“When did going to brunch become so difficult?” my usual weekend dining companion and I asked each other on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 2. After trying to make reservations at nearly a dozen San Antonio restaurants, we felt defeated — and hangry. All our favorite brunch spots were closed for the weekend, citing staffing…
Beloved former Spur Patty Mills makes his return to the AT&T Center this Friday night as a member of the Brooklyn Nets. Mills has proved indispensable for the Nets in seven-time All-Star Kyrie Irving’s absence, averaging a career-best 14 points per game and emerging as a consistent third scoring option behind Kevin Durant and James…
This week, Texas blues-rock supergroup Arc Angels will end a decade-long hiatus with a Texas tour that includes a stop at San Antonio’s Aztec Theatre. But that’s not the only thing Alamo City music fans have to look forward to. From reggae and R&B to alt-rock and dark psychedelia, local venues are full of intriguing…
“Hello, everyone. I’m Thomas Edwards, a veteran crime reporter who’s covered some of the most gruesome homicides and darkest mysteries to plague Texas during modern times,” begins the first episode of The Rap Sheet, a new true crime podcast Edwards hosts with his wife Florence. In that episode, the couple tackles one of the highest-profile…
When actress Isabelle Fuhrman (The Hunger Games) read the script for the psychological sports drama The Novice, she considered it a dream role she didn’t want to lose out on. So, she wrote a letter to the film’s first-time feature writer and director Lauren Hadaway. Not about the part, but about a relay race she…
There’s been no shortage of concert cancelations over recent weeks, but those left on the books at San Antonio venues are strong contenders indeed. Local music fans willing to a brave a night out have options ranging from polkameister Terry Cavanaugh to boogie-woogie queen Marcia Ball to cut-above tribute act Iron Maidens. Needless to say, it…
A China-based restaurant chain is now doling out lightning-speed noodle bowls in San Antonio’s northeastern suburb of Selma. Ten Second Yunnan Rice Noodle Shop is known for serving — you guessed it — Chinese rice noodles in a variety of broths including spicy Szechuan, pork, chicken and hot-and-sour. The chain prides itself on getting its…
DreamWeek’s 16-day summit centered on civil and civic engagement features a host of events across San Antonio. Inspired by the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr., DreamWeek is held “to foster the exchange of ideas” in an environment “where real-world issues are presented and nurtured.” The 10th annual event will include symposiums, panel discussions, film…
Early last year, young artists of color and longtime besties Sealia Montalvo and Crisa Valadez decided to take their friendship to the next level with a creative partnership. Aiming to fuse the complementary talents and interests of Montalvo (who’s studying civic engagement and nonprofit management at the University of Texas at San Antonio) and Valadez…
On New Year’s Eve, Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue became the 10th NBA head coach to enter the league’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols this season. With Dejounte Murray, Doug McDermott and Lonnie Walker IV all recently sidelined due to protocols, the Spurs continue to navigate a relentless league schedule in the midst of…
As Gov. Greg Abbott escalates his bravado on border security going into the 2022 election, it’s hard to imagine how his Operation Lone Star is a winner with anyone other than hard-right Republican primary voters. Fueled by his repeated claims that the Biden Administration isn’t doing enough to stem illegal border crossings, Abbott’s high-profile project…
Pucker up now, ya’ll! Who knew it, but Texans are the fourth-best kissers in the U.S., according to a “lighthearted” new survey conducted by Shane Co., a jewelry maker that specializes in engagement rings. Its source for this romantic revelation? Why, Texans themselves. To gather its data, Shane surveyed more than 2,300 U.S. residents, making sure to…
Fried chicken and biscuit chain Bojangles is stepping up its Lone Star State expansion, including its first San Antonio stores. In June of 2021, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company announced its North Texas debut. Now, it’s expanding further into Texas, planning 50 restaurants between the Austin, DFW, Houston and Alamo City markets in the coming years,…
Two Texas scientists are pleading with the federal government to help them fund mass production of Corbevax, an open-source, patent-free vaccine they hope can slow the spread of COVID-19 variants in low-income countries. But, so far, their efforts have received more funding from the philanthropic arm of Austin-based Tito’s Vodka than they have from the…
