We’re compiling a list of our favorite 100 dishes in the city with the San Antonio 100. Check back weekly for a new dish we love that either screams SA or you need to enjoy ASAP. The first person to think about putting avocado on top of a slightly toasted piece of bread was truly…
After watching 227 films this year, here is my list of the best that cinema had to offer: 10. Kubo and the Two Strings (dir. Travis Knight) It was a solid year for animated films, from Disney gems Moana and Zootopia to the Japanese fantasy The Red Turtle. Stop-motion animation studio Laika, however, delivered the…
Earlier this month, we recorded our Savage Lovecast Christmas Spectacular live at Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon. The audience submitted questions on tiny cards before the show, which allowed questioners to remain anonymous and forced them to be succinct. More questions were submitted than my guests and I could get to, so I promised the…
After a lackluster effort against the Chicago Bulls earlier this month, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich criticized his squad’s effort with the no-nonsense disdain he generally reserves for members of the media. San Antonio responded with a 29-point drubbing of the Brooklyn Nets at home, after which Patty Mills declared that for these Spurs, there…
Why do we still love cookbooks, when we don’t need them? It’s true that all you need is access to the internet if all you’re looking for is a recipe for Korean fried chicken. But the best cookbooks do more than collect recipes; they engender trust, they teach us basic principles, and much of the…
The month of October brought with it a cluster of fires at some of our favorite bars. Though SAFD assured that there was no fire-happy arsonist wreaking havoc on our watering holes, four area joints were affected in part by several, separate fires. Here’s how it all broke down. The first, on October 22, was…
2016 was a tough year for many. But as cocktail culture is one aspect of life that actually improved in ‘16, we’re here to suggest that discerning tippling, not heavy drinking, is the better course of action. Herewith some evidence. Ron’s Picks Creative riffs on old standards came to our attention at two distinctive watering…
Among the sort of people who have time for that kind of thing, there’s an ongoing debate about whether Joe Dante’s gory creature-feature masterpiece Gremlins is really a Christmas movie or just a movie set at Christmastime. Meaning, Phoebe Cates’ tragic monologue about Christmas Day disappointment aside, is there enough of the true spirit of…
Thu 12/22 Gremlins Among the sort of people who have time for that kind of thing, there’s an ongoing debate about whether Joe Dante’s gory creature-feature masterpiece Gremlins is really a Christmas movie or just a movie set at Christmastime. Meaning, Phoebe Cates’ tragic monologue about Christmas Day disappointment aside, is there enough of the…
Dressed like a club kid at a funeral, Nate Ryan was wearing all black, soft to jet, as he greeted me in a plush faux fur coat and striking platform boots. The 23-year-old, whose hair was a black to bleached ombre (like a dark play on NSYNC-era Justin Timberlake’s frosted tips), wears dark lipstick, a shade…
The most raucous (dare we call them sucia …?) outings usually have some sort of path: a starting point, a hazy middle and a definitive ending that can be retold several days later much like Frodo probably did after he got back to The Shire from Mordor. There’s a certain sense of accomplishment that comes…
It’s official: Planned Parenthood will no longer be covered by Medicaid in Texas. That’s the message from state health officials, who on Tuesday afternoon issued their final legal notice to defund the women’s health organization, according to the Texas Tribune — a move that can only be delayed if Planned Parenthood appeals the state’s decision…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): NPR’s Scott Simon interviewed jazz pianist and songwriter Robert Glasper, who has created nine albums, won a Grammy, and collaborated with a range of great musicians. Simon asked him if he had any frustrations — “grand ambitions” that people discouraged him from pursuing. Glasper said yes. He’d really like to compose…
More people have moved to Texas in the past year than any other state, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The data shows that more than 400,000 new people settled in Texas between July 1, 2015 and July 1, 2016 — almost double the number of people who moved to California in…
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Wednesday, Dec. 21Do you like shredding guitars and epic orchestral movements with angelic choirs singing while flames ignite a stage? Do you love Christmas? Do you think it would be cool to see all of this packed into an explosive night of metal and holiday cheer? Then this show is most definitely for…
“YOU’RE FIRED!!!” That’s the message Texas’ top official has for state electors who legally vote for a candidate that embodies their values. Gov. Greg Abbott used Twitter to inform Dallas Republican and so-called “faithless elector” Chris Suprun of his termination — even though he technically can’t fire him — Tuesday afternoon. Like many conservatives, Abbott…
Donald Trump’s adult sons, Eric and Donald Jr., have created a Dallas-based nonprofit to give wealthy donors exclusive access to the president-elect on his first days in office — and, somehow, protect the environment. The 6-day-old Opening Day Foundation will host “Opening Day 2017,” an event held in downtown D.C. the day after Trump’s inauguration,…
Sex, revelry, chaos, indulgence: perfect stocking-stuffers for the millennial in your life. Or, rather, stuffed perfectly into the perfect stocking stuffer: the serial comic The Wicked + The Divine (WICDIV), a fantasy spun by Kieron Gillen, author of such hits as Three, Phonogram and several issues of The Uncanny X-Men. Now in its third year,…
