Page 13 - A Current News Today

San Antonio's 40th annual Jazz'SAlive took place Friday and Saturday at the newly opened Civic Park at Hemisfair.

A red brick home in the Monte Vista Historic District has hit the market for just under $1 million, and one of its former owners was Rudolph Quinones, founder of beloved San Antonio dining spot Jacala Mexican Restaurant, newspaper archives show.

One of San Antonio's most distinctive homes, a coliseum-style mansion built into a hillside overlooking Olmos Basin, is still on the market after seven months and an $800,000 price cut, real estate listings show.

For the first half of the 20th century, John Hagy — no, not televangelist John Hagee — was one of the most sought-after builders for deep-pocketed San Antonio residents who wanted custom homes in Monte Vista and Alamo Heights. 

San Antonio architect Carleton Adams' breathtaking creations include some of San Antonio's most notable landmarks, from Jefferson High School to the Alamo Cenotaph (the latter including sculpture by Pompeo Coppini, of course).

Yurts are portable, circular tents used as dwellings by nomadic people in inner Asia. Or that's what the word meant before folks in the United States got hold of it. As a recent "yurt craze" has swept the country, the word's been applied to any round, largely open dwelling, whether or not it's portable.

We shouldn't put off embracing the fall spirit just because Texas temperatures are still hitting the 90s.

Nineties-era punk act Jawbreaker, which left an indelible stamp on countless punk and emo bands, performed Thursday night at San Antonio's Aztec Theatre. Pop-punk group Joyce Manor opened. Here's a look at both bands' memorable sets — and all the fans who turned out to relive the old days, or experience Jawbreaker's tough, smart sounds for the first time. 

A 13,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style villa in Terrell Hills hit the market last week for just shy of $7 million, making it the priciest home listed for sale in the Alamo City. 

A stylish Alamo Heights home recently listed for $1.1 million has the goods to be the ultimate reader's retreat.