Richard Marini

1 week ago | star-telegram.com | Richard Marini

After almost 50 years in TV news, 38 of those at KENS 5, Deborah Knapp will sign off for the final time on May 21. The longtime news anchor announced her retirement Monday and said she's been fielding calls from current and former colleagues since the news broke. "My phone has been blowing up," she said. In a news release she said, "It's been an honor to serve the wonderful people of San Antonio in this city I love for nearly 50 years.

1 week ago | star-telegram.com | Richard Marini

It's spring-cleaning season, time to clear away that old carpeting, used furniture, car tires and other detritus that's been collecting in your garage, backyard and elsewhere around the house. To help, the city's Free Landfill Day will give you the opportunity to get rid of all that unwanted stuff at no cost to you. All you have to do is take it to one of several drop-sites around town. Just be sure to cover your load with a tarp while transporting it.

2 weeks ago | star-telegram.com | Richard Marini

The River Walk isn't for sale. Neither is Brackenridge Park, the Alamo, the Tower of the Americas nor any number of other San Antonio landmarks. But you can buy the Joske House, the grand, neoclassical mansion in the King William Historic District south of downtown. All it'll take is $4.3 million - and perhaps the willingness to do the work needed to return the almost 150-year-old home to its former glory.

3 weeks ago | star-telegram.com | Richard Marini

Sometime between 6,500 and 7,000 years ago, an Indigenous hunter scrambled into a cave on what is today a private ranch between Alpine and Marfa. He carried with him a hunting kit containing weapons vital to survival in the harsh landscape. Recently discovered by archaeologists, the kit contains, among other artifacts, pieces of a hunting projectile system, a straight-flying boomerang, a leather pouch and a single sandal, about a contemporary size 12.

3 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Richard Marini

Sometime between 6,500 and 7,000 years ago, an Indigenous hunter scrambled into a cave on what is today a private ranch between Alpine and Marfa. He carried with him a hunting kit containing weapons vital to survival in the harsh landscape. Recently discovered by archaeologists, the kit contains, among other artifacts, pieces of a hunting projectile system, a straight-flying boomerang, a leather pouch and a single sandal, about a contemporary size 12.