Lots of singer-songwriters follow rules. Many seem to feel they’re required to be heart-on-sleeve romantics who hopelessly long to forge that connection. Joshua Radin, who performs Sunday, Jan. 16 at the Tobin Center’s Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater, is a notable exception. “I’ve had a terrible problem with letting people in my entire life,” confessed Radin,…
As promised, the San Antonio run of Hamilton has been rescheduled following COVID-19 infections that hit the touring company, but ticket holders will need to wait until summer of 2023 for their chance to see the hit musical. The remaining shows in the Majestic Theatre’s run are rescheduled for June 20-July 2 of next year,…
Much like groceries, gas and everything else, renting an apartment has gotten more expensive in the Alamo City, according to a recent report from rental agency Dwellsy. According to the analysis, median rents in the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metro jumped $377 from January to December of last year. That constitutes a 28.9% increase from January’s…
San Antonians who love Texas-made booze can now plan for the 5th Annual Texas Whiskey Festival, which will take place May 13-14 at the picturesque Star Hill Ranch, just outside Austin. The two-day affair will include a seated event on Friday, May 13, featuring select Lone Star State distillers showcasing their rare and unique high-end…
Andrew Weissman, the James Beard Award-nominated culinarian behind some of San Antonio’s most lauded eateries, has stepped down as executive chef of Signature at La Cantera Resort & Spa, news site MySA reports. Weissman will hand the reins of the 70-seat eatery to San Antonio local John Carpenter, who will take the executive chef role.…
Vocalist-bassist Burke Shelley of the groundbreaking Welsh hard rock band Budgie has died at age 71, according to a Facebook post from his daughter Ela. While largely regarded as a cult phenomenon elsewhere in the U.S., the trio received regular radio airplay in San Antonio and was even lured out of retirement after years of…
The new iteration of San Antonio ramen shop Kimura will reopen Tuesday in the space formerly occupied by defunct specialty-diets eatery 5 Points Local. Kimura’s rebirth north of downtown comes days after celebrated SA chef Michael Sohocki shuttered the spot’s original location in the city center. The restaurant shared the news in a late Monday Instagram post, saying…
It’s citrus season, and San Antonio’s Lick Honest Ice Creams locations are doling out a menu of vitamin C-rich flavors to help combat whatever ails ya. The Austin-based chain’s Tequila Lime Pie and Lemon Poppy Seed flavors boast immunity-boosting orange, grapefruit, lemon and lime, a release states. Along with plenty of sugar and fat, which…
San Antonio’s surge in COVID-19 cases has postponed another theater production. In addition to the touring production of Hamilton, which pushed back the remainder of its San Antonio run after members of the company tested positive for COVID, the Public Theater of San Antonio has delayed its planned production of 35MM: A Musical Exhibition. The…
Last February’s winter storm marked a severe weather event unlike any Texans had seen in decades, leaving millions without power and in freezing conditions. Days into the storm and its aftermath, a full-blown water crisis also emerged as well as supply chain shortages and major food disruptions. A recent report from the Texas Department of State Health…
Austin-based pizza chain Via 313 will bring its Motor City-inspired take on pizza to the Alamo City this spring, the Express-News reports. Via 313 will open its first SA location in late March at 8435 Wurzbach Road in the city’s Medical Center area, the daily reports. For those unfamiliar, Detroit-style pizza features a square shape…
The touring Broadway production of Hamilton, which was slated to run at the Majestic Theatre through January 16, has postponed the remainder of its scheduled performances. The production originally pushed back its January 7-9 shows on Friday due to “breakthrough positive COVID cases” in the touring company, according to local promoter Broadway in San Antonio.…
Glass and Plate, an Olmos Park-area restaurant helmed by chef Justin Ward and his wife Cristina, has closed just shy of its first anniversary. Ward’s spacious dining spot offered American cuisine with European influences for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch at 4212 McCullough Ave., the space formerly occupied by Hearthstone Bakery. Glass and Plate opened…
