Creative Professionals Converge at the Empire on Tuesday for PechaKucha vol. 23
Launched by Tokyo-based architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham in 2003 and now a global phenomenon practiced in 900-plus cities, PechaKucha (Japanese for “chit chat”) follows a simple premise: creative professionals show 20 slides for 20 seconds each during presentations lasting six minutes and 40 seconds. Active since 2011, the local chapter returns to the…
Expect the Unexpected from Vicki Lawrence and Mama’s ‘Two-Woman Show’
The 1967 graduating class of Inglewood, California’s Morningside High School voted Vicki Lawrence “Most Likely to Succeed,” but they couldn’t possibly have guessed the form this success would take. After Lawrence sent San Antonio-born comedian Carol Burnett a local newspaper article pointing out the resemblance between the two women, Lawrence was cast to play Burnett’s…
The Tobin Welcomes Buena Vista Social Club Collaborators Omara Portuondo & Eliades Ochoa
By nature of being generally older Cuban-born musicians, both Omara Portuondo and Eliades Ochoa are often grouped as ambassadors of the classic Cubano sound most popularly kept aflame by Buena Vista Social Club. What might separate the two is sheer duration. Many Buena Vista members had to come out of retirement to perform again, and,…
SA Rock ‘n’ Soul Pioneer Rudy Tee Gonzales Recruits King Pelican, Plays Squeezebox
Have you been to The Squeezebox yet? The new-ish little cantina on El St Mary’s Strip has fast endeared itself to many San Antonians (including us) with its no-frills gravel/picnic table patio, its respectably dingy-chic (and dark) dive interior, its noticeably diverse clientele, and (especially) its music. The Squeezebox, at its best, hearkens back to…
Pancake Joe’s Just Opened a Bigger Location
I often have grandiose plans of waking up early and beating the breakfast rush at Pancake Joe’s. Well, that hardly ever happens, and I usually just end up eating breakfast tacos and wishing they were a giant omelet from Pancake Joe’s instead. My (and yes, your) chances of beating the rush and getting into PJs…
The Lunchtime Snob: Exploring Tong’s Thai Menu
After learning how to conceal the smell of pot in a walk-in freezer and waiting tables despite a wired-shut mouth, the most valuable lesson I learned as an 18-year-old server at Rasta Pasta in Austin was that noodle dishes make for great lunch food. From a cook’s perspective, the pick-up is quick, the mise en place lies prepped, merely…
Trailblazing Comic Cristela Alonzo Takes the Empire’s Stage on Saturday
It has been over a year since Texas-born comedian Cristela Alonzo’s self-titled ABC sitcom Cristela was cancelled after only one season. Not only was Alonzo the star of the show, she was also the creator, writer and executive producer, so the cancellation was extremely personal. “Since the show was named after me, the first thing…
Where to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth Craving this Week
Over the last year a few very unique spots have opened up all featuring delicious, ice cold treats of various shapes and sizes. We scouted out a few spots from all over town and got the low down on what to try during the dog days of summer. Iggy’s Italian Ice 3107 TPC Pkwy., Suite…
Havana’s Pedro Martinez Group Brings Afro-Cuban Sounds to the Guadalupe
Afro-Cuban often serves as a catchall, a placeholder to describe any advertently Latin or particularly rhythmic sound. Pedrito Martinez, as it turns out, is exactly who the term exists for. Born into Havana’s Cayo Hueso neighborhood, he adopted the West African bata drum in service of the conga and rumba rhythms churning throughout the city’s…
Savage Love: All I Ever Wanted
DEAR READERS: I’m on vacation for three weeks — but you won’t be reading old columns in my absence, and you won’t be reading columns by anyone who isn’t Dan Savage. You’ll be reading new columns, all of them written by Dan Savage, none of them written by me. Our second guest Dan Savage is…
Ordinance Would Lead to Fine if Minors are Caught Drinking on Your Property
