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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1 day ago |
sacurrent.com | Sanford Nowlin
Shortly after the conclusion of McManus' press conference, Kern de Gonzales, Joss' spouse, issued a statement reiterating his belief that the shooting is a hate crime. "My husband Jonathan Joss was murdered in a hate crime. He spent years begging for help, reporting threats, pleading for protection. The police ignored him," Kern de Gonzales said. "Now they want to act like they care about queer lives and indigenous lives. They don't care. This is not justice.
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1 day ago |
sacurrent.com | Sanford Nowlin
San Antonio's Historic and Design Review Commission on Wednesday afternoon voted to approve designating the area around the Main Strip — the city's epicenter of LGBTQ+ nightlife — as the Pride Cultural Heritage District. The stretch of North Main Avenue spanning the 1300 through 1900 blocks is home to landmark nightclubs including Heat, Pegasus and Sparky's Pub, and it hosts the annual Pride Bigger Than Texas Festival and Parade.
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2 days ago |
sacurrent.com | Sanford Nowlin
Add one more financial dispute to the list surrounding District 9 City Council candidate Misty Spears. A May 22 suit filed against Spears in Bexar County Justice of the Peace Court alleges she owes $4,164 on a Capitol One credit card that she opened in 2014 and later stopped making payments on. In its claim, debt collector Midland Credit Management, which purchased the debt last year, accuses Spears of having "refused and failed to remit" payment on the overdue bill.
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3 days ago |
sacurrent.com | Sanford Nowlin
Although the Texas Legislature earlier this month dealt what could be a fatal blow to the state's hemp industry this session, lawmakers also passed a proposal that would expand the Lone Star State's meager medical cannabis program. House Bill 46, passed as the clock ticked down on the end of the session, would expand the medical conditions that qualify for participation in the state program to include chronic pain, Crohn's disease and traumatic brain injury.
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4 days ago |
sacurrent.com | Sanford Nowlin
Even though San Antonio’s music scene can sometimes seem siloed along genre lines, the city’s true musical strength has always been in its propensity to produce game-changing, genre-blending original acts. Think about it. From the Jiménez brothers to the Sir Douglas Quintet, from Garrett T. Capps to Piñata Protest, from the Butthole Surfers to Girl in a Coma, many of our best artists don’t sit comfortably in a genre pigeonhole. That’s where Los Juanos come in.
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