With more than 25 years in the biz and a few Grammy and Emmy noms to her name, Margaret Cho is a certified comic legend. Known for biting political commentary and tackling off-limit topics, Cho rose to prominence in the mid ’90s with the sitcom All American Girl, which broke new ground for Asian American…
Days celebrating popular foods and beverages like National Fried Chicken Day (July 6) and National Rum Day (August 16) take place on the same day every year, and are found on any quirky list you look at. Others like National Ice Cream Pie Day (August 18) and National Coffee Milkshake Day (July 26) seem random.…
The new America the Beautiful Quarter celebrating the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park goes into circulation Thursday, September 5. And, if you or a family member is an enthusiastic numismatist, you can celebrate the occasion at a local ceremony attended by the coin’s designer, Chris Costello. Each quadrant of the new quarter represents an…
A firearms buyback proposed by two council members would make San Antonio among the first Texas cities to take such a step to combat mass shootings. But plenty of other big municipalities have tried it before — often without a significant decrease in gun crime. Buyback proponents often cite Australia’s 1996 national gun buyback as…
After three years of bringing Pan-Asian dishes to San Antonio vegans and vegetarians, Bok Choy will close on Friday, Aug. 30. Chef Mike Behrend, who has launched other plant-based San Antonio eateries like Green and Earth Burger, announced the decision to close Bok Choy via Instagram on Tuesday. “It really pains me to say that we will…
San Antonio chefs and artisans are teaming up to host Float and Fire — an evening filled with flavorful eats, free glass-blowing demos and the premiere of a new Homegrown Chef episode — at Caliente Hot Glass on Friday, Aug. 30. The event is inspired by the latest episode of The Homegrown Chef, “Float and…
Actress, comedian and San Antonio native Noël Wells (Master of None, Mr. Roosevelt) picked up a guitar years ago, but jokes that she probably wasn’t coordinated enough at the time to even attempt to start a music career. She was in a band in high school and wrote some songs, but only knew enough to…
Police are asking the community for help after two men reportedly stole diamond rings from a jewelry store earlier this month. Information provided by Crime Stoppers reveals that two men walked into a Zales Jewelers store in Alamo Ranch around 7 p.m. on August 15. The suspects reportedly asked to see two pieces of jewelry…
Turns out San Antonio is home to quite a few men and women willing to pay for a certain kind of company. According to data from Seeking Arrangement, an app where sugar daddies and mommies can meet sugar babies, Texas ranks fifth in the U.S. for the number of sugar daddies. The number of sugar…
A woman was struck by a vehicle after trying to stop the driver from leaving a home on the city’s East Side. According to a KSAT report, a 27-year-old woman told the man that she wasn’t going to let him leave the driveway of a home in the 100 block of H Street around 1…
Hate crimes doubled in San Antonio in 2018, mirroring a trend in major cities, according to a recently released California State University study. Eight hate crimes were reported in the Alamo City in 2018, according to the study first reported on by KSAT News. That compares to four reported the year prior. In comparison, hate…
Don’t let the weekend’s patchy rain fool you: the San Antonio area is in danger of sliding into drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Bexar County was rated “abnormally dry” on the federal government’s drought map, along with 40% of the state. Rainfall has been sparse, and parts of South Texas and the…
Despite the recent social media rumors, there is no human flesh used in the burgers at Dairy Queen. The unsavory rumors began last week when FBI agents raided a DQ location in Greenwood, S.C., as part of a larger unlicensed money transfer investigation that resulted in two arrests. Though the arrests were not directly related to…
Tejano food pop-up ¡Bucho! co-owner Sohayla Hendrix, artist Regina Morales and Maricela Olguin have launched a GoFundMe to raise anticipated legal fees in order to oppose claims made by Cruz Ortiz. In a cease and desist letter dated August 22, Ortiz’s camp alleged that ¡Bucho!’s logo, which was designed by Morales, infringed on his intellectual…
A San Antonio man is in police custody after authorities say he T-boned another vehicle while driving three times the speed limit, killing a woman. On August 18, construction shut down lanes of the northbound SW Loop 410 to begin work in the area. That caused traffic to move to the access road. Gregory Dean…
Finally, some good news for Texas ice cream fans. Blue Bell Monday announced two new fall-inspired ice cream flavors: Salted Caramel Cookie and Happy Tracks, now available in stores. Salted Caramel Cookie, which includes caramel ice cream, vanilla crème-filled cookies and salted caramel swirl, is available in half-gallon and pint sizes for a limited time.…
Frank Pomeroy, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs — the site of a horrific 2017 mass shooting — has filed to run for the Texas Senate as a Republican. Pomeroy, 53, announced his decision Sunday, saying he’ll pursue the District 21 seat held by Democrat Judith Zaffirini since 1987. “I feel as…
Warning: Details of the alleged sexual assault and threats may not be suitable for some readers. A San Antonio man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to cut off a woman’s limb if she didn’t have sex with him. He’s also accused of posting video of the resulting sexual assault on social media. According to…