If fans can take any consolation in the death of Bob Saget, it’s that he died doing what he loved: standup comedy. The 65-year-old Saget, who died Sunday while on tour in Florida, told the Current last summer that he hadn’t been as excited to do standup comedy since the mid ’90s. While clean-cut TV shows…
With the omicron variant taxing medical labs, people seeking COVID-19 tests at the city of San Antonio’s free sites should expect to wait up two to three days for results. A nationwide increase in testing volumes and logistical snags such as severe winter weather and supply-chain disruptions are slowing the ability of labs to process…
After a backlash from the far right for calling the Jan. 6 insurrection a “violent terrorist attack,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz groveled on Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson’s show Thursday, claiming that he’d chosen his words carelessly. “The way I phrased things yesterday, it was sloppy and it was frankly dumb,” the Texas Republican told…
Nola Sullivan recently marked an inauspicious anniversary. A little more than a year ago, on November 16, 2020, the 57-year-old pharmacy technician from Kellogg, Idaho, came down with COVID-19. “I lost my taste and smell, with a very bad head cold, body aches, muscle spasm, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,” she says. It took a month…
The board of directors of the Overtime Theater announced Jan. 6 that local actor, writer and director Jade Esteban Estrada will take the helm as the organization’s artistic director. Estrada succeeds William Razavi who resigned in November. The Overtime Theater opened its doors in 2007. According to its website, it “produces works with an emphasis…
Pandemic forecasters in Texas say the state’s current surge of omicron infections and hospitalizations is likely to get much worse before it gets better, with hospitalizations expected to continue climbing for at least three weeks if social behaviors don’t change and slow the trend. Across the nation, hospitalizations are already on the verge of breaking new…
The Broadway show Hamilton has has postponed its planned shows at San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre this weekend due to “breakthrough positive COVID cases” within the touring company, its local promoter said in an online post. “We regret to share the January 7-9, 2022 performances of Hamilton are postponed due to breakthrough positive COVID cases within…
LA-based Mochinut will be slinging fluffy Korean-style doughnuts and battered hot dogs at a second San Antonio location this weekend — this one near the intersection of Stone Oak Parkway and Huebner Road. In a Friday afternoon social media post, Mochinut shared plans for a grand opening for the new store, located at 19202 Stone…
The Texas GOP faced a blast of online criticism Friday afternoon for posting a meme declaring, “If you can wait in line for a covid test, you can wait in line to vote.” The meme, which shows a line of people waiting to receive COVID-19 tests on an urban sidewalk, appears to be an attempted…
For nearly 10 years, East Austin’s “You’re My Butter Half” mural has been the backdrop for many an Instagram pic. After the recent defacement, it’s still turning up on social media, but many are now photographing it for laughs. A new, NSFW message now takes center stage: “You’re My Butt Hole.” Earlier this week, images…
The omicron variant threw life in these United States into further disarray this week, and San Antonio certainly had its share of virus-related turmoil. Among the Current’s most-read stories of the week were yarns about San Antonio ISD offering substitutes $200 a day to offset a shortage in teachers and Northside ISD dealing with a…
“Mexican food” purveyor Taco Bell has launched a $10-a-month digital subscription service that allows participants to obtain a free tacos — but limits them to just one tortilla-wrapped handheld a day. What in the fresh hell? First of all, who can eat only one taco at a time? We know we can’t. Second, the launch…
This week’s top food stories were a mixed bag of openings, closures and social media scandals. Let’s jump in. Folks wanted to know about two forthcoming spots — one slinging kolaches and another serving drinks in upscale digs. They were also hungry for details about San Antonio mainstay Bill Miller Bar-B-Q closing its dining rooms…
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. A planned San Antonio charter school was on the verge of winning final approval from the Texas Education Agency last August when a final set of requests arrived. Among them: The school needed to scrub its website and application of a…
