“This is not Churchill Downs, this is not Hollywood Park /When the field’s wide open, I’ll pick the horse that’s got the biggest heart.” –Tim Armstrong “It’s elation when you can do something, particularly when no one gives you a chance.” –Howard Davies Ah, the racetrack. That coliseum of economic and spiritual brutality, where fortunes are made, wagered and lost, livelihoods…
Mr. Gallegos sits with his hands in his lap, occasionally moving his fingers to the music playing through his headphones. He looks distinguished in coordinated khaki shirt and pants, his straw cowboy hat resting on the table. A nurse with the M.U.S.I.C. Project, a San Antonio nonprofit, asks if she may listen to the song playing…
Mayor Ivy Taylor announced in a press release Tuesday night that the city and the San Antonio Police Officer’s Union have settled on terms for a new collective bargaining agreement, ending a stalemate that’s dragged on for nearly three years. Under the new deal, officers would get a 17 percent wage increase for the next…
It’s city budget-writing season, bringing with it a collective case of heartburn for nonprofits across San Antonio that are anxiously waiting to see whether they’ll continue to get the public money many of them depend on to keep their doors open every year. And as city leaders decide which organizations to fund, a curious debate…
I’ve been dating a nice guy for a month or so. Sex is good, and we’re faulty compatible in other ways, too. He told me he likes to wear diapers. He said he doesn’t want me to do it with him, but that every once in a while he likes to wear them because it…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The coming months will be a favorable time to boost your skills as a cagey warrior. I don’t mean you should push people around and get into lots of fights. Rather, the goal is for you to harness your aggressiveness constructively and to wield your willpower with maximum grace. In the…
Originally published in our sister publication Out in SA. The family and friends of Frank Hernandez Escalante are shocked and dismayed over his death at the hands of a shooter who killed 49 people at the Pulse dance club in Orlando, Florida on June 12. Escalante, 27, was a native of Weslaco, Texas who graduated…
In the pantheon of summer cocktails, the mojito ranks high – the first printed recipe dates from the 1930s, in a cocktail menu for Sloppy Joe’s Bar in Havana, and Cubans know from hot, humid weather. Just like Texans, right? So naturally this rum beverage is a classic summer-day refresher – nicely balanced between tart…
Ah, modern dating. Whether you’re swiping earnestly trying to find the love of your life, or want to find something to do at the end of the night, Tinder and all its SA-based users are a sight to behold. If you’ve put that index finger to use for the slightest amount of time, you’ll recognize…
There are plenty of reasons to fork over the $75 shells for a Hot Wells Harvest Feast ticket. The fourth annual celebration, which will be held at Lone Star Brewery (600 Lone Star Blvd.), takes place Wednesday, June 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. and brings together a veritable who’s-who of chefs both local and…
A Poteet man who slammed into a UTSA student’s car at 100 mph while drunk more than two years ago will spend nearly two decades in prison. Late Tuesday afternoon, 175th District Court Judge Mary Roman sentenced 24-year-old Carlton Jenkins to 18 years in jail for intoxication manslaughter and 10 years for intoxication assault after…
The official start of summer may still be a week away, but the season’s heat has arrived in San Antonio. This week will likely be the hottest of the year so far. The National Weather Service predicts high temperatures in the upper-90s every day, with a chance of ranging into triple digits. The peak heat…
Comedian Whoopi Goldberg doesn’t mince words when it comes to her thoughts on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. “He is a racist,” Goldberg, 59, told the Current during a phone interview a couple weeks ago. “That’s the guy you want representing our country?! Are you out of your mind?!” Goldberg, who is one of only 12…
Gemini Ink at Viva Tacoland Tue 6/14 Join for a beautiful evening of outdoor reading with featured readers and presentations by Eddie Vega, Rod Carlos Stryker and New York City poet Linda Lerner. Free, 6:30pm, Tue, Viva Tacoland, 103 W. Grayson St., (210) 223- 8406, https://www.facebook.com/events Art Fit- Art + Exercise Tue 6/14 Relieve your stress…
The Texas Democratic Convention will spill into San Antonio at the end of the week, when Lone Star State Democrats will choose who to send to the national convention where Hillary Clinton is expected to beat Bernie Sanders for the presidential nomination. But that’s not all that goes on at the convention. Texas Democrats will…
Community backlash has derailed a private company’s plans to build Texas’ third immigration detention center. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports that when Jim Wells County commissioners didn’t approve the deal quickly enough and and asked Serco — a company that runs immigration detention centers in the U.K and Australia — for a second public hearing,…
