We’re looking to add a sharp, part-time news reporter to join the Current’s news team — known for its smart, in-depth and accessible journalism. Could that be you? We’d like to hire someone who can quickly find, pitch, and write news stories for our daily online coverage and weekly print edition, and doesn’t need too much direction…
Earlier this month, Santikos enlisted the help of San Antonio Sound Garden and Alamo City Studios to help organize its inaugural annual competition, Riffs and Reels, where 9 local bands were paired with 9 local filmmakers to create respective music videos with a budget of zero. The videos were then judged, with the top three…
Roosevelt Avenue is getting a bar and El Santo aficionados will want to pay homage to this new watering hole. Dubbed El Luchador, the new shop will feature a luchador theme as executed by business partners Ricardo Briones, Jesse Campos, Vanessa Martinez and Billy Mendoza. The bar has been in the soft opening stage since…
Ever wanted to dine eye-to-eye with an enormous spotted creature? The San Antonio Zoo wants to make this dream (or your kids’ dream) come true during their Beastly Breakfast series, where guests can break-fast alongside giraffes. The series launched this past Saturday with an all-you-can eat buffet and the opportunity to feed the three giraffes.…
Fans of multi-course dinners and a variety of flavors will want to get tickets for Kindform’s first of many dinners led by area talent. Guillermo Mendez will kick off the series, hosted by the online publication, on Friday, July 14 at 8 p.m. Mendez is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America-San Antonio and a constant…
For the fourth straight year, Austin’s Mexic-Arte Museum has chosen a curator from San Antonio to put together its consistently excellent, long-running Young Latin@ Artists (YLA) exhibition, focused on presenting some of the brightest emerging Latin@ talents. Following in the footsteps of Más Rudas, Ricky Yanas and David “Shek” Vega, the curator for this year’s…
State Senator Carlos Uresti, who is facing federal fraud charges for his involvement in a Ponzi scheme, has been told to find a new attorney in his case. The reason? His lawyer played a key role in Uresti’s alleged crime. When he’s not at the Capitol, Uresti runs a private law firm in San Antonio. In…
Get ready to write these dates on your calendar, y’all, ’cause the San Antonio Symphony just announced a new lineup of Movies in Concerts, perfect for taking your new Tindr/Grindr date to. Performing live-to-picture by the San Antonio Symphony orchestra, the 2017-18 season includes the film that made you think twice about heading out to…
In the midst of a massive, messy, agency-wide shake-up, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission gave an Austin brewery the green light to start selling the aptly-named “Clusterfuck IPA.” The timing couldn’t be better. Last week’s approval of the Uncle Billy’s Smokehouse & Brewery ale came after six of the TABC’s head honchos were forced out…
Two area breweries are celebrating new releases this week. Independence Brewing Company out of Austin is releasing their Revolución saison ale crafted with tacos in mind (the brew was made in collaboration with the authors of The Tacos of Texas). The release will feature two fiestas. Your first chance to check out the saison will…
Last night at around 9:30 p.m., police were called to a San Antonio church where a cow’s tongue, originally thought to be a heart, had been pinned to the front door with a knife, KENS5 reported. Investigators concluded that the bloody organ was not a heart, but could not say who had left it at…
Where do uniconchas go when they’re not being sold out of Panifico Bake Shop’s Westside outpost? Some magical land made solely of baked goods with gingerbread people and rivers of hot Abuelita chocolate? We may never know, but what we do know is that the popular pan dulce is returning to Panifico this weekend. From…
The weekend wasn’t very kind to Bombay Salsa Co., an Indian/Mexican fusion food truck that opened in 2013. On July 8, the truck was ransacked and the culprits made off with a 27-inch worktop refrigerator and a Honda diesel generator according to a post made by the truck’s owner on their Facebook. To make up costs,…
Chef Stefan Bowers and the St. Anthony Hotel released a new happy hour menu this past week. Thursday was the first day that the happy hour menu went into motion, the menu features both food and classic cocktail specials that will rotate out frequently. Gone is the old happy hour of two dollars off a…
Texas has ignored at least 97 percent of all illegal polluting incidents reported at state oil and gas facilities, according to a report released Friday by Environment Texas and the Environmental Integrity Project. While the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is expected to penalize and monitor companies that report releasing these toxic pollutants, records show it’s…
It’ll be the fizziest of battles come Monday night as a dozen bartenders from across the state duke it out during this mocktail competition hosted by Topo Chico mineral water and Juniper Tar on Monday, July 10 at 5 p.m. Benjamin Krick, bar manager for Juniper Tar, said he first approached Topo about hosting the…
Summer is creeping up on its halfway point, with the corresponding creep of the forecast towards at least The Seventh Circle of Hell levels. One must drink strategically in these conditions, and so we’ve put together a six-pack of local beers to accompany various methods to beat the heat. So, whether you’re wrapping up weekend…
Following the revelations of wide-spread agency corruption and irresponsible spending, two more big-wigs at the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission announced on Thursday they’re leaving the agency. The latest to go include TABC chief of enforcement, Earl Pearson, and head of internal affairs, Andy Peña. They join three other agency leaders who have stepped down so far this…
