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15 New Year’s Resolutions for San Antonio and Texas
With the New Year comes new promises. Well, maybe not promises exactly, but hopes, aspirations, resolutions. Lofty ideals to pair with your black-eyed peas. That goes for cities and communities as much as for individuals. That’s what we’ve come up with here: some suggestions for New Year’s resolutions for the powers that be. Some are…
Raise a Glass to San Antonio Beer at The Hangar
On Thursday, January 21*, The Hangar (8203 Broadway, 210-824-2700) will host its monthly Third Thursday Craft Beer Tasting from 7-9 p.m. The Hangar will highlight beers from Texan breweries and across the U.S. For $5, guests will get 10 beer samples, light snacks and a raffle ticket. The event will also allow guests to get their…
Surprise, the Oakland Raiders Are One Step Closer to Not Moving to San Antonio
The question of whether the Oakland Raiders may relocate to San Antonio will continue to persist. Yesterday, the National Football League voted to allow the St. Louis Rams to move to Los Angeles, and owners gave the San Diego Chargers an option to do the same. The Oakland Raiders, however, may only move to LA…
The Coen Brothers’ New Trailer for Hail, Caesar! Is Here
The new preview for Joel and Ethan Coen’s forthcoming comedy, Hail, Caesar! has just been released. The film, which is a send up of Hollywood as the sands in the hourglass dwindle on the Golden Age of the California bailiwick, will feature a reputable cast of lookers, lovers and loafers, including: Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson,…
Former Led Zeppelin Frontman Robert Plant Is Coming to the Tobin Center
The legendary Led Zeppelin frontman brings his bluesy, brooding bacchanal to San Antonio on Thursday, March 17. From fronting one of the most stoned-on-sex, high-on-lust rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time, to continuously broadening and exhibiting his knowledge and love of the roots music canon, Plant has proved to be more than a one-trick…
Puro Scents: Karma Candle Makers Have Launched a Familiar Flavor
It’s called the Rojo Grande, and it pairs well with your barbacoa tacos. Karma Candle Makers, a local candle company that occasionally sets up shop at local markets, has released a new scent that pays homage to South Texas’ favorite soda, Big Red. Here’s the description: An 8-ounce jar is priced at $20, while a…
Kendrick Lamar Visits the White House
The rapper, who is nominated for more Grammys this year than any other artist, with 11, recently created a public service announcement with the help of director Dave Meyers and “the Little Homies,” drawing awareness to the National Mentoring Partnership and the effects that mentors can have, particularly on at-risk youth. The PSA features photos…
Trans People Can Now Get Amended Birth Certificates in Texas
Transgender people in Texas can finally seal their old birth certificates and the state will issue new ones, the Dallas Voice reports. Dallas attorney Katie Sprinkle told the paper the state started issuing the amended certificates last week. As part of the historic Texas marriage equality ruling, San Antonio-based U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ordered…
Spurs Tie Franchise Record for 25-Plus Point Wins — Less Than Halfway Through the Season
Here’s a nifty stat to know and tell: The San Antonio Spurs — a team you’ve likely heard of — are crushing teams. They have the highest point differential in the league at 14.2, and as of Monday night’s 106-79 thrashing of the rudderless Brooklyn Nets, have tied a franchise record for wins in a…
Watch Former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro Get a Spanish Lesson, Deflect Veep Talk on The Late Show
San Antonians tuned into Monday night’s edition of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert saw a familiar face: Housing and Urban Development Secretary and former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro. The six-minute, light interview was snappy and hit on topics including: -Whether Castro is the designated survivor (the cabinet member who doesn’t attend the speech in…
Live and Local: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis at The Majestic Theatre