Walk anywhere in Germany and before long you’ll stub your toe on a stolperstein, a tiny brass “stumbling stone” intentionally raised above ground level that’s inscribed with the name and life dates of a victim of German Nazism. A commemorative effort begun by German artist Gunter Demnig in 1992, the work’s creation marked the 50th…
It’s not enough to sit back on your biscuit slanging shade at The Donald. Whether you hate Drumpf due to his blatant racism, his grandstanding following the attack in Orlando, or because he’s the epitome of the privileged white male, any reason is a good one to attend Xanklah Productions’ sign-making party at La Botánica…
Summer Craft Beer & Alcohol Infused Fruit Tasting: June 16, The Hangar (8203 Broadway St.), 7:00-9:00pm Kick off the Summer in style at The Hangar! They are hosting a massive outdoor summer craft beer tasting. No less than 10 of their regular craft beers and infused fruit samples will be available. There is no cost for entry,…
Love great beer? Love great food? How about great music? Well, the still brand-spanking new Paper Tiger has got all your needs covered! On Tuesday, June 28 from 7:00-10:00pm, the Deep Ellum Brewing Co. and one of San Antonio’s premier chefs, Jason Dady, team up for a night unlike any other: the Pints & Plates Beer…
Listen up all you disk jockeys and bass-heads, Sub.Culture is throwing an electronic music showcase on Friday, June 17! Set at a secret location, the event will include a showcase of the electronic producers and DJs, free beer and free arcade games. Oh, and did we mention free beer? Formed in 2015, Sub.Culture is a collective…
The idea that Eric Clapton may never be able to subject us to the perpetual wankage of “Layla,” the corny, down-home vibe of “Lay Down, Sally” or the reggae-goes-disco version of “I Shot the Sheriff” would usually be a cause for celebration, at least in our house. However, it’s unfortunate when any musician’s abilities are…
We can all agree that summer’s great. Long sunny days, endless glasses of sweet tea and time spent with family. It’s for sure your kids’ favorite time of year, but while the whole no school thing may be a big hit for them, for parents it’s a whole different story. If finding a place to…
As someone who watches the Academy Awards religiously each year (and knows more about the history of the 88-year-old ceremony than he probably should), I am always stunned and disappointed every year when the Academy does not step up and add voice acting in animated features as one of the official award categories. While awards for this type of voice…
Father’s Day is coming up, and don’t you dare buy him another tie, wrench or hedge-trimmer. Show him you care with one of the many specials that SA eateries are offering up for your old man. Here’s a round-up of some of our favorite options. At The Pearl Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery136 E. Grayson…
While the writing is on the wall for Bernie Sanders’ campaign for the Democratic nomination for president, his supporters hope to work his initiatives into the party platform at the Texas Democratic Convention this week. But don’t expect anything like the raucous, contested Nevada state convention where Sanders supporters fought and threw chairs while accusing…
The worst-ever mass shooting in a country that’s seen a lot of them happened at one of Orlando’s most popular gay bars early Sunday morning, when authorities say a man armed with an assault rifle and pistol killed at least 50 people and injured dozens more. And with word that the gunman, identified as 29-year-old…
It doesn’t matter if it concerns the great SA v. ATX taco war of 2016, the Spurs, or anti-Trump rallies and pinatas, San Antonians are fiercely passionate. Our music scene is no exception to the SA standard of giving a shit, so the seventh annual Local Music Week’s a welcomed entity that can be felt (and heard)…
In the realm of astronomy, the summer solstice marks the maximum tilt of the Earth’s axis towards the Sun, a phenomenon that results in the longest day of the year. This midsummer occurrence happens twice a year, once in each hemisphere, when the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky. The occasion marveled the ancients and sparked a number…
If you wanted to write a movie script about an old school Americana/bluegrass band, born outside of its own time from the vestigial folk traditions of Virginia and northward into Canada, you’d be hard-pressed to dream up a more ideal (or unlikely) tale than the real life history of Old Crow Medicine Show. The foundations of the…
A vigil for victims of last night’s shooting at an Orlando nightclub will take place Sunday, June 12 at 7 p.m. at Crockett Park (1300 N. Maine Ave.). At 8 p.m., there will be a march from the park to the intersection of Main Avenue and Evergeen Street for a rally “to demonstrate that our…
Paletas are by no means new to San Antonio. El Paraiso Ice Cream has been cooling down palates (and heating them up simultaneously with the Lucas-laced pops) since 1984. The process of making these sub-zero treats is relatively easy, and the advent of real ingredients in everything has thankfully dripped into paletas. With the addition…
