The History of a Cowboy Breakfast, As Told By a Chuckwagon Cook
When thousands of people line up for biscuits, eggs, sausage and bacon at the annual Cowboy Breakfast, a celebratory and fundraising event for scholarships to St. Phillips College now in its 40th year, it means rodeo season is upon us. Aside from being an opportunity to cheer on 7-year-olds clinching onto sheep’s coats as they…
Rosella at The Rand Offers Craft Cocktails, Trendy Happy Hour Spot in Downtown
Name: Rosella at The Rand Background: Rosella, a coffee shop that caters to winos and beer nuts, opened its original location off of E. Jones Ave. in early 2014. The success of the coffee and booze combo led to the opening of the Rosella at The Rand. In the morning hours, the new Rosella features…
Fifth Annual Legislate This! Burlesque Show Benefitting Planned Parenthood Set for This Weekend
Launched in 2012 by Austin-based activist and burlesque performer Ginger Snaps as a revealing reaction to “the perils of having Rick Perry as our governor,” Legislate This! takes shape in a trio of Texas shows benefiting Planned Parenthood chapters across the state. Alongside Snaps, Tifa Tittlywinks (Houston), Vivienne Vermuth (Dallas), former Austinite Scarlet Conte (Fremont,…
Tea-like and Rare, San Antonians Can Now Splurge on This Pricy Coffee Varietal
The world of craft coffee is expansive and always evolving, so as San Antonio continues to get its feet wet in the coffee landscape with new shops popping up all the time and roasters continuing to refine and expand their offerings, the city is lucky to have passionate people leading the charge and acting as…
Leveling the Playing Field: Convention Center Brings More San Antonio Artists Into the Fold
Constructed in conjunction with HemisFair ’68 and named in honor of the first Mexican American elected to the Texas State Senate, the Henry B. González Convention Center has evolved over the years but drastically transformed in 2016. Hailed as “the largest capital improvement project in the City of San Antonio’s history,” the two-year-old, $325 million…
Slated To Destroy: Iced Earth + Sanctuary are Coming to San Antonio
Oh shiiiiiiiiit, it’s that metal news we’ve been waiting for, y’all. Metal giants Iced Earth and Sanctuary are hitting the road for a tour across North America with a stop at the Aztec Theatre on Tuesday, March 13. Following the unfortunate loss of one of metal’s most revered vocalists, Warrel Dane (Sanctuary, Nevermore), prior to…
Every Super Bowl LII Watch Party Happening in San Antonio (That We Know Of)
Super Bowl watch parties are springing up across the area. Here’s where you can get your fill of goofy commercials, awesome snacks, Tom Brady’s face or Eagles fans doing Eagles fans things. Slackers // The city’s favorite sports bar will host its fourth-ever wing-eating contest during halftime, but the Slackers party starts at 1 p.m.…
San Antonio’s Flu Epidemic is So Bad, the City’s Giving Shots Away for Free
We’ve gotten to that point in this unusually awful flu season where city officials have started dishing out flu shots for free. And with 2,300 flu-related deaths in Texas so far, it’s not worth ignoring. On Tuesday morning, Metro Health announced it would be offering free flu shots on a first come, first serve basis to…
Beyond the Bag: Catching Up with San Antonio Roasters on the Latest and Greatest in the Local Coffee Scene
If we’re to believe the angry throng of coffee-lovers that swarmed La Villita earlier this month, San Antonio loves its coffee. Needs its coffee. Has to have its coffee. And coffee lovers are a disparate crowd. Fans range from dabblers ditching Starbucks and looking for a caffeine fix at their local coffee shop, to hardcore…
Danny Green Shows Off Massive Pet Boa Constrictors in New Web Series
SLAM Magazine recently premiered a new web series featuring NBA players’ exotic pets. Last week, Spurs star Danny Green showed off his two massive snakes. In the three-minute episode, Green talks about his two Colombian boa constrictors, Jade and Lightning, that he’s had since his days at the University of North Carolina. Green also explains how…
Two Servicemembers Found Guilty of Attempting to Have Sex with a Minor at Lackland AFB
