To hear Bongo Joe’s music visit our Mixcloud playlist. George Nelson’s 1972 film on the street performer is available on YouTube. Ask longtime San Antonians who recall George “Bongo Joe” Coleman, the street musician who was a downtown fixture for nearly two decades, and their eyes often light up. Across almost every social class and…
The Broadway restaurant now offers new items to supplement its all-day menu.
The Briscoe Western Art Museum is back in full swing with their signature Night of Artists event, celebrating leading contemporary Western artists and their work. This will be the first time in two years that Night of Artists is held in-person, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Opening weekend events for the 2022 Night of Artists…
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Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation, which unveiled plans for a Houston dispensary, said SA may be close behind.
The fest will welcome more than 100 award-winning chefs to San Antonio’s Travis Park.
The gatherings will include chef-prepared Italian food, Texas-brewed beer and gunslinger flicks on a big screen.
The bar has been in the works since 2018 and finally held a grand opening.
Statements by Texas Historical Commission staff released under a public information request don’t jibe with city claims that trees must be removed to fix a river wall.
The ruling is the latest turn in a lawsuit brought by parents who were investigated for helping their teen obtain gender-affirming care.
The data that Texas leaders use to boast about Operation Lone Star raise more questions than answers.
Cruz reportedly arrived at a Montana airport late and was upset that no other flights were immediately available.
The fest will also include rodeo activities, Western-wear retailers and live music.
A slate of nearly 100 authors will participate in the May 21 event.
The violators broke into San Juan Church and Concepcion Convento sometime between March 12 and March 17, causing ‘considerable damage.’
The puro-pairing party will take place at R&J Music Pavilion on the city’s South Side.
The company’s chairman also made a $500,000 personal donation.
Approximately 14.2% of area residents live below the poverty line.
As conservative parents become more frustrated with how school boards handled the pandemic, once-ignored school board elections are becoming better funded.
The case could set precedent in Texas for same sex couples who were together prior to the Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage.
The billboards purchased by the Trevor Project will educate the public about life-saving crisis services while spelling out the importance of gender-affirming care.
Months after the problems became apparent, migrants are still being kept in prison in violation of state laws under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border crackdown.
The company has been celebrating iconic imagery of Tex-Mex culture since its 2014 inception.
The proposed 9-mile tunnel between the San Antonio airport and downtown from Elon Musk’s Boring Company has been approved for further review.
Storied San Antonio eatery Jacala Mexican Restaurant was devastated by a fire on Thursday.
The new configuration will host two separate concepts.
The exhibitions by resident artists Ariel René Jackson, Glendalys Medina and Claudia Martínez Garay will be on view through May 8.
McHugh is the sole San Antonio chef to move forward to the finalist round.
The tour is the duo’s last, capping a 20-year career.
The $250,000 expansion will grow the footprint of the already massive venue by nearly 4,000 feet.
The man was allegedly trying to forcefully re-enter the residence after assaulting a person inside.
Some 23,000 Texans who tried to vote in this month’s primaries had their mail ballots rejected, an apparent aftershock from new state laws.
Regulators said the bank failed to report thousands of suspicious financial transactions by customers.
Dubbed “Brunch in the Heart of Texas,” the event will include free breakfast tacos, bloody marys and more.
The new medals feature the Alamo City-based chain’s breakfast sandwich as a centerpiece.
The owner said she’s ‘heartbroken’ about the destruction of the 73-year-old business.
The project has a price tag of $247 million to $289 million.
The items are made with organic cashew and almond milk and blended with locally sourced herbs, veggies and spices.
Sausage looms large in the San Antonio area’s lore and legend. The Germans, the Alsatians and the Poles all had a hand in creating and fostering the long-lived sausage-making tradition, with the Cajuns and Mexicans not far behind. Given our demographics, it should come as little surprise the hearty delicacy features in at least two…
The deputy is accused of charging a pair of $5,000 cruises to a 72-year-old woman’s credit cards.
Council seems willing to rewrite Zachry Hospitality’s five-year-old agreement to develop part of Hemisfair.
These seven locally owned spots have more than just green beer to offer.
The revelation raises more questions about the use of National Guard troops, who have decried the mission as pointless.
Blurring the line between criminals and immigrants is at the core of Gov. Greg Abbott’s approach.
