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Incoming sports bar McIntyre’s drawing concerns from some in San Antonio’s Lavaca neighborhood

March 24, 2022 By Ben Olivo 55 Comments

The future home of McIntyre's, a sports bar from Houston, rests on land bound by South Presa, Clauda and South St. Mary's streets. March 9, 2022.

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.

Filed Under: Architecture, Business, Development, Food & Drink, Lavaca, Neighborhoods, Nightlife, Retail, South Presa, South St. Mary's, Southtown Tagged With: Bar Ludivine, Braun Enterprises, Brian McIntyre, Chase McIntyre, Hands Down, King William, Kyle Berg, Lavaca, Lavaca Historic District, Lavaca Neighborhood Association, McIntyre’s, Melissa Stendahl, Nick Melde, Office of Historic Preservation, OHP, Taco Haven, The Haven Southtown, We Are Southtown

Breakaway Brewing Co. slated to open in Government Hill in San Antonio this fall

February 20, 2022 By Ben Olivo 47 Comments

Breakaway Brewing Company is slated to open at 1518 E. Grayson St. in Government Hill sometime in the fall.

A new brewery called Breakaway Brewing is coming to the downtown area, this time to the rapidly growing Government Hill neighborhood.

Filed Under: Business, East Side, Food & Drink, Government Hill, Neighborhoods, Nightlife, Retail Tagged With: Betty's Battalion, Breakaway Brewing Company, Chris Pal-Freeman, Encore Multifamily, Folklores Coffee House, Government Hill, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Caisson, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base

Staybridge Suites purchase expands local partnership’s St. Paul Square control

January 27, 2022 By Richard Webner 79 Comments

The Staybridge Suites, 123 Hoefgen Ave., was recently purchased by a local partnership that includes developer David Adelman.

Over the last five years, the partnership of developer David Adelman, and real estate executives Michael Jersin and Don Thomas of CBRE, have come to dominate St. Paul Square.

Filed Under: Commerce Street, East Downtown, Hotels, Nightlife, St. Paul Square, Transactions Tagged With: 1902 Nightclub, Aiden by Best Western, Bartell Zachry, CBRE, Cellar Mixology, Charles Leddy, Cuishe Cocina Mexicana, David Adelman, David Zachry, Don Thomas, East Commerce, East Commerce Realty LLC, Gonzales Street, Hoefgen Avenue, Michael Jersin, Presidian Hotels and Resorts, SSG Hotel LLC, St. Paul Square, Staybridge Suites, Sunset Station, The Baldwin, The Espee, The Spire, Toro Kitchen + Bar, Vaquero Ventures, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Vidorra, Weinritter Realty, Zachry Construction Co.

Artistic memorial to Taco Land owner Ram Ayala goes up at San Antonio’s Velvet Taco

May 22, 2021 By San Antonio Current 2 Comments

Matt Simpson spreads thin-set onto the wall of Velvet Taco while Mig Kokinda figures out which hand-stenciled tiles go on next.

Ram Ayala, the late owner of Taco Land, received a fitting tribute last Saturday with the installation of a memorial mosaic at the site of the storied underground rock club.

Filed Under: Art, Food & Drink, Music, Nightlife, Tobin Hill Tagged With: "Gypsy Doug" Morgan, Jeff Smith, Matt Simpson, Mig Kokinda, Pearl, Ram Ayala, SausTex Records, Taco Land, Tacoland, Velvet Taco

B&D Ice House returns to its roots as Bruno’s Dive Bar

April 7, 2021 By Rocky Garza Jr. 3 Comments

The Newmans have transformed B&D Ice House into Bruno’s Dive Bar, in honor of Bruno and Diane Dzanksi, the original owners of B&D.

Filed Under: Alamo Street, Food & Drink, Nightlife, Southtown Tagged With: B&D Ice House, Bruno Dzanski, Bruno's Dive Bar, Diane Dzanski, Jody Newman, Mel Ramos, Steve Newman, The Friendly Spot

Pabst expands its downtown San Antonio footprint with immersive art pop-up at the Aztec Theatre

April 6, 2021 By Josh Feola 3 Comments

Entitled “In Living Pixels,” the immersive show will feature work by seven San Antonio-based artists and begins this Friday.

Filed Under: Art, Aztec Theatre, Museums, Music, Nightlife Tagged With: Aztec Theatre, Canopy By Hilton, Charlie Kitchen, Chris Sauter, Domeinic Jimenez, Live Nation, Midnight Swim, Natalia Rocafuerte, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Paloma Cortez, Pamela Rachél, Seamus Gallagher, Travis Park Church, Wide Awake

No last call: Even after the recent death of owner Kenneth Garrett, the Bonham Exchange holds lasting appeal

March 29, 2019 By San Antonio Current Leave a Comment

After all these years, the Bonham is still about acceptance, about letting your hair down and soaking in the vibes of a pivotal place in Alamo City LGBTQ history.

Filed Under: Nightlife

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