Two San Antonio servicemembers have been found guilty of attempting to have sex with a minor. Mark Antonio Pazmino, a retired member of the Army and linguist for the National Security Agency, and Mark Richard Hardin, an active duty Navy member and medical technician at San Antonio Military Medical Center, were sentenced this month by…
Texas Rangers to Investigate Sexual Abuse at East Texas Gymnastics Training Center
Last Wednesday, former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was convicted in a Michigan court of sexually assaulting at least 150 girls and women who were under his care. During the trial, multiple women (including Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles) said Nassar had assaulted them at Karolyi Ranch, the main training camp for the U.S. women’s…
Corpus Christi’s Fiesta de la Flor Announces 2018 Concert Lineup
Just when you thought there couldn’t be more Selena in your life (does anyone ever think that?), the Fiesta de la Flor returns for its fourth year of celebrating the life and legacy of the Queen of Tejano. Held in Corpus Christi (Quintanilla’s hometown, duh) at Bayfront Park, the two-day music festival, set for April…
‘Live-Action Anime’ Drag Star Kim Chi Returns to the Main Strip
In the nine years since its premiere on Logo, RuPaul’s Drag Race has become a television staple satirizing gender stereotypes while championing the rise and acceptance of LGBT culture. Not without its critics, the show has been accused of advancing negative racial stereotypes and its namesake drag icon has even been accused of making transphobic…
Texas Lawmakers Bringing Man Who Shot at Sutherland Springs Gunman to State of the Union
Stephen Willeford, the 55-year-old man who shot at gunman Devin Kelley shortly after Kelley killed 26 in a tiny Sutherland Springs church last November, will join Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Congressman Henry Cuellar at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in D.C. this evening. Willeford was the first to apprehend Kelley after…
Owner of Pegasus Nightclub Running for Congress as a Republican
This story originally appeared in our sister paper, Out In SA. Mauro E. Garza, the owner of the Pegasus nightclub on the Main Avenue Strip, has thrown his hat into the primary for the Texas 21st Congressional District seat running as a Republican. Garza is one of 18 Republicans who are vying to succeed Lamar…
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Texas’ Fetal Burial Law
A federal judge blocked part of a Texas law, set to go in effect on Feb. 1, which would have required medical providers to bury or cremate fetal remains from miscarriages and abortions. During the 2017 Texas legislative session, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 8, an anti-abortion bill which, among other things, would amend the state’s…
The Alamo Cannons Are So Texan They Stopped at Buc-ee’s During a Road Trip
Old Texas met new Texas last Thursday when cannons from the Alamo made a stop at Buc-ee’s. Yep, the cannons are the original ones that were outside the Alamo during the revolution back in 1836. The cannons were being transported to Texas A&M University in College Station, but not before stopping at Buc-ee’s, which is…
Beto O’Rourke Campaign Outraises Ted Cruz in Last Months of 2017
In his underdog run to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate, El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke has again out-raised GOP incumbent Senator Ted Cruz. According to his campaign staff, Democrat O’Rourke collected $2.4 million in the last three months of 2017, while Cruz raked in $1.9 million over the same period. O’Rourke also raked in more…
H-E-B Just Released Its 2018 Super Bowl Commercial Y’all
H-E-B just released its 2018 Super Bowl commercial, just under a week before the big game. This year’s commercial features country music star Cowboy Troy. He put his musical skills to the test, specifically his rhyming skills. Via press release, the Texas-based grocery chain said that each year it finds the most unique and creative…
Comedian Kevin Hart Bringing ‘Irresponsible Tour’ to San Antonio
Comedian Kevin Hart is bringing his self-titled “Irresponsible Tour” to the Alamo City later this year. Hart, who has risen in popularity for his stand-up and has since branched out into acting, will begin his tour in Iceland on August 15 before wrapping up in Singapore on December 13. The comedian recently added more than…