San Antonio’s own Brad and Barry Klinge, world-renowned paranormal researchers and stars of Discovery Channel’s Ghost Lab, will host a day of lectures and presentations with paranormal experts on Saturday, June 11 at the Crockett Hotel. The day-long event, which is part of their multi-city Resurrection Tour, will include a special ghost tour of Alamo Plaza and a gallery reading with clairvoyant medium…
Zines are pretty much the most indie things on this planet. What makes them so special is that they are handcrafted and distributed (usually) by a single person. You can almost feel the heart and soul poured into them, radiating like nuclear fallout. The best thing about zines is that there is one for almost…
With a three-city Texas tour reportedly slated for next week, Donald Trump will try to do something that’s routine for many Republicans: raise big money in the Lone Star State. Texas, among the reddest of the red states, is typically a piggy bank for GOP candidates, and that’s been true this year too — just…
It’s tough to combine two existing businesses into one moniker. So you can’t fault chefs Kris Martinez of Rocker Dogz and Adrian Guerra of Winner Winner Chicken Dinner for the funky amalgamation that is Wine Waffle Chicken and Dogz, their joint venture at 11319 West Ave. which is currently going through a soft opening phase.…
Nothing says summer more than splashing in the shallows of a sunny pool with family, pretending to reapply sunscreen and insisting on the superiority of your cannonball abilities. So, luckily enough for San Antonians, tomorrow, Saturday June 11, marks the day that all city pools open for the regular pool season. Though four swim spots…
With more than 2,000 miles of missing sidewalks and San Antonio’s largest-ever bond looming, City Council debated this week how much of the proposed $850 million should be used to fix missing sidewalks. At a budget policy setting session Wednesday held in a second-floor conference room at the newly renovated Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Capital…
The corner at St. Mary’s Street and Mistletoe Avenue is months away from a new restaurant via the owners of The Cookhouse. If your mouth isn’t watering yet, a) you might be dead inside and b) we can’t be friends. Chef Pieter Sypesteyn shared the news of NOLA, named after ‘s New Orleans, Louisiana roots,…
Is there anything more Texan than tubing in the summer heat? It’s just something about the combination of icy water, scorching inner tubes, and borderline alcohol poisoning that makes Texans lose their collective shit every summer. Texas has plenty of prime real estate to satisfy your desire to throw your worries out the window and…
Local farmers market organizers, members of the Food Policy Council of San Antonio and San Antonio Fire Department officials met to discuss impending amendments to the 2015 International Fire Code for food booths and mobile food establishments. After SAFD agreed to halt a 30-year-old fire inspection fee per per market, per day of $36.05 for…
Republicans in Washington D.C. have taken an unusual interest in the Library of Congress’ day-to-day business lately. For the first time in history, conservatives hijacked a legislative appropriations bill to stop the Library of Congress from abandoning the term “illegal alien” from how it catalogs the 162 million-item collection it manages. Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro…
Dark overlords Black Sabbath will play their last American concert in San Antonio November 12 before the impending doom of (alleged) permanent retirement. Remember when Osbourne collectively pissed off every red-blooded Texan when he lifted his leg on the Alamo Cenotaph in ’82? Now that the obligatory Alamo reminder is out of the way, lets move…
Thursday 6/9-Sunday 6/10 To close out its 10th anniversary season, AtticRep presents the world premiere of 14, an innovative production directed by Roberto Prestigiacomo. Incorporating theater, aerial choreography, dance and digital video mapping, the collaborative performance explores a young person’s coming of age in a post-9/11 world. While today’s children may have grown up in a…
With 367 miles of waves lapping on its shore, Texas is the state with the sixth longest coastline and an eclectic share of maritime retreats. We’ve got the spots flooded by spring breakers, overblown with litter, and crowded with canopies. But unbeknownst to most, we also have the primitive antidotes to these ebbing vacation Meccas,…
On the heels of its major rebrand in March, which included a refocus on local charitable outreach, Santikos Entertainment, formerly Santikos Theaters, has just introduced San Antonio to its newest movie theater. Casa Blanca at Alamo Ranch on the city’s northwest side, which officially opens its doors June 9, is the first fully laser digital projection theater in the world.…
The City of San Antonio spent over $60,000 on a trade and cultural exchange trip to Spain for elected officials and City staff, and in the process may have violated the Texas Open Meetings Act. Thirty-eight people went on the trip, which started on May 21 and ended on May 28 and was sponsored by…
