San Antonio Justice Charter headed to May ballot, faces battle from well-funded police union

A measure seeking to decriminalize cannabis and abortion will appear on San Antonio's May ballot after the city clerk on Wednesday verified that advocates had gathered enough signatures to put the proposed changes to voters. Even so, progressive groups backing the San Antonio Justice Charter Initiat

OPERA San Antonio's Maria de Buenos Aires tangoes into the Tobin Center this weekend

Just in time for Valentine's Day, OPERA San Antonio is bringing a sensual and seductive opera to the Tobin Center. Astor Piazzolla's and Horacio Ferrer's Maria de Buenos Aires tells the story of the life and death of the eponymous Maria (played by soprano Catalina Cuervo), a tango-obsessed sex worke

Electro-industrial pioneers Skinny Puppy and Ministry coming to San Antonio on separate tours

If you lived through the electro-industrial revolution of the late '80s and early '90s — or even if you just happen to like music that’s rasping, mechanical and oddly hypnotic — mark your calendars. Skinny Puppy and Ministry, two of the bands that defined the dark underbelly of the electronic music

San Antonio Zoo's Valentine's Day speed dating bonanza Meet Your Next Ex returns Saturday

With Valentines Day just around the corner, the San Antonio Zoo is inviting all Alamo City singles to "meet their next ex" at their annual speed dating event. Attendees can expect to sip on specialty drinks, participate in speed dating and interact with some of the many exotic animals that call the