The Last Blockbuster in Texas Has Finally Closed
After setting up shop in the early 1990s, the last Blockbuster location in Texas has closed. The Twitter account behind the CineSol Film Festival in the Rio Grande Valley shared pictures of signs left in the Blockbuster store window. For customers hoping to get out of late fees, they won’t be so lucky. The good…
San Antonio Artist Turns Gregg Popovich Into “Saint Pop” for his Birthday
In honor of Gregg Popovich’s birthday on Sunday, Jan. 29 (he turned 69), a San Antonio artist drew a portrait of the Spurs coach in a very distinct light. Instagram user @tattooedboy123 uploaded his artwork on Sunday to pay homage to Popovich by turning him into a saint. Happy Birthday Coach Pop! #gospursgo #nba #sanantonio…
Bexar County Deputy Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
On Jan. 27, Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested one of their own deputies for aggravated sexual assault of a child, according to a spokeswoman for the department. Clayton Burrell Saunders, a 44-year-old BCSO detention deputy who has worked for the department since 2013, had been placed on administrative leave since Jan. 24, when a no-contact order…
Let’s Get Physical, Physical: Olivia Newton-John is Coming to San Antonio
Yasssss. Olivia Newton-John has just announced that she’ll be headed to San Antonio and we’re pretty stoked about it, because Grease, duh. The four-time Grammy award-winning singer, actress and community activist will make an appearance at the Majestic Theatre on March 23. We hope she’ll be bustin’ out a few Grease tunes as well as…
Call The Police! San Antonio’s Nothing More Got Robbed at the Grammys
When San Antonio alt-rockers Nothing More announced that they had been nominated for, not one, but three (!!!) Grammys, we were stoked. Not just because the band’s from here, but these dudes actually deserve it. Since 2003, the band has been paying their dues on the local live music circuit, playing places like Jack’s and…
Mentally Ill Woman Fatally Shot by Police in her Northside Home
A 43-year-old woman with a history of mental illness was shot and killed by a San Antonio Police Department officer Saturday in her own home. The woman, Kirsten Kloppe, had called police around 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, to report stalking, and believed her computer was “being interfered with,” according SAPD Chief William McManus. Once…
San Antonio Reporter Target of Racist Harassment While On Assignment
On Tuesday evening, Ashlei King, a reporter for KABB Fox29 and News4SA, was setting up in front of a school in San Antonio, getting ready to go live on the 10 o’clock show. But minutes before her segment was set to air, King found herself in the midst of a racist outburst from complete strangers. “They…
Texas Inmate Caught Escaping Prison to Pick Up Duffle Bag Full of Booze, Tobacco and Homemade Feast
A federal inmate escaped from an East Texas prison to retrieve a duffle bag full of contraband just to be caught by authorities when trying to sneak back in. Joshua Hansen of Dallas was allegedly caught by Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies and U.S. Marshals on Wednesday night, according a post on the Jefferson County Sheriff’s…
UTSA Opens Resource Center for Students with DACA Status
As Congress moves closer to the looming March 5 end date for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program set by President Trump, the University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicating resources to help prepare undocumented students with DACA status (often called “Dreamers”) for the unknown. On January 22, UTSA opened its Dreamers Center — an…
Council Approves $75,000 Bonus for City Manager Sheryl Sculley
In a closed-door meeting Thursday, the San Antonio City Council and Mayor Ron Nirenberg decided that City Manager Sheryl Sculley deserved a $75,000 bonus for her 2017 job performance. Under Sculley’s current 2016 contract (which expires at the end of 2018), she’s automatically granted an annual $25,000 raise. Meaning that, on top of her base…
Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault After Caught in 11-year-old’s Bedroom to “Have Beers”
