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San Antonio’s east side will soon welcome a Royal Blue Grocery shop later this year.

Homicide investigators are trying to determine who shot and killed an 18-year-old man whose body was found inside an East Side apartment.

A landlord was arrested for allegedly torching an East Side home because she accused her tenants of not paying rent, according to court records.

San Antonio police are investigating after a man was found fatally shot on the city’s East Side early Monday morning.

A woman was taken to the hospital after she drove her sedan the wrong way and crashed on the East Side overnight, according to San Antonio police.

Thursday’s incident on the East Side is just the latest in a slew of shootings over the past week in the Alamo City.

A woman and two-year-old child were both wounded in an apparent drive-by shooting on the city’s East Side late Thursday night, according to San Antonio police.

San Antonio police are investigating after three people were shot just east of downtown early Wednesday morning.

A home under construction on the city’s East Side was damaged by a fire early Friday morning, the San Antonio Fire Department said.

East Side soul food stable Mr. and Mrs. G’s has announced that it is closing this month after more than 30 years in business.

The San Antonio Fire Department responded to a used auto sales lot on the 800 block of south WW White Road shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday morning.

Four people are looking for a new place to stay after their home on the city’s East Side was swallowed by flames, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.

An 18-year-old girl was hit and killed by a vehicle while attempting to cross an East Side street late Wednesday night, San Antonio police said.

A vacant warehouse going under renovations just east of downtown caught fire late Wednesday night, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire outside an East Side convenience store.

A man shot a woman in the head and then turned the gun on himself on Thursday morning on the East Side, according to San Antonio police.

A home under construction was damaged by fire early Sunday on the city’s East Side.

A bicyclist is in the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning, San Antonio police said.

Kathryn Bassignana, 34, is accused of setting several small fires inside an abandoned warehouse known as the Friedrich Building on E. Commerce while Cruz Rivas, 37, is accused of setting fire to an abandoned home at 901 E. Crocket St.

A small kitchen fire last Friday forced the spot to close for several days while it recovered.

San Antonio police are trying to figure out how and why a teenager was shot on the city’s East Side early Monday morning.

A shooting on the city’s East Side left a mother dead and her son injured overnight. Now, San Antonio police are searching for the suspect responsible.

A 55-year-old San Antonio man has been arrested in Kansas in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old man.

The Boys and Girls Club of San Antonio revealed a garden at its East Side club house that provides kids an opportunity to learn and gain new skills.

Officials have described the recent shooting as an aberration in the “City of Good Neighbors.” But this conceals the city’s long-standing racial divisions.

San Antonio firefighters responded to a fire at a bicycle shop on the city’s East Side late Tuesday night.

Essex Modern City on San Antonio's East Side was heralded as a potential game-changer for the neglected neighborhood, but is now up for sale.

Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez and Councilwoman Teri Castillo were the only dissenting council members in a 7-2 vote on whether to pursue a grant of up to $6.25 million through the U.S. Department of Justice, which would help pay for up to 50 new police officer positions. The pair of freshman council members, who represent the East and West Sides respectively, raised concerns about whether adding officers would help reduce crime and about the increase to SAPD’s budget that would results from it.

The immersive Van Gogh exhibition has finally opened in San Antonio.

Locals say last month's shooting has worsened another persistent problem: With its main grocery store closed, the East Side is running out of food.

San Antonio police need the public’s help to identify and locate a suspect accused of killing a man on the East Side in 2020.

A woman was arrested on Sunday following a shooting at an East Side home, according to San Antonio police.

San Antonio police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that crashed head-on with a motorcycle and then fled early Monday morning.

A San Antonio police officer responding to a call for a cutting at an East Side home ended up shooting and killing a 51-year-old woman who was armed with a knife, SAPD confirmed.

The Tops Friendly Markets grocery store opened on Jefferson Avenue on the East Side of Buffalo in 2003. It was a long road to get there.

A two-story home is destroyed after it went up in flames and had “a major collapse” on the East Side, according to San Antonio Fire Department.

The massacre in Buffalo exposed not just violent racial hatred but the legacy of inequitable policies from years ago.

