As Project Marvel’s promoters promise revived downtown, remember St. Paul Square

Cityscrapes is a column of opinion and analysis. On my way to a concert at the Carver Community Cultural Center last Friday night, a lengthy freight train at the East Commerce Street crossing allowed me to inventory the storefronts and businesses of St. Paul Square and Sunset Station. It wasn’t a pr

Trump claims Indian investment will make longstanding plan for South Texas refinery a reality

Progress on a controversial oil refinery in Brownsville stalled after a permit fight. Now the developer has rebranded as America First Refining. The post Trump claims Indian investment will make longstanding plan for South Texas refinery a reality appeared first on San Antonio Current.

San Antonio activists restore Say Their Names anti-police violence mural

A mural honoring victims of police brutality has been restored after its vandalization during the Martin Luther King Jr. March in late January. The newly restored mural was revealed over the weekend by police accountability group Act 4 SA. The repainted portraits of victims and their families now in

Afghan man with pending asylum case dies in ICE custody in Dallas

Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died Saturday morning at a Dallas hospital, one day after being taken into custody by ICE. The post Afghan man with pending asylum case dies in ICE custody in Dallas appeared first on San Antonio Current.