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San Antonio service industry turns out for fundraiser honoring ‘Patron Saint of Southtown’
Read full article: San Antonio service industry turns out for fundraiser honoring ‘Patron Saint of Southtown’Hundreds of people came to the Southtown bar Gimme Gimme on Sunday as more than just customers. They came as friends and supporters of owner Aaron Peña, buying plates of fajitas to help with his medical bills.
Contractor commits to expedite improvements on St. Mary’s Strip following bar owners’ complaints
Read full article: Contractor commits to expedite improvements on St. Mary’s Strip following bar owners’ complaintsBravo walked the popular strip on Wednesday with City Manager Erik Walsh, the project manager from SpawGlass and City of San Antonio Public Works inspectors, according to a release from Bravo’s office.
Ongoing construction driving away business from St. Mary’s Strip, bar owners say
Read full article: Ongoing construction driving away business from St. Mary’s Strip, bar owners sayOngoing construction on the St. Mary’s Strip is driving customers away, and business owners say they don’t know how much longer they can operate in the current condition.
District director for U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores resigns amid sexual harassment allegations
Read full article: District director for U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores resigns amid sexual harassment allegationsFlores’ district director, Aron Peña, was accused of touching and kissing an intern without her consent. He denies any wrongdoing.
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Amor Eterno is a new craft cocktail bar concept opening in San Antonio
Read full article: Amor Eterno is a new craft cocktail bar concept opening in San AntonioSAN ANTONIO – San Antonio is getting a new craft cocktail bar concept in Southtown called Amor Eterno. The menu for Amor Eterno is inspired by “Tejano street fare,” according to a spokesperson. Menu items, developed in partnership with popular pop-up concept ¡Bucho!, will include things like ceviche wonton tacos, hot chicken tacos, Tejano Cubano, Ol’ Fashion donut and more. (Amor Eterno)The new spot, located at 540 S. Presa Street, is celebrating its grand opening on Jan. 6. Amor Eterno is occupying the space that was formerly Don Martin’s Coffee Co.Related:
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Local bar owners partnering to open craft cocktail spot in Southtown
Read full article: Local bar owners partnering to open craft cocktail spot in SouthtownSAN ANTONIO – Editor’s note: This story was published through a partnership between the San Antonio Business Journal and KSAT. Local bar owners Aaron Peña of The Squeezebox and Brian Correa of Bar America will open a new craft cocktail bar called Amor Eterno this fall in the space formerly occupied by Don Martin’s Coffee Co.Amor Eterno, which announced its opening in a Thursday news release, promises an “elevated” cocktail and food experience at 540 S. Presa St. directly behind Bar America. Bar America has been in Correa’s family for close to 40 years since it was opened by his great-grandfather as Café America in 1942. Peña, the owner of the St. Mary’s Strip bar Squeezebox, has searched for a way to bring a “more intimate concept” and craft cocktail bar experience to Southtown for some time, according to the news release. Read more on this story at the San Antonio Business Journal.