SAN ANTONIO - (April 26, 2024) – More than 100 Sailors within Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) took part in the Battle of Flowers Parade held during Fiesta San Antonio. The Battle of Flowers Parade is the oldest event and largest parade of Fiesta San Antonio attracting crowds of more than 350,000. Leading the Sailors in the parade was Rear Adm. Walter Brafford, commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC).
Whimsical crêpe and coffee shop Kaffeinated expects to open a second San Antonio location later this month, this one near the far North Central community of Rogers Ranch, MySA reports. The new location is under construction at the Village at Blanco shopping center, 1200 W. Loop 1604 North, near the intersection of Blanco and Loop 1604.
Casual dining spot the Newstand will make its debut this Tuesday at the Jefferson Bank building on Broadway, the Express-News reports. Located at 1900 Broadway, Suite 106, the Newsstand will serve up a variety of sandwiches along with coffee and espresso-based sippers using roasts from Austin’s Proud Mary Coffee and San Antonio’s Pulp Coffee Roasters. “We want to provide the best experience for two kinds of coffee consumers,” co-owner Page...
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...
Conroe-based Toasted Yolk Café, a restaurant chain specializing in bougie, boozy breakfast and lunch items, is preparing to take a crack at the San Antonio market, state regulatory documents show. Toasted Yolk plans to open a location at the intersection of Highway 151 and Hunt Lane later this year, according to a May 8 Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. Construction on the 4,000-square-foot unit will begin later this...
In a sense, San Antonio chef and restauranteur Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin owes her rise to culinary fame to an early morning fight with her mother. When she was 22 and a recent college grad, she stumbled through the front door of the family home at 4 a.m. following a night on the St. Mary's Strip.
Government Hill sweet spot Alebrije Panaderia will close from May 15 until June 18 to facilitate a facelift, according to social media posts from its owners. Alebrije partners Cris Mendez and Claudio Navarro on Monday alerted fans to the temporary closure. However, they said the business will still take custom orders and catering gigs while the storefront is shuttered for renovations.
A new downtown nightspot called The Rose of San Antonio is slinging "handcrafted cocktails and delectable small bites" in the space that formerly housed Maddy McMurphy's Irish Sports Bar, according to social media posts from its management. The Rose — its name is presumably a nod to the country music classic "San Antonio Rose" — officially opened April 23, according to the business' Facebook page. In addition to serving beer, wine and...
In time for the warming weather, San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department will open 11 of its swimming pools next Saturday. The following pools will open Saturdays and Sundays from 1-7 p.m., according to city officials: Dellview, 500 Basswood Drive
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Monday, May 6, 2024, and National Nurses Day. Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather. You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local weather whenever you like with the FOX Weather Update podcast. Tornado Alley faces threat of severe weather outbreak again It was just a little over a week ago that the central U.S. was hammered by severe storms. Several people were killed during the severe...
In bizarre online dustup, some Spurs fans are threatening to boycott San Antonio-based Whataburger after the fast-food chain tweeted its support for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Chet Holmgren instead of hometown hero Victor Wembanyama. The fracas began Tuesday — the day after Wembanyama won the NBA's coveted Rookie of the Year — when the burger business tweeted about its excitement over Dallas Mavericks' playoff game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. "We feel like a proud parent tonight...
A new artisanal loose-leaf tea shop has come to Gruene, the Hill Country community just north of San Antonio. Launched in late April, Gruene Tea Haus offers 40 selections of teas and tisanes, or tea-free herbal infusions, according to owner Albert Luna. Luna and his wife Casey — a New Braunfels native — also serve up tea-infused baked goods such as matcha chocolate chip brownies, chai latte muffins and Earl Grey white chocolate chip...