If you’re a stand-up comedian in a movie, it’s only a matter of time before you’re suffering a sad, unfunny, baggage-spewing nervous breakdown on stage. I think that much of my general apathy towards the medium of live stand-up stems from an irrational fear that this happens at literally every comedy show, in the way…
Since 1995 the Van’s Warped Tour has has been traveling around the country uniting scene kids, punk rockers and all those looking to let out all their angst in a circle pit with an afternoon of punk, ska, metal and hip-hop. Over the years the tour has hosted artists like Eminem back in 1999 and…
Spurs sharpshooter Bryn Forbes continued to scorch the nets at the Utah Summer League, pacing San Antonio with 21 points in a losing effort versus the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. The previous evening, Forbes lit up the Boston Celtics for 31 points, leading all players to secure the Spurs’ sole offseason victory in Utah.…
Long-time favorite food truck and ultimate munchies spot, The Fridge announced Friday morning that it will close its truck doors at the end of this month. The food truck will remain open every Wednesday through Saturday evening at the Alamo Street Eat Bar until July 29, so Fridge fans can still get fill of Hot…
Queer, sexual, energy. If there were just three words I could use to describe the vibe at the Big Freedia show last night at the Paper Tiger, it would be that. But, long before her performance Thursday night or her feature on Beyonce’s mega-hit “Formation,” Big Freedia was tearing up the New Orleans clubs scene…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Unless you were raised by a pack of feral raccoons or a fundamentalist cult, now is a perfect time to dive in to your second childhood. Is there a toy you wanted as a kid but never got? Buy it for yourself now! What were the delicious foods you craved back…
During their lifetimes, Diego Rivera easily surpassed his wife Frida Kahlo in terms of success and notoriety … but in death, Kahlo’s undeniably overshadowed Rivera — not to mention his well-known contemporaries David Alfaro Siqueiros and José Clemente Orozco. A decade ago, the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City observed the 100th anniversary of…
Texas’ newest iteration of a voter ID law that federal judges say discriminates against Latino and black voters isn’t racist anymore, according the U.S. Department of Justice. Or, in their words, the state’s updated voter ID law removes any “discriminatory effect or intent” from the 2011 version, which the courts have blocked. In a Wednesday legal…
Ice cream and beer floats are a magical thing when done right. Lovers of both will have a chance to check out Hoppy Monk’s take on beer float social this afternoon starting at 5 p.m. The shop, known for its oodles of taps, will feature ice cream and 5-ounce pours of beer available to combine…
The most important meal of the day just got a little sweeter. Whataburger has introduced two new biscuit sandwiches to their breakfast menu, served from 11 p.m. to 11 a.m. Welcome the spicy strawberry chicken and sausage biscuits. Warm buttermilk biscuits sandwich either a breaded chicken strip or sausage patty, followed by a dose of…
A Bexar County Juvenile Detention officer accused of sexually assaulting a teenage inmate was arrested Wednesday. The county sheriff Javier Salazar arrested Jasquel Jamal Spell, 23, after an inmate reported a possible inappropriate relationship between the detention officer and a 15-year-old girl. On one occasion, Spell removed the girl from her room forcing her to…
Here at the Current we are bombarded with endless emails and notifications from out-of-town bands on tour, regional and local bands wanting us to do write-ups for their project, tour or show their playing. Sometimes combing through it all can be a bit tedious, but every once in a while, a diamond in the rough…
Fans of fried chicken will want to head to Max’s Wine Dive today for a special discount on their signature dish. On Thursday, the Quarry Village restaurant will offer the famous fried chicken, served with mashed potatoes, collard greens, Texas toast and chipotle honey butter, for $10. The dish, regularly priced at $18, often lands…
The San Antonio Stars are used to being honored and cheered every time they defend home court at the AT&T Center. During a visit to the Fort Sam National Cemetery, the team had the opportunity to return the favor and honor the lives of fallen soldiers who served our country, and protected our freedom. “There…
Hairspray, one of America’s favorite Broadway musicals, comes to the Playhouse this summer. Based on John Waters’ 1988 film, Hairspray follows spunky, curvaceous teen Tracy Turnblad aspiring to become a famous performer. After winning an opportunity to dance on her favorite TV program, The Corny Collins Show, Tracy is swept up into a celebrity cyclone…
Whether it’s Goldust’s sci-fi-soundtrack, Mark Henry’s Three 6 Mafia-rapped intro or the Undertaker or Bray Wyatt’s creeping, unsettling entrance themes, music plays almost as big a role in “sports entertainment” wrestling as metal folding chairs. By pairing six matches with a live band, Heavy Metal Wrestling gives fans the chance to bang their heads between…
Friday kicks off the 24th annual Balcones Heights Jazz Festival (July 7, 14, 21 and 28), a free family-friendly event at the Wonderland of the Americas Amphitheater. In the past, the festival has hosted such internationally acclaimed artists as saxophonist Jeff Kashiwa, jazz/pop vocalist Slim Man, and fusion guitarist Peter White. David Munoz, host of…
If you’re from Texas, you more than likely know the tragic story of the University of Texas tower shooting, which took place on August 1, 1966. During that late morning, former Marine sharpshooter Charles Whitman rode the elevator to the top of the tower on the Austin campus armed with an assortment of weapons and…