San Antonio City Councilman Rey Saldaña thinks anyone who owns property where minors are caught drinking should face consequences. Council’s Governance Committee took up a request by Saldaña to create a so-called “Social Host Ordinance” that would create penalties for adults who are legally responsible for a property where anyone underage is caught drinking. Police…
There Are More People Registered to Vote in Bexar County This Election Than Ever Before
Maybe it’s because Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton provided some motivation, but there are more people registered to vote in Bexar County than ever before. More than one million people have registered to vote in the 2016 presidential election, the first time Bexar County has ever surpassed the 10-figure mark. County Elections Administrator Jacquelyn F.…
Échale Block Party Returns to the Pearl On Labor Day
For the second time this year, Échale Festival 2016 is celebrating Latino music with a free concert series at the historic Pearl Brewery. The next installment of the popular outdoor concert series will happen September 5, an event filled with art vendors, performances and live music. The line up includes bands Los Nahuatlatos, El Tule and…
The Cookhouse and Bakery Lorraine Team Up to Help Louisiana Flood Victims
Louisiana native and Cookhouse owner Pieter Sypesteyn will join Bakery Lorraine owner Jeremy Mandrell for a relief trip to the Baton Rouge area with Mercy Chefs, a faith-based, non-profit disaster relief organization. The two chefs will head to Louisiana Thursday morning. Monetary donations for flood relief are being taken at both Bakery Lorraine locations and…
Dignan, SA’s Favorite McAllen Indie Rock Band, is Back after a 3 Year Hiatus
If you spent a lot of time digging live music around San Anto from 2005 to 2010, chances are you saw McAllen indie rock outfit Dignan a time or two. Dignan, a hard working four-piece (sometimes more) with a penchant for adorning its alt/indie rock sound with dancey vibes, occasional reggae flourishes, and softly beaming…
Dance Rockers Starfucker to Take On Paper Tiger November 5
After selling-out their first time at the Paper Tiger last year, Starfucker (stylized as STRFKR) will play the club again Saturday, November 5. Besides a brilliant name that would make Wal-Mart ban their CDs, Starfucker’s music overshadows anything questionable. Their colorful wall of synths and oil-slick beats, paired with singer/founder Joshua Hodges’ reverb heavy vocals,…
You Can Have Breakfast For Dinner at the Now-Open Eggspectation
Brunch-obsessed San Antonians (that’s a pretty good chunk of you) can now add Eggspectation to the list of eateries to visit. The eatery first announced last June by the San Antonio Business Journal is now open at 402 N. Loop 1604 W. for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Eggspectations is a Canadian breakfast cafe concept, first launched…
The Good ol’ Gin and Tonic Gets the Slushy Treatment for Summer
There’s a reason gin and tonic is the quintessential summer drink, and it’s not just the crisp, refreshing flavor: It prevents malaria. Well, so thought the 19th-century British officers stationed in India who took to mixing their prescribed quinine (in the form of “tonic water”) with their daily ration of gin to make it more…
Free Will Horoscope (8/17/16-8/23/16)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Can you imagine feeling at home in the world no matter where you are? If you eventually master this art, outer circumstances won’t distort your relationship with yourself. No matter how crazy or chaotic the people around you might be, you will remain rooted in your unshakable sense of purpose; you…
Texas Woman Said She Was “Voice of God,” Enslaved Two Mexican Immigrants For 14 Years
The “voice of God” is facing a maximum punishment of 60 years in prison for enslaving two women she illegally brought to the U.S. to clean houses and cook for her. A federal jury convicted Olga Sandra Murra, 64, of Ft. Worth, last Friday on two counts of forced labor and two counts of harboring an…