A man is charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child after he was caught in an 11-year-old girl’s bedroom with a six-pack of beer. According to the San Antonio Express-News, 23-year-old Ethan Jesse Castellano was found in the girl’s bedroom on Tuesday night without her family’s permission. Police responded to a call at the…
Manu Ginobili’s Three-Year-Old Son Ranks Him As Sixth Favorite NBA Player
If Manu Ginobili’s three-year-old son could pick his dream team, it appears that his dad wouldn’t even be a starter. On Friday Morning, Manu jokingly revealed his son Luca’s favorite basketball players in order: -Luca (3yo son):My favorite players are :1. Danny Green2. Vince Carter3. Michael Jordan4. Bryn5. Lamarcus. 🤔🤔And you sixth, dad. 👏👏👏👏 —…
Southtown Juice Shop Offers “F$#! Da Flu” Shots
With the onset of an early flu season, a particularly “nasty” strain of it, and no peak in sight to a season that’s already led to more than 11,000 hospitalizations according to the latest CDC report, one San Antonio juice shop is fed up. To that effect, the owners of Squeezers Juice Co. are offering…
Tim Duncan Receives $7.5 million Settlement from Ex-Financial Adviser Who Defrauded Him
Tim Duncan finally settled his lawsuits against his ex-financial advisor Charles Banks, granting the Spurs star a $7.5 million settlement. Banks, who Duncan said defrauded him out of $20 million, is currently seven months into a four-year prison sentence. Banks’ $7.5 million was released to Duncan last week, according to the San Antonio Express-News. The ordeal…
Rapper Big Boi Brought the Heat to Paper Tiger
If there was ever a better way to celebrate throwback Thursday in the upmost high fashion, it was by getting down to some Big Boi. It was a night when you definitely wanted to party like it was Y2K. Special guest The Cool Kids cancelled appearance, but were replaced by Derdy, Tactics, and Frito Gang, who did…
Make Your Own Acai Bowl at Home, With Help From the Current’s Food Editor
If you balked at the idea of spending $10 on a bowl of fruit, there’s always the DIY route. But this isn’t for beginners. For starters, you’ll have to be a savvy enough shopper to find the acai puree packs on local shelves at either Central Market, Natural Grocers, Sprouts or Whole Foods Market. Each…
Police Fatally Shoot Bicycle Thief Armed With Knife
A botched bike theft from a Northside Target has left one man dead and another injured. According to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus, police got a call around 6:30 p.m. Thursday that someone was trying to steal a BMX bike from a Target store next to North Star Mall. Once SAPD showed up, the…
AG Paxton Asks Supreme Court to Rule Against DACA, ASAP
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court asking the court to overturn a federal judge’s decision to temporarily keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in place. The Trump Administration issued the same request to the Supreme Court last week. “The federal executive branch lacks the power…
Cake Boss Restaurant Set to Open at La Cantera Next Week
Buddy V’s Ristorante, the Italian-American eatery from Buddy “Cake Boss” Valastro, will open its doors to San Antonio on Monday, January 29, according to a press release. Located at The Shops at La Cantera, Buddy V’s will serve up twists on Italian-American classics as well as desserts that made Valastro famous with his TLC show.…
New Braunfels City Council Appoints Dead Woman to Housing Authority Board
On Monday, New Braunfels City Council selected resident Wanda Sandlin to serve as board member for the local housing authority. Except, Sandlin is dead. According to KSAT, New Braunfels City Council announced that Sandlin would fill the open position only to be informed that she had died in August. Mayor Barron Casteel told KSAT that…
Texas is the Best State to Drive In, According to Study
A recent WalletHub study shows how each of the United States performs for driving/driver conditions. Surprisingly, Texas earned the overall top spot. The survey considered factors like cost of car ownership and maintenance, traffic (really?!), infrastructure, safety and accessibility to cars and getting maintenance on them. There were also smaller considerations within those categories, like gas…