Should police be able to arrest you, threaten to fight you, berate you and then haul you off to jail simply for being “disrespectful”? That appears to be what happened to Eloy Leal last August, according to video the San Antonio Police Department released to KSAT this week that shows SAPD Officer Matthew Belver goading…
How To Stay Safe and Healthy on a Cruise, Brought to you by The Chris Mayo Law Firm: Cruising has never been more popular. In 2016, at least 7 new ocean–going vessels will be launched, including the words biggest “Harmony of the Seas” with room for 5,497 passengers. Whether you leave from Galveston or Houston,…
The pricey, invitation-only Donald Trump fundraiser in San Antonio will take place at the Oak Hills Country Club on Friday, June 17 according to media reports. The lowest donation level listed on the ticket to the event is $500, according to the San Antonio Express-News. But that just gets you into a luncheon — as…
Shoppers may already know (and are probably super excited) that the home decor chain store West Elm is in the process of opening a new store here in San Antonio. The store is expected to open Thursday, June 30 and will be located in the building that was formerly the Nightmare on Grayson Haunted House, but we anticipate that…
Heading to Zine Night this Saturday? Here’s a little bit about what you can expect to find. Alfredo “Freddy” Lopez Jr.is based right here in San Antonio. Lopez is a professional illustrator who is currently working on design in games, comics and cards. He is known to have a gritty style and also known for creating mash…
Michael Carrillo, Mikey Vibe or Michael J., depending on which of his several musical endeavors he’s representing, is no stranger to the rock ‘n’ roll venue located at 1011 Avenue B. Carrillo has been working in the former rock ‘n’ roll venue and beer bar for the last eight years of the club’s existence. Essentially,…
While, obviously, there are thousands of great places to rent and live in the Alamo City, let’s face it, some places definitely give you more bang for your buck. A quick search on Zillow gives you an overwhelming amount of options, with $1,000 giving you 3 bedrooms here or a single studio apartment there. So…
Kevin “The Rat Race Kid” Kosub is quite the character. With a George Jones flat-top, a voice raspy enough to clean sink drains and a penchant for collecting the controversial castoffs of America’s checkered past, the leader of local rock ‘n’ roll group The Blacktears and curator of the Sir Douglas Museum is an accomplished San…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Mythologist Joseph Campbell analyzed fairy tales for clues about how the human psyche works. For example, he said that a fairy tale character who’s riding a horse is a representation of our relationship with our instinctual nature. If that character drops the reins and lets the horse gallop without guidance, he…
I’m a 33-year-old straight guy with a small dick. I have a girlfriend of seven years. When we met, I was really insecure and she had to spend a lot of time reassuring me that it didn’t matter — she loved my dick, sex with me was great, it was big enough for her, etc.…
The extended family of a Texas teen is trying to free her from an East Texas Christian conversion therapy center designed to “cure” her of homosexuality. The 17-year-old girl, identified on a GoFundMe page set up for her legal defense as “Sarah,” was sent to the facility by her parents after she went to prom…
San Antonio summers are synonymous with several activities: tubing, throwing cookouts and eating paletas. And as of several years ago, I’d confidently add weekend farmers markets to that list. But this May, market vendors who prepare food on-site (think Ming’s Thing, Crepelandia, etc.) were asked to start paying a fire inspection fee — a tariff…
One of the most enduring entries into the vanguard of indie rock, Built to Spill rose to fame over two decades ago by virtue of its gnarled melodies and throbbing pop hooks, familiar sounds that once blasted out of the disintegrating stereo system in the ratchet-ass car that you drove to high school. While the…
This Thursday will see the return of Selena tribute, Bidi Bidi Banda, to San Antonio’s Paper Tiger. Boasting a group of Austin’s premier Latin musicians, Bidi Bidi Banda is the “refried” dream of vocalist Stephanie Bergara. The event, consisting of everyone’s favorite Selena jams and Modelo specials all night, will have all the fixins for…
Fans of White Girl Rosé, bottles of wine for under $10, comically large wine glasses and bitching about things will want to get tickets for Matt Bellassai’s stop at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, July 10 at 7 p.m. The former writer, producer and star of Buzzfeed’s Whine About It, will…
While she didn’t get to croon as much as she probably would’ve liked as the track-suit-wearing villain Sue Sylvester on the hit TV series Glee, actress and comedian Jane Lynch has found a way to make up for it. Currently on tour with her cabaret-style comedy show See Jane Sing, she pulls out all the stops.…