“Build the wall!” was a common refrain on the campaign trail for president-elect Donald Trump, one of his neat, thinly-veiled anti-immigrant slogans that helped him gaslight his way to the White House. It’s a proposal that would undeniably affect Texas, with its 1,300 miles of borderland, more than any other state. And on Trump’s core…
Autistic children locked in padded, sound-proof cells. Dyslexic kids given a computer program instead of a reading tutor. Children with severe speech impediments called “cute” by school officials, and then denied therapy. Suicide attempts in a 4th grade classroom called “disruptive.” These are just a handful of the hundreds of stories parents and youth advocates…
What Manu Ginobili’s doing at 39 may be going under-appreciated. Maybe it’s because the future Hall of Famer can’t sustain his typical high energy for much more than 20 minutes a game, and that his play dips considerably on the second night of back-to-backs. Maybe it’s the $14 million contract the Spurs inked him to…
President Obama signed a bill Monday that may expedite the process of constructing a hurricane protection system for the Texas coastline, particularly the Houston region. If the bill achieves its aims, it will speed up the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ work to build a so-called “coastal spine” — a huge floodgate and barrier system…
Reposted with permission from The Tacoist. Driving down Rigsby Avenue on the east side, Guerrero’s Mexican Restaurant beckoned. I’m sure it was its small stature and brick facade. This stretch of Rigsby isn’t exactly the commercial hub that is W.W. White Road if you keep driving east. But it’s lined with enough businesses, including a…
For the fifth straight year, Burger Hangover Fest (presented by Fuzzland Productions) will grace San Antonio with a heaping helping of hot rock in March 2017. Each successive year of the slacker/stoner rock-worshiping soirée has grown greater in number and quality of offerings. Last year’s incarnation was highlighted by acts like La Luz, White Lung,…
Passion Star, formally known as Joshua Zollicoffer, has filed more than 30 grievances for the chronic sexual and physical abuse she’s endured as a transgender women within the Texas prison system. For her past 14 years behind bars, Star’s grievances have largely been ignored by prison officials. Only now, two years after filing a federal lawsuit…
Tim Duncan’s basketball odyssey began roughly 2,275 miles away from San Antonio in his native Saint Croix. After embracing hoops his freshman year of high school, he was soon off to Wake Forest to earn his college degree, a rarity for a member of the Prep-to-Pro generation. On Sunday night, inside the arena he built,…
Barbaro is the perfect location for a pre-dinner cocktail, antipasto, dinner, dessert and nightcap. They have it all, including the atmosphere, which, at a unassuming corner on McCullough, is a dark, almost sensual step into yesteryear. But they’re most well-known for their pizza. The freshness of the sauces and seasonings, the crispness of the (Bakery…
As we’ve told you, there’s a sweet new southern-style dive bar in Southtown. The bar, Lowcountry, is as quaint as they come, fashioned in an old house, but boasts some fancy cocktails and an upscale take on traditional bar eats. Apart from the food and drink offerings, Lowcountry is already showing some dedication to local…
San Francisco-based sweets store, and my latest obsession, Lolli & Pops has finally launched their first online store with a handful of packaged gifts available for purchase. Though nothing beats a trip to one of the stores (SA’s is located at La Cantera), candy-lovers and those shopping for people with massive sweet teeth can order…
In celebration of Emma Tenayuca’s 100th Birthday, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center will host an event with several community partners on Dec. 21. Tenayuca was first arrested at age 16, when she joined a picket line of Finck Cigar Company workers who were on strike. Five years later, two more arrests would be added to her record,…
A new report on Texas’ thriving school-to-prison pipeline shows just how infiltrated state public schools are with police officers — and how quick they are to arrest or use force against students. Nearly a third of Texas’ juvenile arrests in 2015 took place on school campuses, and San Antonio ISD was only second to Austin…
Update on Friday, 2:30 p.m.: Management shared via Facebook that the building was purchased by a third party. An offer was made by a third party to purchase the building. The offer was too great to pass up. The third party has not disclosed what they will be doing with the building. Club Rio, the…
And here we were thinking these ladybugs were bringing us good luck as the new year approaches. Nope. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife, who clarified in a Facebook post earlier this week, the surplus of ladybugs that Central and parts of South Texas are experiencing could actually be the Asian Lady Beetle, AKA…
Timmy is at practice today playing some one-on-one with @paugasol pic.twitter.com/ydb5TVMaTE — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) December 12, 2016 Earlier this week, at their first practice in over a month, the Spurs welcomed a familiar face back into the gym. Tim Duncan, San Antonio’s unofficial “coach of whatever he feels like,” took the floor with…
Legendary Turner Sports sideline reporter Craig Sager passed away from leukemia on Thursday at the age of 65, after years of battling bravely with the disease in the public eye. While it’s impossible to capture here what Sager meant as a family member, friend and journalist, some of his most iconic moments as a TV…
Christmas is right around the corner and for most people that means cooking, cleaning and preparing holiday meals is to be expected. But if cooking for the family isn’t necessarily your idea idea of holiday fun, we have a few ways to escape the kitchen. When it comes to Christmas dinners, you have options. So…
