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San Japan gets spooky for its 13th anniversary convention in San Antonio
Expect celebrations of horror anime as well as the horror-focused indie games that have exploded in the U.S.
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San Antonio movie theaters to sell $3 tickets this Saturday in celebration of National Cinema Day
The promotion comes as movie theaters struggle to recover from the pandemic and the rise of streaming services.
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San Antonio’s vegan pizza spot Verve Pie has closed, promising to reopen in new digs
The eatery’s owners want to relocate it from the suburbs to San Antonio proper, where most of its client base resides.
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Humanitarian duo behind San Antonio’s Folklores Coffee asking for help after car accident
Mayor Ron Nirenberg and the State of Texas have recognized the couple for their work feeding the elderly and underprivileged.
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What brought down one Texas county’s entire elections department? It was something in the water.
Aggrieved anti-fluoride activists, low pay and an understaffed office eventually drove away all of Gillespie County’s election staff.
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An investor buying spree, not a housing shortage, drove San Antonio’s home price surge
Investors purchased 46% of homes in Bexar County in 2021, according to a report by the National Realtors Association.
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Beto O’Rourke pauses campaign appearances after getting sick, checking into San Antonio hospital
‘I am sorry to have had to postpone events because of this, but promise to be back on the road with you as soon as I am able,’ the candidate for Texas governor said.
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San Antonio-tied couple trot the globe for their travel-centric print publication The Jungle Journal
The Jungle Journal is an adventurous project designed to chronicle their travel experiences while shedding light on global issues from ecology and social justice to spirituality and indigenous activism.
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Families of the Uvalde shooting victims denounce Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun reform
The governor has made a vocal enemy in the families of Robb Elementary shooting victims, who are demanding a special legislative session to reach a compromise on an age limit to purchase automatic rifles.
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Versa, Nothing Bundt Cakes: San Antonio’s biggest food stories of the week
In this week’s most-read Current food news, culinary curiosity-seekers can get the deets on upcoming openings and a new menu.
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McAllen-based sugar-free chamoy company wins 2022 H-E-B Quest for Texas Best contest
San Antonio-based contestant Puro Nitro canned coffee didn’t place in the contest, but it will be available in H-E-B stores soon.
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Former San Antonio-area teacher gets 20 years in prison on child porn charges
The sentencing comes months after a Judson ISD teacher was arrested on similar allegations.
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San Antonio clears homeless encampment as shelters struggle to keep up with demand
The number of people experiencing unsheltered chronic homelessness in San Antonio is up 4.5% since 2020.
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Uvalde Shooting Lawsuit, Lady Gaga: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Families affected by the Uvalde mass shooting retained a California law firm to file a $27 billion lawsuit against law enforcement agencies and the manufacturer of the gunman’s assault rifle.
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Federal inspectors cite San Antonio Aquarium for keeping animals in hot, potentially unsafe conditions
PETA is urging the facility to shift to animal-free entertainment and relocate its wildlife to other facilities.
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San Antonio police officer fired for punching pregnant woman in head wins job back in arbitration
The arbitrator who returned the officer to the job heard the case under the police union’s prior bargaining agreement.
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National nonprofit For Goodness Cakes now providing sweets to San Antonio’s underprivileged kids
The California-based nonprofit works with local bakers to provide birthday and graduation cakes to area foster and homeless kids.
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As his district gets redder, Uvalde’s Republican congressman faces heat for votes on guns and gay marriage
Gonzales broke with his party to support sweeping gun safety legislation that passed after the city’s tragedy. He drew backlash from GOP activists again after he voted to protect same-sex marriage.
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Trinity University graduate Janet Craig explores human trafficking epidemic in new film Wake Up
In Wake Up, Craig tells the story of a pair of foster children who are kidnapped from a small community by a sex trafficking ring.
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CityScrapes: San Antonio’s new minor league ballpark proposal is about land, not sports
According to recent news reports, Weston Urban is working to develop a new minor league ballpark downtown.