The first time I heard Rogue Wave was on a sweltering, sunny day in the autumn of my youth. I was 18 years old and fresh out of high school with every opportunity in the world ahead of me. So, naturally, being the adventurous nomad I am, I was spending this formative time inside of…
Baan Esaan’s Albert Smith is a cocky, confident guy. Half Anglo, half Thai, he handily spins tales about trekking through Thailand’s vast Esaan province, learning about the cuisine and culture and teaching the locals a thing or two about cooking. The rest of us need to learn a thing or three, at least. Esaan (sometimes spelled…
The Lincoln Heights area is about to get a new eatery by way of Cafe Dijon (555 E. Basse Road, Suite 113, 210-822-2665), which opens this Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the former home of Cafe Salsita. Opened by executive chef Iverson Brownell of CanSurvive Cuisine, front-of-house manager/pastry chef Christopher Jara and…
The acrimony between Ted Cruz and pretty much anyone else in the United States Congress reached a new low this year as the junior senator from Texas’ waged his long, mean and ultimately losing fight for the GOP presidential nomination. And while Cruz is known for pissing off his colleagues (who have variously called him…
After closing their doors for several weeks, the crew behind Amaya’s Cocina (1502 E. Commerce St., 210-265-5449) is hosting Sunday brunch on June 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The locally owned East Side eatery known for its awesome tortillas, tasty lunches and monthly brunches, was forced to close down the shop for much-needed…
In less than two months — on the 50th anniversary of the University of Texas Tower shooting — concealed handgun license holders will be able to carry firearms on public college campuses in Texas. The “campus carry” law, passed in May 2015, will impact three San Antonio schools starting August 1: the University of Texas…
The United States may soon have its fourth family detention center to hold women and children accused of illegally entering the country. The Corpus Christi Caller Times reports that Jim Wells County commissioners voted to allow County Judge Pedro “Pete” Treviño Jr. to start negotiating with the Department of Homeland Security and a company called Serco…
Ballet Folklórico de San Antonio This year will be a bittersweet one for instructor Boni Ramos and her ballet folklórico dancers. Last month, her mother and executive director of the cultural education organization, Emma D. Ramos, passed away. This will be the first time in 45 years Ramos will attend the festival without her. “She was…
When Estate Coffee Company and Oak and Salt Quality Goods opened their doors the last weekend of Fiesta, the Insta-razzi came running. The rush was predictable — coffee is having a well-deserved moment in San Antonio, and co-owner Brian LaBarbera had been teasing bits and pieces of the space and would-be drinks for months. And…
Weathered Souls. The phrase invokes images of someone who has been to hell and back but has come out ahead in the end. It is also the name of San Antonio’s latest brewing venture slated to open later this summer. The new brewpub will be located in northeast San Antonio at 606 Embassy Oaks, next…
Prior to leaving our darling city to pursue my education in the morally vacuous stink hole known as Austin, I spent my entire life in north San Antonio. Before seizing the first opportunity available to leave, I dawdled in the cultural wasteland of the San Antonio suburbs for 18 years. Now, the passing of time…
With just a year under its belt, Cullum’s Attagirl (726 E. Mistletoe Ave., 210-437-4263) has played host to many a pop-up. From crawfish to throwback foods to dim sum, the tiny chicken house has acted as an incubator of sorts for young chefs aching to showcase their talents. This past Monday night, Attagirl did it…
It’s a miracle! Smokey Robinson is coming to San Antonio this fall to amaze and astound us with his catalog of iconic hits. The concert will be held at the Majestic Theater on Oct.8 at 8 p.m. and tickets will go on sale this Friday, June 10 at 10 a.m. With a career spanning over…
Put that beer gut to good use this month at Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (11255 Huebner Rd #212). Last Wednesday marked the first day of their monthlong campaign with Pints for Prostates to spread prostate cancer awareness. Every Wednesday in June, Flying Saucer will offer a different classic European beer for its patrons along with pint…
Beer Fang VHS Cinema Tue 6/7 Paper Tiger hosts a weekly movie night featuring VHS oddities with $1 hot dogs, $3 wells and $7 pitchers. Movies start at dusk! Free, 6pm, Tue, Paper Tiger, 2410 N.St.Marys, papertiger.queueapp.com Art @ the Broadway Thu 6/9 Art lovers, friends and guests are invited to sip on complimentary cocktails and…
Break out your flannel shirt and old Dr. Marten’s because Alice In Chains is coming to the Majestic Theater. In a recent band announcement, the grunge group added a second leg to their current North America tour, and San Antonio was one of the lucky locales on that list. The concert will take place at 8…
