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Put politely, San Antonio residents hold a diversity of opinions.

Local beer garden Ladybird hosted a party to celebrate Mixed Up Cocktails and San Antonio favorite Twang-a-Rita.

The food business is tumultuous, which means San Antonio's culinary landscape is always in flux. Every year, we say goodbye to a wave of restaurants that just didn't make it — even if their food, service or ideas were great.

A majestic King William home recently listed for $2.2 million was once the home of J.D. Oppenheimer, newspaper archives reveal. No, not the physicist who's the subject of a new biopic, but a San Antonio banker who helped finance the Aztec Theatre and other landmarks.

A 1910 home south of King William has hit the market for just under $1 million. Hard to believe from its regal-look dual porches and shining long leaf-pine floors that just a few years ago, it had been carved into eight apartments and left to rot, according to its seller.

Moviemakers are constantly on the lookout for distinctive locations that will make their films memorable. It's a testament to the beauty of a home on Guadalupe River recently listed for sale that two separate filmmakers picked it as a shooting location.

A 1928 home described in a sales listing as a "French Normandy-style property" has hit the market in Olmos Park with a price tag of just over $1 million, and it has no shortage of curb appeal.

Texas hasn't exactly earned a reputation for supporting LGBTQ+ rights, but the queer community here thrives in spite of it — especially in vibrant San Antonio.

San Antonians know what we love. In fact, we're kinda loud and proud about those things. While non-locals understand — and sometimes join in on — our Spurs mania, plenty of our other obsessions just don't make sense to anybody else in the world. And we're just fine with that.

A beautifully restored King William cottage built for high-profile lawyer and lawmaker Solon Stewart has hit the market for just shy of $1.4 million.