art for art’s sake” credo, insisting that the best art doesn’t need to teach or moralize. As far as he was concerned, its most important purpose was to bring forth “glorious harmony” from…
Patio-Friendly Booze At County Line
As summer makes its way ever closer to the Alamo City, the usual mid-week distractions are back — ranging from catching a San Antonio Missions game to squeezing into a biergarten or checking out a country act at the County Line during its Free Music Series. The series returned to its Wednesday slot this past…
SA Pot Advocates Make Gains On Unprecedented Momentum
For decades, Texas politicians and pundits have preached that marijuana reform advocates are blowing smoke. But there’s a new normal — literally and figuratively — in the Lone Star State and in the Alamo City. “Everybody feels the energy,” said Marisa Laufer, a board member of the San Antonio chapter of the National Organization for…
There’s A Taco For Everyone at Amaya’s Tacos & Bakery
“Vegan or not vegan?” That really wasn’t the question I thought I’d overhear as one of the few patrons inside Amaya’s Tacos & Bakery, which opened early this year at the corner of Hackberry and Commerce. The day was dreary with imminent rain, and an elote soup did sound enticing, but so did the rest…
Jesse Perez Takes Fast Mexican To NYC
There are lots of things I love about living in New York. Most everything, actually, except maybe snow in March and Meatpacking District bars that charge $20 for well gin + tonic. (I’m throwing shade at you, Griffin.) There are things I truly miss about San Antonio, though. Many of them are things that one…
Meet Cured’s Certified Beer Nerd
Beer drinkers, listen up: There’s a new cicerone in town. And no, he doesn’t have the (apparently) prerequisite beard. Forrest Hyde, a 25-year-old Alabama transplant, became the sixth certified brew nerd in the city this spring and beer lovers in the area can tap into his trove of knowledge at Cured. Though he’s played the…
Randy Weston On His Trailblazing Jazz Career
Turned off by the American public’s matchstick attention span for jazz, in the late ’60s, pianist Randy Weston left his home in Brooklyn for Morocco. It was in Africa that Weston helped change the rhythmic language of jazz, while living a life like the setup of a post-colonial action flick. With an ex-lion tamer as…
Rapper Earl Sweatshirt Turns Apathy Into Gold
Earl Sweatshirt’s latest album, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside, is an introspective, anti-social and tortured beauty. An unusually self-aware rap album, it’s an easy standout, even in a year that’s already seen some stellar releases in the genre. Synth half-syllables, Kubrick keys and vivisected trap beats create the murk from which a…
Willie Nelson’s ‘Long Story’ Is An Endearing Piece of Cultural History
It’s a Long Story: My Life Willie Nelson with David Ritz | Little, Brown and Company | $30 | 400 pp. Willie Hugh Nelson, known by the whole world simply as Willie (or The Red- Headed Stranger, if you have a flair for the dramatic), was born in the tiny north Texas town of Abbott.…
Top Local Boxer Tony Ayala Led A Hard, Abusive Life
In the mausoleum of grainy YouTube boxing channels, there lies the best of San Antonio boxer Tony Ayala, the “little bull” whose troubled life ended last week at the age of 52. In the early ’80s, “El Torito” carved his way to the top of the junior middleweight class, disposing of his contenders with precise…
Jesse Amado Presents Art As Placebo In ’30 Day Rx’
Jesse Amado considers his “30 Day Rx” a placebo, a placating response to a friend’s struggle to decide whether or not to take antidepressants. Cut out of felt and hung on the wall or placed on the floor like a rug, Amado’s newest work, on view through June 6 at Ruiz-Healy Art, is in bright…
SA Vets Say Much Ado About Nothing Over Army Exercise
Ruben Ayala doesn’t get what all the fuss is about. The San Antonio resident and former Green Beret spent 13 years in the U.S. Army before retiring as a captain. When he first heard about “Operation Jade Helm 15” — an eight-week special forces training exercise set to begin in South Texas on July 15…
