With a name that references its location at the meeting point of the San Antonio River and the San Pedro Creek, Confluence Park smartly rises from a city-owned lot formerly used to store construction vehicles. Commissioned by the San Antonio River Foundation (SARF) and designed by Lake | Flato Architects, Matsys, and Rialto Studio, the…
Name: Southtown 101 Background: Southtown 101, which will be celebrating a 6-year anniversary in September, is now a seasoned member of the Southtown bar scene. Though it might seem young, they pre-date many of the well established bars in the area, like Francis Bogside, Lowcountry and Hot Joy. Happy Hour: There is a daily happy…
Launched in 1998 by Russian-born pianist Anya Grokhovski as a means to “promote cultural understanding through innovative, multicultural performances,” the nonprofit Musical Bridges Around the World routinely imports eclectic acts to San Antonio for its free concert series at San Fernando Cathedral and its International Music Festival, an initiative launched in 2014. In essence a…
The Huebner Road/Vance Jackson area will gain a new breakfast option this week with the opening of Duck Donuts, a North Carolina-based donut franchise. First launched in 2006 by Russell A. DeGilio, Duck Donuts is named after a seaside town of Duck, North Carolina and features “freshly-made vanilla cake donut that you coat, top and…
Governor Greg Abbott is getting impatient. Five days after President Donald Trump spoke at a D.C. anti-abortion rally, Abbott sent the White House a letter, essentially asking the president to ‘walk the walk.’ “I write to applaud your recent actions protecting unborn children,” Abbott begins. “To further these efforts, I also request your commitment to…
Spurs fans at Sunday night’s game loved a Brownsville girl’s dance moves, and after a video was posted to Twitter, so does the internet. Before the team’s matchup against the Indiana Pacers, the Brownsville father Guillermo Perez recorded a video of his 9-year-old daughter, Gia, dancing in the middle of a huddle at the AT&T…
On Saturday, Jan. 20, exactly a year after San Antonian Alexei Wood was arrested in Washington, D.C. during an anti-Trump protest, Austin police officers had him in handcuffs. The crime? Wood had snatched a red “Make America Great Again” cap from a man’s head at Austin’s Women’s March. But unlike last year’s offense, Wood is…
On Monday, ESPN reported that sources within the NBA say there’s a disconnect between Spurs star Kawhi Leonard and the franchise, including the coaching staff, following months of treatment and rehab for his quad injury last May. Leonard’s family, however, deny that report. Multiple unnamed sources told ESPN that Leonard has been “distant” from Spurs…
Honestly, I know there’s a bunch of San Antonians who could care less that Beyoncé and Lady Gaga didn’t play here recently. Or that Justin Timberlake nor Kendrick Lamar are stopping in San Antonio (even though all these artists pretty much hit every other major city in Texas). But when it comes to our metal…
When President Donald Trump initially introduced his “Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity” in May 2017, civil rights advocates suspected the group had been created to target and potentially weaken the votes of racial minorities in the U.S. Now, we know they were probably right. New records made public by Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill show…
An unarmed man was allegedly shot by U.S. Marshals three times after leading them on a chase through Alamo Heights on Monday morning, according to officials. Doug Greene, spokesman for the San Antonio Police Department, told the San Antonio Express-News that U.S. Marshals were attempting to arrest John Carlos Alvear. He was wanted on three…
Texas Senator Carlos Uresti’s trial, in which he is facing 11 counts of money laundering and fraud, kicked off Monday morning in a packed federal courthouse in downtown San Antonio. If convicted, the lawmaker and personal injury lawyer could face up to 20 years in prison for each of his charges. The road to trial…
What the fuck, guys. I mean, after a while I guess we’re supposed to get used to huge names in the industry skip San Antonio. Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé all did. But somehow, today, it hit us a little bit harder seeing that arguably the greatest rapper alive, Kendrick Lamar, is hitting pretty much…
Brought you to by the same folks behind psychedelic music festival Psych Del Rio, Glenn and Gem Hotvet of K23 have outdone themselves again: Dead Meadow is coming to San Antonio and we’re pretty fucking ecstatic. Formed in 1998 in Washington D.C. from the remnants of other DC bands The Impossible Five and Colour, Dead…
A missing 18-month-old boy has been found safe in Guadalupe County after his mother was found murdered and his father – the suspected killer – died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the San Antonio Police Department. According to KENS5, police arrived at a home on the Northwest side of San Antonio to assist…
Three days after the federal government shut down, Congress voted in favor of a stopgap spending bill that will temporarily reopen it. On Monday afternoon, lawmakers on Capitol Hill passed a stopgap spending bill that will keep the government funded until February 8. Still absent from the bill, however, is a concrete solution regarding Deferred…