The McNay Art Museum closes out its summer GET REEL Film Series with Sean Baker’s 2015 indie darling Tangerine. Curated by Current contributing editor Bryan Rindfuss, the latest iteration of the McNay’s free film series featured four movies centered on appearance and gender identity, including Hilary Swank vehicle Boys Don’t Cry and groundbreaking documentary Paris…
Despite coming in second place in a Twitter poll to see which city most wanted a Waffle House location of its own, San Antonio will be blessed with a visit from the breakfast-diner chain. Following the closing of a Twitter poll that pitted San Antonio against College Station and Oxford, Mississippi, Waffle House announced that…
This week, we saw more out-of-town restaurant concepts and food items arrive in San Antonio, while local shops and restaurants celebrate milestone moments in the Alamo City. The Waffle House recently took to Twitter, asking San Antonio if they wanted a location in town. No telling if the chain will head to the Alamo City…
The San Antonio Music Showcase will return for its seventh year on Saturday, September 30, featuring performances by more than two dozen local artists. Organized by the San Antonio Current and other sponsors, the showcase will include a musicians representing a kaleidoscope of genres, from darkwave to conjunto, hip-hip to Americana and pretty much anything…
If you’re a megafan of The X-Files but have been unimpressed with the two-season reboot, or (to go a bit more niche) are totally bummed that The Adventure Zone’s Amnesty campaign is about to wrap up, a group of Alamo City geeks has got you, fam. A ragtag team of tabletop gamers has joined forces at…
City council may have given the second iteration of the city’s climate action plan a warm welcome on Thursday, but environmentalists worry that alterations to the proposal amount to a get-out-of-jail-free pass to one of the area’s biggest air polluters. Changes in a new draft of the plan unveiled at Thursday’s council meeting would lessen public…
This story has been updated with a statement from Cruz Ortiz’s lawyer and also from ¡BUCHO! co-owner Gino Vidal. San Antonio artist Cruz Ortiz, whose work has been seen everywhere from Absolut Vodka bottles to presidential hopeful Julián Castro’s 2020 campaign merch, has sent a cease and desist letter to Tejano pop-up restaurant ¡Bucho!, alleging that…
Here are a few short reviews of movies that were released in San Antonio theaters this week. The Nightingale (3.5 out of 5 stars) also opens locally on August 23. A full review will run online and in print next week. We’ll also look at a film we missed last Friday that is currently playing…
The People’s Nite Market will return to the Avenida Guadalupe Association – bringing affordable and healthy foods to West Side San Antonio – starting September 12. The market, in partnership with local wholesaler River City Produce, will offer a selection of seasonal produce, with an EBT machine available on-site for customers. Since Jovanna Lopez and Valeria Hernandez founded…
A group of Houston teenagers has taken matters in their own hands and called out adult men they say are trying to meet up with young boys. Going by the name of Predator Poachers, the teenagers record their encounters with the men and post the videos to YouTube in hopes of exposing their intentions to the…
Patty Mills had a productive summer during the San Antonio Spurs’ offseason. The basketball star launched the Community Water Project as part of work to advocate for indigenous population of Australia. Mills, who identifies as “very proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander,” details his indigenous Australian lineage in his Twitter bio. Creating clean, sustainable drinking…
How bad do you want a Waffle House in the Alamo City? The breakfast diner chain wants to know. Early Friday morning, Waffle House shared a poll on its Twitter account, asking fans in three cities that currently don’t have locations to vote. San Antonio was among the cities listed in the poll, along with…
Tejano and Norteño powerhouse Intocable will grace San Antonio with a show this fall. The seven-member band will stop at the Majestic Theatre on Thursday, November 14 as part of its ¡PERCEPCIÓN! tour. Over the band’s career, which has spanned more than two decades, it’s found lots of success in the form of awards and nominations.…
The day before a shooter at an El Paso Walmart carried out the deadliest attack on U.S. Latinos in recent memory, Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign’s mailed out a fundraising letter urging fellow Republicans to “DEFEND TEXAS NOW” from immigrants and “take matters into our own hands.” The letter, dated August 2 — the day before…
Native American stereotypes have permeated Hollywood for decades, from the tomahawk-wielding “savages” in cowboy-and-Indian Westerns to animated Disney classics like Peter Pan and Pocahontas. The inaugural Talōm Aptzāi Indigenous Film Festival aims to “highlight the experiences, resiliency, creativity and contributions” of the Native American community through cinema created by indigenous filmmakers. “Not only is it…
Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen abruptly closed the doors to its San Antonio location shortly after its one year anniversary. Now, employees are claiming they were never paid what they were owed and received no notice of the closure. “When they closed the doors, just like that, it was very sad and heartbreaking for no one…
Warning: Details of the alleged murder may disturb some readers. A San Antonio man was arrested Wednesday after police found the decomposing body of his mother in the home they shared. Police arrested 58-year-old Lindsey Turiano more than a month after finding 89-year-old Norma Turiano Woods’ body decomposing in a bedroom. Woods’ daughter called authorities…