Texas Seeks to Enforce Discriminatory Voter ID Law Before Presidential Election
Ahead of the November election, Texas will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to let it reinstate a strict voter ID law the nation’s most conservative appeals court blocked last month upon determining that it discriminates against minorities. While Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office has yet to file the appeal (they won’t say when they will),…
Photographer and Conservationist Danté Fenolio Dives Deep to Illuminate ‘Life in The Dark’
“An ocean without unnamed monsters would be like sleep without dreams.” — John Steinbeck Published in April by Johns Hopkins University Press, Danté Fenolio’s Life in the Dark: Illuminating Biodiversity in the Shadowy Haunts of Planet Earth reads like an unlikely cross between a deeply informative — yet easily digested — textbook and a slick…
Rick Perry Continues to Defend Trump, Who He Once Called “a Cancer on Conservatism”
“Oops.” Texas’ longest serving governor inadvertently became the biggest joke of the 2012 GOP primary when, during a nationally televised debate, he couldn’t recall exactly which government agencies he’d want to abolish as president. But last year, after Perry’s bewildering decision to again run for president, it actually started to look like the former governor’s campaign…
That Time Selena Visited the San Antonio Zoo
On Facebook this week, the San Antonio Zoo chose to pay homage to Selena Quintanilla by posting a photo of her and some family when they visited the zoo exactly 23 years ago. The photo shows Selena alongside husband, Chris, and two children (presumably their niece and nephew) at the lion statue inside the zoo. With…
Sax It Up: Sailor Poon Sails Into SA
Six-piece Austin rockers, Sailor Poon, will be roaring into the the Alamo City for an all ages show at K23 on Friday August 26 for the twelfth of 15 dates on their west coast-oriented “Poon the Moon” Tour. In particular, they’ll be supporting a brand new 3-track vinyl seven-inch through Austin’s Giveaway Records entitled Yeast…
What San Antonio’s Foodies Are Looking Forward to Most During Restaurant Week
How do you train for Culinaria’s Restaurant Week? Well, start by eating at all of the city’s best eateries on the regular like the Instagram foodies featured here. We asked where they’re heading this #SARW and here’s what’s on their lists: @s.a.vory: Nectar, their menu looks unique, especially that fig wrapped prosciutto! Ostra, a new…
Tips For Making the Most of San Antonio Restaurant Week
Even the most seasoned foodies can lose sight of what’s important during Culinaria’s San Antonio Restaurant Week (Aug. 13-27). One big, wine-filled dinner at the beginning of the week could easily derail what should be two weeks’ worth of lunching and dining at new/favorite eateries for a good cause. Background for the newbies: Held twice a…
10 Free Events Happening This Week
Thu 8/18 Jake Ward Described by Texas Music Pickers earlier this year as the “Best Kept Secret” in the Texas and red dirt music scene, Corpus Christi native Jake Ward brings his signature blend of classic country and contemporary rock to the County Line as part of the venue’s Free Music Series. Guests can expect to hear…
The Bexar County Jail Will Soon Only Do Video Visitation
The days of visiting loved ones in jail where all that separates an inmate and a family member is a pane of plexiglass are quickly coming to an end in Bexar County. The Bexar County jail’s new policy of only allowing for video visitation begins at the beginning of September. In July 2015, Bexar County…
San Antonio’s Getting a Second Cousins Maine Lobster Truck
It turns out San Antonio loves lobster. The Cousins Maine Lobster Truck fleet is expanding by one with an extra mobile kitchen now operating in San Antonio. The company shared news of the additional truck via Facebook. The truck franchise first launched in 2012 has vehicles in 13 regions including Atlanta, Phoenix, Las Vegas and…
Joy Division and New Order Co-Founder Peter Hook is Playing the Paper Tiger September 26
