Deborah Martin

1 week ago | expressnews.com | Deborah Martin

The Mermaid Café has everything you expect from a coffee shop: Plenty of caffeine, cases filled with gluten-free goodies, a full line of branded merch and lots of small tables the perfect size for laptops. What sets the new spot apart is who's behind the counter. The café, which opened Monday, is staffed almost entirely by people with special needs. "We're different," said Leah Meyer, 24, the café's founder, inspiration and part of the staff.

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Deborah Martin

To prepare for her work as Mistress of the Robes for the Order of the Alamo's 2025 coronation, Lisa Hanson has spent much of the past four years immersed in the stories of fierce women leaders and warriors. Hanson poured what she learned into her designs for the Court of Royal Regents.

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Deborah Martin

All San Antonian Britton Moore wanted from his playoffs round on "The Voice" was the opportunity to sing at least one more time on the show, but that was not to be. The Reagan High School graduate was knocked out of competition on the first night of playoffs. During the two-hour show, coaches Kelsea Ballerini and Adam Levine were tasked with winnowing their teams from five to two.

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Deborah Martin

Remember the scene in "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" when Pee-wee Herman and his trusty bike use a vine to swing across a pond? If your pockets are deep enough, you could snap up the bike used in that scene. It is part of an auction of pop culture treasures taking place May 3-4 at Van Eaton Galleries & Auctions in Studio City, California. Online bids will be accepted, too. The sale is being monitored by the collections department at the Alamo, which should make sense to any fan of the movie.

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Deborah Martin

Once Poteet native and Tejano music star David Lee Garza and his band started performing far and wide, some fans assumed he would move to the big city. Nope. He still lives in his small hometown, andhe jokes that it might cost him the key to his success if he went someplace bigger: "It might have been the water," he said, laughing, adding that it also might have something to do with the strawberries. Article continues below this ad The accordionist is a fixture at the Poteet Strawberry Festival.