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  • Six Flags ready to get off economic roller coaster

    Six Flags Fiesta Texas is one of the theme parks that is benefitting from an influx of capital investment. Six Flags has endured more than its share of economic uncertainty over the last several years. The theme park company, which operates Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, was saddled with deep debt by previous management, which drove it into bankruptcy. Then came the recession, which cost ...

  • KCI marketing new post-surgical wound-care device

    Kinetic Concepts Inc. has released a new medical device that should help patients recovery from surgery faster with fewer infections. The device is known as the Prevena Peel & Place Dressing with V.A.C. Therapy Connector. The company cited two recently published independent studies on the Prevena system that showed favorable clinical outcomes in patients at risk for post-operative ...

  • Tim Duncan Tony Parker and San Antonio Spurs survive Game Two overtime to beat Memphis Grizzlies

    Spurs lead series 2-0 The San Antonio Spurs clung on to beat the Memphis Grizzlies in Game Two overtime to take a 2-0 Western Conference finals series lead.For three quarters the Grizzlies looked like they were going to be on the end of a second successive blowout, down by 15 points at half-time and going into the final stanza still down by 12. Tony Parker had a playoff career high 18 assists to ...

  • PASA opens theater complex in North San Antonio

    Performing Arts San Antonio is holding a June 8 gala to celebrate the grand opening of its new theater-arts complex. Performing Arts San Antonio (PASA) has announced the grand opening of its new facility on the citys North Central Side. The complex is located at 15705 San Pedro Ave. The space will include a 100-plus theater with a large performing stage and 24-foot ceilings. The facility will ...

  • Texas to drug screen unemployment benefit recipients

    Individuals in Texas who receive unemployment benefits will soon be subjected to drug testing, as a result of the passage of Senate Bill 21. Small-business advocates in Texas are hailing the passage of a bill that would allow drug testing for recipients who receive unemployment insurance benefits. Business owners are paying into a fund thats become increasingly expensive, NFIB/Texas Executive ...


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Movie Review

Wait Until Dark

With Marisa Tomei and Quentin Tarantino currently getting mixed reviews in the big-budget Broadway revival of Frederick Knott's 1966 suspense play "Wait Until Dark," this would be a good time to revisit the 1967 film version, which starred Audrey Hepburn (who was nominated for an Oscar), Alan Arkin, and Richard Crenna. Although I have not seen the current stage revival, I've read enough reviews to ... ...

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  • Palmetto Bank taps San Antonios IPI for wealth-management services

    Investment Professionals Inc. has been selected to provide wealth-management services for The Palmetto Bank. Investment Professionals Inc., a San Antonio company that offers of investment services to community banks, has landed a new client. San Antonio-based IPI will provide wealth-management services for The Palmetto Bank, a $1.1 billion community-oriented bank in Greenville, S.C. The bank is ...

  • Toyota San Antonio Chamber Present STEM Project

    Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas is supporting the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber's CORE4 STEM project to the tune of $100,000, it was announced this week. Patricia Salas Pineda, group vice president, National Philanthropy and Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America Inc. made the presentation to Hispanic Chamber CEO Ramiro Cavazos and the chamber's chairman of the board, Alexander ...

  • Texas approves bill to guide fund water projects

    Legislation to tackle Texas' water woes was approved by the Texas Senate on Monday. House Bill 4, filed by State Rep. Allan Ritter, R-Nederland, would direct $2 billion into a water infrastructure fund that would offer loans for projects such as new water reservoirs, pipelines and conservation projects. The legislation will restructure the Texas Water Development Board to a three-member, ...

  • Lawmakers agree on $50 million for ETF

    The governor's office and legislative leaders have agreed to supply the Texas Emerging Technology Fund with $50 million over two years to continue operations, State Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, told the Austin American-Statesman yesterday. Gov. Rick Perry originally requested $69.5 million for each of the next two years. Lawmakers still must decide whether to strip the states top three ...

  • Pica Pica Plaza creating new event space in South San Antonio

    Pica Pica Plaza has launched a new Celebrations Event Center. Pica Pica Plaza, a 130,000-square-foot retail/entrepreneur incubator on San Antonios South Side is adding a new service the Celebrations Event Center. The newly completed event center will be open for any kind of event, be it formal or casual. Celebrations will also provide such services as catering, party planning and floral ...

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