Oops! Former Texas governor Rick Perry was among the public figures and celebrities who fell for an Instagram hoax that took over the photo-sharing platform earlier this week. Yes, the man who oversees the U.S.’s nuclear arsenal in his role as the head of the Department of Energy, was duped by a modern day version…
Air Methods, a provider of medical air services, will close its San Antonio communications center used to dispatch emergency aircraft. In an emailed statement, the Englewood, Colorado-based company said it will handle dispatches for its San Antonio-area helicopters and planes via its communication center location in Omaha, Nebraska. “As any business does, we conduct ongoing evaluations and…
Remember that movie musical starring Olivia Newton-John? No, not Grease — the other one. You know, Xanadu, the the 1980 cult flick where she plays a roller-skating Olympian Muse. If that doesn’t sound familiar, then you’re in luck, because a brand new tour of the Broadway musical version is coming to the Tobin Center next March. And…
San Antonio-based grocer H-E-B has issued a recall for some San Antonio stores carrying its half-gallon strawberry Creamy Creations ice cream on Wednesday after discovering metal in the product during an inspection. The ice cream has been removed from store shelves. However, the company recommended anyone with a carton of H-E-B Select Ingredients Creamy Creations Strawberry…
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar has declined a proposed salary increase, saying he can’t accept a raise while the county is struggling to pay overtime for his deputies, according to a KENS5 report. Salazar’s statement comes a day after Bexar commissioners proposed pay raises for elected officials. “As the person who was entrusted with this office…
Honored with an official day in his Austin hometown, Shakey Graves has done it all. After landing bit acting parts in Spy Kids 3D: Game Over and Friday Night Lights, he became an Americana singer-songwriter, strumming his guitar while keeping rhythm with a foot-powered cymbal and bass drum. Lately, he’s been touring with fellow musicians,…
San Antonio’s Lil Booty Call, whose debut LP Jesus Said Run It Back dropped this summer on Warner Records, performs a form of sad-boy trap that’s won an enormous following across the country. After his track “Sailor Moon” blew up via Soundcloud, Call grabbed the attention of several record labels. A sold-out performance at the…
Augie Meyers, who any music fan should know as a founding member of wildly influential bands the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornadoes, is a Texas music icon. Hell, he’s an American treasure at this point — at least to the extent that Texas is willing to share him. The San Antonio-born and -based…
Whether working in collage, animation, painting, drawing or sculpture, San Antonio artist Sarah Fox conjures bizarre dreams, fairy tales, myths and allegories. A near constant is the presence of animal-human hybrids — women and children either blessed or afflicted by squid tentacles, horse heads, beaks, wings or hooves. Femininity, including colors and materials stereotypically labeled as…
Feliz Modern, a neighborhood boutique known for hosting local food pop-ups and offering a mix of unique and playful home decor, sweets and art will open its second location, Feliz Modern POP, at the Pearl this fall. The new location, developed by co-owners Mario and Ginger Diaz, will offer Feliz Modern’s trademark colorful, artisan-focused products plus…
Five people have been indicted in a San Antonio federal court for a scheme to steal millions of dollars in benefits from U.S. military personnel, Department of Justice officials said. Robert Wayne Boling Jr., Frederick Brown, Torice Crawford, Allan Albert Kerr and Jongmin Seok face 14 charges including conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft,…
Returning for its 10th year, Dallas’ Lights All Night is an EDM festival that pulls no punches when it comes to it lineup. This year, especially. Topping 2019’s bill is Skrillex, the electronica producer who specializes in punishing tracks that make listeners feel like they’re getting their heads ripped off — but in a good way. Bassnectar, a…
The Backyard Amphitheater in Fredericksburg will host a slew of country and rock touring artists this fall. One of the biggest is “Old Town Road” remix singer Billy Ray Cyrus, who’s scheduled for Saturday, October 12. Cyrus was already a known quantity on country radio before landing a spot on the summer’s biggest pop song.…
Selena fans eagerly awaiting the release of Netflix’s series about the Queen of Tejano now have fresh gossip fodder. According to a report from Vulture, the streaming service has chosen actress Christian Serratos to play the late singer. A “source close to the show” shared the update with the entertainment site, though Netflix has yet…
This is the last weekend to visit the Cookhouse as we know it. Chef Pieter Sypesteyn’s popular Creole and Cajun-inspired restaurant will close on Sunday for a week of interior renovations. It’s slated to reopen with a new menu and general manager on Tuesday, September 3. Sypesteyn, who opened the restaurant on Mistletoe Avenue in…
Eric Eaton looks like the kind of guy you’d see sitting a few chairs down from you in church youth group. Instead, he’s taken his Eagle Scout-esque looks and winning smile to comedy clubs across the nation, parlaying his boyish charm into a magical comedy set – and we mean that literally. This weekend, San…
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office will provide every newly released county jail inmate with medication designed to reverse potential opioid overdoses, according to a Texas Public Radio report. That makes Bexar the first Texas county to equip former prisoners with Narcan, a nasal spray that if applied quickly enough can nullify the effects of an…