There are 10 days standing between us and the new season of HBO’s Game of Thrones, which premieres July 16. Surely, I didn’t have to tell you that. The fandom of this fantasy hit extends to San Antonio kitchens, namely Mixtli’s, which will host a dinner series celebrating all things Thrones from August 22 to…
In one of the more conceptual components of Contemporary Art Month 2017, Museum of Pocket Art (MoPA) director/curator Roberto Jackson Harrington roved the streets of the Lone Star Arts District armed with pocket-sized works of art created by Gil Rocha-Rochelli. A Laredo-based artist who earned his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of…
We’re halfway through the year and the openings and closings in the restaurant scene keep coming. Here’s what May flowers brought us in the way of June restaurants: Squeezers Co., a new juice trailer in Southtown, opened at the end of May with a slew of juicy offerings. Find them at 609 S. Alamo St. Kung…
Members of San Antonio’s Black Lives Matter community spent their Independence Day asking the city to remove the granite Confederate soldier looming over Travis Park. The anonymous soldier tops a memorial for fellow members of the confederacy that died during the Civil War. It wasn’t the first time the public has asked the city to…
San Antonio Police Officer Julio Cavazos was released from the hospital Tuesday, after he was injured in a shooting last week that left both his partner, Officer Miguel Moreno, and gunman Andrew Bice dead. According to SAPD, Cavazos was treated at the San Antonio military Medical Center for wounds to his chin and chest. On Monday his…
I’m a 29-year-old straight woman facing a dilemma. I dated this guy about a year ago, and in many ways he was exactly the guy I was looking for. The main hitch was sexual. Our sex was good, but he had a fetish where he wanted me to sleep with other guys. Basically, he gets…
Stand-up comedian Rick Gutierrez’s kids might be all grown up now, but the San Antonio native has one important piece of advice for today’s generation of parents raising young children: stop listening to advice from people trying to tell you how to raise your kids. “If you’re a parent, you’re going to make mistakes, but…
It’s nothing new to hear NBA pundits call the San Antonio Spurs old every year, but if 61-year-old Calvin Roberts has his way, there just might be some truth to that consistent criticism this upcoming season. Roberts, who played college basketball at Cal State Fullerton, was the Spurs’ pick (83rd overall) during the fourth round…
Stipulated: Nobody needed another Spider-Man movie. The jokes about multiple reboots of the web-slinger are all valid, and even keeping in mind the admirable restraint in Spider-Man: Homecoming of not revisiting the most familiar material — no radioactive spider, no death of Uncle Ben, no J. Jonah Jameson, no redheaded Mary Jane — it’s understandable…
Thu 7/6 Connecting The Dots: A Jazz Flamenco Performance Flamenco is to Spain, what jazz is to America. Both are improvisational styles of music that originated within oppressed minority communities and have now reached a status that sees them as their respective country’s unique export and original contribution to the arts. The first cross-pollination between…
As a student at Churchill High School in the early 2000s, Chris Silcox could never have imagined the time he spent on stage with the drama department would lead him to an unconventional career in Hollywood. In the new Marvel Studios reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming, which opens at theaters this Friday, Silcox was hired as one…
In case you did not make it out by the Canyon Lake, Port A, the pool, or you plain ol’ forgot to tie your barbecue pit to a tree at Woodlawn Lake, here are a few last-minute Fourth of July parties to attend. Bexar Pub: The party starts at 3 p.m. with day-long happy hour…
It was but a year ago that San Antonio was finally introduced to Peruvia Nikkei and Chifa cuisine by way of Botika. The Geronimo Lopez-helmed restaurant that opened inside the former home of Arcade Midtown Kitchen will celebrate turning one this Wednesday. The festivities include all-day happy hour offering including $1 empanadas, $1.50 Shiner Light,…
Toro Kitchen and Bar, which opened earlier this year, specializes in Spanish style food that is prepared by chef, Juan Carlos Bazan. Owned by Gerardo De Anda, the Spanish-style eatery became a Northside favorite the second it opened its doors. The spot is a popular dinner destination, often at capacity, so if you want to…
With one look at the incredibly realistic and intricate cakes Sideserf Cake Studio is known for creating, one could say the Austin-based company has, in effect, broken the cake mold. Owners Natalie and Dave Sideserf now get the opportunity to share their talents with the world as they star in their own Food Network baking…
#SummerSpurs pic.twitter.com/1ICis2qXLK — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) July 1, 2017 Summer League basketball tips off for the Spurs tonight in Salt Lake City as Dejounte Murray leads the silver and black in an offseason showdown against the Utah Jazz. Rotation players Davis Bertans and Bryn Forbes will also see action at the Utah Summer League,…
The first time I heard about transgender people, it was the mid-1990s. The Crying Game had been out for nearly half my life, but I’d never been able to understand the hushed conversations around the movie. My parents didn’t want to talk too much about the “twist” in the middle, but they assured their friends…
This weekend, the folks of the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, a vibrant community arts and education organization on San Antonio’s Westside, will host a birthday celebration for its most recognizable and storied facility: The Guadalupe Theater. Predating the cultural arts organization by nearly 40 years, the Guadalupe Theater, or Teatro Guadalupe, really was the spot…
