San Antonio is ready to celebrate 🎉— La Semana Alegre returns April 23 & 24 as an official Fiesta event.
La Semana Alegre is set to return to Hemisfair, marking its first year as an official Fiesta event, according to a news release.
The daily caffeine hit is costing all of us more money. Even with the tariffs rolled back, we’re still paying the price.
New video captured by KSAT’s Drone 12 highlights the now-empty site of the former Institute of Texan Cultures building in downtown San Antonio.
Returning for its 13th year, the San Antonio Coffee Festival is planning enhanced experiences for the weekend event next month at Civic Park at Hemisfair.
The city took a step toward acquiring 5.71 acres of land in and around Hemisfair from the federal government. The Planning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend the city buy a federal office building at 727 E. César E. Chávez Blvd. and two parking lots at 610 and 611 Indianola St.
Hemisfair’s outdoor ice-skating rink is set to become the centerpiece of the downtown park’s holiday celebrations, according to a news release.
Visitors and residents in the downtown San Antonio area can expect changes to traffic and access around Hemisfair starting on Monday.
Welcome to the last weekend of the month, and happy (almost) Halloween! Take a look at all the things you can check out this weekend.
Construction along South Alamo Street — a major project aimed at improving infrastructure and walkability near Hemisfair and La Villita — is running nearly two years behind schedule. The delays are forcing some local businesses to shut their doors.
San Antonio officials are asking downtown visitors to plan ahead this weekend as the city center will host “one of the busiest weekends of the year.”
As voters began to head to the polls on Monday, the Spurs remained elusive about a fear at the back of some fans’ minds. If the team doesn’t get the downtown arena it wants, could it leave San Antonio entirely?
Proposition B will ask whether to use the county’s existing venue tax on hotel stays and short-term car rentals to help fund up to $311 million of a new arena’s construction. It would also raise the hotel tax of the tax from 1.75% to 2%. The short-term car rental tax would stay flat at 5%.
Would the San Antonio Spurs make a good neighbor, and is it worth it to help pay for their new home? That’s the question facing residents in San Antonio’s Lavaca neighborhood, just south of the proposed site of a new $1.3 billion NBA arena.
Muertos Fest, one of the largest Day of the Dead festivals in the U.S., returns to San Antonio to give the community a chance to honor loved ones who have passed.
This fall, the San Antonio Spurs hope Bexar County voters give them the OK to return to the spot where the city first fell in love with them: Hemisfair.
A 40-year-old woman was arrested in connection with a shooting at a downtown apartment complex, according to a preliminary report from San Antonio police.
Muertos Fest organizers will announce details about a new opening night tribute for the 13th annual event.
The San Antonio Spurs revealed a new basketball court on Monday morning dedicated to the Red McCombs family and the legacy of the Spurs in downtown San Antonio.
An ensemble of labor organizers in San Antonio met Monday morning in opposition to Project Marvel, the city’s planned sports and entertainment district at Hemisfair.
The cluster of bar and restaurants at the Southwest corner of Hemisfair is a little over a quarter-mile walk from the proposed site of the arena, the former Institute of Texan Cultures building. Should the arena be built, they anticipate a bump in traffic and sales.
The San Antonio City Council has approved a funding deal for a $1.3 billion Spurs arena after shooting down the mayor’s request for a pause.
The vote on funding for Project Marvel, the proposed sports and entertainment district in downtown San Antonio, has been postponed.
When Bexar County voters head to the polls in November, their decision on whether to help fund a new Spurs arena could carry larger consequences for the project.
The San Antonio City Council discussed the proposed downtown sports and entertainment district, dubbed Project Marvel, in a roughly nine-hour special session on Wednesday.
After nearly a year of questions, city officials provided the first detailed look at who would foot the bill for a new Spurs arena as part of a proposed sports and entertainment district in downtown San Antonio.
The San Antonio City Council is expected to discuss a proposed Spurs arena downtown on Friday, linked to the city’s plans for a sports and entertainment district at Hemisfair.
Spurs Sports & Entertainment (SS&E) investors and future development partners “are willing to invest over $1 billion in this effort,” said Spurs Chairman and Managing Partner Peter J. Holt in the letter dated Thursday, July 24.
Multiple donation drives were held Sunday in San Antonio to support those impacted by the Hill Country floods that occurred during the Fourth of July weekend.
The summer season is in full swing, and if you’re ready to make July sizzle with fun, you’re in the perfect spot.
San Antonio Spurs Chairman Peter J. Holt detailed his vision for Project Marvel, a proposed downtown sports and entertainment district anchored by a new NBA arena that could cost up to $1.5 billion.
The City of San Antonio has announced dates for community members to provide feedback on Project Marvel, the proposed downtown sports and entertainment district, according to a news release.
Since the City of San Antonio’s plans to reshape downtown became public knowledge, some questions — such as 'What would be new?’ and ‘What would be renewed?’ — have been answered. Other questions — such as ‘How will it be paid for?’ — remain unclear.