As a founding member of two influential and related bands, Joy Division and New Order, Peter Hook’s work in music is nothing short of legendary. For his upcoming “Substance Tour,” Hook and his new band The Light are set to perform the Joy Division and New Order material that he co-wrote. Peter Hook was the…
‘Chelsea Lately’ Favorite Sarah Colonna Lands at Laugh Out Loud This Weekend
In the foreward for comic Sarah Colonna’s first book Life As I Blow It, Chelsea Handler calls Colonna (who worked for several years on Chelsea Lately) “probably the funniest person I know.” In a blurb for that same book, Juno and Young Adult scribe Diablo Cody calls Colonna “one of the best comic storytellers we’ve…
New Restaurants to Try During San Antonio’s Restaurant Week
Seasoned food-lovers will want to visit these relatively new joints (some are just weeks old) to expand their culinary horizons — from Peruvian fusion to comfort food. Botika For $35 you can check out the Pearl’s latest eatery through August 27. And if you feel like splurging, the $18 wine add-on isn’t too shabby. The…
‘Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch’ Author to Read at The Twig on Friday
Hailed as “the best account of the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ever written,” Jayme Lynn Blaschke’s Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch delivers much more than its title suggests—diving into the history of prostitution and brothels in the Lone Star State in the process of building a compelling portrait of “that home out on the…
City Hits Reset Button on Brackenridge Park Proposal
The longstanding tradition of families grilling out and hosting picnics at Brackenridge Park might not be under threat after all. City Councilman Rey Saldaña said Neighborhood & Livability Committee members who attended a Monday night meeting that took up criticisms of a proposal to drastically change the nature of Brackenridge Park voted to remove several…
Some Parents Are Okay With SAISD’s Half Billion Dollar Bond, Because Some Schools Smell
San Antonio’s third largest school district is bringing a $450 million bond to voters because of a nasty smell. Victoria Moreno Herrera, a member the Blue Ribbon Task Force Committee that made recommendations to San Antonio ISD on what to include in the bond, this week told KSAT that a recent tour of some of the…
Developer Walks Back Plan for Apartment Complex Next to Mission Concepción
A plan to turn the abandoned St. John’s Seminary into an apartment complex that would border Mission Concepción could finally get off the ground Wednesday if the Historic and Design Review Commission gives the project a green light. In 2015, the Archdiocese of San Antonio requested proposals to redevelop the property, which is abandoned and…
Alamo Drafthouse to Screen Tim Burton Classics in September
The latest film from iconic director Tim Burton is set to hit theaters Sept. 30, so to gear up for the Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children release, Alamo Drafthouse is prepping you with several screenings of the classics. Dubbed “SeptemBURTON,” the month will include screenings of Batman (1989), Beetlejuice, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Edward…
Happy Hour Hound: Il Forno’s Can’t-Miss $6 Pies
How much longer will it be before Michael Sohocki starts to get the attention that he deserves? The polyglot chef created an entirely new cuisine when he opened Restaurant Gwendolyn in 2010, and received a James Beard semifinalist nom for his cerebral concept. When he opened Kimura in 2013, Sohocki gave the city its first pedigreed ramen restaurant, a milestone…
SeaWorld San Antonio Helps Save South Padre Island Dolphin Tangled in Fishing Gear
There’s nothing like a trip down to South Padre Island to do a little fishing, but as any angler knows, losing tackle to the sea can be frustrating and costly. However, those seemingly petty nuisances can have fatal consequences in an ecosystem that is teeming with sea life. Take what happened yesterday near South Padre…
Will State Lawmakers Fix Texas’ Harsh Marijuana Laws Next Session?