Big Freedia Thursday, July 6 Perhaps now best known for her feature on Beyonce’s track “Formation”, Big Freedia has been representing New Orleans long before she teamed up with the Lemonade star. Dubbed the ambassador of bounce, a style of high energy dance music with lots of call-and-response party and Mardi Gras Indian chants, Freedia’s…
Hailing from New Orleans by way of Austin, Bill Moran – known as Good Ghost Bill in slam and spoken word circles – is currently on an international tour promoting his latest collection of poetry, Oh God Get Out. Published by the celebrated indie press Write Bloody Publishing, the book is an incredibly intricate mapping…
Last November, as holiday treat sales began to ramp up, Cynthia Rodriguez-Stahl’s sister-in-law challenged her to make her own buñuelos. Several hundred shares on Facebook, and 200 dozen buñuelos made through the holiday season, a small business was born. For Rodriguez-Stahl, making the buñuelos was not a problem. The trained chef graduated as one of the…
President Donald Trump has nominated former Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison for U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance between 28 North American and European states. If confirmed, she would be the second woman in NATO’s 78-year history to serve as ambassador. Hutchison, Texas’ first female U.S. Senator, worked in the Senate…
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex spouses of government employees have no “inherent right” to the benefits that opposite-sex spouses receive, like dental, health, or life insurance. In a Friday ruling, the all-Republican court said that while the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision requires states to legally recognize same-sex marriages…
Update 11:45: Officer Miguel Moreno died from his injuries shortly after 11 a.m., according to SAPD spokeswoman Romana Lopez. — (Original Post) One of the two San Antonio police officers shot while on patrol Thursday afternoon is not expected to survive, San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus told reporters Friday morning. McManus said the other…
When Mike Green moved here six years ago from Atlanta, the goal wasn’t exactly to grow roots here in San Antonio. Rather he wanted to spend about a year here with the manager he had at the time, and then eventually move out to LA to get plugged into that music scene. But life happens,…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will lead the charge to end an Obama-era program that granted relief to so-called “Dreamers”, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. In a Thursday letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Paxton gave the Trump Administration an ultimatum – and a deadline. If by September…
Frosé is trickling its way into San Antonio. The Brooklynite first started serving the wine-based slush as part of their summer menu and now Los Barrios and Dignowity Meats are joining in on the frozen rosé fun. At Dignowity Meats, owner Andrew Samia uses a Spanish garnacha rosé and combines it with simple syrup and juice…
Changes are coming to The Rusty Bucket, a southwest side barbecue joint known for its beef ribs. Bryon Hobbs, owner of Smokin’ Down South BBQ in Stockdale, and friend Jim McShane, have partnered to takeover The Rusty Bucket previously owned by best friends, Anthony Annis and Cary Rhodes. With just two days under their belt, Hobbs…
As the home of the Alamo, one of America’s greatest monuments of freedom fighting, San Antonio honors our nation’s independence through various events every year on the Fourth of July. Celebrating Independence Day weekend with Fiesta-style fanfare, the three-day Market Square Freedom Festival features local artisan crafts for sale, a plethora of food options, live…
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said two officers were in “very critical condition” after a suspect shot them during what the chief called a routine “field contact” north of downtown Thursday afternoon. McManus said the two officers, 9-year veterans of the San Antonio Police Department, were part of a patrol team responding to a…
Since late May, a Bexar County grand jury has steadily handed over four separate indictments to Genene Jones, charging the former pediatric nurse with the murder of four different children under her watch — nearly 40 years ago. Each of these children were patients in the pediatric intensive care unit of Bexar County Hospital (now…
Prosecutors this week dropped the perjury charge against the state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland, the Chicago woman whose arrest and ultimate suicide in a Texas jail cell two years ago triggered a national discussion around how police treat people of color. Brian Encinia, the Texas Department of Public Safety trooper who arrested Bland, was…
When Judith Hanley decided to retire early this spring, the future of La Taza Coffee House was momentarily in peril. Neighbors who have frequented the Brook Hollow* coffee shop for their morning joe, business meetings, book clubs and Meet-ups won’t have to mourn the loss of their coffee-house-turned-community-center as it reopens its doors this Saturday…
At first glance, it might look like the U.S. Supreme Court this week punted on an alarming case that raises a very disturbing question: whether federal agents patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border can shoot and kill with impunity, so long as their victims are Mexicans who die on Mexican soil. In an unsigned opinion this week,…
A former San Antonio real estate mogul and one-time film investor was sentenced Wednesday to just over five years in federal prison for laundering drug money for the infamous Sinaloa Cartel — lead by Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Guadalajara native Mauricio Sánchez Garza pleaded guilty last October to laundering money with his brother Alejandro through various businesses…