Shaken by the massacre and feeling unprotected in their own neighborhoods, conversations about guns have occurred among family, friends and neighbors.

A teenage girl was taken to a hospital Wednesday afternoon after she was shot in the leg while riding in a car on the city’s East Side.

Hundreds of climbers who scaled Mount Everest over the last few days have begun to return safely down the mountain. (May 18)

Animal Care Service is investigating after a woman on the East Side reported her chihuahua was attacked by a pack of loose dogs

The Black residents of Buffalo’s East Side see the mass shooting that targeted its Black community as an exclamation point to the racism they face every day.

San Antonio police say a man was shot the minute he answered a knock on his door. They believe a neighbor is the person who shot him.

San Antonio police say an ongoing dispute between two men who live at the same East Side apartment complex may be what led to a shooting early Monday.

The Texas Research and Technology Foundation's goal is to make VelocityTX central to an urban innovation district focused on bioscience.

Problematic bar on East Side torn down Thursday morning. Demolition came to a surprise for neighbors.

Every game can happen in any one of the 18 weeks in the NFL season. It can be watched on any one of seven networks and at 10 different times.

City officials in Providence weighing reparations for Black residents are looking beyond the Rhode Island capital’s leading role in slavery.

A woman is in the hospital after being run down by a driver in an SUV. Police believe the two had been fighting earlier inside an East McDonald's restaurant.

A 19-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after she was rammed by a vehicle in the parking lot of a McDonald’s, San Antonio police said.

An abandoned home near the Alamodome was destroyed after a fire broke out early Saturday morning, according to San Antonio Fire Department.

Apparently, people had a hard time believing a three-room shed east of downtown could be listed for $250,000.

San Antonio police and Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s help in tracking down the suspects involved in an East Side shooting earlier this year that left one man dead.

Police are trying to figure out why someone took aim at an East side home and wounded a man who was inside, preparing to go to bed.

A man was injured in what San Antonio police believe was a drive-by shooting on Monday morning on the East Side.

A man is dead after a friend found him in his East Side home with multiple gunshot wounds early Sunday morning, according to San Antonio police.

The owner of Smoke BBQ+SKYBAR was arrested overnight for allegedly refusing to pull his BMW over and assaulting a VIA Transit police officer, records with the Bexar County Jail show.

Opinion: How can San Antonio brand itself as a 21st century "smart city" when it appears unable to address its chronic litter problem, including the blind eye it turns each Fiesta?

Brackenridge Park is currently split between District 1 and District 2 along East Mulberry Avenue, but the proposed map would place it entirely within District 1 by removing the only two precincts in the district that are fully to the west of Broadway Avenue.

An advisory committee made up of council appointees has created the first draft of a new council district map, based on the 2020 U.S. Census numbers. Under the proposal, nine out of 10 districts would have their boundaries shifted.

Two men and one woman are in police custody following a shooting and vehicle chase on the city’s East Side early Monday morning, San Antonio police said.

San Antonio police are searching for a teenager who stabbed her boyfriend and his father during an altercation late Sunday night.

A man is dead after he was hit by a train on the East Side overnight, according to San Antonio police.

A man killed in a shooting on the city’s East Side on Friday has been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner.

A Fort Worth-based developer is planning a multifamily structure on the near East Side where the prior owner had proposed office and retail.

Buffalo voters will decide between India Walton and four-term incumbent mayor Byron Brown in Tuesday's election.

Essex Modern City, a stalled mixed use development project in Denver Heights may get new life with $3.46 million loan.

Essence Preparatory Charter School reached out to hundreds of parents and children on the East Side to understand their needs.