Boerne coffee lovers will soon have another locally owned option when it comes to fueling their caffeine cravings. New Braunfels’ On The Grind drive-thru java chain has sets its sights on a new location in Alamo City bedroom community, the San Antonio Business Journal reports. Work on the $125,000 store will begin next month and…
Along with picking online fights with celebrities, squirming seems to be one of Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s most frequent pastimes. After being excoriated this week by right-wingers for calling the Jan. 6 insurrection a “violent terrorist attack,” Texas’ junior senator appeared Thursday on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show to cram his own words back into…
Folks interested in renewable resources, waste reduction and responsible sourcing in the culinary space can now extend their education via a “sustainable food systems” master’s degree launched by the Culinary Institute of America. Now enrolling for Fall 2022, the online program is the first of its kind to approach sustainability issues through a food-focused lens,…
Longtime Mexican mini-chain La Fogata has opened its third location, this one in the Austin Highway-corridor space that formerly housed wine-and-tapas spot Nosh, the Express-News reports. Dubbed La Fogata Cantina, the new eatery can accommodate 150 diners inside and 100 more on a patio facing Austin Highway. Owner Patrick Richardson told the daily the new…
San Antonio’s annual march commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., often billed as the largest in the nation, has once again been scrapped over COVID-19 concerns. The cancellation of the Jan. 17 march, announced Thursday on the city’s website, marks the second year in a row it’s been called off due to rising coronavirus cases.…
The roster of movie villains from 1984 runs deep — from the title cyborg assassin in The Terminator to slasher Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street to Stripe, the leader of the mischievous monsters in Gremlins. The most grounded of all the bad guys from that year, however, was John Kreese, the intimidating…
San Antonio ranks as Texas’ hottest housing market and at No. 4 in the nation, according to a new study from real estate site Zillow. Tampa, Florida, topped Zillow’s list, while tenth-ranked Austin was the only other Texas market to breach the top 10. The report analyzed key indicators from the 50 largest U.S. real…
Podcaster and outspoken anti-vaxxer Douglas Kuzma has died after a battle with COVID-19, which he contracted while attending a Dallas meeting of far-right conspiracy theorists, the Daily Beast reports. Kuzma, a host for the hard-right Frog News Network, picked up the coronavirus while attending the ReAwaken America Tour’s mid-December stop in Dallas, according to the…
On the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection — a bid to stop Congress from ratifying Joe Biden’s legitimate presidential victory — the Texas Tribune asked the 16 Texas Republicans who voted against certifying the election whether they accept its outcome. None of those lawmakers — who include U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep.…
San Antonio’s Best Quality Daughter is the only Texas dining spot to land on USA Today’s list of the 10 best new restaurants in the United States. The innovative Asian-American eatery opened its doors in November 2020, serving unexpected bites such as crab boudin and Oaxaca cheese egg rolls in a fun, colorful atmosphere. It’s helmed…
Super Bowl LVI, scheduled for SoFi Stadium outside of Los Angeles, could soon be leaving California for Texas. Amid the omicron surge, NFL is exploring contingency plans should the big game need to be moved due to “unforeseen circumstances,” according to Dallas TV station WFAA. NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy told the station that the league always…
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who played a key role in spreading false claims that the 2020 election was rigged, is catching heat from both ends of the political spectrum for condemning the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection as a “violent terrorist attack.” Fox News entertainer Tucker Carlson, who’s repeatedly downplayed the insurrection and called it…
Upscale drinkers Conversa will open in San Antonio’s exclusive Dominion area this spring — but those looking to imbibe will need to dress the part, news site MySA reports. The dual-level bar is scheduled to open March 17 at 20327 I-10 West. Once serving, the bar will adhere to two dress codes: “smart casual” on…