On Wednesday, Tim Duncan’s ex-financial advisor was sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding the former Spurs star, and was ordered to pay back some $7.5 million he stole. Duncan wrote in his victim statement that in his 19 years of performing as a professional athlete, he wanted to “make a living that would last…
For some youth artists at San Anto Cultural Arts, the first time they’ll be inside of an art gallery will also be the first time they’ll sell a piece of their own artwork. Through the month of July, Presa House Gallery will host “Ojos Hacia El Futuro” or “Eyes to the Future” — a month-long art…
It won’t be too long before beer drinkers start noticing a new notice on their bottles and cans. In an effort to help small, independent craft beer makers distinguish their product from breweries recently acquired by Big Beer, the Brewers Association released a new craft beer seal as of Tuesday morning. “Independence matters,” BA Board…
The long, hot days that signal summer’s arrival bring with them the boisterous activities that make up LGBTQ Pride. Although it’s always been a popular month for Pride celebrations across the nation (many commemorating the Stonewall Riots that occurred in June of 1969), June became officially recognized as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month in 2000…
From the mind of award-winning playwright Sara Ruhl comes Eurydice, a play referencing the classic Greek myth of Orpheus — but told from the perspective of his wife Eurydice. Ruhl’s atypical retelling of the myth is an artistic allegory of love and death, combining innovative language and moving melodies. In the play, Eurydice is torn between…
Printmaker, painter, mixed-media artist, former UTSA art professor and local treasure Meredith Dean has a creative impulse that simply will not quit. Aside from teaching (until 2014) and creating bold, color-rich abstract works (which have been shown across the country and internationally), Dean founded the Santa Reparata International School of Art in Florence, Italy (along…
Fourth of July means freedom to eat all the oysters you can muster at Shuck Shack, which is celebrating its second anniversary with specials and an Alamo Beer takeover. Patrons who stop in July 4 from noon to 9 p.m. can nosh on $1 Gulf oysters, $2 select East Coast oysters, $3 white cheddar jalapeño hushpups, $3…
It’s not exactly every day that folks from San Antonio sign on to huge record labels. Especially in this new era of DIY resurgence, with the entire music industry changing over the past two decades, landing major label support is a rare occasion. But that’s exactly what’s happened for bassist Troy Doebbler and guitarist Roman…
One evening in March 2011, dozens of assassins tied to the infamous Zetas drug cartel began to arrive in Allende, a small town situated in the northern Mexico state of Coahuila, a lucrative smuggling corridor that borders the Texas city of Eagle Pass. U.S. officials say Marciano Millan Vasquez, who went by the nickname Chano,…
It’s hard to believe it’s been a full year since The Squeezebox opened its doors along the St. Mary’s Strip. The bar quickly filled a Salute-sized hole in the heart of many San Antonians, and co-owners Ryan Dietrich, Osvaldo Ordonez, Julio Lopez and Aaron Peña along with Danny Delgado (Hi-Tones, Faust, Lowcountry) gave Strip-goers another place…
Smoke filled the San Antonio skyline Tuesday after a fire at the downtown Shops at Rivercenter. According to Express-News, no one was injured, but hundreds of people were evacuated from the complex, including guests at the 38-story Marriott Riverwalk Hotel. San Antonio Fire Department told Express-News they believed the flames started as a grease fire and…
The Mexican government said that Texas’ new immigration bill could “create a climate of persecution” among the state’s Mexican-American population in a affidavit submitted to a federal court Tuesday. Penned by Luis Videgaray Caso, Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the affidavit backs the lawsuit filed by a number of Texas cities, counties, and advocacy groups against…
Thu 6/29 “Interval” Once a year, Ruiz-Healy Art invites a guest curator to organize a group exhibition — with the condition that several artists from the gallery’s roster are included alongside selected guest artists. Citing the success of previous shows curated by Mexico City-based Octavio Avendaño Trujillo (“Why Is the Sky Blue?”) and San Antonio’s…
Just being in the same room as a smartphone makes it harder for your brain to perform and complete tasks, according to new research from the University of Texas at Austin. UT Assistant Professor Adrian Ward led the study, which experimented with around 800 smartphone users. During one of the experiments, people could choose to…
After years of vacancy and futile attempts at full restoration, the historic Alameda Theater is expected to accept visitors again by the year 2020. The new theater will feature renovations, such as completely repaired murals, stage areas, balconies and seating. City planners also want to add an adjacent outdoor amphitheater, which would allow the facility…
No stranger to things odd and outsized, Texas has its fair share of plainly weird place names. Gun Barrel or Cut and Shoot, anyone? But as if to balance out bizarre bergs such as Loco and Ding Dong, there is also a cohort of feel-good monikers: Sunrise, Rainbow, Sweet Home, Happy, Paradise … some might…
This story was originally published on our sister site, Out in SA. I have a confession to make, y’all. When I was finishing my undergraduate degree, I was offered an amazing opportunity for a full partnership in a little restaurant — total creative control and no financial investment necessary, just my kitchen prowess and my…
Standing at 6-foot-4, San Antonio Stars center Kayla Alexander is almost always seen as a basketball player. She was the eighth overall pick in the 2013 Draft by the Stars, a four-time All-Big East Honoree and the Syracuse career leader in points, blocks, field goals, free throws and games. But ask Alexander, and find out…
