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San Antonio approves $20 million in renovations for Tower of the Americas
Construction will begin early 2025 and is expected to conclude by the end of the year.
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Diwali San Antonio bringing India’s Festival of Lights to downtown this Saturday
The annual event includes music, dance, food, art and a fireworks display.
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San Antonio expecting traffic snarls Friday between Billy Joel and Day of the Dead events
The city is also hosting Space Con this weekend, welcoming Josh Brolin, Ewan McGregor and other celebrities.
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Jazz’SALive will fill San Antonio’s Hemisfair with blue notes this weekend
This year’s free event will be headlined by Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Patrice Rushen.
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Girl in a Coma announces San Antonio show headlining Muertos Fest
The annual Hemisfair event is free and no tickets are required.
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Spurs’ proposed San Antonio arena would cost $1.2 billion, making it NBA’s second-priciest
The Spurs are reportedly offering to cover a fifth of the cost, leaving the city and county to arrange the rest.
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San Antonio Reddit users not keen on paying for new Spurs, baseball facilities
‘If they can’t afford their stadium, maybe they should stop getting Starbucks on the way to work in the morning and budget better,’ one Reddit user wrote.
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UTSA offering public one last chance to visit original Institute of Texan Cultures site
The university plans to relocate the museum temporarily before finding it a permanent home by 2030.
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San Antonio’s annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice is taking place Saturday
The two-mile-long march will depart from the Guadalupe Theater.
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Super Tuesday, Market Square Spring Fest: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
This week’s most read stories were mix of election- and music-related news, including the La Semana Alegre lineup.
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Toadies, Ozomatli, Girl in a Coma headlining Hemisfair’s revamped La Semana show
The two-day music festival also will feature a diverse array of local and regional acts.
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New Spurs Arena, Sadness in SA: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
This week’s top news also included a story on a significant political donations by H-E-B chairman Charles Butt.
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Hemisfair relaunching La Semana music fest. Count its original producers as skeptics.
A new version of Fiesta’s weeklong music staple will reappear in April as a two-day event that has no connection with the original organizers.
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Little Bites: Lonesome Rose anniversary menu, all-day breakfast at The Hayden and more
Thanksgiving celebrations at Texas Dog Co. and Flying Saucer Draught Emporium are also on the menu.
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San Antonio Spurs x Fred’s Fish Fry: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
The busy news week also included hints that the Spurs may be considering Hemisfair for a new arena.
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Diwali SA will light up downtown San Antonio on Saturday
The night will conclude with a fireworks display.
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Día de los Muertos at Hemisfair marks the holiday with two days of free festivities
The event was recently ranked as one of the nation’s top fall festivals by USA Today.
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Free downtown festival Luminaria puts art and performance in the limelight Saturday
The annual event showcases visual art installations as well as live music, dance and theater performances.