Voted “Best Community Theatre” in the Current from 2014-2018, the Woodlawn Theatre has established itself as, well, one of the city’s best. Boasting a historic 1945 venue with art deco trimmings, the Woodlawn has been hosting showstoppers year-round since 2012. The Tony Award-winning 1981 Broadway hit Dreamgirls will close out this year’s summer programming with…
Outdoor films aren’t what usually come to mind when you think of a relaxing late August outing to keep you cool. But what if the movie is set in a small Japanese fishing village filled with animated mermaids? Lu Over the Wall follows a teenage boy whose passion for making music leads him to a…
Pepe Aguilar is a multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter who has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. That makes him a bonafide Mexican-American icon, beloved on both sides of the border. The San Antonio-born Aguilar — by chance, his parents happened to be on tour here on his day of birth —…
This tour celebrating George Clinton’s 50 years on the road is being billed as his last. Yep, the mastermind behind Parliament and Funkadelic — two of the most influential acts of the ’70s — is retiring, but not before throwing a massive party before he gets the funk out of here. For those who need a little…
San Antonio boxing champion Robert “Pikin” Quiroga will always be remembered as a great fighter. His legacy only continued to grow after he was murdered on August 16, 2004. Fifteen years later, filmmakers Raymond Ramos and Jason Rivera, with the blessing of the Quiroga family, co-directed One Chance, a feature-length documentary on the life and…
This isn’t the kind of news we’d prefer to share with Women’s Equality Day right around the corner — August 26 to be exact. But, yet, here we are. Texas ranks third from the bottom of the 50 states when it comes women’s equality, according to a new WalletHub study. Maine, Hawaii and Nevada, in…
Local climbing gym Armadillo Boulders is celebrating Global Climbing Day with a special documentary screening. In Adaptive, veteran climber and recent amputee Jim Ewing and competitive climber Maureen Beck, who was born without her left hand, attempt the first unassisted adaptive climb of the Lotus Flower Tower, a peak located in what’s known as the…
Three employees of the Pearland Independent School District have been hit with a federal lawsuit after a teacher allegedly colored in a student’s haircut with permanent marker. According to a report from Click2Houston.com, teacher Jeanette Peterson told an African-American student at Berry Miller Junior High School that his fade haircut violated the dress code. The…
Comedian Marga Gomez has pivoted from stand-up to “the theatah.” In late September, she’ll bring her latest project, the one-woman autobiographical show Latin Standards, to the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center for a three-day engagement. A veteran of the comedy scene, Gomez first made a name for herself in the ‘80s as one of the…
The culinary team behind Houston’s popular Ramen Bar Ichi is looking to open a new restaurant, Hero’s Ramen and Sushi, in San Antonio early next month. Led by Yasu Sasaki, general manager and head sushi chef at Hero’s, the restaurant will specialize in authentic ramen, sushi and izakaya-type dishes. The new eatery is set to open at 3444 West…
The self-proclaimed Antichrist Superstar is back, and we’re here for it. Marilyn Manson is slated to bring his shock rock showmanship to the Aztec Theatre on Thursday, October 24. Since the early ’90s, Manson and family have been using dark performance art to reflect the sinister underbelly of the American dream, calling out hypocrisies in the…
Weaving between hazy bedroom pop, melancholy folk and ’80s-inspired sounds, Canada’s Timber Timbre are an electric treat — and they’re hitting Paper Tiger on Saturday, October 26. While there’s something familiar about the Timber Timbre’s music, no particular band easily springs to mind. Once the trio starts to sound too much like something you know,…
Taco Cabana will launch its new, plant-based Beyond Meat menu, including vegetarian-friendly tacos and vegan-friendly taco bowls, at all San Antonio restaurant locations on September 3. The Tex-Mex chain’s new meatless menu will include Beyond Beef tacos for $2.39 and a Beyond Meat bowl — made with crispy taco shells filled with Mexican rice, black beans, lettuce and sweet corn calabacita with guacamolito…
If angelic choirs singing holiday music accompanied by shredding electric guitars on a flame-engulfed stage sounds like a good time, then you may have been waiting all year for Trans-Siberian Orchestra to announce its winter tour. This year, SA audiences will have two chances to see the group perform. It’s booked shows at 3 p.m.…
Former San Antonio mayor and presidential hopeful Julián Castro announced Tuesday morning that he has qualified to participate in the next Democratic primary debate. To participate in the September and October Democratic debates, candidates must have at least 130,000 individual donors and reach 2% support in four polls, a higher threshold than required to participate…
Japanese three-piece Boris is unique in the post-rock genre. The band manages to walk a fine line between droning metal and boundary-stretching experimental music while continuing to innovate over the course of a career that’s spanned 20-plus albums. It’s been lauded by the press, composed an avant-metal soundtrack to Jim Jarmusch’s film The Limits of…
Wearing a tiara, hiding in the pantry, wolfing down Cheetos covered in whipped cream and complaining about the realities of motherhood was how comedian Kristina Kuzmič won over her fans, who are mostly other bedraggled moms. Kuzmič delivers palatable bits like, “There is a sink downstairs full of dirty, filthy dishes, and it’s just going…