With omicron cases ballooning across the state, San Antonio Metro Health has set up three new, no-cost COVID-19 test sites and plans to launch three more shortly. Local nonprofit Community Labs will operate the new locations and expects to provide results within 24 hours, according to Metro Health’s emailed announcement. The sites will provide walk-up…
San Antonio filmmakers Mark Lee Walley and Angela Guerra Walley have collaborated with an icon of American television for their latest project: Cookie Monster. On Wednesday, the husband-wife team — best known for short films on SA visual artists — announced that they’ll be featured in the sixth episode of the 52nd season of Sesame…
Twelve members from the FBI’s Underwater Search and Evidence Response Team flew in from Washington to assist the San Antonio Police Departments in the ongoing search for missing 3-year old Lina Khil, according to multiple news outlets. SAPD requested the help of the FBI after receiving a tip on New Year’s Eve regarding a person…
Swiss immigrant Hans B. Nadler, founder of San Antonio mainstay Nadler’s Bakery and Deli on Babcock Road, has died. He was 91. The bakery shared the news of Nadler’s passing in a Jan. 1 Facebook post. “It is with a heavy heart that we have to say goodbye to the great man who did so…
Blueprint Hospitality has purchased the former headquarters of CPS Energy, located on San Antonio’s River Walk, for $19 million with plans to convert the property into a hotel, the Express-News reports. The transaction also includes a stake in the Tower Life Buildings parking garage, according to the daily. The 10-story office building was one of…
Even though Texas’ natural gas industry had 11 months to remedy production flaws that worsened the devastating power outages during last February’s ice storm, a new analysis of state data suggests those problems still exist. During last weekend’s cold snap, “instruments froze, output plunged and companies spewed a miasma of pollutants into the atmosphere in…
San Antonio’s Metro Health Department is recommending that people seeking COVID-19 tests exercise caution due to an increase in reports of fake testing sites. “We have been made aware that fake testing sites are popping up in the Bexar County area and are addressing this issue,” Metro Health spokesperson Cleo Garcia told online news site…
The 2022 iteration of San Antonio’s free Taste of the Southside event will take place March 26-27, TV station KSAT reports. The event, which aims to showcase the culture, food, art and music of San Antonio’s vibrant South Side, will benefit the students and campus of Por Vida Academy, a charter high school located in…
A San Antonio Instacart customer didn’t just get groceries but an unwanted sexual performance when the delivery driver was caught masturbating on the victim’s front doorstep, according to a News4SA report. Xavier Downs, 29, was captured on a Ring doorbell’s motion-activated camera dropping his pants and exposing himself after dropping off the customer’s H-E-B groceries in September,…
The federal government will open six COVID-19 testing sites across Texas as a surge in omicron variant cases threatens to overwhelm existing locations. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new testing centers will be in Bexar, Cameron, Dallas, Harris, Hidalgo and Tarrant Counties, all of which have experienced rising case numbers and long waits at testing…
San Antonio’s Northside ISD, the largest school district in the state, is struggling to find substitute teachers as roughly 1,000 staff members called out of work for the second day in a row, according to district officials. The high number of teachers absent from work — which increased from 929 Monday to 1,017 Tuesday —…
As a tie-in to DreamWeek, an annual summit for civic engagement connected to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the San Antonio Museum of Art will present a virtual poetry reading hosted by San Antonio Poet Laureate Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson. The reading, set to take place via Zoom on Tuesday, Jan. 11, will feature…
San Antonio favorite Topo Chico is kicking off 2022 with the release of a new hard seltzer flavor: lime-forward Ranch Water. Folks have been using Topo Chico to add fizz to Ranch Water — a simple summertime cocktail consisting of lime, tequila and sparkling water — for ages. Now, the bubbly brand’s readymade version is…
The city of San Marcos acknowledged in court filings that members of its police force exchanged text messages while Trump supporters allegedly harassed a bus carrying Biden campaign staffers and volunteers in October 2020, the Express-News reports. However, the city denied claims in a lawsuit filed over the incident that officers ignored pleas for help…