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s decision last week to list cannabis alongside the world’s deadliest drugs, like heroin, means that states will continue to decide on their own whether pot possession should be harshly punished and what, if any, patients are allowed access to a plant with many known medical uses. The decision perpetuates a…
San Antonio-Born Actor Shares Screen With Oscar Winner in ‘Hell or High Water’
As a professional actor for the last 30 years, Gil Birmingham (The Twilight Saga, TV’s House of Cards) knows the difference between projects he considers “commercial endeavors that help you sustain your life” and those he considers art. It’s the latter he finds more fulfilling as a TV and movie star. “There are things I…
14 Best Bet Restaurants to Try During San Antonio Restaurant Week
Do San Antonio Restaurant Week right by visiting the Alamo City’s star chefs, finding the best menu items or scoring the best three-course savings. Here’s a few we’re dying to try. Bliss 926 S. Presa St. • (210) 225-2547 • foodisbliss.com Definitely file this one under special night out. Chef Mark Bliss, a San Antonio…
The Vex Invites Theatergoers on a Redneck Retreat with ‘The Foreigner’
Likened by theater critic Ben Brantley to “a Beverly Hillbillies or Green Acres episode with a social conscience,” The Foreigner is one of two enduring farces left behind by Larry Shue, a playwright and actor who died in a 1985 plane crash at age 39. Only slightly lesser known than his slapstick, dinner-party comedy The…
Hey Mr. DJ: A Guide to San Antonio’s Best DJ Nights
With a rising number of weekly DJ nights at San Antonio clubs, spinning is now becoming a thriving local music scene. From turntables, working a laptop and, to retro purists, playing cassettes and CDs, DJing is an art form San Antonio continues to appreciate. We talked to New York turned San Antonio DJ Joshua K.…
Lunchtime Snob: Malinalli Bakery scores with pastries and sandwiches
Castle Hill’s Malinalli Bakery may be a little out of the way (for Downtown dwellers), but worth the trip for a breakfast or lunch break. The establishment advertises as a bakery with a Mexican twist, but there’s a lot of other obvious influences — Italian and French being the most prominent during my visit. The…
The Aquadolls Bring Raucous, Fuzzy Fun to Paper Tiger on Friday
Presenting a fresher and more feminine aesthetic than the other sweaty bros over at the totally bodacious Burger Records, The Aquadolls, fronted by founder Melissa Brooks, is a totally Orange County, grunge-glam/surf-pop outfit — and most likely the exact thing that’s been missing in your life. Though the group hasn’t released any new music since 2013’s raunchy,…
State Health Officials: Zika Case Shows Spread From Florida to Texas
The Texas Department of State Health Services on Monday reported the state’s first case of inter-state Zika transmission. DSHS says in a press release that a resident in El Paso County who recently traveled to an area of Miami that produced the country’s first locally-transmitted Zika cases became ill when they returned home. State health…
‘Sausage Party’ Will Make Your Next Trip to the Grocery Store Kind of Erotic
Anthropomorphic beings have been part of my upbringing since I can remember. Disney made sure of that with 1991’s Beauty and the Beast and its cast of servants turned castle appliances. Then there was 1992’s Aladdin with the mute, but quite emotive, magical carpet. Let’s not forget The Brave Little Toaster before that. But there’s…
Four Immigrants Really Don’t Want a Federal Judge to Obtain Their Personal Info
Four immigrants who received deportation relief under President Barack Obama’s executive immigration action for people who were illegally brought to the country as children say a federal judge’s order requiring the Department of Justice to hand over private identifying information about them violates their constitutional right to privacy. On May 19, U.S. District Judge Andrew…
Café News: Bird Bakery Heads to the Big D, New location for Copalli and Renovations at Barrio Barista
Bird Bakery founder/TV host/judge on Celeb Cupcake Wars Elizabeth Chambers Hammer teased via Instagram a second location for the quaint Alamo Heights operation she first opened with husband Armie Hammer in 2012. Known for its cute cupcakes, tasty tarts and decadent sandwiches, Bird Bakery will head to Dallas’ Highland Park Village this November. She shared…
NWS Issues Flash Flood Watch Through Monday Evening
