All eyes are on Coppola in Cannes. Sound familiar?

CANNES – Francis Ford Coppola on Thursday will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival a film on which he has risked everything, one that’s arriving clouded by rumors of production turmoil. Sound familiar? On Thursday, Coppola’s self-financed opus “Megalopolis” will make its much-awaited premiere. Other films are debuting in Cannes with more fanfare and hype, … Read more

San Antonio City manager will have ‘conversation’ with city attorney after council members’ closed-door grievance airing

San Antonio – Less than week after nearly half the San Antonio City Council called for a meeting to discuss the “fitness” of the city attorney, they got a chance to air their grievances behind closed doors. City council members went straight from opening the Wednesday afternoon meeting into a more than two-hour non-public “executive … Read more

Former Blue Cares executive director says SAPOA leadership told her to create meeting records

SAN ANTONIO – The former executive director of Blue Cares, the nonprofit arm of the San Antonio Police Officers’ Association, said she was told by association leadership to create meeting records for a charitable bingo application last summer. The revelation from Dr. Amanda Gonzalez, who resigned from Blue Cares earlier this year to run for … Read more

Anitta defends her Afro-Brazilian faith after new music video costs her some followers

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s biggest pop star, Anitta, has released a music video depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking controversy in a country where religious intolerance is all too common. Her track — pointedly named “Accept” — has been viewed over a million times on YouTube since its release on Tuesday. It … Read more

Girl Scouts unveil mural celebrating 100 years in San Antonio, Southwest Texas

SAN ANTONIO – The Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas on Wednesday unveiled a mural in downtown San Antonio. The 48-foot tall mural is part of the organization’s 100th anniversary celebration of Girl Scout leadership and fellowship in San Antonio and Southwest Texas. Several Girl Scouts and alums pictured in the mural and their family members … Read more