The band’s Paper Tiger show will include material from a forthcoming album with a pop-leaning sound.
The downtown store is the third Texas location seeking union representation.
The new location is part of a 10-store expansion by the chain once based in the Alamo City.
Maybe our man Katt Williams has a line on The Simpsons’ crystal ball, because he announced his World War III Tour last year, and well, here we are. And if nuclear Armageddon does happen, Williams can probably use the survival skills he’s built up, given that he emancipated himself at age 13 and got by…
District officials said they replaced the removed books with similar ones that were “more positively reviewed.”
After making its San Antonio debut in 2014, the chain is expanding into New Braunfels.
The chef-owner of San Antonio’s Stixs & Stone and Catch the Wave is competing for a $250,000 prize.
Prior to the All-Star break, New Orleans Pelicans sharpshooter and president of the National Basketball Players Association CJ McCollum praised the Spurs’ Dejounte Murray, complimenting the point guard’s increased efficiency, much improved jump shot and “great tenacity at the defensive end.” McCollum scorched the Spurs for a game high 36 points in a losing effort…
Rochelle Garza and Joe Jaworski made legalization a campaign pledge. Now they’re doubling down.
After riding in the so-called “People’s Convoy,” Cruz had trouble figuring out how to get out of an 18-wheeler.
The new fee will go directly to drivers to cover their fuel costs.
“It’s San Antonio, people. It’s San Antonio,” the actor told Austin’s hometown newspaper.
The 1,000-capacity music hall will also include a biergarten in a nod to the former brewery’s German heritage.
Rey Lopez Entertainment is presenting popular drag performer, recording artist and comedian Manila Luzon for two shows at the Bonham Exchange. The evening will be hosted by local drag icon Tencha La Jefa. Luzon was a contestant on the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, where she came in second place, and from there, she…
Another holiday in San Antonio, another excuse for a parade and festival along the River Walk. The Harp & Shamrock Society of Texas’s Alamo City-style St. Patrick’s Day celebration kicks off at 1 p.m. Thursday by dyeing of the San Antonio River green — with eco-friendly coloring, of course. The festival itself takes place Friday and…
“I’ll be there and have been practicing my sniping skills all month just for this occasion,” the 55-year-old man allegedly said in a text.
First comes love, then comes… Whataburger?
The company introduced the flavor in ice cream shops a decade ago, but this is the first time it’s available in supermarkets.
The city’s celebration will commence Thursday, March 17 with the dyeing of the San Antonio River, a tradition started in 1968.
The lineup includes Shelly Lares, Stefani Montiel, Los Texmaniacs and more.
Now in its fifth year, the gathering is being relocated out of downtown’s Marriott Plaza.
Few performers besides Dylan can pack a venue with the promise of relying so heavily on new material bereft of the hits.
Ballet troupe RBT is welcoming the spring with a classic coming-of-age love story. The U.S.-owned troupe will present a retouched version of the iconic St. Petersburg version of the ballet Swan Lake, choreographed by Nadezhda Kalinina. The fairytale ballet showcases the now legendary trickery of the evil wizard Rothbart, who turns the princess Odette and…
Amazon revealed the release date and clips from season two at SXSW.
“I’ll let you in on a secret: Republicans like to get high just as much as Democrats,” the former El Paso congressman said.
The hit 1996 rock musical Rent is hitting the stage for its 25th anniversary and final tour. Winner of multiple Tonys and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the show has long been a Broadway fan favorite for its depiction of life in the Manhattan’s Alphabet City. It follows a group of hungry young artists and…
A percentage of the imperial stout’s proceeds will go to Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas.
Forget the political back-and-forth about the state of the electric grid in Texas, the assurances that the power won’t go off during extreme cold or heat, and the fears that it might. Think instead about the underlying problems that made it possible for the grid to fail in February 2021, killing at least 246 Texans…
The Current’s food writers first discussed reviewing Bar Loretta a year ago, as San Antonio diners began returning to local tables, thinking the pandemic was on the wane. That was before Omicron reared its ugly head. My culinary cohort Ron Bechtol first visited the Southtown restaurant, which vies to put a modern take on Texas…
San Antonio heavy music fans may need to eat their Wheaties this week or make hard choices as they try to narrow down their live music options. Iconic death metal act Cannibal Corpse will be splitting skulls in the Alamo City, but so will death-thrash crossover band Plague Years, long-running riff wranglers Clutch and a…
For LGBTQ mental health support, call the Trevor Project’s 24/7 toll-free support line at 866-488-7386. You can also reach a trained crisis counselor through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 800-273-8255 or texting 741741. A state judge ruled Friday that providing gender-affirming care is not a reason for the state to investigate a family for child…
Gather Brewing Co. will use its tea-based fundraising beer to generate money for other nonprofits.
