SAN ANTONIO – A hotel and spa at the border of downtown and Southtown is opening on Thursday after months of remodeling. Formerly known as the Marriott Plaza, the Plaza San Antonio Hotel & Spa is opening at the corner of South Alamo Street and East Cesar Chavez Boulevard with 253 guest rooms, meeting space, … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A broken sprinkler system on private property near Interstate 35 and Walzem Road caused a problem for the general public Wednesday morning. Drivers in the area would have been on thin ice had it not been for a detour. According to a San Antonio Water System spokeswoman, the water began leaking around … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – The family of a 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a San Antonio police officer in June of 2022 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the officer and the City of San Antonio. The family of Andre “AJ” Hernandez and their attorneys made the announcement on Wednesday outside the … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the deadly conduct trial of a former San Antonio police officer accused of firing shots at two teens who were running away from him. The mistrial was declared in Oscar Cruz Jr.’s case just as the trial was supposed to start in the 399th District … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – The capital murder trial of Jilson Avelar-Rodriguez is scheduled to resume at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Avelar-Rodriguez is accused in the fatal shooting of Nicholas “Trey” Milanovich, 23, and Julia Wright, 21, on Sept. 30, 2018. Police at the time called a very bloody scene. Wright was found outside an apartment in the … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Later this spring, a busy beignet destination will pick up sticks and settle in the urban core. Popular brunch restaurant NOLA Brunch & Beignets will move to a new location at 1101 Broadway in the spring, it announced in a Facebook post. A firm date for the move has yet to be … Read more
San Antonio – The San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association president said his conversations with city staff indicate ongoing investigations into the culture inside the San Antonio Fire Department administration. SAPFFA President Joe Jones said there’s no politics behind his outspoken efforts to bring other issues to light after the forced retirement of former Fire Chief … Read more