San Antonio Current

The San Antonio Current is a free weekly alternative newspaper based in San Antonio, Texas. It specializes in investigative reporting, political insights, and in-depth coverage of the local music scene and cultural happenings. The publication also features thorough and current event listings for the San Antonio area. As a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, it blends serious journalism with a touch of humor. The Current has received numerous journalism awards, particularly for its reporting on topics and issues that are often overlooked by other media in South Texas.

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How Trump is changing higher education: The view from UT-San Antonio

2 days ago | sacurrent.com | Alexandra Villarreal

This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook and X. Editor’s Note: This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.
Be Kind Rewind owners opening spooky new tiki bar in downtown San Antonio

4 days ago | sacurrent.com | Stephanie Koithan

Wikimedia Commons / Kent Wang Skull-shaped mugs are a common sight at tiki establishments like the one pictured here, but Paradise Unknown promises to be even spookier. The team behind San Antonio retro bar and arcade Be Kind & Rewind has plans to open a spooky tiki bar downtown, MySA reports. The new drinking spot, Paradise Unknown, is slated to open on Losoya Street next march, Be Kind & Rewind officials told the online news outlet.
San Antonio's Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery deserves its Michelin Guide designation

5 days ago | sacurrent.com | Ron Bechtol

The Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmand award recognizes “restaurants that offer a high-quality three-course meal for a reasonable price.” In the first Texas guide, which debuted in late 2024, San Antonio garnered four of them: Cullum’s Attaboy, the Jerk Shack, Ladino and Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery.
Artist Michael Guerra Foerster rallies San Antonio ceramics community for exhibition at Central Library

6 days ago | sacurrent.com | Bryan Rindfuss

By Bryan Rindfuss on Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 9:21 am When visual artist Michael Guerra Foerster began studying at the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2014, his initial plan was to major in creative writing. But that plan changed quickly. “As soon as I entered college, I was like, ‘Never mind that — I would rather play with mud,’” Foerster recalled during a recent interview with the Current.
Ramin Samandari's new San Antonio photo exhibition offers view of parent with Alzheimer's

1 week ago | sacurrent.com | Anjali Gupta

Photographer Ramin Samandari has been taking portraits of friends and family as part of his practice for years. However, the ritual gained newfound meaning when his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease in 2017. Samandari's current exhibition, The Long Goodbye at San Antonio's Magical Realism Studio, is a series of portraits of his mother from 1997 to his most recent visit in April 2025. His mother lives in Canada, and he is only able to visit a few times a year.
New Ann Enzminger art exhibition offers needle-felted overviews of San Antonio

1 week ago | sacurrent.com | Anjali Gupta

click to enlarge Courtesy Photo / Ann Enzminger One of visual artist Ann Enzminger's needle-felted creations depicts an aerial view of the Alamo City. A one-night solo exhibition this Saturday by visual artist Ann Enzminger will showcase her needle-felted soft sculptures that form an aerial view of San Antonio.
San Antonio Rep. Henry Cuellar among Dems who signed 'gratitude to ICE resolution'

1 week ago | sacurrent.com | Stephanie Koithan

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, whose South Texas district includes part of San Antonio, is one of 75 House Democrats who crossed the aisle Monday to sign a resolution expressing "gratitude to ICE."The Republican-backed House Resolution 488 expressed thanks to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement even as the agency draws criticism for arresting undocumented migrants outside immigration courts and on worksites.
San Antonio artist Jayne Lawrence's latest exhibition pairs feminine forms with elements of nature

1 week ago | sacurrent.com | Anjali Gupta

click to enlarge Courtesy Image / Jayne Lawrence San Antonio art community mainstay Jayne Lawrence's latest exhibition explores the interconnectedness of the individual and universal. Mixed-media artist Jayne Lawrence specializes in drawing and sculpture. Finding inspiration in the human form, fantastical beasties and architectural elements, her anthropomorphic amalgams amuse, intrigue, befuddle and bewilder.
New Luminaria pop-up 'A Celebration of Culture' showcases San Antonio-area Black artists

1 week ago | sacurrent.com | Anjali Gupta

click to enlarge Courtesy Image / City of San Antonio Arts and Culture Luminaria's latest pop-up features work by San Antonio Black artists. Luminaria’s next pop-up art gallery, “A Celebration of Culture,” coincides with the commemoration of Juneteenth and features an array of Black San Antonio-area artists. The exhibition, which opens this Thursday and runs through Friday, July 11, is co-curated by Luminaria Fine Art Curator Andrea V.
Mayor Ron Nirenberg blasts Gov. Greg Abbott for sending National Guard to San Antonio

1 week ago | sacurrent.com | Stephanie Koithan

Nirenberg, who ends eight years in office this month, said he empathizes with residents over the "serious fatigue this federal administration is causing within our community." He added that he understands local "anger and frustration ... with the government's crude interpretations of immigration law and cruel approach to human rights."However, the mayor also expressed support for McManus’ call for peaceful protests and his plan to arrest those involved in property damage or violence.