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. CINEMA Oct. 17 Windcrest Parks and Recreation will have a free screening of the movie “Hocus Pocus.” Attendees may bring their own…
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. CINEMA Oct. 10 San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation hosts a free screening of the movie “Hocus Pocus” in City Cemetery No….
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. CINEMA Oct. 2-3 Urban-15 Dance Group will hold its annual Manhattan Short Film Festival, screening 10 new short films from around the…
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 Matthew Short has resigned as a Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District trustee, nine months after his election to the board. Short’s brief tenure as a school board member was marred by controversy, as fellow trustees twice voted to censure him, and Short sued the school district and its top two leaders. But…
By Edmond Ortiz Universal City is deploying a squad of robots built and programmed to patrol key corridors to help upkeep safe pedestrian pathways. What is happening According to a city announcement, the city is partnering with Oregon-based company Daxbot, which creates what it calls “people-centric autonomous robots” that enhance communities. Daxbot offers two kinds…
By Edmond Ortiz Voters in the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District will for a second straight year consider a property tax increase. The SCUCISD school board voted Aug. 17 to call the special election Nov. 3. If approved by voters, the district would raise the maintenance and operations portion of its property tax rate 12…
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…
By Edmond Ortiz The Judson Independent School District appears not to be going forward with another effort to propose a property tax increase in a November 2026 election. What you should know Sixty percent of Judson ISD voters took part in a special November 2025 election where they rejected a district proposal to raise the…
By Edmond Ortiz The latest edition of Light Bites highlights new dining and beverage spots in Boerne, Northwest San Antonio, New Braunfels, Schertz and Windcrest, as well as some notable closures in San Antonio’s bar and restaurant scene. Plus, the South Side and Southtown are home to a new gaming destination, and a new independent…