Perhaps you’re not the best person to ask, being a cis white man, but as a queer woman of color, the election had an extremely detrimental effect on my relationships with my white partners. I love and care for them, but looking at those results has me wondering why the fuck they didn’t do better…
Imagine Books and Records is a bastion of DIY coolness in a part of town that’s not typically known for being hip. Yet, situated on the northwest side of town, Imagine has, since opening back in 2011, become a place for young (and not so young) folks, especially writers, musicians, and artists, to hone their…
Almost a year after Ken Paxton became Texas’ first sitting attorney general in more than 30 years to face criminal indictment, the feds swooped in to further fuel the garbage fire that has been his maiden voyage in statewide office. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s fraud lawsuit against Paxton, filed in April, echoes the…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how,” said dancer Agnes De Mille. “We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.” As true as her words might be for most of us much of the time, I suspect…
A lawsuit has stalled Texas’ newest anti-abortion tool, a rule forcing health clinics to cremate and bury the remains of every abortion or miscarriage. Earlier this week, Center for Reproductive Rights lawyers filed a lawsuit against the state for passing this rule, which was meant to go into effect December 19, saying it abused the…
San Antonio property owners will now be held accountable for any underage drinking that takes place on their turf — whether they’ve condoned it or not. City Council unanimously passed a law Thursday, dubbed the “Social Host Ordinance,” that would fine homeowners if minors are found drinking on their property. In brief, this would hold…
Downtown SA can finally lay claim to its own Dunkin Donuts at 403 San Pedro Ave. with bonus Baskin-Robbins. The store, which has seemingly been in the works for what feels like EVER, is the second combination B&D for San Antonio with the first opening off Walzem Road in 2013. This marks the 11th store…
In Corpus Christi, there are now hundreds of thousands of people who can’t use tap water for fear of industrial chemicals that may have seeped into the city’s water system, causing a run on bottled water, long lines at local grocery stores, and closed schools. City officials blamed a “back-flow” incident in Corpus Christi’s industrial…
Friday, Dec. 16 Jingle Bell Jive Expect performances by dancers, actors, singers and musicians at this family-friendly Christmas variety show. Tickets are $15 and children ages 5 and younger receive free admission. Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 17, 2:30 p.m. St. Phillip’s College – Watson Fine Arts Center, 1801 Martin Luther King Dr., tututix.com/danceelan Fiesta…
To celebrate the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the Alamo Drafthouse has crafted a special menu, in true Drafthouse fashion, inspired by a new location introduced in the film — the planet Scarif. On the menu, you’ll find pulled fish and pork sliders, jerked sweet potatoes with black beans, and shrimp and…
Last month, Texas health officials announced the state’s first locally-contracted Zika case after a woman living in the Brownsville area, at the southernmost tip of the state, tested positive for the virus. Then, last week, officials with the Texas Department of State Health Services announced four more homegrown Zika cases, saying those additional patients who…
Mike Lowe says that when he was first asked to join Mayor Ivy Taylor’s “Council on Police-Community Relations,” he tried to keep an open mind. One of 35 members appointed to the group, which Taylor formed in the wake of a bitter contract dispute with the San Antonio police union that had led to rallies…
A San Antonio army veteran has pleaded guilty to illegally selling dozens of automatic rifles to a Mexican cartel. Sgt. Julian Prezas, a former army recruiter, sold 13 AR-15s, at least 50 AK-47s and a shotgun to a representative from the Gulf Cartel over the course of a year, according to Prezas’ plea deal in federal…
Fans of Ming’s Thing at the Pearl Farmers Market can now enjoy a larger, more noodle-friendly menu at the newly opened Ming’s Noodle Bar. Housed inside a tiny boxcar just down the way from Ming’s commercial catering kitchen and Mixtli, Ming’s Noodle Bar will open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and dinner from 5:30…
At the age of 26, San Antonio native Vincent Valdez hit a career milestone with “Stations,” an exhibition of charcoal drawings depicting a boxer’s last fight in a format referencing the Stations of the Cross. Not only did it introduce Valdez to a broader audience, “Stations” made him the youngest artist to be honored with…
Management at Bottom Bracket Social Club has decided to take a necessary breather. They announced a short hiatus for a makeover, via Facebook on Tuesday. The dive bar, a favorite for the cycling crowd, musicians, craft beer aficionados and those looking to keep it real, will shut down for six to eight weeks for much-needed…
In a long awaited report issued Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency backtracked on an earlier finding that fracking oil- and gas-rich shale formations, like South Texas’ Eagle Ford, doesn’t pose a serious risk to drinking water. The new report, which is six years in the making, concludes that, under certain circumstances, groundwater can be…
San Antonio, meet Milan and Liam, the San Antonio Zoo’s jaguars cubs who were named on Tuesday by none other than beloved Spur Tony Parker. The zoo held a naming ceremony yesterday morning where Parker chose the names for the zoo’s latest additions after winning the opportunity through a fundraising event at the Zoobilation Ball. And…
For those people who need a break from all the tamale eating and carol singing and watching Elf on an endless loop on cable, taking a breather from all the Christmas festivities and heading to the movies to catch a flick is as traditional for some families as stocking stuffers and secret Santas. While most…
