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Yelp names San Antonio’s Comfort Café the second-best Mother’s Day brunch spot in U.S.
The pay-what-you-can charity restaurant was the only San Antonio eatery to make the list.
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San Antonio’s Saint City Culinary Foundation, which assists hospitality workers, has closed
The nonprofit’s founder said it’s become too hard to compete for the dwindling pool of donation dollars.
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The antiviral drug Paxlovid reduces the risk of getting long COVID
It’s not a panacea, but it might be one of the things that can help.
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Former San Antonio partners in troubled Trump-era food contract suing each other
CRE8AD8 owner Gregorio Palomino and former partner chef Iverson Brownell are suing each other for fraud.
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Texas’ shortage of mental health care professionals is getting worse
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an already short supply of therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers.
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As COVID-19 grabbed the world’s attention, Texas’ efforts to control tuberculosis slipped
Responding to COVID-19 has taken so much attention and energy that some public health workers believe it pushed tuberculosis off people’s radar.
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Downtown San Antonio recovering faster than most in COVID-19’s aftermath, study says
Activity in downtown San Antonio is about 68% of what is was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers at the University of California at Berkley.
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Beto O’Rourke, Viral Craigslist Ad: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Plenty of readers also keyed in on a humorous story about a Texas man willing to swap sex for cartons of eggs.
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Downtown San Antonio’s Smoke BBQ to host ‘Kegs & Eggs’ event with free tacos, live music Jan. 27
The 2023 iteration will be the venue’s third annual Cowboy Breakfast-style event.
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Highly contagious ‘Kraken’ variant of COVID-19 detected in San Antonio
The new XBB.1.5. Omicron subvariant accounts of 80% of new COVID-19 cases in part of the Northeastern U.S., according to the CDC.
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Here’s what you need to know about COVID’s XBB.1.5 ‘Kraken’ variant
The omicron offshoot’s ability to easily infect cells may be helping it spread rapidly in places.
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San Antonio approves grants for businesses along St. Mary’s Strip, other construction zones
Small businesses in 15 construction zones would be eligible of grants for up to $35,000, but some worry that’s not enough.
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Texas Senate to ban reporters from chamber floor
The move to take news reporters off the Senate floor was implemented in 2021 as a COVID-19 precaution, but an official said Friday the measure would continue in the upcoming session.
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Batchelor Trial, New Year’s Eve: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Readers also took time to delve into stories about another SAPD officer being put on leave and a right-wing extremist group ginning up conspiracy theories.
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San Antonio club owner Blayne Tucker, a tireless live-music champion, has died
Tucker owned St. Mary’s Strip staple The Mix and helped secure $15 billion in relief funds for music venues during the pandemic.
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San Antonio’s Smoke BBQ mini-empire expands again with plans for North Star Mall-area location
Smoke BBQ + Skybar will take over the space that once housed drinkeries Miami Bar and PK’s Bar.
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San Antonio-area militia spins COVID conspiracy after collapse of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin
This Is Texas Freedom Force, the extremist group spreading the claim, is the same one that recently staged an armed demonstration against a San Antonio drag show.
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CityScrapes: San Antonio’s public giveaways haven’t lived up to their promise of a thriving downtown
The reality of downtown San Antonio is that we succeeded in creating a place for tourists to wander that holds little appeal to San Antonians beyond the twinkling lights of the River Walk.
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Why pandemic fatigue and COVID-19 burnout took over in 2022
In Year Three of the coronavirus, the focus shifted from public health to individual health.
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San Antonio’s beloved Cowboy Breakfast officially canceled for 2023
Organizers of the event said the costs required to produce it have gone up.