Homegrown chain Laika Cheesecakes plans new location in far North San Antonio

Laika Cheesecakes & Espresso — a San Antonio-based chain known for its scratch-made sweets and artisanal coffee — is expanding again. It’s filed plans with state regulators to open a fifth store, this one north of Loop 1604. The new Laika outlet will be located at 2230 TPC Parkway, Suite 1103, in a

Trump’s DOJ plans to settle Texas’ Colony Ridge case without compensating victims

In December 2023, the U.S. Justice Department sued a Texas land developer it accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents into predatory mortgages, a landmark case for the Biden administration. Colony Ridge, which sold plots in massive subdivisions north of Houston, had become a “one-st

San Antonio police union president Danny Diaz to retire next month

After three decades with the Alamo City police force, San Antonio Police Officers’ Association President Danny Diaz will retire next month, he said in a late-Thursday Facebook post. “Serving as president of the San Antonio Police Officers’ Association has been one of the greatest honors of my career

New downtown San Antonio tiki bar from Be Kind & Rewind founders to open this month 

Downtown’s bar scene is about to get a tropical twist thanks to the founders of Be Kind & Rewind. The minds behind the nostalgic pop culture-themed drinkery will launch their second bar — tiki spot Paradise Unknown — on Friday, April 16, at 238 Losoya St. And, yes, that’s also the first day of Fiest