Last night marks Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ first time performing in the Alamo City and the second stop on their European/American tour. The duo is touring in promotion of their mysterious follow up to 2012’s Grammy-winning The Heist, and like conscious rocker Bono before him, Macklemore, despite being polarizing for his “good guy” image, knows…
Southern Poverty Law Center Says ICE Tricked Asylum Seekers into Deportations
To ring in 2016 (and probably to rack up some tax dollar holiday overtime) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and Atlanta rounded up women and children who are seeking asylum to deport them. Shortly after the ICE raids, the nonprofit Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) alleged the…
On-demand Lawn Care Service Arrives in San Antonio
The Internet has changed business models in every sector out there. It’s also prompted a rise in middle-men type companies that seek to make life easier by connecting consumers with services or products via mobile apps. One such company is Austin-based LawnStarter, which launched in the Alamo City Monday. “LawnStarter’s goal is to make ordering…
YOSA Teams Up with Local Bands to Tackle Abbey Road
Following up their momentous handling of Radiohead’s OK Computer, the Youth Orchestra of San Antonio once again aims about as high as you can go with The Beatles ’69 masterpiece, Abbey Road. The concert series conjoins the common four to five-piece rock group with a full orchestra of local youths, combining the hard-edged capabilities of…
5 Shows to See This Week
Monday, January 11 Trapped Out Mondays with DJ Burlo Whether you’re a bona fide trap queen or a SAC student who smokes weed between Texas Politics and Women and Gender Studies, Monday nights at Bottom Bracket are your opportunity to bool with your slime. Free, 10pm, Bottom Bracket Social Club, 1609 N. Colorado St., (210)…
SXSW Interactive to Hold Free Community Meet Up at Geekdom
Somehow we are only two months away from SXSW 2016. But if the annual booze, music, swag and traffic jamboree is the kind of thing you’re into, you probably already knew that. But you may not know this: SXSW Interactive will hold a Community Meet Up in San Antonio on Thursday, January 21 from 6…
Ethan Couch’s Dog Virgil Is Missing in Puerto Vallarta
Ethan Couch is still in Mexico. Apparently, so is his dog. The Texas teen killed four people and injured two others while driving drunk in 2013. He became famous after his attorneys argued he was afflicted with ‘affluenza’ and received ten years of probation. Couch and his mother Tonya fled to Mexico before being apprehended…
Get a Real Job, San Antonio: Be a Horse-Drawn Carriage Driver
Whether you’ve got one or you need one, jobs can be a drag. So in a San Antonio Current feature, we scan local job boards to find a real gig you could have that you may never have thought of. This week: saddle up and put on your best tourist-friendly grin as a horse-drawn carriage…
Here’s the Latest on Whether the Oakland Raiders Will Move to San Antonio
Update, 3:11 p.m.: The Los Angeles Times reports that now Rams and Chargers may have a deal to share a stadium in Los Angeles. Original post continues below. The NFL is meeting in Houston Tuesday to hear competing proposals from the St. Louis Rams, and from the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers (who have…
Inaugural Terror Expo Promises to Be a Bloody Good Time for Horror Hounds
I was about eight years old the first time I saw a horror movie. It was circa 1988. I was spending the day with my grandmother at her house and my uncle, who was probably in his early 20s at the time, had woken up that morning and popped a VHS copy of A Nightmare…
David Bowie Has Died
The thin white Duke, Aladdin Sane, Ziggy Stardust, The Man Who Fell to Earth, David Jones, the haruspex with almost as many personalities as incredibly crafted pop tunes, has left us. After a phenomenal career spanning five decades, and releasing a dark, dystopian masterpiece entitled ★ just last Friday – marking his 69th birthday – David…
Here’s Everything You Need to Know About VIA Bus Service to the MLK March
The annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March is just a week away, and DreamWeek San Antonio is in full swing. As thousands head out to one of the largest marches in the nation, VIA Metropolitan Transit will be offering complimentary bus service to and from the march. To catch a bus, park at the…
A Review of Madonna’s Rebel Heart Tour
