San Antonio’s Dakota East Side Ice House to shut down in early August

Inclusive and laid-back watering hole Dakota East Side Icehouse will serve its last Grape Dranks and Briscuit Biskets next month. The casual hangout known for a melting-pot clientele and its “Just be nice, dammit!” ethos will permanently close on Sunday, Aug. 9, KSAT reports, citing a statement from

San Antonio Spurs owner reportedly spends millions buying land on Hawaiian Island

Despite San Antonio Spurs principal owner Peter J. Holt crying poor to City Council when talking about the team’s capacity to pay for a new arena, media reports suggest he still has access to enough cash to buy a large chunk of a Hawaiian island. Holt reportedly ponied up $8 million this month to pu

Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Jinjer, Los Aptos, Tsushimamire

This week’s live music picks span continents and genres, from the crushing prog-metal of Ukraine’s Jinjer to the groove-heavy Mexican regional sounds of Los Aptos and the delightfully unhinged art-punk of Japan’s Tsushimamire. Whether you’re looking to bang your head, dance your ass off or embrace t

Texas leaders are asking data centers how much water they use. Most aren’t responding.

Data centers need a lot of water and energy. State officials want to know how much, and they hoped a survey sent to data center companies would give them the answers. But at a legislative hearing Tuesday in Austin, they were told less than a third of the companies surveyed responded. “Bad data, bad