The Beguiled is a dramatic exploration of morality during war, but it’s not told on the battlefield or anywhere near the front lines. Rather, director Sofia Coppola’s (Lost In Translation) visually drab film is set mostly inside a Virginia boarding school for girls during the Civil War. By zeroing in on the location, and with…
Lesbian bars have been shuttering across the nation, including in Austin. But the liberal mecca has no lack of LGBTQ women. Michelle Solorzano Daly, a Purple Heart Army veteran, and her partner, event planner Kelly West, saw an opportunity to provide a home base for the community. Three-and-a-half years ago, they formed a brand to…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): This is a perfect moment to create a new tradition, Aries. You intuitively know how to turn one of your recent breakthroughs into a good habit that will provide continuity and stability for a long time to come. You can make a permanent upgrade in your life by capitalizing on an…
There’s something slightly dark and poetic about the work of local artist Kristy Perez — who’s well known for her realistic drawings of skulls and bones but she also sculpts, paints, designs and collaborates with her partner Britt Lorraine on sets and concepts for contemporary dance pieces. Unsurprisingly, that dark, poetic spirit also pervades poems…
I had a great time at the live taping of the Savage Lovecast at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre. Audience members submitted questions on cards, and I tackled as many questions as I could over two hours—with the welcome and hilarious assistance of comedian Kristen Toomey. Here are some of the questions we didn’t get to…
If you’re single and looking to mingle, or just on the hunt for a good time this Friday night, you may want to check out the Hex Your Ex Singles Mixer. Hosted by eclectic local boutique La Santa Luna and magnetic dynamo Wayne Holtz, the event will provide opportunities to burn old shit that reminds…
Still tittering with excitement after their well-deserved win for Best Burlesque Troupe in the Current’s annual readers’ poll, the effervescent and body-positive Pastie Pops are revved up and ready to celebrate LGBT Pride with the latest edition of their Big Gay Burlesque Show. Hosted in the intimate new event space at Southtown’s recently relocated Sexology…
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry gave White House reporters an animated performance Tuesday in an attempt to lay out the future of U.S. energy policy. “You have a lot of energy,” said one reporter during the afternoon press conference. “I come from a place with a lot of energy,” Perry replied, beaming. Despite…
Fiesta Youth Teen Meeting Every Tuesday, nonprofit organization Fiesta Youth invites local LGBT youth and allies between the ages of 12 and 18 into a welcoming atmosphere focused on friendship and support. Meetings for parents and caregivers of LGBT youth are held the second Tuesday of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30…
Mipso Wednesday, June 28 Hailing from Chapel Hill, NC, there is a true Southern bluegrass charm to indie folk band Mipso. While combining traditional folk string instruments with uplifting gospel-like vocal harmonies, a hint of deep drum maintains the band’s progressive agenda. Starting as a 4 piece string band, playing shows around the UNC area,…
If you graduated high school in the early aughts you know that Shakira’s “Whenever, Wherever” was impossible to escape — not that we were necessarily trying to (ok maybe after the 100th time of hearing it). But even before that song hit the airwaves, bringing another Latina to the forefront of pop music, Shakira had…
The word moderation has no meaning inside Bubble Waffle Bar. They opened their doors with Hong Kong waffle sandwiches, ice cream tacos and HK waffles filled with ice cream, all manners of toppings, syrups, fruit bits and what nots. So, it makes sense for them to have duplicated a treat made popular by Sugar Sugar…
It’s been three years since San Antonio’s LGBT community has had an ally in the mayor’s office. During her time in office, former Mayor Ivy Taylor did little to recognize the existence of her LGBT constituents, let alone support them. She called 2013’s non-discrimination ordinance — a measure that added protections for sexual orientation, gender…
“The Session of Oppression.” That’s what LGBT rights advocates have nicknamed Texas’ 85th Legislative Session. In the legislature’s brief, five-month stretch, conservative state lawmakers pitched no less than two dozen different bills aimed at restricting the rights of LGBT Texans. “This is the largest number of specifically anti-LGBT bills that we’ve ever faced,” said Chuck…
The Watels are having you over for lunch. After serving their last buttery plate of escargot over Father’s Day weekend, the Bistro Vatel staff won’t be out of commission for much longer. Legal issues between the landlord and tenants forced the French restaurant to leave its home of nearly 18 years. But starting today, chef…
From the male actors donning wigs and dresses at the Globe Theatre in London in the 1600s to the Kabuki performers of Japan later in the same century, men dressing as women (and vice versa) has existed long before the world of RuPaul and RuPaul’s Drag Race. However, it’s hard not to mention RuPaul or…
Once a year, Ruiz-Healy Art invites a guest curator to organize a group exhibition — with the condition that several artists from the gallery’s roster are included alongside selected guest artists. Citing the success of previous shows curated by Mexico City-based Octavio Avendaño Trujillo (“Why Is the Sky Blue?”) and San Antonio’s own Jesse Amado…
Melissa Etheridge is a rock and roll icon par excellence. She has won two Grammys — both for Best Rock Vocal Performance — and been nominated for a slew of others. Her soulful and smoky voice pairs impeccably well with her rootsy and bluesy pop-rock style; she sings with a confidence and emotional immediacy that…