She emerged from a steel cage onto the stage after about an hour between her and the opening act, DJ Mary Mac. But that’s okay, she’s the unapologetic Queen of Pop and you’re not really paying for punctuality. Instead you’re paying for the experience of seeing Madonna’s first visit to San Antonio. Dressed in Kimono-like…
Buy a Thermostat and Get $150 Bill Credit
How many of your holiday gifts will save you money year-round? Gift yourself a qualifying programmable thermostat and you will receive a $150 bill credit, and be able to better manage your energy bill. Now through January 31, 2016, CPS Energy’s normal $85 bill credit will be $150. So, save more now and then use your…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Wants to Amend the Constitution
Suing the federal government over and over and over just wasn’t good for Governor Greg “Litigator In Chief” Abbott. Maybe the thought of the Supreme Court calling same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional, paving the way for marriage equality, was just too much for him. Maybe it was Obamacare. Or maybe it was President Barack Obama’s recent…
You Can Carry Weapons in Texas Psychiatric Hospitals
Since the turn of the new year, we’ve heard a lot about where Texans can and can’t carry weapons under the state’s new open carry law. We’ve heard a lot about restaurants — even zoos. It all started last week when Austin State Hospital — a psychiatric facility — had to pull down a “no…
Freight Gallery’s Exhibit Features SA’s Best Beards and Buns
On Saturday, January 9 at 7 p.m., Freight Gallery & Studios (1913 S. Flores St.) plays host to a community-involved photography project centered on “SA’s Best Beards and Buns.” Brought into fruition by photographer Jessica Giesey, the event launched an online campaign to nominate and endorse the most distinguished beard-and-bun getups in Alamo City. The…
Guess What Blue Bell Found in One of Its Production Facilities
Yup, Listeria. But don’t worry, according to Blue Bell, this is completely normal and the company says it shows that its new “enhanced environmental and product testing procedures are working.” “We have identified locations where suspected Listeria species may be present in our facility, and we continue to extensively clean and sanitize those areas and…
Flax Studio Opens on South Flores in the Lone Star Arts District
There’s a new art studio on South Flores in the SMART Art Project Space: Flax Studio. The space — opened by Trinity University graduate and marketing and development manager at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Katy Silva, and University of Texas at San Antonio graduate Andrei Renteria — seeks to encourage the development of San…
The Complete Schedule for San Antonio Symphony’s ‘Las Américas’ Winter Festival
To celebrate “Las Américas,” and some of the classic compositions of North, Central and South American, the sixth annual Winter Music Festival is taking on a massive, San Antonio sized schedule. Made possible by the Valero Classic Series and Music Director Sebastian Lang-Lessing, the San Antonio Symphony will combine the repertoire of Americans George Gershwin, Duke…
Historic Lerma’s Nite Club Owner Gilbert Garcia Has Died
The historic Westside conjunto venue on Zarzamora, opened in the ’40s and becoming El Sombrero Nite Club in 1951, was recently looking for new life as the city’s Dangerous Premise Unit shut it down in July of 2010. However, thank the night club gods above, it was recently designated as a historic San Antonio landmark…
USAA Donates Over $2 Million to Help Fight Veteran Homelessness in San Antonio
A local corporation announced today it’s making a substantial financial commitment to helping San Antonio end veteran homelessness by this spring. Financial services giant USAA, which serves veterans and their families, announced it would donate $2.1 million to three local social service organizations for veterans: the American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program, the South…
Pee-wee’s Big Holiday to Premiere at SXSW
Pee-Wee’s Back! In a recent South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival announcement Paul Ruebens has stated that he will be reprising his role as the unlikely hero in the red bow tie in Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday! The film, which was written by Ruebens and Comedy Bang! Bang! and Arrested Development writer Paul Rust will be produced…
What’s Missing From This San Antonio Food Pyramid?