The new flavors join the ranch water the startup debuted last summer.
The Current’s most-read food stories this week were all about what’s new in SA — from barbecue to sticky buns. The Alamo City gained several new dining spots, and folks apparently couldn’t get enough details surrounding those additions. Beyond a storied barbecue establishment relocating here and a new shop offering build-your-own cinnamon rolls, we reported…
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The mural lights up to enable nighttime selfies.
Willie Nelson described his sister as his “closest friend for a whole lifetime.”
City council last summer offered $24 million in incentives for the property’s redevelopment.
The fundraisers range from sweet treats to specialty cocktails.
Nobody said logging 50 years as an iconic rock band would be easy. English heavy metal mainstay Judas Priest’s 50 Heavy Metal Years tour will thunder into San Antonio’s Freeman Coliseum on Monday, March 21. But not before being sidetracked a few times. Originally scheduled for 2020, the tour was first pushed back by the…
The same company introduced a mobile dispensary called the Cannabus last fall
Think of the worst teacher you had as a kid. Mine was Coach Nichols, second grade. To punish all the boys in P.E. class for coming in late from recess, one Friday afternoon she called a “free day” and told us we were going to watch a movie instead of doing exercises. She proceeded to…
More than 60 major corporations — including household names such as Apple and Levi Strauss — have joined an ad campaign blasting Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent order classifying gender-affirming care for transgender youth as “child abuse.” In a directive issued days before Texas’ Republican primary, Abbott demanded that state child-welfare officials investigate parents who helped…
Assclown Alert is a column of opinion, analysis and snark. State Rep. Jared Patterson of Frisco has led a group of Republicans in the Texas House in demanding that school administrators won’t do business with book vendors that supply “pornographic materials.” In a letter from last week signed by 26 other Republican lawmakers, Patterson specifically…
The McNay Art Museum’s rejection of a commissioned piece from a local artist over its sexual content has forced the museum to rework the exhibition and local creators to question its commitment to fostering the city’s contemporary art scene. In a February 12 social media post, Sarah Fox announced that the museum had rejected a…
The piece mocks Abbott’s repeated pandering to Texas’ far-right fringe.
It’s officially mudbug season. And with it comes the fifth annual Big Texas Fun Crawfish Boil, which will bring the coveted crustaceans to San Antonio’s Retama Park from March 10-20. Festivalgoers will be able to test the limits of their appetite in crawfish-eating contests. Meanwhile local musical acts including Clint Taft and the Buck Wild Band, Ethan…
San Antonio’s Sofia’s Pizzeria will expand into two Northside neighborhoods this year as part of its plan to grow into a three-store mini-chain. The thin-crust pizza haven shared those plans in a March 6 social media post, saying the new shops will be located at U.S. Highway 281 and Bitters Road and at the corner…
Taco Fest: Music Y Más — an annual event celebrating that most puro of San Antonio foods — is back and bigger than ever. The festival will return to downtown San Antonio following a two-year, pandemic-driven hiatus, bringing dozens of area restaurants, food trucks and vendors to Travis Park on Saturday, May 14. Tacos take…
San Antonio residents will soon be able to enjoy a new, 204-acre park slated to open in the Stone Oak area this summer, MySA reports. Classen-Steubing Ranch Park, named for the German immigrant family who originally purchased the land in the early 1900s, will feature soccer and softball fields, miles of walking and biking trails…
A San Antonio man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to one count of distributing child pornography, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Lynn Maxwell Gerstner, 72, initiated an online relationship with a minor in South Carolina in 2019, the Justice Department alleges. After the conversation became sexual in…
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, taking place March 11-19, is being held in person for the first time in two years. During this iteration, the fest has selected short films by five students from San Antonio-area campuses to screen as part of its Texas High School Shorts program. Here’s a look at those…