Lawyers Depict Sen. Uresti as Clueless Victim in Federal Fraud Trial
Prostitution, cocaine-fueled galas, political influence, oil money, expensive suits, Matthew McConaughey: We’re only a few days into the trial of San Antonio Senator Carlos Uresti and witness testimony has already set the stage for a sleazy, action-packed crime drama. The plot revolves around FourWinds Logistics, a now-defunct San Antonio company that sold sand used in…
Northside San Antonio Gets New Asian BBQ Spot with DIY Grilling
Quarters Japanese and Korean BBQ is now open on the northside of San Antonio. The shop, which features DIY grilling, opened last week in the same shopping center as Claude Hoppers and Heavenly Pho at the Blanco and Huebner intersection. The menu is broken down into two sections: a ready-to-eat portion filled with salads, soups,…
Actor John Leguizamo is Down to Run for Office in Texas
Imagine this: actor John Leguizamo playing the role of a politician in Texas. Except, what if instead of playing the role, he really went for it? He just might. In an interview with the Daily Beast published Tuesday, Leguizamo expressed interest in potentially running for office in Texas. Specifically, “someplace heinous to make a difference,” so…
LaMarcus Aldridge Selection Marks Spurs’ 20-Year Streak for All-Star Game Appearance
The players selected for this year’s NBA All-Star Game were announced Tuesday, and forward LaMarcus Aldridge will be the lone Spur to representing San Antonio. With the NBA calling on fans across the league to vote for their favorite players to take part in the annual game, Aldridge earned the 12th spot, the first non-starter.…
Austin Teenager Allegedly Stabbed Man’s Girlfriend in the Face Due to “Fatal Attraction”
A teenage girl allegedly broke into a man’s apartment in Austin and stabbed the man’s girlfriend in the eye and face multiple times, saying she has a “fatal attraction.” According to an affidavit obtained by the Austin American-Statesman, 17-year-old Taneese Mackey entered the East Austin apartment on January 13. The man heard a “loud commotion”…
House of Kenzo + More San Antonio Acts Added to Inaugural Botánica Festival Lineup
The folks behind the inaugural Botánica Music Festival announced their full artist lineup, which now includes some home-grown artists making waves on a regional scale. Locals added to the lineup include performance art collective House of Kenzo, who have had showcases at festivals like SXSW and Day For Night Fest; Wayne Holtz, the experimental pop…
The Alamodome is the Ugliest Building in Texas, According to Business Insider
Of all the buildings in the Lone Star state, the Alamodome is the ugliest — at least, that’s what readers told Business Insider, which surveyed the ugliest building in every state based on reader responses. One reader quoted in the article describes the Alamodome as “inscrutably ugly, with four gigantic pillars hoisting up the domed…
Hold Me Closer Tiny Dancer, Elton John Coming To San Antonio for Farewell Tour
Elton John doesn’t need much introduction. The “Tiny Dancer” singer who also, lest we forget, pumped out the jams on Disney’s The Lion King with “The Circle of Life,” “Can You Feel The Love Tonight,” and “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King,” announced Wednesday that he’ll be embarking on a farewell tour that is…
LeBron James Shares Love for Coach Popovich and Dejounte Murray
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James had nothing but love for the Spurs when speaking to reporters ahead of Tuesday evening’s matchup. He had especially great things to say about Coach Gregg Popovich and up-and-coming player Dejounte Murray. Murray, who is now the Spurs’ starting point guard following Popovich’s decision to bench Tony Parker, previously referred…
Unidentified Man Found Shot to Death on Eastside Sidewalk
Police are investigating a homicide that took place early Wednesday morning, after they found a 36-year-old man who had been shot to death on an Eastside sidewalk. According to a spokesperson for the San Antonio Police Department, officers were responding to a call reporting a shooting in the Government Hill neighborhood around 5:30 a.m. Officers arrived…
We Are Stronger Makes Pitch for Faith to Play Role in Treating Veterans with PTSD