With all the classic rock being announcements, we were bound to get an ’80s electronic group in the mix. That’s sort of what just happened. English synthpop duo Erasure just announced a North American tour with a stop in San Antonio. The twosome returns to the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, August…
A man was fatally shot outside his Northeast side apartment on Sunday afternoon, and the suspect is still at large, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The shooting took place on Sunday around 1 p.m. in the parking lot of an apartment complex on the 5300 block of Gawain Drive. The victim has not…
This year is proving to have a stacked classic rock lineup here in San Antonio. The Doobie Brothers just announced that they will stop by the Majestic Theatre this spring. The rock gods said “Nay, brethren, for more rock we shall bestow unto you.” On Wednesday, April 18 Grammy-winning band The Doobie Brothers are gearing…
Whether you love him or hate him, George Lopez is coming to San Antonio. Lopez, alongside Cedric The Entertainer, Eddie Griffin and D.L. Hughley, will come to the Alamo City for “The Comedy Get Down.” According to the AT&T Center website, the four comedians – or rather, “members of comedy royalty” – will appear at…
***Correction/Update 3:30*** Earlier today we reported that Daniel Fox was Marilyn Manson’s drummer when in fact he is their drum tech. Original story: With founding guitarist Scott Putesky passing in October 2017 to bassist Jeordie White AKA Twiggy Ramirez getting kicked out of the band on alleged rape charges from ex-girlfriend Jessicka Addams of Jack Off…
For only the 21st time in his 17-year career with the Spurs, Tony Parker is not the team’s starting point guard. According to reports from ESPN, the fan favorite met with Coach Gregg Popovich before Sunday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers. Popovich told Parker that he “thought it was time” for another player to…
Local gourmet hot dog joint, music venue and watering hole Frank announced on Instagram Monday morning that they’d be shutting its doors effective immediately. In the post, the owners explained that they will now focus on other collective business ventures and individual projects. Here’s what the owners had to say in the Instagram post: SAN…
Update at 4 p.m. on Monday, January 22: Per marketing staff at Santikos Entertainment, “The Acan bar at Santikos Mayan Palace opened December 13, 2017 as part of the renovations. It features a great variety of frozen flavor fusions with coke, mango, margarita, piña colada and daiquiri. Some of the guest favorites are the Frozen…
Eighteen years ago, I wrote a feature for this very publication that began with these words: “Eric Geyer is an asshole.” I stand by this. Eric Geyer was self-absorbed, stubborn and infuriating. He was also one of the most kind-hearted, easygoing, deeply generous people I’ve ever met. When a person dies, we talk about all…
A 15-year-old girl has been hospitalized with a gunshot wound after a teenage boy opened fire at Ellis County’s Italy High School Monday morning. Ellis County Sheriff’s Office currently has a 16-year-old male suspect, a fellow IHS student, in custody. Witnesses say the shooting in the tiny town of Italy (around 40 miles south of…
There are some silver linings coming out of Military City USA after Friday’s government shutdown. It’s not a celebration by any means, but for today, owners of Mina and Dimi’s Greek House, are hosting a “Government Shutdown Special.” From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the restaurant, found near Lackland AFB, will offer its gyro pita…
Hours after the U.S. government shutdown, Texas Sen. John Cornyn received a friendly email from Twitter. “As part of our recent work to understand Russian-linked activities on Twitter during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, we identified and suspended a number of accounts that were potentially connected to a propaganda effort by a Russian government-linked organization…
In the early hours of Jan. 20, on the 1-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration, the United States government shuttered. While the U.S. House of Representatives managed to pass yet another stop-gap funding bill to keep the lights on until Feb. 16, the U.S. Senate couldn’t agree to pass the House resolution by Friday’s midnight…
A U.S. District Judge ruled on Friday that the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services’ “broken system” will continue to require additional federal supervision, after the state has continually “failed to protect foster children” from “unreasonable risk of harm.” “In its December 2015 Order, the Court found Texas’s foster care system was broken. Over…
The Alameda Theater is not just a pretty building, but a place that holds cultural and historical significance in the city. The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, the Westside Preservation Alliance and the Office of Historic Preservation are hosting a platica, a talk, on Sunday about the memories and history tied to the old theater.…
On Thursday night, Houston’s infamous “Tourniquet Killer” became the first death row inmate to be executed in Texas this year. Before being executed, 55-year-old Anthony Allen Shore provided prosecutors with an answer they had long searched for — one he had teased hours before his previous October 18 execution date, ultimately buying him more time…