Ahead of San Antonio’s runoff election on June 7, community members shared their thoughts on Project Marvel proposals.
The San Antonio City Council was briefed Wednesday on the latest developments on a sports and entertainment district.
Six months after the City of San Antonio unveiled the conceptual plans for a new sports and entertainment district around Hemisfair, dubbed “Project Marvel,” the city is expected to start its official process for getting community members’ opinions.
San Antonio City Council voted Thursday to create a new “Project Finance Zone,” a funding source connected to plans for a downtown NBA arena.
City of San Antonio hosts Home Repair Fair that will bring in dozens of vendors to one central location to help homeowners with finding the right match for their home repair needs.
The City of San Antonio is hoping to score a possible funding source for a downtown NBA arena this week. But there are still many lingering questions about the full plan to pay for a new home for the San Antonio Spurs at Hemisfair, which is estimated to cost as much as $1.5 billion.
As expected, a lawsuit aimed at halting demolition efforts at the now-former Institute of Texan Cultures building is before the 15th Court of Appeals.
Yanaguana Garden at Hemisfair was listed as one of the 10 best public playgrounds in the nation, according to rankings released Wednesday by USA Today.
As the demolition of the former Institute of Texan Cultures building continues, the Conservation Society of San Antonio filed an appeal on Wednesday against the district court’s decision to block the University of Texas at San Antonio and the City of San Antonio from being sued, according to a press release.
The Conservation Society of San Antonio says demolition of the Institute of Texan Cultures will continue, and the City of San Antonio and UTSA were stifling efforts to stop the work.
KSAT captured video Tuesday showing portions of a wall removed; UTSA says it’s for asbestos remediation
The San Antonio Marathon released its official course routes for the inaugural marathon and half marathon scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7, a news release said.
The demolition of the former Institute of Texan Cultures building downtown was underway Tuesday despite a recent legal challenge from the San Antonio Conservation Society.
The City of San Antonio, Bexar County and the Spurs signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Friday, taking an important step toward a new Spurs arena and a sports and entertainment district downtown, according to a press release.
As the 2025 March Madness Music Festival approaches, concerns about the possibility of storms arriving during the event are growing.
With thousands expected to visit downtown San Antonio for the Men’s NCAA Final Four weekend, it’s crucial to know where to park to ensure a slam dunk of a visit.
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The San Antonio Conservation Society is suing to stop the demolition of the former Institute of Texan Cultures building — a key piece of real estate for Project Marvel.
If you attended the Men’s Final Four or related events in San Antonio in 2018 — the last time the NCAA championship was held in the Alamo City — then you may notice how much downtown has changed in just seven years.
The fate of a federal office tower in the heart of San Antonio’s planned sports and entertainment district is now uncertain, as the U.S. General Services Administration has identified the property for accelerated disposition.
Thousands of area residents will gather on San Antonio’s West Side this weekend for the 29th Annual César E. Chávez March for Justice.
Hemisfair is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil a new section of Civic Park that will feature gathering spaces and a walkway connecting Hemisfair to downtown.
Big names in music are heading to the Alamo City to perform at the 2025 NCAA March Madness Music Festival in April.
City Manager Erik Walsh received the green light to initiate negotiations with Bexar County and the San Antonio Spurs for the billion-dollar “Project Marvel” sports and entertainment district.
Pat Frost, one of San Antonio’s most prominent civic and business leaders, discusses the Spurs' potential plans to move out of the Frost Bank Center, which has raised many questions about the future of the arena and the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.
A new San Antonio Spurs arena could cost $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion, according to a city estimate, and there’s still no clear breakdown of how it will be paid for.
Hemisfair will open a new section of Civic Park next month, offering new gathering spaces and a walkway connecting Hemisfair to downtown.
Bexar County voters could be asked to approve using and possibly raising an existing tax to build a downtown arena for the San Antonio Spurs.
The University of Texas at San Antonio is set to demolish the downtown Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC) building and move it to a temporary home in late 2025.
On the heels of an announcement to revitalize San Antonio’s city center, council members are figuring out the potential of some of those plans.
Now that “Project Marvel” is out in the open, the shot clock has begun for the City of San Antonio to win over nearby residents.
One question remained above all others after Thursday’s unveiling of an entertainment district centered around Hemisfair and a new Spurs arena: Who’s paying?
Several Spurs fans spoke to KSAT on Thursday hours after the City of San Antonio released its proposal for a new basketball arena and entertainment district.
The San Antonio Spurs signaled support for a potential downtown sports and entertainment district that was revealed by city officials on Thursday.
A new San Antonio Spurs arena could take center court of a proposed downtown sports and entertainment district around Hemisfair.
Two sports franchises and two possible downtown San Antonio stadiums will be in the spotlight again this week during public meetings.
As a museum, the former home of the Institute of Texan Cultures at the Southeast corner of Hemisfair is history. But it’s also historical, which could cause problems for apparent plans for a future San Antonio Spurs arena in the area.