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Skip to main content Currently Reading Fiestas King William Parade 2021 pulls a Mardi Gras with a parade of house floats on display in south San Antonio FacebookTwitterEmail Robin Jerstad /Robin Jerstad In a normal year, Leigh Anne and Nick Lester would be spending the day of Fiesta’s King William Fair the way they usually do: skedaddling to their hometown of New Orleans to attend the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. But this is far from a normal year. And so with the King William Fair a...

Alamo Drafthouse shared an update on operating hours for several cities including San Antonio. "Extended hours alert— Starting today, Mondays are back on the schedule at Alamo Drafthouse," they shared on social media. "Stay tuned – we’ll continue to expand our hours of operation over the coming weeks and months."

Residents flock to Movin on Main event in Schertz FacebookTwitterEmail With sunny weather beckoning, people grabbed their bicycles, scooters, strollers, tennis shoes and four-legged friends and headed to Main Street in Schertz on Sunday. Portions of the street were cordoned off to traffic for the third Movin’ on Main, an event put on by the city in partnership with the Schertz Family YMCA that is aimed at encouraging health and wellness. The annual event was canceled last year due to the coro...

The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo is resuming Friday. Despite a pandemic, a petition calling for the event to be canceled, city officials asking for organizers to postpone due to the virus, followed by the tragic winter storm San Antonio is still reeling from, the rodeo will move forward with an updated schedule of events on Friday.

City Council green-lights electric vehicle charger deal with Blink - despite concerns FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Doug Melnick, the city’s chief sustainability officer, led the efforts to place the charging stations for electric vehicles throughout the city.Robin Jerstad /ContributorShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Blink has been accused of overstating the size of its charger network and the viability of its business model.Blink ChargingShow MoreShow Less 3of3 As more electric vehicles hit the road, Cit...

East Side tenants told to vacate apartments FacebookTwitterEmail 1of18 Santos Alvarez-Bernardez holds up an eviction notice Sunday during a press event outside the Edge Apartments on East Houston Street.Robin Jerstad /Robin JerstadShow MoreShow Less 2of18 The Edge Apartments on East Houston Street. Residents said they were hit with eviction notices.Robin Jerstad /Robin JerstadShow MoreShow Less 3of18 4of18 A notice of lease violation was examined during a press event outside the Edge Apartments...

Skip to main content Currently Reading I hope my best drumming is done on the last day of my life, says drummer who practices at the River Walk FacebookTwitterEmail 1of30 James Gemino, a New York native who recently moved to San Antonio, carries a drum kit down the steps near the Josephine Street bridge on a rainy Sunday afternoon.Robin Jerstad /ContributorShow MoreShow Less 2of30 James Gemino, a New York native who recently moved to San Antonio, plays his drums underneath the Josephine Street ...

San Antonio schools prepare for STAAR, ordered to encourage virtual learners to show up in person Danya Perez, Staff writer FacebookTwitterEmail Andrea Solis and her sister Aralin paint their car windows for a parade last July organized by Harlandale ISD teachers urging the state not to impose a deadline to return to in-person learning (it did) and to waive the annual standardized tests, the STAAR, for another year (it didn’t).Robin Jerstad /Contributor The Texas Education Agency’s latest ...

Her ordeal included one final trauma: ICE showed up to deport her before the Mexican consulate intervened.

Skip to main content Currently Reading Moonlighting - Justin Rodriguez is both a Bexar County commissioner and a bond lawyer, and thats perfectly legal in Texas FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Commissioner Justin Rodriguez greets new Commissioner Trish DeBerry prior to swearing-in ceremonies shortly New Years Day in the Bexar County Courthouse.Robin Jerstad, San Antonio Express-News / ContributorShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Bexar County Pct. 2 Commissioner Justin Rodriguez talks during the daily COVID-19 ...