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Light Bites (Feb. 9): New restaurants open in Stone Oak, New Braunfels; eatery, brewery give to charity; downtown hotel reveals culinary program

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By Edmond Ortiz This new edition of Light Bites includes new culinary ventures in Stone Oak and New Braunfels, local charities receiving donations from a downtown brewery/coffee spot and a Pearl district eatery, and the temporary closure of a Castle Hills restaurant. Additionally, a downtown hotel announces its upcoming culinary offerings, and a West Side…

News Briefs (Jan. 29): Southtown bar serves up gourmet hot dogs; Kendall County to help Comfort merchants; 1900s Gruene storefront to host new business

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By Edmond Ortiz This new slate of San Antonio-area news briefs features a new cafe/bar concept in downtown, the closure of a Southtown Italian eatery, a new partnership between a Southtown bar and a gourmet hot dog stand, local government support for Comfort merchants, and the planned reopening of a century-old New Braunfels storefront. El…

San Antonio panel advances Hemisfair, South Side construction projects

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By Edmond Ortiz The San Antonio Historic and Design Review Commission recently approved a new commercial development at Hemisfair, and a new public swimming center for the city’s South Side. Hemisfair On passage of the Jan. 21 meeting consent agenda, the HDRC recommended conceptual approval of a project at 400 E. Market St. at the…

Light Bites: Bars open in Boerne and near UTSA; tapas spot opens on North Side; Restaurant Weeks are back; Mimosa Gossip readies closure

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By Edmond Ortiz The new slate of Light Bites is highlighted by Singh’s Vietnamese restaurant expanding to near the University of Texas at San Antonio, local musicians launching a tapas eatery on the North Side, and a new Asian restaurant in Windcrest. Also of note, a new Boerne speakeasy opened its doors, a dessert bar…

San Antonio council gets updates on Project Marvel, Missions stadium plans

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By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio city staff sat with City Council Jan. 14 to brief the elected leaders on the latest developments and next steps regarding the envisioned construction of a new downtown sports and entertainment district, and the building of a new San Antonio Missions stadium. Project Marvel plans Ben Gorzell, the city’s chief…