Pearl celebrates Mexican independence with Viva Dieciséis on Saturday

Under the cover of darkness one September night in 1810, a priest named Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in the small Mexican town of Dolores rang a church bell, gathered together his still-sleepy parishioners and delivered a fiery speech now known as the "Grito of Dolores." That grito, or cry, is now cele

San Antonio-area's Schlitterbahn keeps title of World's Best Water Park

For the 25th year in a row, beloved San Antonio-area waterpark Schlitterbahn has won the title of World's Best Water Park from Arlington-based publication Amusement Today. Schlitterbahn won the designation — again — at Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards over the weekend. The monthly publication

Bexar DA Joe Gonzales says he and San Antonio police chief back on speaking terms

After publicly feuding over a spate of recent shootings of SAPD officers, Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales used a Monday night appearance to emphasize that he and San Antonio Police Chief McManus are making amends. The comments came during a public safety town hall moderated by District 4

San Antonio's long-running Adelita Tamales reopens after car smashes into its building

Adelita Tamales & Tortilla Factory temporarily closed after a car crashed into its building on Saturday, but the 85-year-old business wasn’t out of commission for long. The Central San Antonio site reopened Tuesday, continuing to crank out tortillas, tamales, barbacoa, carnitas and chicharrones from