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Public Works leaders are hoping to get federal dollars to address one of the deadliest roads in San Antonio.

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San Antonio celebrity chefs and judges will participate in a gumbo cook-off at The Good Kind in Southtown on Tuesday, February 21.

The day of the event coincides with Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, which is folded into the occasion's theme, so definitely show up ready to eat lots of gumbo. The Good Kind is hosting its first-ever gumbo cook-off with a stacked lineup of local celebrities who'll bring their A-game to the festive competition. According to a press release, the gumbo cook-off will take place on February 21 on The Good Kind and Ivy Events grounds, located at 1127 S.

Si ya estás sacando las botas y estás listo para las celebraciones del Rodeo en San Antonio, aquí te decimos todos los eventos que se esperan estre febrero.

y de sábado a domingo de 10:00 a.m. a 1:00 a.m. a 9:00 p.m. a 8:00 p.m. El San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo atrae a aproximadamente 1.3 millones de visitantes a la feria. La tierra originalmente se compró cerca de Charlotte, Texas, y se reúsa.

City staff say the city's Solid Waste Fund is "structurally unbalanced" and will likely warrant a rate increase in the 2024 fiscal year.

It is one price for the garbage can, and that’s it,” Solid Waste Management Department Director David Newman told KSAT after the meeting. “I know it’s not a popular thing and we’ve talked about that internally,” City Manager Erik Walsh told Councilman Clayton Perry during Wednesday’s meeting. “The way the Solid Waste fee works, it is a static fee. [council adopted](https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/09/15/watch-city-council-to-vote-thursday-on-34b-budget/) in September 2022 specifically states “a rate increase to the Solid Waste Fee and/or the Environmental Fee will be considered for FY 2024 Budget.” Although the monthly environmental fee for solid waste was also cut by $0.50 across the board that year, customers didn’t feel that since it was matched by a corresponding $0.50 hike in the environmental fee for parks. Meanwhile, city staff say personnel, equipment, fuel, and landfill fees have increased.

A tracker that was placed at a new home construction site in an effort to catch thieves led to the arrests of two suspects, according to San Antonio ...

He later admitted to stealing “all of this property at the new construction site” with a second thief, Soliz said. Morales then went to a motel room and the Yukon left the motel, Soliz said. Police traced the tracker to a motel in the 3800 block of SW Military Drive.

In the top row from left to right is Louie Arnette, Sawyer Wade, David Donnel, Samantha Grubbs, Mitchell Murphy, Andre Villaplana and Venny Mortimer. In the ...

A luxury remodel of an old Marriott hotel in downtown San Antonio has undergone a name change to honor its original name.

[old Marriott hotel in downtown San Antonio](https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/commercial-re/article/Renovation-San-Antonio-downtown-Marriott-hotel-16825724.php) has [undergone extensive renovations](https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/ranch-motel-broadway-kiddie-park-17558595.php) and is getting a name change that captures the nostalgia of its past. White Lodging, an Indiana-based hotel management, is switching the name of the remodeled Marriott Plaza hotel at 555 S. The 253-room hotel was originally going to be called The Otis Hotel San Antonio, but "plaza" has been in the name since the hotel first opened in 1979 as the Plaza Nacional.

This week in San Antonio food news include Taco Cabana's shrimp tacos, all-you-can-eat sushi, vegan tacos, and paella.

This week, [Taco Cabana leads the bunch](https://www.mysanantonio.com/food/article/con-huevos-san-antonio-food-news-17757688.php) with its new seasonal offerings. [another roundup of notable happenings](https://www.mysanantonio.com/food/article/con-huevos-san-antonio-food-news-17757688.php) taking place across the city.

Limited-run menu items from Boiler House, Garrison Brothers Distillery and Dairy Queen are also on the menu.

[Google News](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWE5oWTNWeWNtVnVkQzVqYjIwb0FBUAE?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen) Subscribe now to not miss a thing.](https://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/NewsletterSignup/Page) [dairyqueen.com](https://www.dairyqueen.com/en-us/). The new Blizzard blends peanut butter-, fudge- and caramel-filled truffles with chocolate topping and DQ soft serve. Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has launched a limited-edition Valentine’s Day clothing line featuring coffee mugs, tees and hoodies. Lucy Cooper’s Ice House is reinstating its saucy Naughty Bingo nights, including sessions at both of its locations.

A new analysis of STAAR data finds that certain areas of San Antonio are struggling with student achievement.

“So we wanted to do something simple, the simplicity of how many students are reading on grade level.” “But it’s everywhere.” He also said it shows there are needs everywhere. “We cannot keep looking at education and saying, ‘OK, educators, you fix that, and we’re gonna fix this other thing,’” Contreras said. The analysis combines scores from both traditional school districts and public charter schools. In District 5, only 29% of students read proficiently while only 18% exhibit math proficiency.

So, to beat the trouble, we here at MySA pulled together where to find both cheap and affordable parking near the AT&T Center and Fairgrounds this rodeo season.

The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo runs from February 9-26 and promises everything from bullriding to the best concerts to crazy carnival rides! Author: ...