After a major facelift, the historic Hot Wells site will host its seventh annual Harvest Feast – a fundraising celebration filled with local, chef-driven plates and creative cocktails – on Sunday, October 27. The event was developed by local artist Justin Parr and Chef Robbie Nowlin in 2013, with proceeds to benefit the Hot Wells Conservancy. The…
Recently, Amazon employees have been popping up in the mentions of more and more Twitter users. These employees, known as “Fulfillment Center Ambassadors,” use Twitter to assure the public of their perfectly adequate working conditions. On Aug. 1, the multi-billion dollar company promoted free tours of their fulfillment centers to “see what [their] warehouses are…
At Café Azteca, Mexican coffee is more than a trend: it’s a culture worth celebrating and sharing. Owner Tyler Ybarra, a San Antonio native, launched his craft coffee business in 2015 while attending Texas State University in San Marcos. Ybarra, inspired by boyhood summer trips with family to Mexico, grew Café Azteca from a series of pop-up…
Although Artpace’s 2019 Artists-in-Residence Program is still in full swing, the gallery is ready gearing up for the 2020 iteration of its internationally renowned residency. On Thursday, Summer 2020 Guest Curator Pilar Tompkins Rivas will give a talk at Artpace on her years of experience curating exhibitions that feature contemporary Latinx artists. Currently the director of…
Sen. John Cornyn found himself in the hot seat this weekend after trying to engage in some social media snark over the climate crisis. The Twittersphere lit up the Texas Republican after he dissed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s call for climate action. Schumer, a New York Democrat, tweeted that July 2019 was “the hottest month…
You might not realize it, but there’s a good chance that more than a few of your TV laughs are thanks to Jen Kirkman. A writer for Amazon Prime’s Golden Globe-winning show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, she’s also been doing the late-night rounds for years now, popping up on Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno and Stephen…
Pioneering new wave and art-pop band the B-52s is marking its 40th anniversary with a big tour that includes a stop in SA. From Athens, Georgia, and formed in the mid-1970s, the band took the rock and art-rock innovations of previous decades and melded them with elements of the burgeoning punk scene. In so doing,…
If you don’t like country music, there’s a good chance you haven’t heard the right kind of country music yet. Iconic country artist Dwight Yoakam has made a career out of simple, well-written songs that resonate deep in the listener’s soul. And some of those tunes have even won over folks who normally couldn’t be bothered…
Ninety-three-year-old legend Tony Bennett will bring his “I Left My Heart” tour to the the Majestic Theatre on October 9. Known for treasured songs such as “Steppin’ Out With My Baby” and “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” the crooner has racked up a career that spans more than 60 years and includes 20 Grammy awards. Five…
After its spring premiere at The Overtime Theater, Curanderas y Chocolate: Cuentos of a Latina Life will return to the stage for an encore at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. Centered on curanderismo, a tradition of faith healing, local actress Patricia Zamora’s semi-autobiographical one-woman show features nine vignettes in which she plays seven different characters.…
A San Antonio man is accused of sexually assaulting an elderly disabled woman under his care. According to reports, Jason Lee Rodriguez was arrested last Friday after he allegedly assaulted the 83-year-old bedridden woman on August 11. Rodriguez, 41, reportedly had a “longstanding relationship with the victim’s family” since he served as the woman’s caretaker.…
If you’re in the camp that hopes Beto O’Rourke will drop out of the presidential race to run against Republican Sen. John Cornyn, tough luck. During a Thursday appearance on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, the former El Paso congressman seemed to shut down any possibility that he’d pursue a 2020 Senate run. “That would…
Marijuana advocates are calling out the state of Texas for hypocrisy after a Chicago Sun Times report showing that the state has invested in the pot business. The state’s Permanent School Fund Committee owns $822,000 worth of stock in publicly traded Innovative Industrial Properties, a company that leases land to marijuana-growing businesses in a dozen…
For its 2019 production of Tchaikovsky’s iconic Christmastime ballet, the Children’s Ballet of San Antonio (CBSA) is looking to cast a wide variety of young performers. The company puts on professional-level productions starring dancers, actors and gymnasts from ages 3 to 19, with the opportunity for performers as young as 7 or 8 to be…
Eleven members of the Texas Sculpture Group have compiled their latest pieces for a show that strives to become more than the sum of its parts. “Gestalt: A New Entity” will feature a wide array of sculptural techniques — from crocheted yarn cast in bronze to assemblages of construction materials and schematics — as well…
The White Rabbit Reunion Weekend will return to the Paper Tiger at the end of August, bringing an eclectic lineup of ska, metal, metalcore and punk that’ll bring back fond memories of growing up in SA. For those who don’t know, the White Rabbit was a long-running rock venue that, until its 2015 closure, occupied…
Name: Erin Winch Job/Title: Manager @drinking.in.sa since 2016 Birthplace: San Antonio Impact: Founded one of San Antonio’s first cocktail blogs for bar hoppers and home mixologists Industry Experience: Several years working in the fast-casual dining industry and a veteran of the San Antonio Cocktail Conference Money Quote: “Is that really tiki, or is that just a…