San Antonio’s International Women’s Day March will take place Saturday, starting in downtown’s Travis Park, the first such gathering since October’s “Bans Off Our Bodies” rally protesting Texas’ six-week abortion ban. Tying in with International Women’s Day, which was on Tuesday, participants will march to defend abortion rights and the rights of trans youths, both…
The Spurs’ latest Rodeo Road Trip included a return to playing .500 basketball, albeit in an eight-game window. With that in the rearview mirror, San Antonio is looking to shore up its record at home on Friday night against the surging Utah Jazz. When the two squads squared off at the AT&T Center back in…
For its Movies by Moonlight in the Garden series, the San Antonio Botanical Garden will hold an interesting double-feature screening of last year’s Oscar-nominated Disney animated film Encanto and the 1986 classic horror-comedy Little Shop of Horrors. Both films are fantastic, but we’re not sure how a four-year-old is going to react jamming out to…
My Chemical Romance, the emo-meets-power pop ensemble that countless teens cried along with in the 2000s, will play San Antonio’s AT&T Center this summer as part of its massive reunion tour. The band, which reformed in 2020 but hasn’t released an album since 2010, will make its Alamo City stop on Sunday, Aug. 21. The North…
As a stand-up comedian, David A. Arnold has been making people laugh for the past 25 years. He was a regular at the Laugh Factory and the Comedy Store and has made TV appearances on shows including Def Jam Comedy, Entourage and BET’s Comicview. He’s also written for series such as Meet the Browns and…
A Texas State Bar complaint is moving forward, accusing Attorney General Ken Paxton of professional misconduct when he sued to overturn 2020 presidential election results in four battleground states. Sunday was the deadline for the State Bar of Texas to dismiss its complaint, according to Jim Harrington, a civil rights attorney and one of the 16…
A Texas appeals court has swatted down Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to move forward on a child abuse investigation into parents who helped their transgender teen obtain gender-affirming care. The decision, handed down Wednesday by the Third Court of Appeals, halts a state investigation into the family, who successfully sued in a lower…
We live in the Age of Reboots. So maybe there were a bunch of suits sitting around in a room trying to think of a way to reboot Golden Girls and overcome the obvious obstacle: that the actresses are no longer living (RIP Betty). Maybe one of them said, “You guys are familiar with puppets,…
The sequel to Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House picks up 15 years after the 1879 play’s heralded ending — and was written well over a hundred years later by a different playwright. Ibsen’s original story follows Nora Helmer, a Norwegian woman living with her husband and children as an ideal 19th-century wife. She attempts to…
Jad Fair hasn’t just proven himself as a distinctive and original voice in one art form. He’s earned that reputation in two. His seminal work with art-punk band Half Japanese and his extensive releases as solo musical artist helped birth his accomplished visual arts practice. His output in both effortlessly embraces life and finds beauty…
Although the term “surrealism” often conjures perplexing visual imagery — Salvador Dalí’s melting clocks, René Magritte’s raining men, Frida Kahlo’s antlered head atop The Wounded Deer — the genre actually originated as a literary movement in early 20th-century Europe. Taking cues from both Sigmund Freud’s dream studies and Karl Marx’s political theories, surrealism centered on “automatic…
The police chief of Castroville, 30 miles west of San Antonio, has resigned after being accused of repeatedly using the N-word on camera during a murder investigation, KSAT reports. Castroville City Council accepted Chief Brian Jackson’s resignation Tuesday, according to the station. The move comes after council members voted to place Jackson on administrative leave…
Iconoclastic Americana legend Bob Dylan will roll into San Antonio for a pair of shows at the Majestic Theatre. However, those aren’t the only dates for Alamo City music fans to pencil in on their calendars. From a Mexico-based rapper to an influential post-hardcore group to an oddball electronica ensemble, plenty of interesting acts are…
When a musician’s first touring gig involves playing bass for his dad’s rock band — a little group called Van Halen — it’s safe to assume his subsequent projects are saddled with expectations that he follow in his late father’s footsteps. While Wolfgang Van Halen continues to play it hard and heavy, his band Mammoth WVH…