Government Hill will be the home of the first official venture of chef Jeff White and business partner/boss/wife Jenn White now that the chef has officially left Boiler House Texas Wine Bar & Garden as of Friday morning. Shared via Facebook, the news of Eastside Kitchenette comes months after the chef consulted on Tucker’s Kozy Korner’s new…
A government shutdown is looming, if the U.S. House and Senate do not agree on a spending bill by midnight on Friday — a task that still seems uncertain at this point. The House passed a stopgap spending bill on Thursday night to, at the very least, keep the government up and running until February…
Jason Dady and group didn’t change much in their transformation of the former Luke into steak-centric Range (FYI, there are now four high-end steak houses within a three-block span of East Houston alone — just saying): the bar, for example, retains not only its punishingly uncomfortable top but even keeps the same, rattan-like barstools. Some…
San Antonians’ love for the Spurs runs deep, that much is evident from a local dad’s hilarious texts to his daughter after she wore a hat from another team. Amber Lee Resendez posted screenshots of texts from her dad on Twitter after he saw her wearing a Cleveland Cavaliers beanie. He made it very clear…
Resident Kacy Catanzaro, who gained popularity after becoming the first woman to complete the American Ninja Warrior obstacle course, is now part of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) family. According to a press release from WWE, Catanzaro is reporting to NXT, a division of the company’s wrestling league that airs Wednesday evenings on the WWE…
A nine-year veteran of the San Antonio Police Department was arrested on Thursday afternoon for allegedly shoplifting at Ingram Park Mall, according to SAPD. SAPD responded to a call about a suspected shoplifter that was being detained by the mall’s loss prevention officers. When SAPD officers arrived, they found that the detained individual was off-duty SAPD…
With a May launch from Connecticut and trekking all the way down to LA in October, classic rock giants Journey and Def Leppard are co-headlining a tour with a stop at the AT&T Center on Friday, August 31. “The fact that we’re touring with Journey, and it’s putting us into huge arenas like Madison Square…
San Antonio City Council voted Thursday to provide city funding that will allow the San Antonio Symphony to keep playing until June 2018, according to KENS5. First, a recap of the drama surrounding the San Antonio Symphony, their donors, and the city: The San Antonio Symphony had donors (H-E-B, the Tobin Endowment and the Kronkosky…
Since its launch in 2016, Shop Rare Marketplace has treated San Antonio’s vintage enthusiasts to an array of events that smartly combine old-school treasure hunting with live music, creative photo ops and edible treats of the vegan variety. Gathering wares from nearly 30 vendors (including retro apparel, home decor and ephemera from The Mermaid Farm,…
I was only 12 years old in 1998, but a lot has happened in the two decades since. Think about it – the quickest access to new music was still radio, we wanted to take y’all through some of the hot tracks that were pumping out of our stereo two decades ago. Brace yourself –…
Yasssssssss! According to the band’s website, indie giants Fleet Foxes will be extending their 2018 with a stop in the Alamo City. Our late 2000s, hipster hearts are beaming (you know you rode your fixed gear bike, whilst wearing TOMS and listening to Fleet Foxes on your iPod Nano – don’t front). On Tuesday, May 8…
A man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and hiding in a bathtub last Friday. A woman told investigators from Bexar County Sheriff’s Office that she found her ex-boyfriend, 32-year-old Nicolas Ambros Cagal, in her home after she had been gone all day. According to the official report obtained by News4SanAntonio,…
A blue eagle plane creature flying across the sky is what visitors arriving at San Antonio International Airport Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CONRAC) will see. In commemoration of the city’s tricentennial and contributions to aviation history, Public Art San Antonio commissioned interior and exterior murals by San Antonio artists Susy González & Michael Menchaca for…
It turns out that the flu outbreak that’s got the United States in a panic was partially caused by Texas. While we knew that Texas had the highest number of flu cases in late December in the country (according to data collected by Walgreens), further information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the…
It appears that post-hardcore singer Jonny Craig is living in San Antonio, or at least spending quite a bit of time here, according to his Instagram. He tags San Antonio in several posts — as recently as Thursday morning. If you’ve listened to post-hardcore in the last decade or so, chances are you’ve heard of…
A San Antonio Rabbi will deliver the daily invocation to the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday. Rabbi Mara Nathan of Temple Beth-El was invited by Congressman Joaquin Castro to deliver the House’s daily prayer. In a press statement, Nathan said she will be urging members of Congress to “recognize our need to reach our full…