Seven Democrats have now filed to run against Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in 2020. That’s a lot of enthusiasm for facing off against a lawmaker who scored a 27-point victory over his last opponent — and in a place where a Dem hasn’t won a statewide office since 1994. Even so, the latest of those…
Listen — which launches at Richter Goods on September 12 — is a music series inviting fans to experience intimate pop-up concerts showcasing Texas artists playing acoustic sets. The series is similar to Sofar Sounds, an international organization that hosts musicians playing in unconventional spaces such as houses and offices all over the world. Listen’s inaugural showcase…
San Antonio is expanding fast and, following Rep. Joaquin Castro’s polarizing Trump donor-identifying tweet, more locals are questioning where their food comes from and where their dollars go. Food News This week, Bexar County Democrats officially tabled the vote to boycott San Antonio dining institutions like Bill Miller Bar-B-Q and the Pearl, which are owned…
Birthed in the land of the Negroni, the sunset-hued and Instagrammable Aperol spritz has been eagerly embraced by Americans thanks to ad campaigns and social media. But familiarity often breeds contempt, or at least indifference. Despite the Internet outrage following a New York Times article proclaiming the combination of lightly bitter Aperol, Prosecco and sparkling…
After nearly a month on the run, a San Antonio teen has been arrested for threatening to stab his stepdad. Nineteen-year-old Edward Coronado Jr. made the threat after his stepfather got into an argument about dirty laundry, according to KSAT. The news station reports that the stepfather allegedly told Coronado’s sister to give Coronado his own laundry…
Here are a few short reviews of movies that will be released in San Antonio theaters, on Hulu or on VOD August 16. The Amazing Johnathan Documentary Unless you’re Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine), it’s usually never a good idea to insert yourself into the documentary you’re making – unless, of course,…
A woman was arrested this week after police said she left two autistic children alone while traveling outside of Texas. According to a KSAT report, Miriam Wright was arrested Tuesday after she reportedly left a 12-year-old girl and 11-year-old boy, who both reportedly have autism, alone without supervision. A witness told police that he went…
The San Antonio Spurs looks ready to honor the last of the Big 3 this fall. According to a report from the French newspaper Le Parisien, the Spurs will retire Parker’s No. 9 jersey on November 11, when the team will take on the Memphis Grizzlies. The news comes after many fans questioned whether the…
In San Antonio, food business collaborations can lead to beautiful things. Now, thanks to Roadmap Brewing, there’s one you can taste for yourself. Roadmap Brewing co-owners Dustin and Hannah Baker recently teamed up with Eddie Laughlin and Jessica Callery of Shotgun Coffee Roasters for a new take on the brewery’s signature coffee milk stout, the Wake-Up Call. “The beer itself drinks…
If you were waiting for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to take bold and decisive steps to stop future mass shootings, sorry to break the news to you: it ain’t happening. With the tragic shooting in El Paso nearly two weeks in the rearview mirror, Abbott — speaking Thursday during a televised town hall — killed…
Mother-daughter duo cultural anthropologist Citlali Maria Zentella and folklorist Binisa Zentella have dedicated themselves to preserving the history and culture of Barrio Laredito, a lively San Antonio neighborhood west of San Pedro Creek that was demolished during urban renewal projects in the 1970s. Although the neighborhood is often deemed “forgotten,” its legacy lives on through…
Francis Almandárez’s exhibition “rhythm and (p)leisure,” on display as a part of Artpace’s International Artist-in-Residence program, explores the boundaries between media and diasporic identity. This Saturday, his artwork is set to push the boundaries of storytelling through visual art even further with a performance titled “recalibrate.” In “rhythm and (p)leisure,” Almandárez brings together video, sound and text…
Characteristic of their unconventional approach to San Antonio’s tech startup scene, the co-founders of CANopener Labs broke out one of Elon Musk’s “Not-A-Flame” Throwers at the facility’s soft launch party in mid-July. In the large yard adjacent to the warehouse space full of industrial machinery, guests enjoyed lighting tiki torches and shooting fire into the…
The two Texans vying for the Democratic presidential nomination — El Paso’s Beto O’Rourke and San Antonio’s Julián Castro — are still playing catch-up when it comes to fundraising. According to an analysis of second-quarter figures from the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, the pair aren’t just being vastly outraised by President Donald Trump but also by…
188 South, a new upscale pizzeria in downtown New Braunfels, will officially open to the public on Saturday, August 31. This is the second local restaurant concept from Ron Snider, who also owns and operates Krause’s Cafe + Biergarten. Located at 188 S. Castell Avenue, the restaurant will open inside the former home to New Braunfels Herald Zeitung and…
For South Side San Antonio families, especially those living in District 3, it’s easier to buy food from the neighborhood corner store than find healthy, affordable produce at a supermarket. However, the ¡VIVA SA! Healthy Corner Store Initiative – a pilot program developed in partnership with District 3 Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran, the Food Policy Council of…