Apparently, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman isn’t satisfied enough with being an NFL Hall of Famer and Fox Broadcaster. He’s also started his own Austin-based beer enterprise. Aikman’s first brew, a 90-calorie light beer dubbed Eight, will hit the Cowboys-crazy Texas market next month. Named in homage to Aikman’s iconic jersey number, Eight isn’t…
As cannabis legalization sweeps the U.S., police have sought ways to bust drivers who are too high to get behind the wheel. Among the ideas bandied about: breathalyzer-style devices for detecting THC intoxication. However, a new Australian study first reported on by Forbes suggests that such a device may end up being a law-enforcement pipe dream.…
San Antonio’s Artpace will temporarily close its doors amid rising the city’s rising COVID-19 case count. On Tuesday, the nonprofit gallery and residency space announced on social media that it’s pausing its public opening hours through Monday, January 10. It also will postpone its First Friday Morning Mixer and the opening of the exhibition “Mystery…
Another Democratic candidate for Texas attorney general is making it clear in no uncertain terms that he wants marijuana legalized in the state. In a late-December tweet, nationally recognized civil rights attorney Lee Merritt said he supports cannabis legalization and wants to see it done in manner that “rebuilds black and brown communities” disproportionately affected by…
Nearly a year after 2021’s catastrophic February storm, Texas has reported its final death toll for the disaster. The Texas Department of State Health Services said 246 people died during Winter Storm Uri, an upward revision from the 210 fatalities it reported in July. The deaths occurred across 77 counties and included 16 people in…
A now-deleted tweet from Pabst Blue Ribbon suggesting that folks perform anal play if they’re sticking with sobriety in the new year has prompted an apology from the San Antonio-based brewer, Ad Age reports. “Not drinking this January? Try eating ass!” reads the tweet posted Monday from the beer brand’s official account. Pabst Blue Ribbon is…
In what feels like a bout of déjà vu, San Antonio-based barbecue purveyor Bill Miller Bar-B-Q has temporarily closed all dining rooms in the Alamo City, Austin and surrounding areas — this time due to a staffing shortage. The chain took to social media Monday to alert sweet tea fanatics to the closures, saying the…
At a crowded rally in downtown Austin, Beto O’Rourke ticked off his usual laundry list of campaign promises: stabilizing the power grid, rolling back the state’s new permitless carry law and expanding health care access. But the El Paso Democrat got some of the loudest cheers of the night when he promised to legalize marijuana in…
If one of your new year’s resolutions is to see more live music, you’re in luck, San Antonio. This week’s options are hopping as they are diverse. From a globe-spanning big band to a gritty blues-based one man band to two rather different takes on the hip-hop genre, you’ve got plenty of tunes to enjoy…
As part of the Rink Reels series celebrating ice skating movies, the Rotary Ice Rink, Center City Development & Operations Department and Slab Cinema are presenting a screening of the 2007 Will Ferrell figure skating comedy Blades Of Glory. The film stars Ferrell and Jon Heder — hot from Napoleon Dynamite — as mismatched competitors…
If you’re one of the 439,000 Texans who quit their jobs last month, finding a new one may be at the top of your list of New Year’s resolutions. If that’s the case, it may be worth noting that the San Antonio Independent School District is hosting a job fair on Wednesday to recruit substitute…
Bad Takes is a periodic column of opinion and political analysis. “The cure for Los Angeles is in South Africa. You motherfuckers need truth and reconciliation with one another. Because the end of apartheid should have been a bloodbath by any metric in human history, and it wasn’t. The only reason it wasn’t is because…
Editor’s note:The following is CityScrapes, a column of opinion and analysis. Last December, it was possible to look ahead with some degree of hope. Vaccines were on the way, along with the prospect of a return to “normal” life and a functioning economy. It was also possible to think that the devastation wrought by the…
Over the past three decades, the way we listen to music, and the way we interact with it in our lives, has dramatically changed. In the ’80s and ’90s, nearly every living room had a stereo in it. They generally consisted of two tower speakers and a stack of components — a receiver, a tape…
