Below is a list of select events taking place in the San Antonio area. Have a local event you would like Focus On San Antonio to promote? Email all the details to eortiz@journalist.com. STAGE Weekly Woodlawn Comedy at Woodlawn Theatre presents Friday Night Lights. Each Friday night features standup comics or improv comedy activities. Ages…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Transit Tracker features the completion of separate projects resulting in a unique Stone Oak-area freeway intersection, and long-sought infrastructure improvements in an older Schertz neighborhood. Elsewhere, Kendall County is backing what local officials call a necessary upgrade to a vital Boerne intersection. Plus, community members will have opportunities to…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Light Bites highlights arrival of “heartbreak bars” in north San Antonio, the rollout of a new local burger chain, the launch of a Boerne pizza spot, and the relocation of a popular Far West Side Mexican eatery. Also, renowned chefs are bringing new culinary concepts to Pearl and the…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Light Bites is highlighted by the long-awaited opening of a famed Canadian cafe chain, a San Antonio bar’s planned expansion to New Braunfels, and the closure of a favorite Vietnamese restaurant. Also, changes are happening at a renowned sports collectibles store, and an indoor playground debuts in Universal City. NOW…
Below is a list of select events taking place in the San Antonio area. Have a local event you would like Focus On San Antonio to promote? Email all the details to eortiz@journalist.com. STAGE Weekly Woodlawn Comedy at Woodlawn Theatre presents Friday Night Lights. Each Friday night features standup comics or improv comedy activities. Ages…
By Edmond Ortiz The power of art and art education was front and center of a July 29 CNTR/CTY panel discussion at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts where Alyssa Avenatti, executive director of the Children’s Chorus of San Antonio, shared the value of supporting the arts. According to Avenatti, a presentation from the…
By Edmond Ortiz Focus on San Antonio is spending the midpoint of 2026 checking in on key, select moves in the hospitality, retail and culinary industries in and around the city. HOSPITALITY City officials and leaders of San Antonio’s hotel and convention sectors are wary of a recent downturn in the local hotel industry, a…
By Edmond Ortiz While Bexar County plans to rebuild a Windcrest-area street, a number of notable road, drainage and sidewalk projects are advancing around the San Antonio-area, including initiatives in Midtown and west San Antonio, Castle Hills, Cibolo, Converse and Shavano Park. Elsewhere, New Braunfels residents are asked to voice their thoughts on which city…
Below is a list of select events taking place in the San Antonio area. Have a local event you would like Focus On San Antonio to promote? Email all the details to eortiz@journalist.com. MUSIC Weekly Disco Alfresco, presented by the Brackenridge Park Conservancy and SoundCream Airstream DJs, features local and visiting DJs playing different genres…
By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio-area motorists have seen their share of major freeway construction projects – mainly on the North Side – over the last several years. But more North Side road work is on its way before, state road planners say. What you should know The Texas Department of Transportation plans to eliminate traffic…