The San Antonio Spurs are a team with aging stars. Tim Duncan is 40 years old. Manu Ginobili is 38. And both Tony Parker and Boris Diaw are 34. And after another tough showing in the NBA Finals, Spurs fans are eager to see what next season’s roster will look like. Will Duncan retire? Will the…
Sure, mariachis and their music are nothing new to us in San Antonio. Whether you’re enjoying pan dulce or a margarita (or four) at Mi Tierra, strolling along the River Walk or throwing a quince for your prima, the sounds of the trumpets, vihuelas, guitarrons and violins can be heard throughout San Antonio and indeed…
News that Donald Trump would swing through Texas next week hit like thunderbolt in San Antonio, where the presumptive Republican nominee who jump-started his presidential bid by calling Mexicans “rapists” will make his first campaign visit. The immediate and overwhelmingly negative reaction to Trump’s visit here, reportedly planned for June 17, might have to do…
On June 7, as temperatures dawdle up to the high 80s and urban creatives make their way to the rescheduled Pecha Kucha Vol. 22 at Yanaguana Garden at Hemisfair (434 S. Alamo St.), Paleteria San Antonio will make its official debut as the park’s first tenant. Opened by husband-and-wife team Joey and Cecy Rodriguez, Paleteria…
“I’m Rick James, bitch!” Behold, the punch line that, for years, must have weighed on Dave Chappelle, one of our keenest social critics and comedic commentators, like an albatross of celebrity. He even comments on the ubiquity of the one-liner in his brilliant 2004 standup special For What It’s Worth. “I can’t be no celebrity. This shit is just the…
Thousands of gallons of sewage-contaminated water on the Northeast Side burbled out of manholes, over a public hike and bike trail and into Salado Creek over the past few days — a sight that’s become common for people who live nearby. The problem stem from sewer lines under Holbrook Road, which runs parallel to Salado…
A finger injury will keep Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge out of the Olympics this summer in Brazil, ESPN reports. Aldridge was named in January to the 31-man pool of players from which this year’s U.S. Olympic team will be named. His frontcourt mate on the Spurs, Kawhi Leonard, made that cut too. Leonard is still…
Starting and running a successful music venue is an arduous undertaking that has an extremely slim chance of ending in success. To call it a labor of love would probably do poor justice to all of the cursing and freaking-the-fuck out involved. A while back, when I asked Colin Wells – part of the punk triumvirate that opened and ran…
The Negroni. I want to say I was quick to latch onto this libation, but I would be lying. And I’m a horrible liar. Though my counterpart will argue the drink’s merit, and how nuanced it is, and what not, an adequate Negroni is hard to come by. Other than in the hands of professionals,…
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump will stop in San Antonio next week as part of a three-city Texas tour. Trump will come to San Antonio and Houston on Friday, June 17, according to the Dallas Morning News. He’ll be in Dallas the day before. All three stops will include fundraisers, according to the Associated Press,…
Jason Wood Realty, Residential Agent with Keller Williams Realty has a proven history of sound results and a comprehensive background in real estate that encompasses residential home buying and selling, mortgage lending and banking, and general contracting and construction. Passionate about the real estate industry, he is known for his keen skills in analyzing customers’ needs to determine the best choices…
Sure, the AT&T Center isn’t the most DIY venue. In fact, as reported by the Associated Press, the multinational telecommunication giant has regularly handed over phone records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of their Hemisphere program for years. Thanks, Big Brother. Nevertheless, that is precisely where Prophets of Rage, the supergroup consisting…
Hardcore art punks P I N K O’s foaming at the mouth cacophony of noise is about to be unleashed onto America’s east coast for their first major tour. As a San Antonio supergroup, made up of members from Sohns (Alex Mendez), The Grasshopper Lies Heavy (Jared Flores) and Ghost Police (Ethan Campa), P I N K…
Get ready San Antonio swim fans, because Rio is coming to town. A few months ago, USA swimming announced that the 2016 US Olympic Swim Team would conduct their training camp at the Northside ISD Swim Center (8400 North Loop 1604 W) from July 13th-21st. Following the Olympic Trials, which will take place June 26th-July…
Sometime this past Saturday, before the early summer storms pushed the opening reception of “Profiling Made Visible” and all of its accompanying fruit plates inside to the gallery space, there was a calmness in Bihl Haus Arts. Inside the small historic stone building located in Primrose at Monticello Park Senior Apartments, visitors were quietly milling…
