By Edmond Ortiz The launches of a Midtown bookstore, healthcare clinics in Stone Oak, Live Oak and the South Side, boutiques in Garden Ridge and Leon Valley, and nonprofits in Boerne and New Braunfels are among the newest businesses and organizations to open in the San Antonio area. This new edition of Business Briefs also…
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…
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…
By Edmond Ortiz Two renowned Pearl restaurants, a longtime Live Oak comfort food spot and a near-East Side brewery/distiller are among the well-publicized closures to strike the San Antonio area culinary scene at the end of 2025. Meanwhile, several chains recently opened new local storefronts in San Antonio, Converse, Schertz and New Braunfels. Elsewhere, Tejano…
By Edmond Ortiz Converse recently welcomed the launch of two national retailers’ storefronts in mid-November as part of the latest business openings in the San Antonio area. Other new local enterprises include salons in La Vernia and Live Oak, a South Side credit union branch, a combination pickleball/padel/dining destination in New Braunfels, a creative studio…
By Edmond Ortiz The newest openings in the San Antonio-area culinary community include a food truck park in the Medical Center area, a South Side steakhouse, a New Braunfels tapas bar, an Olmos Park-area taqueria, and the return of a beloved Chinese spot in the Cibolo area. Meanwhile, North Side upscale sports bar and grill…
Tacos on the Street, a Puerta Vallarta-based, fast-casual eatery specializing in carne asada, recently opened its first U.S. location in Stone Oak. (Courtesy Tacos on the Street)
