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1+ hour, 57+ min ago (322+ words) San Antonio Police arrested a man Saturday after he threatened to go on a shooting spree prompted by a delay getting his order at McDonald's and a litany of other grievances, MySA reports. Police arrested Christopher Stowe, 31, after he fired off a slew of online threats to carry out mass shootings at the River Walk, Spurs games, McDonald's locations and the San Antonio Police Department, the news site reported, citing an arrest affidavit. "I'm gonna be the " mass shooter. My body count is hopefully gonna be over " 100. Do I have to go to the River [Walk] and shoot everyone?" Stowe wrote in one message, according to MySA. "I gotta walk into a Spurs game and kill everyone. I love the Spurs, but I'll kill every " fan. Just if it means killing people." Stowe became enraged after spending too long in…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago (285+ words) For many people facing homelessness, substance use starts as a way to cope with the fear, trauma and uncertainty of life without a home. But recovery is nearly impossible without a safe place to live and steady support. Pay It Forward SA understands this struggle deeply. Founded in 2010 by someone who saw friends" relapse after treatment because they had nowhere stable to go, the nonprofit is dedicated to breaking this painful cycle. They offer two powerful programs designed to help people rebuild their lives: The Bridge Program helps cover move-in costs and rent for those entering sober living homes who can"t afford it on their own. Working with more than 100 sober living homes in San Antonio, Pay It Forward SA helped nearly 300 men and women in 2024 find a safe place to start fresh. The Sober Living Dorm Program provides…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago (364+ words) The San Antonio Marathon will have its inaugural race this Sunday. Runners will traverse a course of 26.5 miles through city landmarks, such as the Alamo, Brackenridge Park, the Botanical Gardens, The Pearl and Hemisfair. City officials gathered at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center to host a "Know Before You Go" gathering to share information about the races this weekend. There will be three different races: the San Antonio Marathon, the half marathon and SATX 5K from Dec. 5-7. San Antonio Sports CEO Jenny Carnes said SA Sports has been dreaming of hosting a signature running event since they first hosted the Rock "n" Roll Marathon in 2008. "We are incredibly excited to welcome the runners from all across the city, from all 50 states and from over 25 countries to experience the best of San Antonio," Carnes said. Runners for the SATX 5K presented by Holidays…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago (565+ words) Researchers at Texas Southern University in Houston have analyzed demographic data around the locations of almost 100 industrial facilities proposed statewide and found that about 90 percent are located in counties with higher concentrations of people of color and families in poverty than statewide averages." Robert Bullard, the center's director and lead author of the report, first came to prominence as a young sociologist at the university when he produced a 1979 study showing that all five of Houston's city-owned landfills and six of eight city-owned incinerators were located in Black neighborhoods." "The process of the dumping, the siting, has not changed over these 45 years that I've been studying this," Bullard said in an interview. "America is segregated and so is pollution." "Plastics are essential to modern life, powering our economy," said Ross Eisenberg, president of America's Plastic Makers, in a statement on…...

5+ hour, 22+ min ago (283+ words) The race to determine Bexar County's next District Attorney is a little less crowded after State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, filed Monday to run for yet another term in the Texas House. Despite being poised to enter the DA's race as a frontrunner, the longtime lawmaker said in a statement to the Express-News that his public service is desperately needed in Austin to fight Gov. Greg Abbott's proposed rejiggering of the state's property tax rules. "Governor Abbott has made it clear that his top priority in the next session is dismantling the tax policies that fund our public education system," Martinez Fischer said in a statement to the daily. "We need a strong, veteran Democratic voice at the table." As Bexar County's longest-serving state rep and vice chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, Martinez Fischer…...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago (288+ words) Just outside San Antonio, humans are transported to the jungles of distant planet Yautja Prime, where a bloodthirsty alien hunts humans for sport. Thankfully, we're just talking about a newly opened Predator-themed bar in Boerne and not a one-way ticket to a gory game preserve. Darkside After Dark, at 25 Truss Drive in Boerne, is the latest creation of the minds behind Darkside Brick Oven Pizza Co., a restaurant known for serving up "a slice of the past" via Back to the Future events and loads of '80s nostalgia. Both businesses inhabit the same complex off of State Highway 46. In homage to the original 1987 action movie thriller, Darkside After Dark is draped in lush jungle greenery with the skeleton of a pilot dangling from an actual helicopter stuck in a massive tree behind the bar. High up in a corner near walls…...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago (211+ words) Through Dec. 9, hungry San Antonians can give back to the community by dropping by their favorite local Whataburger. Visitors to any Bexar County Whataburger location can participate in the Alamo City-based chain's Blessing Tree gift drive by making monetary donations, giving unwrapped toys or'obtaining a virtual Blessing Tree tag, which allows them to sponsor a person in need. The visitor then may notify the cashier of their donation and receive a coupon for a free burger, according to the company. Each Blessing Tree tag at Whataburger includes a holiday wishlist for an Endeavors client, including their age, gender, clothing and shoe sizes. Endeavors recommends sponsors use the tags as guides and spend around $70 to buy a pair of shoes, clothing and item from the wish list. Through the Blessing Tree gift drive, Endeavors is "determined to end the cycle of…...

7+ hour, 23+ min ago (58+ words) IT'S NOODLE SZN " and there's a new ramen shop in town for you to enjoy. Get ready to hop aboard Kaedama Battleship. #food #eating #ramen #sanantonio #texas #thingstodo #thingstodoinsanantonio ... IT'S NOODLE SZN " and there's a new ramen shop in town for you to enjoy. Get ready to hop aboard Kaedama Battleship. #food #eating #ramen #sanantonio #texas #thingstodo #thingstodoinsanantonio...

7+ hour, 36+ min ago (197+ words) Tis the season for pop-ups. Pop-up bars dedicated to yuletide drinks and themed fun have proliferated across San Antonio in recent years. Indeed, so many have already made an appearance this season, that it's worth throwing together a roundup of the highlights. Miracle on Arciniega Street is back at the Anaqua Garden Bar this holiday season. The outdoor tropical-inspired lounge at the Plaza San Antonio Hotel & Spa has interactive Christmas cocktails and assorted bites, like a Mistletoe Martini served in an ornament. And yes, they've brought back s'mores you can roast at your table. 555 S. Alamo St., (210)-353-8019, anaquagardenbarsatx.com" Tenfold Rooftop at the Kimpton Santo Hotel Signia by Hilton La Cantera Resort & Spa Who says you can't go ice skating in San Antonio? The Topaz pool at Signia by Hilton La Cantera Resort & Spa has transformed into the Jingle Bell Roll…...

9+ hour, 11+ min ago (251+ words) FL!GHT Gallery will present "BEST WESTERN," a solo exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Bryson Brooks that opens this Thursday. A Texas native but peripatetic by nature, Brooks currently divides his time between San Antonio and upstate New York, with past stints in Mexico and Serbia. Each locale drew out different aspects of expression from this idiosyncratic polymath. In turn, his artistic output is alternately playful, academic and absurd. Imagine a whip-smart former club kid who loves to rap about booty and ruminate on the quixotic landscapes of Thomas Cole, and you might begin to get the picture." Brooks studied with groundbreaking feminist performance artist Linda Mary Montano at UT Austin before eventually making his way to San Antonio, where he worked as an assistant to painter Franco Mondini-Ruiz, among other artists. His first experiments with Western paintings are based on…...