Ryan Bingham performs following Thursday's rodeo and other weekend concerts feature Jake Owen, Midland, Ronnie Milsap, William Beckmann and Carly Pearce.

[Feliz Modern’s Flamin’ Hot Valentine Market](https://www.instagram.com/p/CnzeyI_Mf6m/). [Social Spot](https://www.facebook.com/events/576314824346890/?ref=newsfeed) is giving away free barbecue to the first 100 guests who arrive to watch the big game. St. [Find a full guide to the fun here](https://www.sanantoniomag.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2023-san-antonio-stock-show-rodeo/). [San Antonio Botanical Garden](https://22076.blackbaudhosting.com/22076/Stroll-and-Yoga-Flow-Workshop-with-Alamo-City-Yoga) followed by an hour-long yoga class with Alamo City Yoga. Pecan St. A female-led cast and crew present this play at St. Mary’s St. [San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo](https://www.sarodeo.com/). Now in its 10th year, this fest celebrates all things coffee with local coffee artisans offering tastes of 80-plus brews and workshops about creating the perfect cup. during the 1950s through the lens of a man who played in the Negro baseball league. [Classic Theatre](https://www.classictheatre.org/events-calendar/) are collaborating on a production of this Pulitzer Prize-winning work by the late playwright August Wilson.

Keith Urban, Midland, Carly Pearce, Alabama, Los Tigres del Norte and Nelly all part of this year's all-star entertainment.

Tickets start at $33 (resale tickets can go a lot higher) at sarodeo.com. A couple of shows already have sold out, and only a few tickets remain for others. The lineup includes one artist who just won a Grammy and another who appeared in the award show’s most talked-about performance.

The former downtown Marriott Plaza Hotel has been renovated and renamed the Otis Hotel.

The company has not disclosed the cost of the San Antonio project. White Lodging officials confirmed in February 2022 that the company planned to restart its transformation of the hotel, built in 1979. Project officials said last year that development was expected to be completed by late 2024.

Texas businessman's heirs say they are entitled to $9 million, plus unspecified punitive damages, over an East Kelly Railport deal at Port San Antonio.

[the port](https://portsanantonio.us/) — to Fort Worth logistics company Continental Intermodal Logistics-South Texas for $18 million. Taking the railport to the “next level,” though, required a company with deep pockets, according to a lawyer for Rail Link. [East Kelly Railport](https://portsanantonio.us/rail) at Port San Antonio as one of the first providers of rail logistics services.

The San Antonio Justice Charter has received more than enough signatures to be placed on the May 6 ballot.

Ananda Tomas, founder and executive director for ACT4SA, said that the organization obtained over 38,000 signatures on the San Antonio Justice Charter. A San Antonio justice and public policy reform organization obtained more than enough signatures

Canadian coffee and donut chain Tim Hortons is searching for property in North Texas while planning to open in San Antonio and Austin.

The real estate firm is representing Tim Hortons in its search for pad sites and properties, [according to its website.](https://shopcompanies.com/tenants/tim-hortons) [rebranded their donut holes with Justin Bieber's name](https://people.com/food/justin-bieber-partners-with-tim-hortons-again-for-new-coffee-drink-plus-his-timbiebs-timbits-are-back/), has been looking at properties in multiple Texas cities for potential expansion.

More permanent police reforms will also be on the ballot.

Last summer, the City Council also directed police not to use [public resources to investigate abortions](https://www.expressnews.com/politics/article/San-Antonio-City-Council-ready-to-support-17345846.php). If the amendment passes, it would not make abortion or marijuana legal in San Antonio, per a city press release. All 10 district seats and Mayor Ron Nirenberg will be on the ballot. Why it matters: San Antonio could be the first city in Texas to offer a legal test on decriminalizing abortion after the U.S. [fight the amendment](https://sapoa.org/president-statement-sa-justice-charter-initiative/). The city verified 20,973 signatures by Wednesday, city spokesperson Laura Mayes tells Axios. [per the San Antonio Report](https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-justice-charter-republican-opposition/). Wade was overturned," Julie Oliver, executive director of [police chokeholds](https://www.sanantonio.gov/Portals/0/Files/SAPD/GeneralManual/501.pdf) and [no-knock warrants](https://www.sanantonio.gov/Portals/0/Files/SAPD/GeneralManual/504%20Execution%20of%20Search%20Warrants.pdf), are already on the books. [charter amendment](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q81ZufmCvWOSgFRYApH_GVoYzxHt7qD8lu87FNEJjYg/mobilebasic) on the city ballot. Wade last year, triggering a state law that [prohibits](https://www.sll.texas.gov/spotlight/2022/07/texas-abortion-trigger-law-effective-august-25th-2022/) abortion in Texas.

The San Antonio-based chain Delicious Tamales is expanding in Austin with plans for a new store on the northside of the city.

The new location will be the eighth for Delicious Tamales overall, with six based in San Antonio, including the company headquarters on 1330 Culebra Road. [recent social media posts](https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNLJpdMWP3/), the Latina-owned business announced that it would soon be opening a storefront at 1700 W. [has been serving Austin customers](https://www.mysanantonio.com/food/restaurants/article/san-antonio-delicious-tamales-opening-austin-16629909.php) on E.