Back in May, concert promoter Margin Walker Presents announced it was bringing a stellar Latinx lineup to San Antonio. Neon Indian, Empress Of, La Goony Chonga, Luna Luna and Selena tribute act Bidi Bidi Banda are still heading to San Antonio as part of a four-city tour called ¡Eso Es! What’s new is that Margin Walker…
As members of the San Antonio Police Department’s Mental Health Unit, Joe Smarro and Jesse Trevino have worked on the front lines to reduce the use of force against vulnerable populations, instead connecting the mentally ill with the real help that they need. The two also run the company SolutionPoint+, through which they provide training…
Downtown San Antonio may be where tourists dive into margaritas big enough to swim laps in, but some of the city’s best watering holes lie minutes away, within the near East Side. Home to some of the city’s first African-American neighborhoods, this quadrant boasts historic homes, cultural landmarks and, more recently, gentrification. Despite its proximity…
In his more than 40-year-long career, Brooklyn-born actor William Forsythe has played his fair share of interesting characters. From shifty prison escapee Evelle Snoats in the Coen brother’s 1987 dark comedy Raising Arizona to butcher and crime boss Manny Horvitz in TV’s Boardwalk Empire, Forsythe has been known to take on some extremely shady roles.…
The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo doesn’t play around, y’all. The event — which returns to the AT&T Center/Freeman Coliseum fairgrounds February 6-23 next year — has announced its first set of musical guests, including “The Fighter Singer” Keith Urban and long-running rocker Sammy Hagar. Among the dates rodeo officials announced Thursday: Friday, February…
A local woman is facing a third-degree felony after police say she killed her friend’s dog. According to a report from KSAT, a man called authorities on July 30 to say that his friend Sarah Ingram had killed his three-year-old dog by drowning it in a bathtub. The man said Ingram had been at the…
San Antonio police arrested a man Wednesday, saying he tried to kidnap a young girl at an apartment complex on the city’s North Side. On August 8, a 7-year-old girl took her dog outside so it could relieve itself when 42-year-old Jack Steele is alleged to have grabbed her and put her into a red…
San Antonio’s city council will vote Thursday on a resolution calling on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to convene a special legislative session to address gun violence. The non-binding measure — prompted by the recent El Paso mass shooting — also urges the U.S. Senate to start debate on H.R. 8 and other gun safety legislation recently approved…
A state judge is offering an apology — of sorts — after using racial slurs when speaking to a court reporter. Senior State District Court Judge Mark Luitjen sat down with KSAT’s Paul Venema to try to apologize for using the terms “wetback” and “mojados” when speaking about undocumented immigrants. “What I said was, after we…
Editor’s Note: Jade Esteban Estrada is the writer of Glitter Political, a series of articles detailing San Antonio’s political scene. Former cable news anchor and current congressional candidate Liz Wahl argues that the internet has ushered out an uninformed age but replaced it with an era of misinformation. As a Democrat vying to represent Texas’…
Sitting at a small desk in Beacon Hill’s Clamp Light Artist Studios and Gallery, beloved San Antonio creator Agosto Cuellar scans the sunlit room he’s decorated with the final relics of Jive Refried, the Southtown vintage emporium he ran from 1999 to 2011. Intentionally blurring boundaries between gallery and boutique, art installation and retail merchandising,…
A recurring staple at Brick, the Brickadelic Vintage Market is back for more this month with a special event supporting the San Antonio Rape Crisis Center and the Joyful Foundation’s End the Backlog initiative, which seeks to eliminate the massive number of untested rape kits nationwide. More than 30 vendors will participate, including familiar faces…
The bedroom pop Renaissance is here, and Norway’s Jakob Ogawa here to make fans, one dreamy soundscape at a time. Mellow guitar work, minimalistic synths and lo-fi production paired with Ogawa’s soulful-yet-airy voice evoke memories of quiet time with a lover in cozy apartment cooled by an evening breeze. $15-$18, Sat Aug. 17, 8 p.m.,…
The Bible verse Mark 16:18 reads, “They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them.” It’s scripture some isolated Pentecostal churches understand as literal directives for worship services designed to show their true conviction for Christ. In Them That Follow, screenwriters and first-time directors Britt Poulton and…
The last time Assistant City Manager Lori Houston spoke to city council about a major housing initiative was in December, when the council was considering changes to the downtown housing incentive policy, a developer-friendly program that’s on track to yield about 6,800, predominantly market-date, units to the center city. On Wednesday, Houston switched housing gears…
It’s wine harvest season in Texas, which means there’s plenty of opportunities to learn and be part of the winemaking process, live out your best Lucy and Ethel dreams or enjoy a few glasses in the heart of the Hill Country. Blue Lotus Winery // Head to Seguin for a barefoot grape-stomping session that ends with…
Soon-to-open neighborhood bar Pastiche’s name is inspired by the French term for creations that borrow or imitate past works. But its owners aren’t looking to replicate anything already done in San Antonio. Pastiche Manager and Partner Benjamin Krick, the barman behind downtown craft-cocktail bar Jet-Setter, has taken Old World inspiration from European drinking spots to…