San Antonio’s Ada Vox made it to the finale of her latest TV singing competition, but another contestant took home the coveted crown. On Thursday night, Vox came in second to Brazil’s Grag Queen, who took home $250,000 for winning the first season of Queen of the Universe, Paramount Plus’ drag queen singing competition series,…
The Roast of Larry Garza turned out to be a success at the LOL Comedy Club Wednesday night — and, fortunately, the guest of honor survived all the insults without the aid of a defibrillator. With 23 comedians and non-comedians on the dais and an assortment of special guests, the jabs came faster than you could say…
Sub savants, rejoice! The Alamo City will gain at least four more Jersey Mike’s sub shops by next spring as part of a national expansion fueled by chain’s pandemic to-go sales, the Express-News reports. Today, the New Jersey-based chain operates more than 2,000 locations nationwide, including eight scattered around the Alamo City. Jersey Mike’s racked…
Midtown San Antonio is about to gain a new spot for baked goods, thanks to the expansion of Bexar Kolache Co., the San Antonio Business Journal reports. Bexar Kolache Co. founder Emily Stone will open her second shop in mid-January, adding to her San Antonio-style kolache mini-empire. The 1,488-square-foot shopfront at 819 Fredericksburg Road will…
Trinity University has informed students that it’s delaying the beginning of its spring semester by two weeks due to Bexar County’s surge in COVID-19 cases. The private liberal arts college appears to be the first campus in San Antonio and among the first in Texas to push back the start of its semester as the…
Hope Cozart was perplexed when she received a letter from her son Maddox’s school in April telling her he needed to cut his hair because it was too long. Even so, she obliged: She took Maddox to get a haircut, which consisted of shaved sides with a little more hair left at the top. Cozart…
First responders were called to Northwest San Antonio’s Jerusalem Grill location late Wednesday to battle flames and heavy smoke, TV station KSAT reports. The fire was reported at around 11 p.m., bringing fire and police crews to the 9200 block of Wurzbach Road, according to KSAT. Authorities said the blaze started in an air conditioning unit…
Christmas may be over, but the flight delays aren’t. Staff shortages from the omicron variant surge, coupled with record snowfall in the Pacific Northwest, forced airlines to cancel more than 900 flights yesterday, wreaking havoc on the itineraries of travelers at San Antonio International Airport. San Antonio International fell victim to 73 flight delays and…
Fans of Spam musubi and burgers with a ramen “bun” will soon have a new L&L Hawaiian Barbecue outpost to visit — this one in nearby New Braunfels. The Honolulu-based chain’s San Antonio location shared the news on Instagram this week, saying a New Braunfels satellite will open in late January. The post didn’t include an…
A San Antonio police officer was suspended without pay for 20 days over allegations that he exchanged texts with a woman he met on a disturbance call that made her feel “uncomfortable,” KSAT reports. Officer Juan Bruno was dispatched to a June 18 disturbance call on South New Braunfels Avenue involving the woman, the station…
As with any year, politicians and outside participants in the political process suffered no shortage of words in 2021. Some were insightful, some left us scratching our heads and others revealed cases of foot-in-mouth disease so advanced the speakers should probably visit a hospital soon. In no order, here are some that left big impressions.…
The NBA has postponed Wednesday’s San Antonio Spurs-Miami Heat matchup at the AT&T Center because the Heat doesn’t have the league-required eight players available to proceed with the game, according to an emailed statement. The NBA didn’t immediately announce a date for the rescheduled game, which is the 10th game of the season postponed by…
San Antonio-founded Blue Duck Scooters is the latest e-scooter business to fall by the wayside, Texas Public Radio reports. The company, launched amid the pre-pandemic scooter boom, has stopped operating in all 10 cities it served, the station reported, citing a Tuesday email to investors. Workers are now collecting its rentable rides from the streets…
To celebrate a year at its brick-and-mortar location, San Antonio fried chicken outfit Smack’s Chicken Shack will ring in the new year with a family-friendly soiree on Saturday, Jan. 1. The anniversary party will run noon to 7 p.m. and feature local retail vendors, DJs spinning tunes, a huge piñata and — of course —…