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click to enlarge Photo courtesy of Cherrity BarLocal act Lonely Horse will perform in Cherrity Bar's Spring Concert Series. With local COVID cases declining, East Side eatery Cherrity Bar will hold an outdoor, family-friendly concert series to benefit local musicians whose gig schedules were put on hold by the pandemic.The Thursday night series will kick off April 1 with R&B outfit the Foreign Arm. Other acts include Michael J. & the Foxes, MC² & The S.O.U.L. Cherrity won't offer individual tickets or a general admission option, since guests must be seated at a table to align with its social distancing policies.The shows will run 7:30-9:30 p.m., and food and beverage service from Kuriya and Cherrity Bar will follow normal Thursday hours.Tickets and more info are available at the bar’s website

click image Instagram / cherritybarCherrity Bar will host a pop-up market Saturday afternoon with artisan vendors, live music and, of course, food and drink.The vendors scheduled for the East Side spot's market offer handmade items such as jewelry, candles, home decor and succulents in hand painted pots. Malas & Mantras 108, Macetitas by Gigi, El Puno y La Mano and Neenya’s Designs will be among those offering wares.Live folk music from SA native Josh Glenn will float across Cherrity Bar’s back patio, and the crew will be slinging drink specials, ramen, dumplings and spicy chicken wings all day. The Texas Kidney Foundation will also perform free blood pressure, kidney disease and diabetes assessments.The market is scheduled for noon to 3 p.m. As per the bar's mission of putting money into the coffers of local charities, $1 from the sale of each of its signature Sparkling Memories cocktails goes to the Alzheimer’s association of South Texas.February's charity — San Antonio Pets Alive! — will glean proceeds from a gin-based tipple called Puppy Love, featuring gin, orgeat and lemon and pineapple juices.

click image Instagram / breaking.bread.in.saOk, we couldn't wait until tomorrow to share the news Posted by Windcrest EDC on Monday, January 18, 2021East Side transplant Mrs. Kitchen will resume slinging soul food next month in the Windcrest area, according to economic development officials for the suburb.The new Mrs. Kitchen will make its debut at noon on Sunday, January 24, the Windcrest Economic Development Corp. said in a Facebook post this week.Owner Garlan McPherson recently moved the restaurant from its original location at 2242 E. Commerce St., setting his sights on an 8,000-square-foot location in the northeastern suburbs.The new space at 5237 Walzem Road will give guests a bigger dining room where they can enjoy their fried chicken, cornbread, macaroni and cheese, candied yams, meatloaf and collard greens.According to Mrs. Kitchen’s Facebook page, the eatery will be open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

click image Instagram / dancedadartWindcrest is about to get a soul transplant.No, not in the spiritual sense. East Side soul food staple Mrs. Kitchen will move north, taking over an 8,000-square-foot space in the suburb in coming months, the San Antonio Express-News reports Owner Garlan McPherson told the daily that customers had to pack into the Mrs. But finding a large enough spot with adequate parking was tough.He finally settled on a new space at 5237 Walzem Road. Kitchen hasn’t yet settled on an opening date for the Windcrest location.

San Antonio police are investigating an East Side shooting that left one man dead Monday night. Police responded to the area of Ferris Avenue and Beulah Street just before 10:30 p.m. for reports of gunshots. When they arrived, police said they found a man in his 30s suffering from gunshot wounds to his chest. Police said they have no witnesses or suspects but found bullet holes in front on a home in the 500 block of Ferris Avenue. Police, however, are unsure if the bullet holes are related to the incident.

Update:A family member has identified the man shot and killed Friday at an East Side hotel. Abian Huel, 38, was shot at the Knights Inn on East Houston St. near the AT&T Center. His wife, Alicia Johnson, described Huel as "a kind and gentle man." Original:A San Antonio man was shot and killed Friday at an East Side hotel, police said. Officers were called to the Knights Inn on East Houston St. near the AT&T Center for a shooting around 6:07 a.m.

Three armed men forced their way into a home on the East Side on Thursday morning demanding property from inside the residence, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said. At around 2 a.m., deputies were called to the 8000 block of Chestnut Blue after residents reported the men kicked in their front door and forced their way into the home.

Google MapsOne man is dead after police say he was running across an East Side highway Wednesday evening. Just before 7:30 p.m., San Antonio police received several calls about a man running in and out of lanes of traffic near the 3600 block of Interstate 35, near Splashtown. Several vehicles had to swerve out of the way to avoid hitting the man, police said.