Calling all Coen Brothers fans – next week you can marathon three iconic films from America’s beloved directing duo on The Good Kind’s Instagram-worthy patio, for free. The three screenings start on Tuesday with the Nicholas Cage-fronted kidnapping escapades of Raising Arizona, followed by cult classic favorite The Big Lebowski (accompanied by White Russian drink…
It’s about to get cheesy, San Antonio. The San Antonio Grilled Cheese Fest is set to return this October at St. Paul Square. Back for a second year, the foodie festival brings lots of grilled cheese sandwiches, ranging from the classics to creative takes, for attendees to munch on throughout the day. Cheese lovers will…
Vans Warped Tour may have thrown in the towel, but the bands that have ridden its punk/metalcore/alt-rock wave continue to gig across the country. Take skate punk mainstays Teenage Bottle Rocket, for example. The outfit, touring sans festival, will roll into San Antonio’s Paper Tiger on Wednesday, September 4. Similar to acts like Screeching Weasel,…
Indie folk artist Gregory Alan Isakov is headed to San Antonio for a show at the Aztec Theatre on Saturday, November 9. Considering how well-crafted Isakov’s melancholy folk music sounds, one might assume he doesn’t have time to work a full-time job. But the Colorado-based musician makes ends meet by selling vegetable seeds and growing…
San Antonio’s German, Mexican and Spanish influences will meet this fall at Oktubrefest, a new food and music festival heading to Sunset Station on September 21. Hosted by the L.B.W. (LiquorBeerWine) Group, the festival aims to raise funds for the Brighton Center, a local nonprofit that provides developmental and educational services to Bexar County-area children. Festival-goers can expect…
Parents at a local school are upset after administrators enforced a dress code by doctoring students’ footwear. According to reports from KSAT and KENS 5, multiple parents at IDEA Harvey E. Najim on the city’s East Side have complained about staff members enforcing the school’s “all-black shoes” rule. On its Facebook page, the school announced…
Mauro Garza, the owner of popular gay nightclub Pegasus, is back on his bullshit. After a failed congressional campaign to claim the seat vacated by Lamar Smith in 2018, he’s announced yet another run for office, this time in Texas’ 20th Congressional District. If he wins the Republican primary, he’ll face LGBTQ+ ally Joaquin Castro…
The Bexar County Democrats on Tuesday moved to table a vote on whether to boycott the businesses led by those who donated to President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign. The Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio, an LGBTQ-focused group within the political party, proposed a boycott after U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro last week tweeted out a list…
Even though the FBI has not completed its investigation of shots fired into a pair of buildings housing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in San Antonio, ICE officials are already assigning blame for the incident. In a statement released to NBC News and other media outlets, ICE claimed “rhetoric” and “misinformation” about President Donald Trump’s…
In the post-apocalyptic drama Light of My Life, Oscar winner Casey Affleck (as an actor in Manchester by the Sea) steps behind the camera for the first time since teaming up with Joaquin Phoenix a decade ago to make the music mockumentary I’m Still Here. His second film is a minimalist take that hangs firmly…
Editor’s Note: The following is City Scrapes, a column of opinion and analysis. San Antonio is waiting on the sick leave ordinance. Yet again. Just to replay the story: in June 2018, the Texas Organizing Project and MOVE Texas presented city council with almost 145,000 signatures on petitions to put a mandatory paid sick leave proposal…
Provocative U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, last week held an immigration round table at which the only invited media were a pair of staffers from the extreme-right media group Breitbart News. According to a story from news site Border Report, Breitbart’s Brandon Darby, a former campaign strategist for President Donald Trump, did most of the…
A direct response to the crisis on the US-Mexico border and its ripple effect throughout America, Marisela Barrera’s two-act play interprets the lives of immigrants who have escaped north into San Antonio and those who are still struggling in detention centers. The first act, “PAYASA USA,” tells the story of a mother from Mexico City…
The suspected gunman in the recent El Paso mass shooting is reported to have written in an online manifesto that his action was a response to a “Hispanic invasion of Texas.” And research suggests the alleged shooter, who resided in a Dallas suburb, isn’t the only Texan holding extreme and potentially violent views on race…
In defiance of the mid-June heatwave, the former warehouse at the junction of Roosevelt and Riverside was abuzz with a mix of art scene regulars and name-tagged young professionals. The South Side Living & Maker Spaces, the brainchild of Blue Star developer and local arts patron James Lifshutz, were being christened with a pop-up exhibition…
Grab your poodle skirts and saddle shoes, because Grease is coming back to the big screen. Slab Cinema is playing America’s most beloved musical in the perfect setting: the former Mission Drive-In Theatre. The 1978 boy-meets-girl story unfolds at a ’50s high school, where Sandy, a wholesome transfer student from Australia, and Danny, the leader…
The artist known as Y La Bamba doesn’t exactly fit into one genre. Yet, in a strangely cohesive way, she manages to weave together elements of indie rock and experimental music to create a sound similar to early St. Vincent, only more Latin sounding. Y La Bamba is heading to San Antonio in support of…
