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Published September 15San Antonio music-education nonprofit High Voltage celebrates 10 years with fundraising party
Homegrown music-education nonprofit High Voltage Music is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a night of dancing, bingo, raffle prizes and a silent art auction. The festivities will take place 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Cherrity Bar, 302 Montana St. For the first two…
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Published September 15Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Guns N’ Roses, W.A.S.P., Mr. Phylzzz, Bruno Mars
San Antonio gets a serious dose of heavy music this week, whether your tastes run toward arena rock, shock metal or the noisier fringes of the underground. Guns N’ Roses leads the charge at the Alamodome, while W.A.S.P., Soulfly and a noisy hoedown from Mr. Phylzzz offer plenty…
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Published September 15Michelin star-winning restaurant group to debut concept in renovated River Walk hotel
One of the top players in San Antonio’s contemporary dining scene has joined forces with a historic River Walk hotel property, and the pair’s first concept, a downtown brasserie, will debut in December. Emmer & Rye Hospitality — the Austin-based restaurant group behind Pearl’s…
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Published September 15As city budget crisis looms, let’s consider cutting back our fast-growing street-repair fund
Cityscrapes is a column of opinion and analysis. The headlines right now are scary: “Cutting deep,” “Education nonprofit fights to keep city funding,” “San Antonio pitches 3.9% property tax increase as budget woes worsen.” San Antonio faces a shortfall in its general fund budget…
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Published September 14San Antonio Reddit moderators look to block another local news outlet
After blocking content from the San Antonio Current last year, the moderators of the r/sanantonio Reddit page are moving to prevent users from posting content from another news outlet. Last week, the page’s moderators shared a poll asking users whether they should block articles…
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Published September 14Guadalupe Dance Company to celebrate 35th anniversary with performance this week
Nationally recognized folklórico and flamenco dance group Guadalupe Dance Company will will mark 35 years in San Antonio with a performance this weekend called “Celebrando Tradiciones: Corazón y Raíz.” The dance event will take place Thursday and Friday, Sept. 17-18, at the…
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Published September 14Perry’s Steakhouse in San Antonio offering 79-cent pork chop lunch, prime rib sando
In 1979, a humble Houston meat market dubbed Perry’s Butcher Shop opened its doors for business. That becomes interesting to San Antonio diners 47 years later, because Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille is paying homage to its roots by offering a pair of meat deals for just 79-cents — a…
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Published September 14San Antonio councilman accuses colleague of retaliation over Project Marvel vote
District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez is alleging that a council colleague retaliated against him after he voted against using tax dollars to subsidize Project Marvel, the proposed $4 billion downtown sports and entertainment complex. In a series of Instagram videos posted…
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Published September 13My Chemical Romance’s Black Parade conquered San Antonio
Editor’s note: My Chemical Romance denied the Current’s request to photograph its set, but the band’s team said it would send along its own shots. Once we receive those, we will include them with this review. Photos of the crowd and the Mars Volta are by Jaime Monzon. Legendary…
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Published September 11Fast-growing Wingstop chain adding three more San Antonio stores over coming months
Dallas-based chain Wingstop is growing its already formidable San Antonio presence, state regulatory filings show. The company, which already has 20 San Antonio-area stores, is dropping nearly $1 million to open three new stores here this year, according to filings made with the…
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Published September 11Noodle Nirvana: San Antonio’s Kaedama Battleship serves ramen worth slowing down for
The only overtly decorative element in the otherwise taut, tailored and blond wood-wrapped interior of San Antonio ramen spot Kaedama Battleship is a poster for the 1985 film Tampopo. Often referred to as a “noodle western” for its almost mythic ride-in-on-a-white-horse aspects…
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Published September 11This historic San Antonio home for sale once belonged to the ‘Builder of St. Mary’s Street’
A home for sale in San Antonio’s Monte Vista neighborhood is one of the earliest designs credited to Atlee Ayres, the renowned architect behind the McNay Art Museum, Municipal Auditorium, Smith Tower and other local landmarks. It’s also worthy of note because it was built for a…