One man was found shot to death Tuesday on the East Side. San Antonio police officers were called to the 300 block of Belmont at 3:38 p.m. for a shooting. On the scene, they learned that two acquaintances of the victim — a man in his 60s — attempted to reach him by phone and by knocking on his door but received no reply. Geanice Robinson, who could not believe her brother had been killed, showed officers a picture and they confirmed it was him. “If it’s gonna happen, it’s gonna happen.”

click to enlarge Pexels / mali maederThe Farmers Butcher — the new farm-to-table butcher shop from local pork producers Mark and Kelley Escobedo — will hold a steak dinner Thursday featuring local, pasture-raised beef.The East Side shop will have limited outdoor seating for the meal, which will include a fresh-cut Angus sirloin steak, potatoes au gratin, asparagus and a house salad, as well as a complimentary Old Fashioned.The Escobedos will offer two seatings — 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. — with the possibility of a 7:30 p.m. seating, should enough folks show interest. For those who prefer to dine at home, to-go orders will be available at 6 p.m.Dinner at the shop, located at 1602 E. Houston St., will cost $50 per person, while to-go orders will run $45. All reservations and to-go orders must be pre-purchased so the shop is able to prepare enough food.Interested carnivores can reserve a seat or to-go meal by contacting the shop via telephone or social media DM.

A man accused of fatally shooting a woman during an argument at an East Side truck stop was arrested Tuesday, police said. Gregory Morrison, 62, is charged with murder in the death of 42-year-old Ann Marie Black, San Antonio police said. Morrison was apprehended at about noon in the 8700 block of Perrin Beitel Road with help from the U.S. A bond amount was not immediately available for Morrison on Tuesday afternoon because he had yet to be seen by a judge. Jacob Beltran is a reporter covering San Antonio and Bexar County.

San Antonio police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal shooting outside an East Side truck stop. READ ALSO: Black Lives Matter activists to hold protest Tuesday after Schertz police used Taser on teenMorrison approached Black while she was standing in front of the truck stop. After a brief argument, the man pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots, fatally striking the woman, police said. Neither the man or woman was believed to be an employee of the truck stop, police said. According to the affidavit, Black and Morrison had known each other for at least a year.

Just after 3 a.m., someone used an incendiary device to ignite the vehicles in a parking lot in the 9900 block of South Avenue L in the East Side neighborhood, police said. No one was injured.

San Antonio police are responding to a possible shooting at an East Side gas station. Officers responded to a shooting-in-progress call on the 1800 block of N. Foster Road shortly after 3 p.m.

A woman was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon outside an East Side truck stop, according to San Antonio police. A man approached a woman in her early 40s while she was standing in front of the truck stop. After a brief argument, the man pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots, fatally striking the woman, police said. Neither the man or woman was believed to be an employee of the truck stop, police said. Tyler Foley, 26, moved to San Antonio from Chicago on Tuesday and checked into the nearby La Quinta hotel not long before the shooting.

Billy Calzada, Staff / Billy CalzadaThirty-eight voting centers in Bexar County have wait times of less than 15 minutes, according to a poll time tracker. Among those with short wait times are San Antonio College's Victory Center near downtown, Adams Elementary on the South Side, Gus Garcia Middle School on the West Side, Encino Library on the North Side and the AT&T Center on the East Side.

click to enlarge Courtesy Buckets Burgers and Beer GardenBuckets Burgers and Beer Garden is taking over the East Side space previously occupied by Big Lou’s Burgers and BBQ, which closed earlier this summer. The new spot will open Thursday with limited hours.JR Vega, part-owner of The Winchester in Alamo Heights, teamed up with longtime friend Kevin Koenen to acquire the property in September. “Once we get off the ground, we’ll have a menu of ice cream desserts and alcoholic shakes in addition to the full bar.”This weekend, Buckets will offer a limited menu, including the namesake burgers as well as steaks, chicken wings and chicken tenders. The menu will expand as time goes on.The restaurant, located at 2014 S. W.W. White Road, will be open Thursday through Saturday this week, serving lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., then dinner from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. The owners haven't yet determined permanent hours.

