Richard A. Marini
S.A. Express-News
San Antonio, TX, United States
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San Antonio weather was hot in February, but did not set record
The National Weather Service said this past month was only the 39th warmest since 1885 when weather records were first kept. → Read More
Photo of image similar to Nazi swastika at Aztec Theatre creates momentary stir
The swastika in the theater, which opened in 1926 years before the Nazis took power, is of Indian origin. → Read More
San Antonio yard gets fired up with a stone-covered pizza oven
Alli and Danny Kustoff’s pandemic project turned into a backyard kitchen with a pizza oven, dining area and fireplace that was a lifesaver during power outages. → Read More
Red McCombs funeral service is this morning — here’s what to know
A public funeral service for billionaire B.J. “Red” McCombs is expected to draw a large crowd to the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts this morning. → Read More
Brother Cletus spread joy and color through his paintings
Cletus Behlmann's works are in many private collections and public buildings around San Antonio. Since his death in 2016, prices for his artwork have increased. → Read More
San Antonio homeowners fall victim to feral cat population explosion
Cat advocates argue the feral feline population can be controlled and these cats should be allowed to roam and hunt freely; others disagree. → Read More
120-year-old Victorian house in Gillett gets modernized
Texas restaurant owner buys a small, ramshackle house in the Karnes County burg of Gillett and transforms it into a showplace. → Read More
Trail riders converge on San Antonio for Stock Show & Rodeo
Riders from across Texas and Mexico hope to preserve and promote the tradition of horse culture. → Read More
San Antonio couple falls in love after 40 years of friendship, just in time for Valentine's Day
Steve Schriedel and Elaine “Lainie” Flores took more than 40 years to realize they were more than just friends; they were in love. → Read More
Larry McMurtry auction includes signed books, desk, typewriter, boots
Here's how you can bid on the late Texas author Larry McMurtry's personal books and other knick-knacks he owned. → Read More
Larry McMurtry auction includes signed books, desk, typewriter, boots
Here's how you can bid on the late Texas author Larry McMurtry's personal books and other knick-knacks he owned. → Read More
2023 Fiesta San Antonio official poster unveiled
The Fiesta poster, inspired by a Spanish Revival door and Texas iconography, represents the 132nd edition of the traditional celebration. → Read More
Outdated '90s home gets transformed from Mediterranean to modern
A San Antonio home is renovated to better reflect the mature homeowners’ more minimalistic tastes. → Read More
San Antonio strip club lunch bunch comes for the $10 steak special
Men’s clubs have long served food specials as a loss leader to appeal to a wider swath of customers, including women. → Read More
Alamo Heights 'zen jungle' landscape redo includes a cactus garden and city's green roof
San Antonio area home features living roof covered with drought-tolerant, sun-loving plants. → Read More
Award-winning, $125K New Braunfels garage built for entertaining
The Doehne Oaks Barn recently won the Small-Scale category of the 2022 AIA San Antonio Design Awards presented by the San Antonio chapter of The American Institute of Architects. → Read More
Brackenridge Park Civil War-era tannery details told in new book
Historian Lewis Fisher paints a clear picture of the tannery in Brackenridge Park and the San Antonio Zoo after finding "tidbits" from the Confederacy's records. → Read More
$750,000 Spring Branch home built to look piecemeal
The home was built to look like extensions had been added to a main house over many years, as when early German settlers added on to a one-bedroom cabin to accommodate growing families. → Read More
Microplastics are seemingly everywhere. Here's how to avoid them.
Researchers have found microplastics in human blood and breast milk, believed to have originated from the foods we eat, but here's how you can limit your exposure. → Read More
$800,000 Hill Country home was built by empty nesters to entertain family, friends
The house in Stonewall near Fredericksburg features a limestone facade with German schmear, a traditional finishing technique brought to the Hill Country by early settlers. → Read More