Although Houston-area writer/director Robin Murray did not have any sort of experience with military veterans suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), she compares what she was able to do with her new faith-based film We Are Stronger to “building a bridge between the civilian community and vets,” especially since she feels a lot is still…
Italy High School Shooting Victim in “Good Spirits,” Alleged Shooter Charged With Aggravated Assault
The 16-year-old boy believed to be the shooter who opened fire at Italy High School in Ellis County, south of Dallas, on Monday morning has been charged as a juvenile with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, the Associated Press reported. The father of 15-year-old Noelle Jones, the girl who was hospitalized…
Collaborative Exhibition Remembers Lost History of San Antonio Through Poetry
Inspiring reflection and collaboration from unexpected angles, the multifaceted exhibition “St. Anthony’s Lost & Found” aims to commemorate San Antonio’s Tricentennial “through a study of poetry and how it can communicate a personal, social, and historical connection to the land, people, and cultures that make up the city’s landscape in 2018.” Organized by San Antonio…
Savage Love: Mother Love
Q: My father left my mother abruptly when I was 14 years old, and he hasn’t contacted either of us since. It was a crushing blow for her, and she retreated from the world. She was never bitter about it, but it was devastating. She lost the love of her life for no apparent reason…
Free Will Astrology (1/24/18-1/30/18)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Anders Haugen competed for the U.S. as a ski jumper in the 1924 Winter Olympics. Although he was an accomplished athlete who had previously set a world record for distance, he won no medals at the games. But wait! Fifty years later, a sports historian discovered that there had a been…
David Alcantar Blurs Boundaries Between Fine Art and Tattoo Culture
A Laredo native who moved to the Alamo City as a child, David Alcantar studied art at San Antonio College and earned a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin before relocating to Boulder to pursue an MFA at the University of Colorado. Drawn to both conceptualism and the narrative possibilities of painting and…
Celebrating Barney Smith, the Norman Rockwell of Toilet Seat Art
Barney Smith is selling his Toilet Seat Art Museum. Without its tour guide, the museum is a labyrinth, one that the casual pedestrian would never suspect, hidden behind two tall metal doors in Smith’s home garage at 239 Abiso Avenue in Alamo Heights. It’s open from 1 to 3 p.m., but please call first: (210)…
Ruiz-Healy Art Presents Abstract Exhibition from Artist Mark Schlesinger
Much like his public artworks on concrete along the San Antonio River, artist Mark Schlesinger’s recent paintings on canvas are focused on color, form and texture. Unlike most traditional paintings, Schlesinger’s canvases do not wrap around their wooden stretchers but are instead adhered to the front, a strategy that highlights the materiality of the artist’s…
Tobin Center Offers Moving Musical A Night with Janis Joplin
Whether your fond (albeit probably pleasantly fuzzy) memories of the 1960s compel you or you are simply looking to get to know the music of one of the most powerful voices in the history of American song, A Night with Janis Joplin is a show to see. While the hit musical will do little to…
Liberty Bar’s Ana Cabrera Will Rep San Antonio During Speed Rack Southeast in New Orleans
If Ana Cabrera has gained anything from her year at Liberty Bar, let’s hope it’s speed. The bar manager at the storied institution shared what a day in the life of a bartender looks like. “I’ll be the only bartender, no barback, taking care of 15 barstools, plus a full section, and packing to-go [orders],” Cabrera…
Meet Hemisfair’s Newest Tenants: A Parisian Bistro and a Puro San Antonio Cocina
Hemisfair is slowly, but surely becoming a spot where San Antonio meets and stays a while. This past December, CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery opened quietly inside the Koehler House and by the end of the month, neighbor Con/Safos Cocina Y Cantina had also sneakily opened their doors inside the Espinoza House over the holiday. Next Thursday, January…