San Antonio Police DepartmentSan Antonio police are asking for the public's help in identify a woman in connection with a fatal accident on the East Side Saturday morning. On its facebook page, the department released a photo of the woman but did not say in the post how the woman was involved in the crash.

The search of an East Side home's property for the body of a missing man believed to be dead has come to a “disappointing and infuriating” conclusion, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said during a news conference Thursday. Salazar said the search ended after the suspect said he gave investigators false information. “I believe he thought he was helping his own case and didn’t think that we would actually go out to look for Mr. Perry,” Salazar said. The suspect who provided the false information is a suspect in the case but is in custody on unrelated charges, Salazar said. BCSO may ask the FBI to assist with additional resources to find Perry’s body, the Sheriff said.

A tip about a man missing since July and believed dead led Bexar County deputies to search a Southeast Side property Tuesday afternoon. Curtis Perry, 39, was last seen July 29 near the 9400 block of South Foster Road, investigators said. According to the sheriff, Perry was possibly lured to the Foster area to be robbed by the suspects. Salazar said around that time, investigators believe the suspects in Perry’s case were also involved in a crime spree in the area and surrounding counties. A reward of as much as $5,000 is still being offered in the case, Salazar said.

A man who was crushed by a train on the East Side was identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office. Tyrone Paul Bowie, 54, was run over by a train at about 12:30 a.m. Thursday near the 1200 block of North Pine Street, near Duval Street, according to San Antonio police.

One man is dead after getting crushed by a train on the East Side early Thursday morning. Just after 12:30 a.m., a Union Pacific train had stopped near the 1200 block of Pine, near Duval Street, as it was being doubled with another train. The train engineer began to pull forward when the train went into emergency mode and came to a stop again, San Antonio police said.

Police responded to the 1100 block of Terrace View on the city’s far East Side around 7:30 p.m. Monday for a shooting incident, according to officials. Two people found there were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

Two people were hospitalized after a shooting Friday on the East Side, according to San Antonio police. Officers responded at 1:50 p.m. to a shooting in progress call in the 4600 block of East Houston St.Juan Modero lives in the gated Place at Houston Street Townhomes, where the incident occurred. FIND OUT FIRST: Get San Antonio breaking news directly to your inboxPolice confirmed two males, a teenager and a man in his 20s, were taken to local hospitals. Jordan, who has lived in the complex for two years, plans to move out in a month “for obvious reasons.”“It’s tough,” Jordan said of the shooting. “But that’s how it is out here.”The shooting remains under investigation.

San Antonio police are investigating the death of a 36-year-old man who was found Thursday lying on the steps of an East Side home unresponsive with a gunshot wound. An individual called 911 around 2:30 a.m. to report that the man was unresponsive at a residence in the 500 block of Dorie.

Google MapsA construction worker was hospitalized Tuesday after a pickup truck collided with a backhoe on the East Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The victim, a 30-year-old man, was the passenger on a backhoe trying to cross Martin Luther King Drive near Salado Creek at 7:50 a.m.

One dead after crashing head-on with a VIA bus on far East SideA man who crossed into oncoming traffic while driving on an East Side street died Monday died after a head-on collision with a VIA Metropolitan Transit bus, according to San Antonio police. The map shows the approximate location of the incident.. less A man who crossed into oncoming traffic while driving on an East Side street died Monday died after a head-on collision with a VIA Metropolitan Transit bus, according to San Antonio police. The map shows the ... more Photo: Google Maps Photo: Google Maps Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close One dead after crashing head-on with a VIA bus on far East Side 1 / 1 Back to GalleryA man who crossed into oncoming traffic while driving on a far East Side street died Monday died after a head-on collision with a VIA Metropolitan Transit bus, according to San Antonio police. FIND OUT FIRST: Get San Antonio breaking news directly to your inboxAccording to police, Richardson was traveling south near the 5700 block of Foster Road around 6 a.m., when for an unknown reason, he crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the VIA bus head-on. Taylor Pettaway is a breaking news and general assignment reporter for MySA.com | taylor.pettaway@express-news.net | @TaylorPettaway