U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia heard arguments Monday on how Texas’ new immigration enforcement law could cause irreparable harm to the cities, counties, and communities it targets. The preliminary injunction hearing, which took place in San Antonio’s Federal Courthouse, was the first court appearance for the growing number of plaintiffs who’ve sued the state over…
Not that it hasn’t always been there in some way, shape or form, but exaggerated, outlandish costumes and makeup concepts have flourished in recent seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race — exemplified by the likes of deranged living doll Trixie Mattel (season seven), “7-foot-tall, live-action anime character” Kim Chi (season eight) and Atlanta-based transformation specialist Nina…
This Story originally appeared in our sister paper, Out in SA. Just hours before the Pride Bigger Than Texas Parade steps off on July 1, local LGBT activists plan to paint rainbow crosswalks at the intersection of North Main and East Evergreen. The effort, dubbed Pride 2017 Chalk It Up, is being organized by local…
There will be another way to cool down this summer with the grand opening of Steel City Pops this Thursday at noon. The first location in San Antonio will serve as a hub for more locations to come as it sits on approximately 3,600 square feet of production, office and dining space. A covered patio will…
On Monday, protestors gathered outside the federal courthouse in San Antonio to rally against the controversial Senate Bill 4, which some have called the state’s new “show me your papers” law, saying the measure discriminates against immigrants and people of color. “Together we are going to go into this court and tell the judge that this…
An icon in the newspaper industry has passed away. Florentino “Tino” Durán, former publisher and CEO of La Prensa Newspaper, a family-owned bilingual publication in San Antonio, died Sunday at his home after a four-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 82 years old. “Our sweet, beautiful and loving daddy went to be with the…
Parker County sheriffs arrested Weatherford resident Cynthia Marie Randolph, 25, this past Friday for the deaths of her two-year-old daughter and 16-month-old son after leaving them in car for several hours on May 26. According to investigators, when the two children refused to get out of the vehicle, Randolph decided to teach them a “lesson”…
Last September, a construction crew working on the $135 million renovation of the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio dug up bones, the first of what turned out to be the human remains of an estimated 70 people buried at the downtown campo santo sometime between 1808 to 1860. While they confirmed dozens were likely still…
Burger Boy, which changed ownership earlier this year, is now open on Sunday. Announced via Facebook this past Sunday morning, the new hours mean diners can now enjoy a Bate’s Special with cheese, and their expanded varieties of milkshakes seven days a week. Burger Boy’s hours will now run 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday…
On the Northside off of loop 1604, there is a bar that is sporting one of the largest tap walls in San Antonio. The Hoppy Monk, which started in El Paso, opened a second location in SA town about three years ago. The spot features over 50 beers on tap (and a few in bottles),…
By now, at least four counties, five cities, and a handful of city officials in Texas have signed on to a lawsuit against the state’s new immigration law, a measure that will extend the reach of federal immigration enforcement into local police departments. Since Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 4 in May, the number…
A vegan burger patty, a product of an astutely marketed startup, and it just so happens to bleed… That’s the abridged story of The Impossible Burger by Impossible Foods, a startup that launched in 2011 with one goal in mind: answering “Why does meat taste like meat?” and reengineering the answer using only plant-based ingredients that…
There are several reasons to spend this Sunday Funday at Paper Tiger. For starters, the venue is bringing in Louisiana’s Rebirth Brass Band, a Grammy-winning group formed in early 80s New Orleans that was featured in HBO’s post-Katrina Treme, and knows how to get the party started. Tickets to the Sunday show are $15 for…
If there were a Chicano version of Tinder, Ruby Red would be the first to admit that she’s swiped right a little too often. She’s the mujer who’s dated too many men and in all her years, has had a little too much fun. And in “Ruby Reds, Big Birds y Burros”, the second installment…
Just one day after Ariel Pink announced his new album Dedicated to Bobby Jameson, which is set to release September 15, Margin Walker delivered some equally exciting news: Ariel Pink will play at the Paper Tiger this November. You can thank Sound on Sound Fest spillover for bringing the one-man band to San Antonio, whose…
The California attorney general announced on Thursday that the state would no longer allow state-funded or state-sponsored travel to Texas due to its discriminatory legislation. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra credited his decision to Texas House Bill 3859, which allows faith-based adoption agencies to deny placement of foster children based on “sincerely held religious beliefs.”…
Welcome to the #SpursFamily, @Dwhite921! pic.twitter.com/3uUhz8b6gS — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) June 23, 2017 Twenty years after they selected Tim Duncan with the first overall pick in the NBA draft, the San Antonio Spurs seemingly entered draft night in Brooklyn with a purpose. Heading into the draft, reports surfaced that both LaMarcus Aldridge and Danny Green…
