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City of San Antonio hasn’t yet started talks with Spurs on final arena deal
City Manager Erik Walsh said he hopes finalize an agreement by year’s end.
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Blind standup who hit big on Kill Tony talks comedy ahead of San Antonio show
Austin resident Chris Silio is performing as part of a comedy bill at the San Antonio Aquarium on Friday, June 19.
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San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Knicks most watched NBA Finals since 1998
The strong showing comes amid years of declining viewership for the NBA.
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Bestselling horror writer CJ Leede coming to Nowhere Bookshop for Saturday reading
Leede is in San Antonio promoting her book Headlights, which is being hailed as a breakout work akin to Stephen King’s The Shining.
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Gemini Ink celebrating queer poets with Poetry Crush event this Thursday
The San Antonio writing arts center’s event will feature readings by LGBTQ+ poets, a community open mic, entertainment and more.
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PETA proposes changing Spurs’ team name to ‘animal-friendly’ alternative: the San Antonio Spores
Though the animal rights group admitted its request is a tall order, it even mocked up a jersey redesign.
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How will a major downtown hotel cancellation affect San Antonio’s financing for Project Marvel?
City Manager Erik Walsh said scrapped plans for a convention center hotel won’t change the city’s public financing plans, but he hasn’t yet shown numbers to defend that claim.
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Jalen Colton Sanchez’s new exhibition walks line between ancestral and contemporary
The San Antonio-born visual artist’s exhibition at Thrd Space Studio challenges the Western impulse to categorize Indigenous creations as folk objects.
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All but one of San Antonio’s city public pools to be available starting June 20
A total of 23 public pools will be open to free swimming six days a week.
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Online talk of a De’Aaron Fox trade already circulating after lackluster role in Spurs’ return to Finals
Possible destinations for Fox include Chicago and Brooklyn — if the speculation can be believed.
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Spurs’ lack of clutch-time experience sunk team’s quest for a championship
Despite the setback, the future looks bright for a young San Antonio team determined to learn from its mistakes.
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Archbishops of San Antonio and New York make friendly wager on NBA Finals
The food-focused wager is the latest by high-profile figures centered around the Spurs-Knicks series.
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The Wild Farm brings slow, sustainable fashion event to San Antonio’s West Side
The free “Fashion, Flowers & Food” gathering this Sunday will pair urban flower farming with DIY fashion.
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Angry Spurs fans launch fundraisers to buy out De’Aaron Fox’s $229 million contract
The three separate GoFundMe campaigns come as the veteran San Antonio guard continues to struggle in the NBA Finals.
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30 celebrities who attended high school in San Antonio
A Country Music Hall of Famer, a Basketball Hall of Famer, a few movie stars and plenty of TV personalities attended high school in the 2-1-0. How many can you name?
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New Yorkers bought more than 1/3 of resale tickets sold to Game 5 of NBA Finals in San Antonio
Get ready to see a flood of Knicks jerseys inside the Frost Bank Center this Saturday, according to a new data report.
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San Antonio Spurs rolling out Game 5 watch parties in Mexico City, Paris
The team is leaning into its reputation as an international franchise as it fights to avoid elimination in Saturday’s game against the New York Knicks.
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Proposed ban on Big Bend border wall fails in U.S. House funding panel
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar sought to bar the Trump administration from using federal funds to build border barriers in the national park, which is rarely traversed by migrants.
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Knicks fan hurls egg at Wembanyama during chaos that follows Spurs’ New York game
The incident occurred as the team exited its bus following Game 4 of the NBA Finals. NYPD also arrested 15 unruly fans as crowds become unruly.
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Wembanyama says the Spurs weren’t hungry enough in historic loss to the Knicks
‘We work too hard and give up our leads, you know, just as simple as that,’ Wemby said after the team flushed away a 29-point advantage.