Posted inMusic
Metallica bringing its M72 World Tour to San Antonio’s Alamodome next summer
Tickets go on sale next week for the May show, which also will feature Limp Bizkit and Avatar.
Sanford Nowlin
Sanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Orlando Weekly, NewsBreak, 420 Magazine and other publications.
Posted inAssclown Alert
Assclown Alert: Ignoring death threats against your rivals with Ted Cruz
During a speech Cruz gave last week, someone shouted death threats against high-profile Democrats. So far, the senator’s not condemned those statements.
Posted inFlavor
Sorrento Ristorante & Pizzeria moving from longtime Alamo Heights location
The pizza place’s new location will open sometime in October.
Posted inFood & Drink
Fast-growing Wingstop chain adding three more San Antonio stores over coming months
The Dallas-based company was the nation’s fastest-growing restaurant chain last year, according to a top industry publication.
Posted inTexas News
Trump blames empty seats at Dallas convention on people having to go potty
The crowd size-obsessed president accused members of the media of filming empty seats when attendees left to drain their weasels.
Posted inTexas News
A quarter of all July immigration arrests happened in Texas as state stepped up cooperation with ICE
The White House has lowered the profile of its deportation raids, but it’s increased the number of arrests due to cooperation deals with state and local cops.
Posted inSan Antonio News
San Antonio’s University Health offering free drive-thru flu vaccinations this fall
‘We are preparing for a particularly aggressive flu season,’ University Health Vice President Dr. Leo Lopez III said.
Posted inSan Antonio News
City Council unanimously approves Jesse Salame Jr. as new San Antonio police chief
The veteran officer will be just the third Latino to lead the department in its 180-year history.
Posted inTexas News
Gay hookup app Grindr experiences Dallas outages during Republicans’ Trump-a-Palooza
This isn’t the first time reports have surfaced of the app encountering experiencing crashes and usage upticks during right-wing gatherings.
Posted inNews
San Antonio councilman asks for utility review of proposed ICE detention center
Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez wants to find out how the massive East Side lockup’s power and water usage will effect rates for local utility customers.
Posted inFlavor
Café La Lele coffee truck takes over Folklores Coffee’s Beacon Hill location
Folklores’ owners shuttered their satellite shop last month to focus on their original Government Hill store.
Posted inSan Antonio News
San Antonio council members seek meeting with CPS Energy to scrutinize recent storm outages
The council members for three of the districts hardest hit by last month’s power outages said they want a comprehensive review of the utility’s response plan.
Posted inNews
Texas man arrested for threatening to slit James Talarico’s throat
The suspect reportedly told investigators that he ‘just wanted to scare’ the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate.
Posted inTexas News
Ted Cruz took gifts from millionaires last year that included a $76,000 private jet flight to the tropics
Other gifts the Texas Republican took from business execs included a $21,000 private plane flight between Conroe and San Antonio and $450 Houston Astros tickets.
Posted inMusic
Still Swinging: How pianist ‘Doc’ Watkins turned his basement bar Jazz, TX into an unlikely hit
Jazz, TX opened 10 years ago at San Antonio’s Pearl, and Watkins is now expanding his club empire to Houston and Chicago.
Posted inMovies
Movie chain Santikos buys far West San Antonio land for theater, mixed-use development
The homegrown chain last summer unveiled plans for a similar project along U.S. Highway 281. It already operates eight movie complexes here.
Posted inThings to Do
San Japan convention returning to San Antonio this weekend
The annual celebration of anime, gaming and Japanese pop culture gets underway this Thursday at various downtown venues.
Posted inTexas News
Facing reelection headwinds, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to hold ‘affordability roundtable’
The focus on the affordability issue is the latest flip-flop from the Republican governor as voters turn on his party this cycle, observers said.
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Assclown Alert: Calling out James Talarico as a ‘backdoor to Al Qaeda’ with Texas pastor Lance Wallnau
During a TV appearance, the Christian nationalist preacher claimed Talarico is “being groomed” by mysterious left-wing “labs” intent on destroying America.
Posted inSan Antonio News
20,000 CPS Customers still without power after Friday storms that hit San Antonio
Utility crews are still responding to 643 weather-related outages, and officials said they still expect it to be a multi-day process before electricity is fully restored.