The Hayden, known for its Jewish twist on diner fare, will represent the Alamo City on an upcoming episode of the Cooking Channel’s Food Paradise, which explores must-visit food spots across the country. The Alamo Heights diner, located at 4025 Broadway St., will appear on the show’s “Retro Remix” episode, set to air Wednesday, Jan.…
Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. For all the tough talk he aims at the Joe Biden, migrants and municipal leaders, 2021 made one thing abundantly clear about Gov. Greg Abbott: he’s a miserable coward. Through a year of turmoil, Abbott showed his lack of appetite for facing crises and solving…
Another is Christmas in the rearview mirror, which puts New Year’s Eve ahead as our next chance for revelry. Fortunately for music fans, there are at least three noteworthy touring acts helping San Antonio ring in the new year — from legendary Tejano performer Little Joe to roots rock rabble rousers the Mavericks. Raise a…
If your twin love languages are desserts and booze, San Antonio-area startup Boozy Ball Cookies is all about delivering both in the same bite. The online confectioner specializes in ball-shaped cookies spiked with alcohol, the San Antonio Express-News reports. While the buzz-inducing capability of booze-spiked baked goods is typically burned off while they cook, Boozy Ball Cookies…
As COVID-19 outbreaks cancel other college bowl games, fans who have convened in San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl say they’re cautiously optimistic the game won’t end up being scrapped prior to its Wednesday 8:15 p.m. kickoff. This year’s game, a matchup between the University of Oregon Ducks and the University of Oklahoma Sooners, has already pulled…
Challenging times make for challenging music. The year 2021 delivered plenty of the first. Fortunately, music makers the world over responded with recordings that were appropriately adventurous but also made for rewarding repeat listens. It wasn’t easy to pick 10 favorites but we did. So, without further chin scratching and pontification, here are the albums —…
The Tony Award-winning musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton is a groundbreaking stage production with music and lyrics by superstar Lin-Manuel Miranda. Hamilton, which casts actors of color to portray white historical figures, has been on countless tours following its 2015 Broadway premiere and has since become an international phenomenon. It’s…
With the close of a turbulent year, San Antonio’s food community has ridden out unprecedented ups and downs. Beyond the challenge of safely serving diners during the COVID-19 pandemic, they grappled with supply chain issues, labor shortages and the usual curveballs of running a customer-facing business. But the Alamo City is nothing if not resilient.…
On the heels of one of the most trying years in modern history, 2021 was faced with not just great but arguably impossible expectations. But as we cautiously emerged from our COVID cocoons, some found solace, inspiration and a reinforced sense of community in a slightly improved version of the new normal. To paint a…
Seen any good movies lately? We sure have. In fact, 2021 was quite a cinematic year. As with last year, cinemas didn’t play a big role in the movie-watching experience, but there were still plenty of films that left lasting impressions. Here’s a list of our 10 favorites of the year. 1. CODA Uplifting and…
After 2020’s pandemic lockdowns and divisive election, many hoped this year would bring a return to “normal,” whatever that means these days. Needless to say, normal isn’t what we got in 2021. Here’s a rundown of the 10 biggest news stories affecting San Antonio during another turbulent and trying year. They’re listed in no particular…
Houston-based comic Ali Siddiq brings a range of experiences to the stage. He began to develop his comedy style while serving time in a Hondo prison for cocaine trafficking, and he pulled from these experiences in the 2015 Comedy Central series This Is Not Happening. A portion of that story — including the phrase “Mexican…
From cultivated lowbrow aesthetics to a growing cluster of adventurous drinking spots south of downtown, these trends defined the boozy end of San Antonio’s food scene in 2021. Pour yourself a drink and let’s run them down. Craft Brewing William Menger started making beer in a basement connected to what became the Menger Hotel in…
Former NBA Finals foes return to San Antonio on Wednesday night when the Miami Heat square off against the Spurs. Propelled by the off-season acquisition of Kyle Lowry and steady play of Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, Miami has proved resilient in a much-improved Eastern Conference despite recent COVID concerns. The resurgence of catalyst Derrick…
