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San Antonio's Marriott Rivercenter wants to turn your Alamodome concert into a staycation
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (204+ words) As San Antonio's Alamodome continues to be a magnet for heavyweight musical touring acts, hotel Marriott Rivercenter has decided it wants in on the action. The downtown property is now offering a new Alamodome Concert Hotel Package on select dates…...
Trash Free Gulf campaign seeking volunteers for Memorial Day weekend cleanup in San Antonio
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (225+ words) Trash that hits Alamo City storm drains doesn't stay here. The San Antonio River's watershed eventually flows into the Gulf of Mexico, meaning our litter also spoils the beauty of the Texas Coast. However, this Saturday, Alamo City residents can…...
Subcommittee says council employees must be held to same standards as other city workers
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (333+ words) San Antonio City Council subcommittee on Thursday unanimously agreed that council staffers should be held to the same standard as city employees, including requiring their full participation in internal investigations, Express-News reports. The decision comes after Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones…...
Trump White House faces scrutiny over billion-dollar border wall contracts in Texas" Big Bend region
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (391+ words) This article is co-published with Big Bend Sentinel and Pro Publica as part of an initiative to report on state and federal efforts to restrict local control. When Tommy Fisher set out to build a section of border wall in…...
Everything we saw as Triumph, April Wine helped San Antonio relive the Joe Anthony days
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (152+ words) Triumph and April Wine "a pair of Canadian bands who were San Antonio regulars during the city's hard rocking '70s and '80s "performed Thursday night at Frost Bank Center. The show was part of a reunion tour by Triumph, which hasn't done…...
It costs taxpayers $15 million a month to detain immigrant families at Dilley
17+ hour, 44+ min ago (752+ words) The Dilley Immigration Processing Center near San Antonio costs taxpayers roughly $15 million a month to operate, according to a Houston Chronicle investigation. U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pays $13. 1 million monthly to run the facility " plus another $2. 5 million for medical care…...
At San Antonio's Tinto y Tapas, the humblest dishes are often the ones that impress the most
23+ hour, 41+ min ago (790+ words) San Antonio's Tinto y Tapas Restaurant & Latin Jazz Lounge does a pretty good job of laying out its entire essence in its name." "Tinto" is"the term used in Spain for red wine, while any foodie worth their salt is…...
Rupaul's Drag Race Werq the World is headed back to San Antonio as part of 2027 tour
17+ hour, 47+ min ago (154+ words) Werq The World News (WTWN 10), the 10th-anniversary edition of the world's largest touring drag production, will sashay across the Majestic Theatre stage next spring, organizers revealed Thursday. The 50-city tour celebrating a decade of Ru Paul's Drag Race's Werq the…...
Philippine restaurant chain Jollibee eyeing San Antonio for 15 new units
22+ hour, 53+ min ago (242+ words) Fifteen more Jollibee fast-food restaurants are expected to pop up in the San Antonio as the Philippine fast-service restaurant targets Texas as one of its key growth markets. Following the success of a San Antonio location opened in late 2020 and…...
San Antonio mayor accuses rival's chief-of-staff of leaking info about her security detail to KSAT
19+ hour ago (581+ words) San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has called one of her most vocal City Council opponents" chief-of-staff an "insider threat" and accused the person of conspiring to leak specifics about her security detail to the press. The allegations, which Jones…...