After weeks of triple-digit weather, steady rain through the weekend has started to cool the city, but not without some headache. The National Weather Service Austin-San Antonio issued a flash flood watch early Monday morning for more than two dozen counties, including Bexar. The flash flood watch is in effect until 7 p.m. Because the…
Paper Tiger is Hosting a Massive Lineup for the White Rabbit 20th Anniversary Weekend Bash
After opening in March 2015, the Paper Tiger is now paying respect to the lingering ghost of the former venue by throwing a birthday bash from the weekend of Friday, August 26. To celebrate the original owner/promoter Rick Sciaraffa and the Rabbit’s contribution to the local music scene since the 1990s, the concert is raising…
Black Lives Matter Activists Plan Protest Over San Antonio Police Union Contract
Local Black Lives Matter activists plan to protest the new police contract brokered by the San Antonio Police Officers Association and Mayor Ivy Taylor, a contract that will effectively end a two year legal standoff over the matter. While negotiations between the union and mayor’s office reportedly centered around healthcare costs, wages and a 10-year…
Boy Dies After Father Forgets Him in Back Seat, Leaves Him in Hot Car All Day at Helotes Wal-Mart
Early Friday morning, 6-month-old Dillon Martinez’s father put him in the back of his car and drove to his job at a Helotes Wal-Mart. The father didn’t remember to drop the boy off at daycare and, by the time he got to work around 6:15 a.m., he’d forgotten his son was even in the car.…
Shows to See This Week
Monday, August 15 Mark Sultan As a messy-in-a-punk-sorta-way garage rocker, Mark Sultan, also known as BBQ, warrants a “get it all over ya” warning. Instead of getting sticky Sweet Baby Ray’s fingers, the aural feast is an all you can eat buffet of a Canadian born one-man band playing the rowdiest, ’60s inspired/punk perfected rock…
NEISD Improves Sex Ed, Conservative Christian Group Flips Out
A pro-life group in San Antonio has plastered the North East Side Independent School District’s name on seminars the group is holding around the district to spread false information about the NEISD’s newly-adopted sex ed curriculum. In May, NEISD slightly tweaked their sex ed curriculum for 6-8 graders to include mention of proper condom use. Parents are…
Texas Mexican Mafia Member Pleads Guilty to Role in Death of Cop Turned Gangster
A Texas Mexican Mafia member plead guilty Thursday morning to his role in the murder of a Balcones Heights police officer who also claimed membership in the prison gang. Jerry “Spooks” Idrogo, 35, admitted responsibility for two murders, Balcones Heights police officer Julian Pesina and Texas Mexican Mafia member Billy Padilla, the United States Attorneys Office…
Archeologists Find Sword Tip That May Have Been Used in Battle of the Alamo
Archeologists excavating around the Alamo Plaza discovered the tip of a sword that may have been used by a non-commissioned Mexican officer during the Battle of the Alamo. Nesta Anderson, lead investigator on the dig, said researchers found the six-inch sword tip near the south wall, which was near the main gate of the Alamo.…
Spurs Flourish in Rio
Foto oficial de la Selección antes del debut. Todo listo en Río! 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/uyoqWBQnyQ — Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) August 5, 2016 During Argentina’s rugged 90-82 win against Croatia on Tuesday night Manu Ginobili’s veteran influence was in full view both on and off the hardwood. The eldest baller at these Olympic games notched 13 points in 19 minutes,…
“High-Jinx”: The Signature Drink of the 2017 San Antonio Cocktail Conference
On Thursday night in an exclusive release party at the San Antonio Zoo, the San Antonio Cocktail Conference revealed its signature cocktail for the five-day event that occurs in January. Named the “High-Jinx,” the drink takes its name from its foundational liquor, a blended Scotch Whiskey called Monkey Shoulder, a name that playfully harks back to a condition maltmen…
After DEA Punts on Pot, Sen. Menéndez Says He’ll Push For Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Law in Texas
The Drug Enforcement Agency on Thursday announced it was still way behind the times after refusing to reschedule marijuana out of its strictest drug control category, despite the growing consensus among experts that it doesn’t belong there. Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and a nurse from New Mexico named Bryan Krumm…
Branchline Becomes Brewpub, Can Now Sell Take-Home Beer Onsite
