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May Day Celebration: Vote Socialist 2024 | Tandem San Antonio | Art, Free, Live Music
May Day Celebration: Vote Socialist 2024 This International Worker's Day, stop by Tandem San Antonio to celebrate with LIVE MUSIC and local artists the launch of a working-class presidential campaign and build the movement for a government run by the People, for the People! Live music will include local talent such as cumbia legend El Robotico of Bombasta, Tejano protest anthems from Juan and Armando Tejeda, and the smooth sounds of jazz trio MAYA! Pick up some unique art, jewelry, and...
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Bentley's Bar shut down by City of San Antonio, pending code-violation, noise investigation
Earlier this month, North central nightspot Bentley's on Broadway announced it was closed for remodeling. Now, it looks like there's more to the story. The City of San Antonio has ordered both Bentley’s locations — the bar on Broadway and a beer garden on Alamo Street — to shut their doors due to code violations and an unusually high volume of noise complaints, news site MySA reports.
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Man with 'Edgar' haircut spotted swimming laps in San Antonio River
A video of a man swimming laps in the San Antonio River has gone viral on social media, leaving many commenters on the clip expressing revulsion and disgust. In the footage, a man with a bowl-style haircut style many in South Texas refer to as the "Edgar" swims freestyle along the San Pedro Creek extension of the River Walk. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Edgar is swimming in S.A. Riverwalk!" reads a caption on the clip. The video has garnered more than 1,500 likes and nearly 100 comments since...
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Supreme Court won't block Texas law requiring porn sites to verify users' ages
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block Texas' Republican-championed law requiring porn websites to verify the age of their users, the Associated Press reports. Adult-entertainment industry trade group the Free Speech Coalition filed an emergency appeal asking the high court put Texas House Bill 1181 on hold while the justices weigh whether to hear a full appeal of the court dispute over the law. Last year, a federal judge blocked HB 1181’s age-verification requirement,...
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False ad depicting Dade Phelan with Nancy Pelosi could inspire new anti-deepfake legislation
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. This story first appeared in The Blast, The Texas Tribune's premium politics newsletter.
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George Lopez is coming to San Antonio's Frost Bank Center on Aug. 10
Grammy-nominated comedian, actor and TV host George Lopez will bring the laughs to San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center on Saturday, Aug. 10. The funnyman's Alamo City stop is part of his Allriiiighhttt, Texas!
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Alleged Market Square Fiesta shooter was out on $35,000 bond
One of the two men San Antonio police identified as suspects in last weekend's Market Square shooting was released on bond for other felony charges roughly two weeks before the incident, court records show. Police identified Mikey Valdez, 18, as one of the two men suspected of opening fire at each other as Fiesta celebrations wound down early Sunday morning. Police on the scene reportedly fired on and killed Valdez, who died at the scene.
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New San Antonio craft brewer taking over former Second Pitch Beer space
San Antonio craft-beer fans were shocked and saddened last month when award-winning Second Pitch Beer Co. abruptly announced its closure. Now, a new brewery is set to open in Second Pitch's former space. Alamo City entrepreneur Carlos D. Valadez revealed on his social media channels that a new concept called Silver Lining Brewing Co. will begin producing suds in the Northeast San Antonio brewing facility.
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CBS Mornings sent lead national correspondent to San Antonio to dig up stories
On Monday, CBS Mornings aired a segment where the show dispatched its lead national correspondent, David Begnaud, on a surprise trip to San Antonio. His mission? Dig up a story.
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San Antonio facility wins $17 million military contract to study traumatic brain injury
A consortium based at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) at San Antonio has landed a $17 million Defense Department contract to launch eight new research projects dealing with traumatic brain injury and psychological health, according to officials with the school. The STRONG STAR consortium — the name is an acronym for the South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience — brings together researchers with military, civilian and...
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San Antonio police ID deceased Market Square shooting suspects
The San Antonio Police Department on Monday afternoon released the names of the two individuals they said instigated a shooting in Market Square early Sunday as Fiesta revelries wound down. Shortly after midnight, police saw 18-year-old Mikey Valdez fire a gun, striking Albert Cisneros, 20, SAPD officials said in a press statement.
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San Antonio's Texas Black Gold Garlic files for bankruptcy liquidation
San Antonio-based specialty foods company Texas Black Gold Garlic has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation. Texas Garlic Inc., which does business as Texas Black Gold, listed no assets and $362,000 in liabilities in a petition submitted late last week to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Antonio. San Antonio chef Stephen Paprocki, founder of the farm-to-table nonprofit Chef Cooperatives, launched Texas Black Gold in 2015.