Hops & Hounds, a restaurant and dog park on the Northeast Side, plans to open a second location on the River Walk in north downtown next to Elsewhere Garden Bar & Kitchen.
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Austin entrepreneurs plan to open cluster of bars on North Alamo in downtown San Antonio
Two entrepreneurs from Austin plan to add to the growing bar district on North Alamo Street by renovating a cluster of buildings into four bars, including a performance venue.
Francis Bogside building in Southtown San Antonio sold to Austin buyer
A partnership that includes a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist from Austin has purchased the retail strip in Southtown that includes the Francis Bogside bar.
Iconic Voodoo Doughnut chain plans first San Antonio store on Houston Street
Voodoo Doughnut, the iconic Portland, Oregon-based retail chain known for selling donuts with eclectic toppings in pink boxes, has signed a lease to open its first San Antonio store in the location of the Playland pizzeria on Houston Street.
Mila Coffee, brewery joining new market inside Cavender Cadillac buildings in downtown San Antonio
A new food-and-beverage market called Make Ready, inside two former Cavender Cadillac dealership buildings off Broadway, is due to open this winter with a dozen tenants.
Incoming sports bar McIntyre’s drawing concerns from some in San Antonio’s Lavaca neighborhood
Though it has yet to take shape, McIntyre’s, a Houston-based sports bar, has already ruffled the feathers of some in the Lavaca neighborhood.
Breakaway Brewing Co. slated to open in Government Hill in San Antonio this fall
A new brewery called Breakaway Brewing is coming to the downtown area, this time to the rapidly growing Government Hill neighborhood.
An evening with El Niño Fidencio, a Mexican curandero
Though I had gone into Botanica Los Misterios to interview the owner about the herb shop’s maintenance during the Covid-19 pandemic, our conversation took a turn when he mentioned El Niño Fidencio, a Mexican curandero.
How they built Bexar Tonics, San Antonio’s emerging tonic syrup brand
A few months into Covid, Matt McLaughlin and Maray McChesney decided to turn their homemade tonic syrup hobby into a business. Now they’re working with Whole Foods to get their product on local shelves.