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 Jan. 11 Tuesday Music Club will have a Founders’ Day event, celebrating the club’s 125th anniversary and 75th anniversary of the…
By Edmond Ortiz While population explosion across the San Antonio area continues, so does the growth of commercial and residential developments around the tri-county region. Below is an update on nearly 20 select residential, commercial and mixed-use projects that are in various phases of ongoing development in and around San Antonio. The projects range from…
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 Marissa-Ellen Patterson and Summer Marie Brown, both political newcomers, won runoff elections for Cibolo City Council on Dec. 13. Meanwhile, Schertz voters will have one more election before Christmas to decide who replaces a City Council member who recently died. What you should know Patterson, a U.S. Defense Department operations research analyst,…
Below is a list of select holiday 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 Now through Dec. 23 San Antonio Playhouse will host performances of Disney’s “Frozen,” the stage musical inspired by the popular…
By Edmond Ortiz Voters casting a ballot on Nov. 4 will help to determine the fate of mayoral races and 9 City Council contests in four Northeast Side cities, while three elections in one Northeast Side school district will be finally decided. What you should know The Nov. 4 elections will include mayoral and council…
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…
By Edmond Ortiz This short roundup of San Antonio-area bar and culinary news includes the relocation of a Southtown eatery, the closure of a short-lived downtown spot, and a South Side restaurant opting to levy admission during live music shows. Additionally, Panera Bread has opened a new location in Schertz, Chick-fil-A recently launched a Universal…
By Edmond Ortiz Schertz community members are mourning Place 7 City Council member Tim Brown, whose death was announced by the city on Oct. 19. He was 69. No cause of death has been provided. What you should know Brown spent more than 25 years with the U.S. Air Force, from which he retired as…
By Edmond Ortiz Schertz’s Nov. 4 elections will feature a contest between the incumbent mayor and the fire chief of a rural Bexar County first responder agency. Each elected position carries a three-year term. Schertz voters will also be asked to weigh in on an annexation proposal. Focus On San Antonio recently sent questions to…