2013 proved to be a landmark year for Texas breweries marking the first significant changes to the state’s beer laws since 1993 when brewpubs became legal. While production breweries, like San Antonio’s Branchline Brewing Co, gained the luxury of selling their brew onsite, under state law, visitors still couldn’t buy beer at the brewery and…
10 Upcoming Texas Shows That Are Totally Worth Your Gas Money
If the eternally lingering summer and coming fall months should leave you feeling a touch of wanderlust, here are some upcoming music festivals and shows that might just provide the ideal impetus to hop in the hooptie and hurry to the highway. Arranged by date (from early-September to early-December), these shows are all in Texas…
Pastie Pops Promise to ‘Make the Summer Even Hotter’ with Sunday Sizzler
Always strong contenders in the Current’s annual Best of San Antonio readers’ poll, the fun-loving and body-positive Pastie Pops keep burlesque fans titillated year-round with festive spectacles that follow seasonal themes (from All Hallows’ Tease to Christmas Burrr-lesque) and routinely showcase visiting talent from across Texas and beyond. Challenging the Lone Star State’s notoriously infernal…
City Reschedules Brackenridge Park Meeting So Regular People With Jobs Can Maybe Attend
Working class families who use Brackenridge Park to enjoy barbecues and picnics on holidays and weekends will get a chance Monday afternoon to provide feedback on a proposal that could forever change the landscape of the park and the way it’s used. City Councilman Roberto Treviño says that after receiving community complaints that the development of…
Spurs Will Open Up Next Season Against the Golden State Warriors
For the first time since 1997, the San Antonio Spurs released a season schedule that won’t feature Tim Duncan. But it’s time to make our collective goodbyes a reality and get ready for phenom Kawhi Leonard to wow us all; for LaMarcus Aldridge to continue finding his place on the team while banking shots and…
Former Crystal City Mayor, City Attorney, Slapped with More Charges
Crystal City’s embattled former city manager and city attorney is accused of using $2 million set aside for infrastructure improvements to pay his high-priced salary, the feds allege in a new indictment. In a Del Rio federal court Wednesday afternoon a grand jury slapped James Jonas 111, 54, who was paid $216,000 as city attorney…
Shows to See This Weekend
Thursday, August 11 Clint Black What’s that godawful bumper sticker say — I wasn’t born in Texas but I got here fast as I could? For guitarist Clint Black, his parents made sure of it, moving from his birth state of New Jersey to the Lone Star state before his first birthday. For Black, nurture…
Trans-Pecos Festival is a Great Reason to Drive to Marfa in September
For a great many San Antonians—students, those who work in schools, and those who have kids in school—this time of year signals the end of restless summer freedom and a return to duties unending. If you fall into this category, or even if you don’t, you might find yourself in need of an early escape…
Meet the Anti-Abortion Activist Texas Just Gave $1.6 Million to “Facilitate” Healthcare for Poor Women
This week a list out of the state comptroller’s office revealed that one of the largest recipients of state funding for a new program meant to give low-income women in Texas basic reproductive healthcare is a conservative Christian-based nonprofit that has said it “sets women free from abortion. According to comptroller’s records, the Round Rock-based…
Jazz, TX Sets Opening Date
After announcing its opening in early November of 2015, the Pearl’s first music venue will open its doors on August 23. Helmed by Brent “Doc” Watkins, pianist, organist, bandleader, composer, et al., Jazz, TX will open inside 3,500-square-foot located in the basement of the original Bottling Department at Pearl. Expect a cross between sultry jazz club…
Coach Popovich Poses with Cam’ron for Photo, Smiles a Little Bit
It’s not every day that we get to see a smile from Coach Popovich — no matter how tiny it might be — but it looks like taking a photo with rapper Cam’ron might just be the key. The two posed together for a photo where, in Cam’ron’s words, Pop offered him a 10 day…
Rob Zombie is Screening Movie ’31’ and New Music Videos at Select San Antonio Theaters
For one night only, White Zombie founder and director of underrated gem The Devil’s Rejects will debut his seventh full-length horror film, 31, and premiere two music videos from his new album September 1. Although Zombie’s success as a filmmaker’s been debatable (none of his feature films have a fresh rating on review aggregator bible Rotten…