I can think of several things. Puffy tacos, barbacoa and Big Red, chamoy-soaked pickles and raspas … The combo plate is good, but shouldn’t enchiladas have their own tier? Menudo and caldo should definitely have a place up there as well. But where would all the Tums tablets go? The meme was shared on the…
The Tastiest Holiday Display Yet Was Up In The Monte Vista Neighborhood
Nothing says Christmas in San Antonio than three tree displays made entirely of Jarritos. Made up of several hundred lime, mandarin, pineapple and fruit punch flavors, the lit-display was found in the Monte Vista neighborhood through January 6 off King’s Hwy., but we can’t promise it’s still there after Three King’s Day. My only question…
San Antonio River Should Be Refilled by Friday Afternoon
Hopefully, you’ve gotten a chance to see what the San Antonio River looks like when it’s drained because it should be back to normal this afternoon. The Transportation & Capital Improvements Department and the Center City Development Office started draining the River Walk January 3, including the main channel and river loop from Josephine Street…
If Voting Ended Today, No Spurs Would Start the NBA All-Star Game
The NBA released its second round of results from fan voting for the 2016 All-Star Game. And the Spurs, despite holding the second-best record and the best point differential in the league, were skunked. If voting ended today, no Spur would start the game. Although the fan vote is a pure popularity contest — how…
Former Spur Stephen Jackson Producing Female Drug Drama Candy
Since celebrating his NBA retirement in San Antonio last September, Stephen Jackson has been on the grind. In addition to dropping rhymes as Stak 5, the retired Spur has thrown his cap into the indie film game, serving as executive producer for the forthcoming feature Candy. The first poster for the film features plenty of…
I Will Cut You: Bon Qui Qui is Coming to San Antonio On Her Gold Plated Dreams Tour
Flashback to 2007: a simpler time where the iPhone made its debut, Miley Cyrus was still Hannah Montana and Britney Spears was bald. But, if you dig deep enough into that year’s pop culture, you’ll rediscover Bon Qui Qui, the now-defunct MAD tv “King Burger” skit. Perhaps these four words will refresh your memory: I…
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the Highest Grossing Domestic Movie Ever
Box office Death Star, J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has destroyed James Cameron’s Avatar as the highest grossing domestic film of all time. Within its first 20 days of release, Star Wars: The Force Awakens surpassed Avatar’s $760.5 million lifetime gross – including a hefty $800 million internationally. Even though Avatar is still king…
Here’s A Comprehensive List of Texas Businesses Prohibiting Open Carry
Open carry is now the law of the land — public land, that is. Private property rights still matter, a point not lost on numerous businesses in the Lone Star State. The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety (the antithesis of the National Rifle…
12 Days of Events Take Over Downtown San Antonio During the Fourth Annual DreamWeek Summit
Beginning January 8, forward thinkers and innovators will unite in downtown San Antonio for the Fourth Annual DreamWeek Summit. The multicultural convergence of thought provides a forum for the non-biased and open discussion of today’s most pressing sociocultural topics, presented through a series of mixers, panel discussions, luncheons and galas. The 2016 summit is the…
10 Things You Have to Do This Weekend
Fri 1/8 Lavell Crawford In 2007 Lavell Crawford was runner-up on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, a fact he states at the beginning of his 2011 Comedy Central special Can a Brother Get Some Love?, not to brag but to lament the lost opportunities for all the trash he could’ve talked had he won. Gleefully describing…
78209 Farmers Market Sets Grand Opening Date
There’s a new farmers market in San Antonio. Set against a backdrop of the Carousel Court Shopping Center (1800 Nacogdoches Road), the 78209 Farmers Market had a quiet opening late last year. The grand opening will take place this Sunday, January 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the market will operate every following…
Classic Michael Jackson Record Off the Wall to be Reissued with Spike Lee Doc
Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall has been in production for several years now and is scheduled to make its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24 and on Showtime February 5. The Spike Lee joint chronicles the late King of Pop’s career from his earliest days on the roster…
David Bowie Releases Single ‘Lazarus’ From New Album ★
Tomorrow is David Bowie’s 69th birthday as well as the release date for his first album since 2013’s The Next Day. In preparation for the record drop, Bowie has released two disturbing videos. The first, entitled “Blackstar,” was a 10-minute voyage into a post-apocalyptic cityscape reminiscent of a Lars Von Trier film. The second video,…
10 Shows to See This Weekend
Thursday, January 7 Matthew Logan Vasquez (Delta Spirit) On the 2015 EP Austin, Delta Spirit’s Matthew Logan Vasquez follows the smoke signals of contemplative firestarters Radiohead and Mazzy Star. With Telegraph Canyon. $10, 7pm, Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St. Thursday, January 7 Gospel and The Wolf The vulnerability of one man and one guitar permeates…
