Jim's Restaurant, Pat Molak: San Antonio's biggest food stories of the week

This week's top Current food news was full of unfortunate stories, topped by the news of two closures. Another Jim's location and downtown-area coffee spot Vice Versa have closed down, and the local entrepreneur behind Josephine Street has died. The news isn't all negative, however.

Advertiser leaves Ted Cruz's podcast after learning money goes toward super PAC

At least one sponsor on U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's podcast The Verdict has gotten cold feet after recent revelations that ad dollars spent on the program flow to a super PAC working for the Texas Republican's reelection. BP America told the Dallas Morning News it was unaware ad revenues from the podcast b

Serial Killer Speculation, Wemby Sneakers: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Even as a disappointing season winds down for the San Antonio Spurs, readers can't seem to get enough of Victor Wembanyama, the first-round draft pick who's fired up new excitement around the team. Wembanyama featured in two of the Current's most-read news stories this week. First, when sneaker blog

San Antonio official calls firefighters' request for 33% pay bump ‘unrealistic’

San Antonio's fire union on Thursday said it would only agree to the city's proposed 4% annual raises if they're accompanied by a 21.7% boost to its members' annual base pay. That equates to a 33.7% pay bump over the next three years — an increase Deputy City Manager Maria Villagomez called "unreali