If you’ve spent much time in the LGBT nightlife scene, or perhaps attended the annual Pride Bigger Than Texas Parade and Festival, it’s quite likely you’ve spotted the elaborately costumed San Antonio Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — a “modern, communal order of 21st-century nuns dedicated to community service, fundraising, outreach, advocacy, education for safer sex…
Are Ron Nirenberg and Neil deGrasse Tyson the new science bros? It would certainly seem like it during Nirenberg’s out-of-office #AskRon, a weekly Facebook Live segment the mayor has done since he was a candidate in 2017 mayoral race. For this special #AskRon, the mayor chatted with astrophysicist NdGT before the best-selling author took the…
You may be bundling up with sweaters, jackets, scarves and mittens, but ice cream aficionados will want to pencil in Saturday for a chance to win unlimited Mister Softee for a year. First introduced to San Antonio in 2017, the nostalgia-inducing ice cream truck franchise has plenty of followers these days. Enough to warrant a…
Easily among the most anticipated aspects of San Antonio’s Tricentennial celebration, “Common Currents” is an innovative exhibition series uniting 300 artists — each of whom were tasked with creating work inspired by a single year in our city’s rich history. Employing an unpredictable, artist-driven format, the sprawling project allowed six venues (Artpace, Blue Star Contemporary, Southwest…
In a “rare step” by the Trump Administration, the Department of Justice announced they will ask the Supreme Court to review a federal judge’s decision to temporarily keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in place. The announcement came on Tuesday, a week after a California federal judge blocked the Trump Administration’s attempt to…
Monday evening, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders shared a pro-border wall opinion piece on Twitter and this comment: “Ask El Paso, Texas (now one of America’s safest cities) across the border from Juarez, Mexico (one of the world’s most dangerous) if a wall works.” El Paso replied. “Walls have nothing to do with…
Currently putting the finishing touches on an untitled album, which will mark their ninth studio release, Dave Matthews Band is going on tour this summer with tickets coming with a CD copy or download of the new record according to the band’s website. The tour kicks off in May in The Woodlands and hits pretty…
It all started with a Facebook post from Fea/Girl in a Coma drummer Phanie Diaz. Though it has since been deleted, Diaz had a question to the effect of: “Where my Chicana punk vocalists at?” I immediately knew that something was up with Fea, the Chicana punk band started by Diaz and bassist Jenn Alva.…
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Texas Democrats asking the court to determine whether Texas Republicans had intentionally drawn political maps to suppress Democratic voters (known as partisan gerrymandering). Although the dismissal is a blow for Texas Democrats, the Supreme Court is taking up other partisan gerrymandering cases from different states…
Two weeks ago, inmates across Texas endured freezing temperatures due to broken or turned-off heaters and drafty facilities. After families, advocates and even lawmakers complained to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, officials claimed all facilities were heated (one had a broken heater that had been “quickly repaired”) — that it was a non-issue. Now, in…
While it’s no secret that Texans love our Buc-ee’s, it turns out we (and those passing through the Lone Star State) love the gas station chain enough to name it the best in the country. According to a 2017 survey by Gas Buddy, Buc-ee’s took the top spot for the best gas station in the…
Saturday, January 20 Groove House Grand Opening // Expect throwback jams from San Antonio’s first “throwback bar” when it officially opens this Saturday. Owned by DJ A-MAR née Adrian Martinez, Groove House offers several signature cocktails and shots, all named after old school slogans like “Boo-Ya” made with gin, vodka, white rum, peach schnapps, blue…
The National Basketball Association (aka the NBA) released a list of the top-selling jerseys of all active players in the league, and one of our own made the cut. Kawhi Leonard came in at number 9. *BREAKING* pic.twitter.com/MaZB9xpVbe — NBA Store (@NBASTORE) January 16, 2018 Although he missed a number of games due to his…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Many American women did not have the right to vote until August 18, 1920. On that day, the Tennessee General Assembly became the 36th state legislature to approve the Nineteenth Amendment, thus sealing the legal requirements to change the U.S. Constitution and ensure women’s suffrage. The ballot in Tennessee was close.…
Q: I’m a professional dominatrix, and I thought I’d seen everything in the last five years. But this situation completely baffled the entire dungeon. This middle-aged guy, seemingly in fine health, booked an appointment with me and my colleague for one hour of some very light play and a golden shower to finish off with.…
Nothing makes young love prettier than how much time has passed from it. Distance bestows rose-colored glasses that blot out all of the dumb awkwardness and leave nothing but the warm, squishy feelings we associate with fledgling romance. Throw in a sumptuous Italian countryside summer, and you’ve got the basics of Call Me By Your…
