Arts/Culture/Photos

On February 13th of this year, San Antonio lost Jesse Treviño, one of America’s premier Latino artists. He was 76 years old. Treviño had been ill for the past year following a surgery for cancer. Treviño endured nearly a dozen serious and painful surgeries since being...

If you haven't heard of Mark Angelo yet, then you're missing out on the newest rockstar sensation from San Antonio. He's not your typical musician, mind you. Mark is an ex-boxer trained at the famous San Fernando Gym, which gives him a unique perspective on life. He's...

With the publication of the important book Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Art, Weaving, Vision* by editors Laura E. Perez and Ann Marie Leimer, art lovers are treated to a full account of the life, creative processes, vision, and accomplishments of a great Latina artist....

Four months ago Rolando Briseño flew to New York City for the opening of the New York Museum of Modern Art [MOMA] exhibition, Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces. The exhibit, which opened on October 9th 2022, drew a near record crowd of 2,000 on opening day. The...

David Lozano and Raul Trevino wrote Crystal City 1969 in 2009, a production which The Dallas Morning News called the “Best New Play” of 2009. Residents from Crystal City learned of its success by word of mouth, but individuals who contributed to the school walkouts...

On most days of the year, Oscar Alvarado steps out of the warehouse at his San Antonio Southtown studio, spaces that he shares with his twin brother Robert, to look over sections of nearly two acres filled with sand, tile, rock, glass, and steel. He treasures the...

I was born in San Antonio, Texas and grew up on the eastside of SA, basically the predominantly African-American community of the city. We lived in the back of Dad's barbershop in a small strip center at the intersection of Nolan & Pine Streets. Dad split the...

Every American City has its favorite photographer who is able to produce revealing imagery that captures the mind and soul of its people, that documents the cultural attributes of its society, and that reveals the historical aspects of the region’s landscape. Large...

The last hugs, the last laughs and the last time I would ever be happy. For the last week tears have rolled down my face and just overall been sober and can’t stop thinking of you. You can’t leave me, you can’t leave my family you don’t deserve this. The headaches,...