AltWeeklies Wire
Value Vino: Sipping Spainnew
The Spanish economy is in the tank these days. A little mercy wine buying accordingly might be in order — and the notion may be an easier sell than a recent suggestion to do the same for Greece.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
04-13-2012 |
Food+Drink
Armie Hammer's Bird Bakery Shows Sweet Possibilitiesnew
Nestled in a quaint Alamo Heights shopping center, Bird Bakery is just as cute as its name suggests — especially if you have a thing for birds.
San Antonio Current |
Caitlin Goodspeed |
04-13-2012 |
Food+Drink
The nonprofit Scorpions finally brought professional soccer to SA, but will it stick?new
As President Obama was preparing to give his State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 24, the San Antonio Scorpions had more pressing matters to attend to — a press conference at the Museo Alameda to announce the signing of the first Mexican international player in its roster.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
04-05-2012 |
Sports
Meet the Crocketteersnew
England’s Liverpool FC has a slogan: “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”
The San Antonio Scorpions won’t walk alone either, but unlike the English powerhouse, they have not one, but three groups of fans, and they got them way before the team was even created.
San Antonio Current |
Katy Schmader and Enrique Lopetegui |
04-05-2012 |
Sports
Composer Tobias Picker tapped to write a lead role for new SA opera companynew
When the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters announced their newly elected members on March 12, it was a good day for Schott Music, the venerable international music publishing company headquartered in Mainz, Germany, since 1770.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-05-2012 |
Performance
SA's first poet laureate Carmen Tafolla on literature, literacy, and the music of bus stopsnew
Named by Mayor Julián Castro as San Antonio's first poet laureate, Carmen Tafolla is truly one San Antonio's greats.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Salinas |
04-05-2012 |
Commentary
SA designer — and cancer survivor — featured at NY Fashion Weeknew
More than a month has passed since San Antonio fashion designer Mandi Gallegos showcased her Mikailee Alton Collection at New York City Fashion Week the second week of February as one of only 36 invited "emerging designers," but she says she has yet to wake from her dream.
San Antonio Current |
Desiree Prieto |
04-05-2012 |
Fashion
The Tobin equation: How performance centers elevate the artsnew
Raising money for arts organizations has always been difficult. Competition is steep.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-05-2012 |
Commentary
2012 FIST Champion Raul Sancheznew
The first time I saw Raul Sanchez perform he was funny, but in a predictable way.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
04-05-2012 |
Comedy
Old Boxcar gets rollingnew
Old Boxcar Brewing Co., which will become San Antonio's second microbrewery when it opens later this year, pays homage to the founder's grandfather.
San Antonio Current |
Travis E. Poling |
04-05-2012 |
Food+Drink
SXSWi brings new apps, revolution in Your Pocketnew
SXSW Interactive saw a lot of new applications getting their first walk through the crowd. Success depends on use, and lots of it. Here are some of the more interesting flavors of network.
San Antonio Current |
Brandon R. Reynolds |
04-02-2012 |
Tech
'CQ/CX' tells of Hernández's role in Jayson Blair scandalnew
It's been nearly a decade since Macarena Hernández outed the New York Times staff reporter Jayson Blair, the serial plagiarist who did as much damage to the paper's august reputation as Judith Miller's pre-war coverage of the supposed WMDs in Iraq.
San Antonio Current |
Gregg Barrios |
04-02-2012 |
Theater
Poet Laureate approaches while Grona closesnew
On Tuesday, April 3, Mayor Julián Castro will formally announce nationally recognized poet and author Carmen Tafolla as the first City of San Antonio Poet Laureate.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-02-2012 |
Performance
Comedian Quinn Dahle vs. hackdom: the case against comic piracynew
Comedian Quinn Dahle (pronounced ‘Dale’) has done very well in San Antonio.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
03-31-2012 |
Comedy
Excellent gluten-free food free of what ails younew
That "GF" increasingly found stamped on restaurant menus doesn't stand for "girlfriend" fare. It's the mark of gluten-free cooking, and it isn't just the latest health fad.
San Antonio Current |
Liz Schau |
03-31-2012 |
Food+Drink
