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2 months ago | 
star-telegram.com | Rene Guzman |René Guzman
Dee Dee Dale practically considers the Jim's Restaurants cowboy logo a member of the family. After all, it was her late father, Bob Dale, who first brought that beaming buckaroo to life more than 70 years ago. It's such a familiar face in San Antonio, most 210ers would call it one of their own, too. "It's iconic," said Dee Dee Dale, a watercolor artist in Cibolo who was born and raised in the Alamo City. "There's a friendliness about it, and it just kind of gives you a good feeling when you see it.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
star-telegram.com | Rene Guzman |René Guzman
At one point during San Antonio's first official Martin Luther King Jr. March in 1987, the Rev. Raymond Callies turned to his 27-year-old son and said, "Arlington, look behind you."The father and son stood near an East Side railroad underpass on what once was Nebraska Street. Just a decade prior it had been renamed Martin Luther King Drive in honor of the slain civil rights leader. The Callies had marched through the area in King's name since at least the late 1960s.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Rene Guzman |René Guzman
The I-10 Icehouse on the Northwest Side rumbled to life with a side wall of more than a dozen neon-lit dart machines, as San Antonio electrician Miguel Garza fired off a trio of plastic-tipped darts at one of the dartboards. Two of the three darts hit the bull's-eye, each with a thunderous BOOM! from the game cabinet speakers, followed by a flash of the word "low ton" on screens above and below the target to mark the double hit and resultant score topping 100 points.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Rene Guzman |René Guzman
It took a series of fortunate, downright divine events to bring the San Antonio romantic comedy "Say A Little Prayer" to the big screen. And it all started with a different project that showcased the city's rich heritage and history. "Prayer" writer and producer Nancy De Los Santos was hired to create a stage show at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center for the city's 2018 tricentennial.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Rene Guzman |René Guzman
San Antonio loves to roll out the red carpet for movies shot in the city. That goes double for when it's the star as well as the host of the show. The Alamo City proved it Tuesday with an exclusive advance screening of "Say a Little Prayer," the new Latina romantic comedy set and shot in San Antonio starring global music sensation Luis Fonsi, the multi-platinum artist behind the hit "Despacito."The film breaks wide Thanksgiving at select AMC Theatres.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
expressnews.com | Rene Guzman |René Guzman
"The Mandalorian" star Katee Sackhoff returns to San Antonio for the first-ever Spacecon sci-fi convention, which runs Oct. 25-27 at Freeman Coliseum Expo Halls. Courtesy Illumina Productions, LLCKatee Sackhoff knows a thing or two about losing herself — and finding herself — in sci-fi. In the early 2000s, the actress broke out in the genre with her star turn as hothead space pilot Kara “Starbuck” Thrace on the critically-acclaimed “Battlestar Galactica" reboot.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Rene Guzman |René Guzman
The other voice of San Antonio's "The Joe Pags Show" just broke some serious personal news. Cari Laque, who co-hosts the News Radio 1200 WOAI talk show with title talker Joe Pagliarulo, posted Wednesday she's battling stage 4 colorectal cancer. The post comes with a link to a GoFundMe her son Jacob set up to help with medical costs. "Most of you know a part of the journey I am now on...," Laque wrote on her Facebook page. "Here's my story in my son's words.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Rene Guzman |René Guzman
"Say A Little Prayer" finally got its prayers answered. The Latina romantic comedy, set and shot in San Antonio and starring "Despacito" hit-maker Luis Fonsi in his feature-film debut, now has an official release date and trailer. AMC Theatres will screen the film Thanksgiving holiday weekend in 100 theaters nationwide, according to Variety. And here's the trailer to mark the occasion. The AMC theaters carrying "Prayer" will be "in large U.S. markets," Variety reported.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Rene Guzman |René A. Guzman
Aug. 14-Mabel, Charles and Oliver are back for a new season of the hit Hulu series "Only Murders in the Building." This time, two of San Antonio's favorite actresses are playing the same role. Eva Longoria joins Selena Gomez as her Hollywood counterpart for Season Four of "Only Murders," which drops Aug. 27. And judging by the new trailer for the Emmy-nominated series, those murder-mystery podcasters are about to see double trouble in Tinseltown.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
star-telegram.com | Rene Guzman |René A. Guzman
Jul. 31-Grey Moon Vintage co-owner Colin Bass still remembers the old Sex Pistols T-shirt that got away. The vintage tee belonged to his punk-loving parents, who actually saw the combustible Brits at Randy's Rodeo in San Antonio during the band's infamous 1978 U.S. tour. Around 25 years later, a young Bass broke out the T-shirt to wow his high school friends at a party at his house. When the party was over, the T-shirt was gone. God save the teen. Bass joked he's been paying for the loss ever since.
