On Tuesday, the city held a party to kickoff a program that would pay rideshare drivers to comply with a criminal background check. Since the city council had passed an ordinance in December allowing the companies to make these checks optional, city officials have instead created a $30,000 program that would give Uber or Lyft drivers a $25…
On Saturday, March 25, Urban Bricks Pizza will host a day-long grand opening of their newest location in Live Oak. After a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:30 a.m., patrons can enjoy free pizza from noon to 2 p.m. Stick around for games, live music, a fundraiser for San Antonio Pet’s Alive, and the chance to…
Like most kids who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, Vidad Sainz was both completely fascinated and totally creeped out by Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, a collection of three terrifying books filled with urban legends and folklore. The books that many of us probably remember reading in grade school were the…
Only 29 of the nearly 300 people testifying on Senate Bill 6 at the capitol building Tuesday (and five hours into Wednesday morning) thought it was a good idea. But by 6 a.m., the Senate State Affairs Committee had voted 8 – 1 to pass the anti-trans “bathroom bill” forward to the full Senate. It appeared most…
British singer Ed Sheeran is coming to San Antonio to sing us into a puddle of emotions. The AT&T Center today announced that on August 22, the beloved and award-winning performer will play a San Antonio show to support his third studio album “÷” (pronounced “divide”). Before securing two Grammys for Song Of The Year…
Dessert lovers rejoice! There’s a new bakery in town with sweet treats you may not want to miss. Scratch Kitchen opened its doors today March 8 at 7 a.m. with cakes, cupcakes, cookies, brownies, cheesecake, mousse and more, and will also serve breakfast and lunch. A glance at their menu will make your mouth water.…
This week, trans individuals, their loved ones and members of their community showed up at the Texas state capitol to lobby and voice their opposition to Senate Bill 6, also known as the bathroom bill. I tried my best to watch a livestream of the bill’s hearing, which took place before the Senate State Affairs…
Q: My wife and I have a decent sex life. Pretty vanilla, but we’re busy with work, chores, and life in general with two small kids, so I can’t complain too much. About a year after having our second kid, I went down on my wife. As usual, we both enjoyed it greatly. Unfortunately, about…
Thu 3/9 – Sat 3/11 Gary Gulman Twenty-year standup vet Gary Gulman has put in double the Gladwell Hours (TM) required to call himself an expert in comedy — 10,000 hours times two. So much time spent talking — maybe too much for most — but odds are he spent most of them wisely, whatever…
Whether you’re a lover of literature, want to support local talent, or need a night of feminist inspiration, you’ll be sure to enjoy “A Night with Texas Poet Laureate Laurie Ann Guerrero.” Guerrero will present her poetry this Wednesday, March 8 at Texas A&M University-San Antonio in honor of International Women’s Day. The San Antonio…
At his Monday night town hall, Congressman Joaquin Castro didn’t tiptoe around the looming uncertainty on Capitol Hill. “We are in the eye of the storm, y’all,” he told the crowd of 500 packed into Memorial High School’s basement cafeteria — the school where his father once taught. “There’s no leadership [in the White House],…
From stories of her competitive Scrabble days to tackling the baggage, as NPR puts it, of the loaded term “difficult woman,” Roxane Gay has taken the literary world by storm. Her collection of essays, Bad Feminist, has received international attention for it’s unapologetic critique of the term Feminism with a capital F, in which she tackles issues…
The Texas State University campus in San Marcos campus has been hit by four separate racist fliers in the past three months. The most recent appeared Friday near the campus library, emblazoned with black swastikas. “White man, are you sick and tired of the Jews destroying your country through mass immigration and degeneracy?” the poster…
Consider the last 30 seconds of Monday night’s Spurs- Rockets thriller Kawhi Leonard’s elevator pitch for 2016-17 MVP. With San Antonio down 108-07, after trailing by as many as 16 points earlier in the night, Leonard calmly curled around a high screen and buried the go-ahead three-pointer over Houston’s Nene. James Harden, who would match…
Jane Doe, as she’s known in court records, was brand new to Memorial High School when Edgewood Independent School District police officer Manuel Hernandez accosted the 13-year-old freshman. According to a federal lawsuit, Hernandez, a man in his mid-50s, watched the girl navigate the campus on security cameras each school day. Sometimes, he would detain…
My Life as a Zucchini arrives in town with a boost from the name recognition afforded by its recent Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Animated Feature. (Those of you who voted in your office Oscar pool know what I mean.) This French movie uses remarkably expressive stop-motion animation to create an honesty…
With “Homage,” Blue Star Contemporary celebrates its 30-year history as the first and longest-running space purely dedicated to contemporary art in San Antonio. Looking back, director Mary Heathcott invited seven local artists to create new works inspired by pieces in the original 1986 exhibit that ignited an explosion of artist-run DIY galleries, First Friday art…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): As soon as you can, sneak away to a private place where you can be alone — preferably to a comfy sanctuary where you can indulge in eccentric behavior without being seen or heard or judged. When you get there, launch into an extended session of moaning and complaining. I mean…
For Emmanuel Galindo and Alejandro Chapa, being a member of the San Antonio Police Department came with significant perks: Comprehensive health insurance, union privileges, paid time off, a pressed navy suit, and the power to coerce women into having sex with them. It’s that last perk that could put the two ex-cops in prison for…
This story originally appeared in our sister paper, Out in SA. The Human Rights Campaign officially opened a field office in San Antonio on Sunday, March 5 with scores of activists on hand for the occasion. The office, located at 315 9th Street in San Antonio, is one of four field offices HRC is opening…