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office arrested a youth coach for allegedly sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl over several months, and investigators are concerned that there may be more victims. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Jeffrey Ramos, 48, on Saturday, June 4. Ramos was a coach with the Catholic Youth Organization. He was charged with continuous sexual abuse…
Not long after artist Chuck Ramirez died in a Southtown cycling accident, Sala Diaz created the Casa Chuck residency to commemorate one of San Antonio’s most beloved contemporary artists and bons vivants. Since 2011, writers, critics and curators from across the world have lived in Ramirez’s former residence and studio space, the goal being to…
The debate in Washington D.C. over how to pay for Zika virus prevention and research has trickled into a fiercely competitive Texas congressional race. Over the weekend, Republicans and Democrats left the Capitol for a two-week break without coming up with a funding plan to fight the virus, which has infected 618 people in the…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s maiden voyage in statewide office has been a rocky one, punctuated by felony securities fraud charges and a lawsuit filed against him by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. And on Friday, Texas’ scandal-prone top lawyer waded into yet another controversy, this time trying to silence a whistleblower who claims…
Update: Police arrested Gomez at 9:30 p.m. last night. Police are looking for a 28-year-old man they say killed a 7-year-old girl Wednesday. Frank Gomez is accused of shooting Iris Rodriguez in the head. Rodriguez was walking with her mother near Cuellar Park on the West Side when two people shot at them after an…
A five-minute video published by the San Antonio Express-News shows a police officer kicking a robbery suspect who was surrendering after leading authorities on a chase and bailing out of his vehicle in November 2014. The man’s name is Luis Tinajero and he’s serving 15 years in prison for robbing a Citgo with a shotgun, according…
Rising temperatures and continuous rain suit no one in San Antonio, with the exception of an unwelcome resident — the yellow fever mosquito, aedes aegypti, which can carry the Zika virus. Early summer is the time at which many mosquito species, including aedes aegypti, start to breed. The risk of Zika virus spreading in San…
The self-described “squarest, whitest guy on the planet” has just added two more shows to the couple of concerts already scheduled for the AT&T Center on July 22, 23 and 24. Garth Brooks will now perform twice on Saturday, July 23, with one concert taking place at 7:30 p.m. while the second show starts at…
Sometimes you want to avoid the crowds, the woo-girls and the brunch scenesters. A) You’ll want to get to brunch earlier than 11 for most any restaurant these days, so I hope you’re an early riser, and B) you’ll want to check out these (mostly) low-key joints that deliver warm coffee, tasty toast and over-easy…
Since opening its doors on March 23, Tiger Wings (8210 Broadway, 210-829-5000) has amassed a small following of wing lovers for good reason. A friend and I stopped in on a sleepy Tuesday evening to check out the digs, and after almost missing the location (it’s tucked away north of Beto’s Alt Mex on Broadway). Not…
San Antonio typically gets a foot of rain by early June, but rainfall totals are double that this year, according to the National Weather Service. A wet spring combined with torrential rains over the past few days have contributed to the lofty total, soaking the soil and creating ideal conditions for flash floods. Storms have…
My god this weather is shitty! Call it climate change, call it armageddon, call it much-needed manna from the heavens but just call it off! With the perpetual deluges we’ve been receiving lately it’s not crazy to want to crawl under the covers and never come out. Especially since our two modes of forecast ping-pong…
Put that mimosa down. It’s time for you to expand your brunch palate and give savory, funky, caffeine-filled libations a shot. We’ve rounded up six of your soon-to-be brunch favorites from local restaurants. Bottoms up. La Sangrona at The Fruteria 1401 S. Flores St., (210) 251-3104 Leave it to chef Johnny Hernandez to give us…
Curtis Yurk lives on a 156-acre property just north of Lexington, Texas, in Lee County — smack dab in the path of the planned Vista Ridge pipeline. He says he doesn’t hear a lot of news because of his rural location. However, when informed that San Antonio Water System CEO Robert Puente told City leaders…
This could be the most throwback bar-going experience yet. Recently reopened Hermann Sons Rathskeller Bar (525 S. St. Mary’s St., 512-660-1706) will celebrate First Friday, June 3 starting at 7 p.m. Enjoy some $2.75 Alamo Beer along with other craft and local brews, take in some of San Antonio’s art culture, dine on some delicious food provided…
Sunday mornings are the new Friday nights because of one thing — brunch. Now the places to see and be seen are at the city’s best spots for waffles and what nots, so you got to make sure your outfit is on point. And what better place to show off your best look than at…