Sen. Ted Cruz Makes Unusually Non-Controversial Comments to San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
The firebrand Senator from Texas whose national spotlight ended in boos at the Republican National Convention after he refused to endorse Donald Trump slipped into San Antonio Wednesday morning. And he didn’t exactly seem like himself. During a 26-minute speech at the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce breakfast, the once gloves-off, unapologetic Tea Party Republican seemed…
You’ll Want S’more of this New Girl Scout Cookie
I hate waiting. I especially hate waiting for cookies, but like most Girl Scout cookie-obsessed humans, I’ll have to wait until next year to get my hands on the latest from all those mini boss girls. To celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Girl Scout Cookie Program, the largest girl-led business on the globe (side…
PR Firm Texas Hired to Clean Up Voter-ID Mess Has Shilled For Big Tobacco and Military Dictatorships
The public relations behemoth Texas hired to run its court-mandated voter education campaign has worked for companies like Phillip Morris and Exxon. They’ve represented military dictatorships and managed major PR crises like Johnson & Johnson’s problem with cyanide-tainted Tylenol in the early 1980s. When a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India leaked gas that poisoned hundreds…
10 Ways to Put Art into Your Weekend Plans
Fri 8/12 Art Party: Black and White The August edition of SAMA and KRTU’s Art Party series includes tours of the museum’s collections (5:30pm, 6:15pm and 7:15pm), specialty cocktails by Blue Box (cash bar), art-making activities, live music by the Jim Cullum Jazz Band, catering by Sketch and artisan paletas by Pop’topia Pops. $5-$10, 6-8pm…
10 Things You Have to Do This Weekend
Thu 8/11 Kim Chi Although RuPaul’s Drag Race is praised for bringing drag to the masses, it is not without critics who say the show often rewards the use of racial stereotypes among its contestants. Refusing to give into such antics, season eight’s Kim Chi described herself as a “7-foot-tall, live action anime character,” preferring…
PechaKucha Vol. 23 Announces Lineup
For the 23rd round of PechaKucha, the arts and culture series promises a diverse lineup of community leaders, ranging from Kristal Cuevas, the Yogipreneur behind Southtown Yoga Loft, to Robert Vogt, Director of San Antonio’s Vogt Auction Galleries — and everyone in between. Slated Aug. 23 at the Empire Theatre (226 N. St. Mary’s St.),…
New Brunch Spot Signs Lease with the Quarry
Get ready for a new breakfast spot, San Antonio. Snooze: an A.M. Eatery is about to hit the scene and they’re bringing all the brunch favorites with them. First reported by the San Antonio Business Journal, the Denver-based restaurant chain, which also has locations in California and Arizona, has signed a lease in the Quarry…
Play Morrissey’s Bleak New Video Game, ‘This Beautiful Creature Must Die’
“Meat is Murder,” seems like the last, and gloomiest, Smiths’ song you could pick to get the video game treatment. Especially if you wanna compete Pokémon Go. But with help from PETA and indie game developer This Is Pop, lifelong animal rights crusader Morrissey presents one of most depressing arcade-style games since the stark bleakness of…
The Current Is Seeking Interns for the 2016-2017 School Year
If you’re a college student who prefers writing stories, shooting video and taking photos over fetching coffee or pretending to be busy while surfing the internet behind a cubicle, consider joining the San Antonio Current this school year. We’re seeking to hire a few college-age interns for each semester in the 2016-17 school year. As…
There’s a New Shop Ready to Satisfy Your Chocolate Cravings
Fans of Chocollazo Chocolate Trolley will be pumped to know that the popular food trailer now has a brick-and-mortar home to call its own at the Boardwalk on Broadway at 4013 Broadway. Chocollazo was previously featured in an episode of Cooking Channel’s Eat St. Housed inside a former hair salon, Chocollazo’s new location is just…
State Bar Won’t Discipline Paxton For Telling Officials to Defy Supreme Court’s Gay-Marriage Ruling
Turns out openly calling for government officials to flout a U.S. Supreme Court decision isn’t a problem as far as the State Bar of Texas is concerned. Last week, state bar officials dismissed a complaint against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that had accused him of committing “professional misconduct” when he told county clerks across…