Tostones. They’re a quintessential part of Puerto Rican cuisine. The smashed, then fried, crispy, chewy plantains are usually served simply, lightly dusted with salt complementing the slight sweetness of the plantain. Usually, the dish is accompanied by dipping sauces, either a butter garlic variety or a mayonnaise-ketchup blend most commonly known as … you guessed…
A state lawmaker from San Antonio has canceled his scheduled appearance on a South by Southwest panel because of language in the festival’s contract that threatens to call immigration on artists who break the rules. State Rep. Diego Bernal says he told SXSW organizers this weekend that he’d no longer appear on this Friday’s panel,…
Beginning Friday, March 17, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center will present “That’s Not Fair! / ¡No Es Justo!: Emma Tenayuca’s Struggle for Justice,” the center’s spring theatrical production. Adapted for theater by poet Carmen Tafolla, Sharyll Teneyuca, and Terry Ybanez’s children’s book of the same title, “That’s Not Fair!” tells the story of Emma Tenayuca, union organizer…
Reposted with permission from The Tacoist. Sometimes the taco does nothing. It is average and uninspiring. You consume it and no memories are made and you move on with your life. You go to Wal-mart. And then there’s a taco like the bacon and egg on corn at Los Compadres, which is located in what…
Time to dust off those tents and sleeping bags and get ready for good ol’ fashioned camp out on March 31. Held at the site of the old Hot Wells Hotel, FL!GHT gallery will host a camp out “Fun-raiser,” where campers can reserve a tent site for two people for $125. Expect a garden-inspired dinner, midnight…
Three local high school students will be screening their short films at the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin during the Texas High School Shorts Competition. Making it to SXSW was a goal they had each set for themselves since they started studying cinema as underclassmen. Pierson Hawkins, 18, a senior at North…
This story originally appeared in our sister paper, Out in SA. When his kindergarten teacher asked the students to line up by gender, Brandon L. Beck was confused. Did he belong in the line for boys or girls? He was assigned female at birth, but preferred acting like the boys, despite the ridicule. It was…
Surprising news out of the city’s largest university last month: Longtime University of Texas at San Antonio President Ricardo Romo was put on paid administrative leave pending a review of his “conduct.” Then came anonymous chatter that said “conduct” review might have to do with sexual harassment claims filed by a former employee. And now…
The gallery of State District Judge Steven C. Hilbig’s Bexar County courtroom was standing-room only Friday morning as a jury heard the closing arguments in a sexual assault case involving two former San Antonio Police Department officers. “This is illegal, not immoral,” prosecutor Ryan Wright told the jury. “These officers were using their badge to lure…
With the 2017 theme “Muxerista, Existe y Resiste”/“Our Existence Is Resistance,” the 27th Annual San Antonio International Woman’s Day is ready for a day of action. Celebrated annually worldwide, International Women’s Day calls for gender equality and recognizes the political and social accomplishments of women, and this Saturday, march organizers Mujeres Marcharan are calling on San Antonians…
The big business argument against the anti-trans bill brewing at the Texas legislature has been that businesses and organizations will stop coming to a state whose leaders openly discriminate against a whole group of people. While Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick, the bill’s main pusher in Austin, has called those economic concerns “bogus,” San Antonio officials…
You can get a sense of how long the Tim Duncan era lasted by going through the list of playoff opponents he faced. There were the Stockton-Malone Jazz of the late 90s; the Kobe-Shaq Lakers of the early 2000s; the Supersonics of Seattle and the Thunder of Oklahoma City; Steve Nash’s Suns; Chris Paul’s Hornets;…
Thu 3/2 Contemporary Art Month Kickoff Party Long before it was the far-flung, impossible-to-see-it-all bonanza that it is today, Contemporary Art Month (CAM) was a Blue Star-centric affair, showcasing affiliated artists and bringing the art-loving community to them in a concentrated way. While those days are long gone, and CAM has blossomed into a fruitful…
Artists and musicians from across the world usually try to get as much mileage as they can out of an appearance at South by Southwest. Meaning, even for bands booked on an official showcase, some will still commit the official no-no of performing at any number unofficial, non-SXSW-sanctioned showcases that’ll be buzzing around Austin later…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton scored a huge win in federal court Wednesday when a judge, for the second time, tossed a civil claim brought against him by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The move by U.S. District Court Judge Amos L. Mazzant III on Thursday means Paxton and his defense team can now focus…
Breakfast lovers: We have a date. NOLA Brunch & Beignets, the third concept by chef Pieter Sypesteyn will open on Tuesday, March 7. The announcement was made this afternoon via Instagram and Facebook. The eatery will serve brunch and other breakfast favorites with a Nawlins twist all day. Here’s the full post: Getting ready for…
On Thursday, July 13, Tears For Fears will be joined by Daryl Hall and John Oates at the AT&T center. Yes, the duo that spawned such hits as “Rich Girl” and “Maneater” will be making an appearance in the Alamo City with your favorite sad boy new-wavers who made it okay to dance and be…
Texas’ system for handling the state’s most vulnerable kids — those facing neglect or abuse so severe that the state has to assume custody of them — is in crisis mode. Has been for a while, according to the gut-punch ruling from a federal judge in 2015 that excoriated the Texas foster care system tolerating…
Since going off the air in 2013, Iron Chef America has left a void in viewers hearts who’ve had to watch more Guy Fieri shows than anyone honestly should. Iron Chef was one of the only reasons to watch the Food Network with its fast-paced execution and high-stakes energy. Well, kitchen stadium is back in…