Fri 6/3 Pan’s Labyrinth (canceled due to rain) As part of the their Film on the Green outdoor series, SAMA is screening Mexican director/writer Guillermo del Toro’s critically acclaimed 2006 Spanish language fairy tale set on the backdrop of the post-Spanish Civil War. The dark fantasy follows a young girl named Ofelia as she steps…
Texans are watching a lot of trans porn. Perhaps that’s news to the state’s Republican leaders, notably Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton, who want to prevent transgender people from using the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity. But it’s true. Porn site XHamster recently turned over user statistics to Broadly involving…
San Antonio restaurants now have a new way to prove their cleanliness to customers. But only if they want to. The City’s Metro Health department implemented a policy Wednesday that in addition to displaying written inspections by the City, restaurants would now also give restaurants the option of displaying a placard with a letter grade…
BasedGod Lil B is now a BasedWarlock. After a five year feud with the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant, Lil B’s simmering cauldron has unleashed its wrath yet again. This time, the hex has caused the Thunder to lose Game 7 of the NBA Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors. What caused the rapper/motivational speaker to…
Thursday, June 2 Boyfrndz This Austin-based modern prog-rock group certainly has a shot at Rush-ing the mainstream with their newest release, Impulse. With Hikes and Bright Like the Sun. $5 – $10, 9pm, Limelight, 2718 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 735-7775 Thursday, June 2 Thurzgayz Northern Lights Edition VJ Glitoris pays tribute to the electronic superstars of Denmark,…
An Austin judge has ruled that Texas officials can’t arbitrarily lower their standards for childcare facilities just to license an immigration detention center run by a for-profit prison corporation in the desolate South Texas town of Dilley. Activists and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services were back in court in Travis County Wednesday…
When City Council approved a San Antonio Water System proposal to double the size of its rate structure last November, officials told ratepayers not to worry, the majority of customers wouldn’t be impacted because of a new category that rewards households that don’t suck up too much water. On Wednesday, at a City Council B session,…
Another round of late-night torrential rain has closed streets and heightened the risk of flash floods in San Antonio. Twenty-eight streets have been closed so far due to flooding, including the lower level of I-35 near San Pedro Avenue. A full list of closed streets is available here. The storms also caused at least 12,000…
Three San Antonio Current contributors were picked as finalists for the 2016 Association of Alternative Newsmedia awards, plucked from a field of over 821 entries by 70 publications. Each finalist was selected by the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. Interim art director Sarah Flood-Baumann received a finalist nod in the Editorial…
With just a little more than a year under his belt, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s latest executive director, Jerry Ruiz, announced on Wednesday that he’s stepping down. Ruiz is heading to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where he’ll be associate artistic director for the university’s company in residence, PlayMakers Repertory Company. “The Guadalupe…
Science bros and space nerds get amped! Neil deGrasse Tyson is returning once again to San Antonio to grace us with his majestic brain. The interstellar event will take place at the Tobin Center on January 19, 2017. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, June 3 at 10 a.m. Tyson is one of the few astrophysicists…
It seems strange to blog about possibly the least show-boating guy leaving a restaurant group, but when Quealy Watson decides to hang up his apron within the Empty Stomach Restaurant Group, it’s gotta be acknowledged. The sorta-announcement came via Watson’s Instagram, and before anyone gets all hot and bothered, there doesn’t seem to be any…
First Fridays in the Blue Star Arts Complex won’t look or feel quite the same this summer due to the temporary closure of Blue Star Contemporary as its facade gets a well-deserved facelift. Facilitated with support from the City of San Antonio’s Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 11 board, Poteet Architects, the Lifshutz family, the King William Association…
Brunch is supposed to be fast and loose, but there is merit to some structure. As an avid fan who tries to make it out of the house by 10ish so as to avoid the onslaught of still-drunk brunchers, I tend to stick with a certain set of rules that allow for optimal good times.…
Texas can be a dangerous place for lots of folks, but especially children. Kids have suffered neglect and died in its foster care system, the state has one of the highest rates of children who are uninsured or lack enough healthy food to eat, and hundreds of kids are killed or injured by firearms here each…
America Through a Funhouse Mirror