Volunteers Needed for Annual Homeless Count
Looking for a way to give back this month? Help the South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH) get the data they and other social services need to best serve the homeless in our community. SARAH will conduct its annual point-in-time count on Thursday, January 21, and the organization needs plenty of volunteers. Volunteers…
DPS Trooper Who Arrested Sandra Bland Indicted for Perjury
Why did soon-to-be former Department of Public Safety trooper Brian Encina pull Sandra Bland out of her vehicle last July? If you believed Encina’s incident report, it was “to further investigate the traffic stop,” The Dallas Morning News reports. Well, a grand jury thinks the trooper lied, and it indicted Encina yesterday for perjury. DPS…
Gov. Greg Abbott Supports Crosses on Sheriff’s Vehicles in Brewster County
That whole “separation of church and state” concept is tricky business. The Brewster County Sheriff’s Office, located way out in the Big Bend Country, recently started putting cross decals on the back of their vehicles. This didn’t sit well with the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, which “called out” the Brewster County Sheriff’s Office in…
Nation’s Highest Immigration Court Halts Deportations Ordered on Christmas Eve
Late Tuesday afternoon, Mohammad Abdollahi, a media liaison for the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), sent out an unusual email. It was positive. “Just in, the Board of Immigration Appeals just granted Stay of Deportations for the first 5 of hundreds of raid victims. More appeals are being filed as…
Nielsen Report on 2015 Vinyl Sales, On-Demand Streaming, Radio and Adele
Nielsen, for those unfamiliar, is a global performance management company that “provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers watch and buy.” In short, they compile data on everything you click on, view or consume as you click on, view or consume it. As Brave New World as that sounds, and it surely is, their findings…
There’s a Catch To The Taco Cleanse
Put that al pastor down, mijos and mijas. The tacos featured in Workman Publishing’s just-released The Taco Cleanse are strictly vegan. Now, for you vegan pals out there (hey, that’s great, props to you for not eating meat) this is probably amazing information. More ways to eat tacos so you don’t have to just order…
Tip Top Cafe Allows Open Carry
You may not be welcome with a handgun on your hip in businesses such as H-E-B or Whataburger, but local diner Tip Top Cafe is a-ok with open carry. Jim Scott, a managing partner of the restaurant known for its chicken fried steak, said today that both Tip Top locations (2814 Fredericksburg Road and 13835…
CommonWealth Is Popping Up at SAMA With Sketch
The latest in a string of restaurant pop-ups to occupy the Hops Building, a river-facing building on San Antonio Museum of Art (200 W. Jones Ave., 210-896-6161) grounds, is Sketch. Brought to you by the same people behind CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery one of the cutest coffeeshops in town (I can say that, because it’s…
Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead Will Have a Live-Stream From His Funeral on Saturday
You can watch the man born Ian Fraser Kilmister – Lemmy, to the world – as he bids his final adieu on Saturday, January 9 between 1 and 2:30pm CST on a live-stream from YouTube. In a grandiose outpouring of sentiment and love, the original send-off, scheduled to be held at Lemmy’s favorite haunt, the…
Maybe They Read the Current? City of San Antonio to Resume Contract Talks With Police Union
Update: Wednesday, January 6, 3:45 p.m.: Just kidding. After the city trumpeted this morning that a deal to hold more negotiations had been struck, the San Antonio Express-News reports that’s no longer the case. Additional negotiations were contingent upon the city dropping its appeal, which it will not do. “The city needs to stand down…
Spurs to Name Head Coach of New Soccer Club Tomorrow, But No Word on Team Name
Spurs Sports and Entertainment will make a major announcement tomorrow about the city’s new professional soccer team, but South Texas fans of the beautiful game will have to wait for other key details, including the club’s name. The Spurs group tweeted today that it would make major announcements at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 7…
Check Out the Light Up Downtown Winners
Looking back, it’s easy to remember all that scrambling and last minute shopping you did as Thanksgiving quickly turned into Christmas and New Year’s Eve and, now, it’s 2016. However, instead of remembering all that, let’s reflect on wonderful Christmas lights illuminating holiday nights, particularly, the beautiful displays on downtown storefronts and shops during the…
Uber Wants to Build an Army
Uber says it has already met its goal of signing up 2,000 drivers in San Antonio, but now it wants 8,000 more. The company will announce its goal for the next year at Brooks City Base late Tuesday morning. A spokesperson for the company says part of that expansion includes attracting more military members to…
Savage Love: Phones & Bones
I’m a 29-year-old gay trans man. On female hormones, I took a long time to come and usually wouldn’t come at all. I always enjoyed sex; I just wasn’t focused on coming. My partners would or wouldn’t, depending on their preferences. Since starting testosterone a few years ago, I now come quickly and easily. (Sometimes…
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