Without being too cliche, try not to judge “Decolonize Your Diet” by its cover. Though the in-your-face title might be a turn-off for readers and cooks unfamiliar with indigenous fare, this expertly written cookbook could one day help heal the masses. The paperback cookbook published by Arsenal Pulp Press in late 2015 is essentially sharing…
Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz have quickly come out on opposite sides of the Senate’s proposed Obamacare replacement bill. Both Republican lawmakers were members of the Senate group (made up of all white men) tasked with drafting the sweeping legislation. But shortly after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled the 142-page substitute bill Thursday,…
At around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, paramedics responded to an incident near Thousand Oaks and Quarry Park, where a man reportedly lit himself on fire and jumped from a bridge, killing himself. The incident took place near Morgan’s Wonderland, where two witnesses saw the man jump, reports MySA. According to San Antonio Police Department Detective Richard…
The newly inaugurated San Antonio City Council began their term on Thursday by voting to join over 300 U.S. cities that have signed pledges to combat climate change. Mayor Ron Nirenberg, along with nine other city council members, agreed to the guidelines of the Paris climate agreement, which President Donald Trump withdrew from earlier this…
A suspect accused of starting the blaze that gutted a Victoria mosque in late January has been charged with a federal hate crime. Federal court records filed on Thursday accuse Marq Vincent Perez of damaging the Victoria Islamic Center “because of the religious character of the property,” along with one count of using fire to commit…
The County Line Bar-B-Q has contributed one million pounds of food to the San Antonio Food Bank since 2001 though its “Live Music Series at The County Line.” To celebrate the monumental donation total, the San Antonio Food Bank will award the restaurant with a banner for its accomplishment tonight at 7 p.m. Country music and…
Two bodies were found in Canyon Lake on Wednesday within nine hours of each other. David Alan Morrison, 65, was found floating nearly seven hours after he was reported missing. According to the Express–News, searchers found his body next to a small aluminum boat near Canyon Lake’s western shores at Tom Creek — about 40…
San Antonio finally lured a Triple-A baseball club to town. Not because local ownership secured the needed financing for a brand-new stadium instead of possibly relying on taxpayer funds (because that hasn’t happened) or because city officials approved development plans (because they haven’t). No, San Antonio will become one of the newest hosts of the…
The head chef of Davila’s BBQ will take part in a kitchen takeover at Restaurant Gwendolyn, serving up specialty barbecue on June 29 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Chef Adrian Davila will bring barbecue to Victorian-inspired Restaurant Gwendolyn for the first time. Davila is planning a five-course dinner that stays true to Restaurant Gwendolyn’s practices…
For those that can put away a hot dog (or four) this Fourth of July, you may want to consider heading over to Fast Eddie’s Billiards for their Independence Day Hot Dog Eating Competition on July 3. A $5 entry fee is all it takes to sign up for this competition that tests your mettle.…
Time to clink your glass in celebration of National Mai Tai day. Landry’s Seafood House is going to help you do just that while paying homage to the rum-filled early tiki drink. On June 30, Landry’s is offering a one night only mai tai and coconut shrimp combo for $10. For a night that’s easy…
It’s become a regular part of San Antonio music lovers’ year to eagerly anticipate the next installment of the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio’s (YOSA) Classic Albums Live series. Starting in 2014 with the now 20 year old Radiohead opus OK Computer, the live series, which has also taken on The Beatles’ Abbey Road (in…
Bubble Puppy Friday, June 23 If you think Bubble Puppy’s only good song was their hit “Hot Smoke And Sassafras”, I urge you to dust off that album (or jump online) and re-listen to the record in its entirety. It’s a solid piece of rock and roll that deserves another whirl. After opening for The…
A Bexar County grand jury has brought a new murder charge against 66-year-old Genene Jones in a renewed push to keep the former nurse behind bars. Jones is charged with killing 2-year-old Rosemary Vega with an unknown injection while working at the Bexar County Hospital (now University Hospital) nearly 40 years ago. The Wednesday indictment…
It was announced yesterday that Eva Ybarra, the singer, bandleader, accordion wiz, and conjunto legend often dubbed La Reina Del Acordeón, will join a growing host of San Anto musical and literary giants with fancy national recognition. Ybarra, whose impressive and groundbreaking career has spanned more than six decades, is one of nine recipients of the…
The McNay Art Museum is hosting a series of interactive community events that attempt to encourage social consciousness, strength and transparency. During this month’s installment of the Mash-Up: Community in Conversation on June 22, President of DreamWeek Shokare Nakpodia and stand-up comedian and author Sarah Fisch will discuss their expertise in their professional fields and…
To land on Texas Monthly’s “The Best and Worst Legislators” list, a lawmaker has to stand out in either amazing or horrible ways. For the most part, the magazine’s survey, published after each regular session of the Texas Legislature, ignored San Antonio’s state-level politicians (and that’s probably a good thing). There was one exception: TM named Rep.…
Boerne resident Kyle Courtney apparently has some beef with ABC News and how they’ve reported on President Donald Trump. So much beef that he bought a large billboard ad to make public his fed-upness, reading: ABC News: I grew up with you. We are through. The Russians didn’t elect Donald Trump. I did. The billboard…
