MICHAEL SHANNON

'George & Tammy' actor Michael Shannon weighed in on the charges against Alec Baldwin for the 'Rust' shooting, saying the blame lies in low production costs.

The new miniseries premiering on Showtime follows the lives of country music legends, George Jones and Tammy Wynette.

Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon star in the new Showtime miniseries 'George & Tammy' about the country singers' rollercoaster relationship.

This week’s new entertainment releases include Will Smith’s comeback campaign in the Antoine Fuqua movie “Emancipation,” a documentary about Broadway star Idina Menzel, the video game “Dragon Quest Treasures” and a TV series exploring the tumultuous relationship between country music stars Tammy Wynette and George Jones.

Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain spent months learning the songs that George Jones and Tammy Wynette made famous.

Members of a city task force are split over whether to support recommendations on changing the current noise ordinance.

Luke Combs is the winner of the Country Music Association Awards' coveted entertainer of the year trophy.

The City of San Antonio will spend nearly $6 million dollars lighting up dark gap areas around the city, specifically focusing on high crime and crash prone neighborhoods.

A San Antonio doctor is scheduled to make a plea appearance in Municipal Court on Tuesday morning after a boarding home he owns racked up more than 50 violations.

Attendance from business members of the city's noise task force has dwindled as the revamp approaches the finish line.

The city’s renters need more protection from negligent landlords, Councilwoman Ana Sandoval (D7) said, while drawing attention to the owners of Seven Oaks.

Paramount+ flexed the star power of its shows as it prepares to launch in the United Kingdom with a London event attended by Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, Kevin Costner, Jessica Chastain and more.

The report, “Ousted: The City of San Antonio’s Displacement of Residents through Code Enforcement Actions,” found 626 orders to vacate and orders to demolish occupied San Antonio homes between 2015 and 2020. Meanwhile, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin issued only 16 orders between them.

The City of San Antonio code enforcement practices disproportionately impact residents on the near East and West sides, a report found.

While hotel occupancy tax revenue decreased sharply during the pandemic, revenue from short-term rentals has gone up each year since collection began.

San Antonio City Council members want to expand an advisory committee that helps with the code amendment process.

This week’s new entertainment releases includes an album from Lorde called “Solar Power” and Hugh Jackman starring in the sci-fi thriller “Reminiscence.”.

Demolition has begun on the historic Whitt building which was at the center of a battle between Westside preservationists and the owner.

The Texas filmmaker has built his career on escalating tension and dread.

click to enlarge Screenshot / YouTubeThe Cowboys Dancehall saga continues.In a Sunday Facebook post, Val Verde County Judge Lewis Owens had harsh words for a Del Rio-area resident who tested positive for COVID-19 yet attended a Cody Johnson concert at the San Antonio nightclub anyway, KSAT reports ”There’s Snapchat pictures evidently that y’all took with your mask on your wrist and y’all having a good time," the judge said in the post. "You’re positive. You should’ve never left, young lady.”Owens said after the picture surfaced, the woman lied to Del Rio city officials. "Then you have the nerve, the audacity, to lie to the tracers that you got in a fight with your mother and all this other stuff. That’s how come you weren’t home, and then you confess, you say, ‘Look, I messed up,’” Owens said.The judge said the woman was issued a citation.

click to enlarge Screenshot / YouTubeSan Antonio earlier this week slapped country music venue Cowboys Dancehall with two citations for violating pandemic safety protocols during a pair of packed concerts over the weekend.Now, the city’s Code Enforcement Office has said the dance hall will have one more chance to get its act together before losing its certificate of occupancy, KSAT reports . The club received another five citations last year, city records show.”We issued two citations to the Cowboys Dancehall last night due to their event this weekend and clear lack of following any type of safety guidelines,” San Antonio Development Services Director Michael Shannon told the TV station.Shannon oversees Code Enforcement, which, he stressed to KSAT, never aspires to shutter local businesses in a struggling economy. When people's health is at stake, he added, something’s got to give.”You’ve got to change your ways, or you’re not going to be able to stay open,” Shannon said.Shannon told KSAT the club’s final warning would be issued Tuesday. Should Cowboys be found to be in violation of any other safety guidelines, its certificate of occupancy will be revoked, rendering it unable to legally open.

SAN ANTONIO – When businesses violate the city’s Emergency Health Declaration put in place to help slow the spread of COVID-19, they get cited. Huge crowds this past weekend for a two-day Cody Johnson concert have yielded big consequences for Cowboys Dancehall, which hosted the events. Shannon said Cowboys Dancehall has been issued seven citations since the pandemic began. ”There were other violations, other criminal activity violations, that also added up to creating a continued creation of an unsafe environment,” Shannon said. Once a certificate of occupancy is revoked, the owner must file for a new one in order to open back up.

Painter Guy Stanley Philoche, a 43-year-old Haitian immigrant and star in the New York art world, sit among some of his latest work during an interview at his East Harlem studio, Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, in New York. "I'm not a rich man," he said, "but I owe a big debt to the art world." (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)NEW YORK – Painter Guy Stanley Philoche, a star in the New York art world, had wanted to treat himself to a fancy watch after a hugely successful gallery show. “I'm not a rich man," he said, "but I owe a big debt to the art world. About half the artists Philoche has chosen are people he knows, many in New York.

SAN ANTONIO – A special team led by San Antonio Code Enforcement will be monitoring bars and restaurants across the city on Thursday night. City of San Antonio Development Services Director Michael Shannon said the team was assembled due to issues brought to light by violations at The Well bar on the Northwest Side over the weekend. And we need to really go out and find those.”Recently, changes by the state allowed some bars to reopen as restaurants with a special certificate. Since March, according to online city data, of the roughly 90 encounters where citations were issued, 17 involved a restaurant or bar. A spokesperson says the sheriff’s office’s efforts are to inform businesses about the requirements made by the city and county.

San Antonio The City of San Antonio said over 300 calls have come in, reporting businesses that are not complying with the face mask order since it took effect on Monday. We still have communication with that business owner or the business manager, just to let them know that we had a call come in, he said. I said, Its only hard the first time you remind somebody to keep their mask on to go to the bathroom, Stokes said. I think after about 10 days, people will get used to wearing their mask very religiously. To report a violation, call the San Antonio polices non-emergency line at 210-207-SAPD.

SAN ANTONIO - Tiny homes meant to house the homeless are sitting vacant while Last Chance Ministries works out issues with the city of San Antonio. Michael Shannon, development services director for San Antonio, said the city went out to inspect the construction when it saw the KSAT coverage, but no one had pulled permits for the construction. The city said the sheds, or tiny homes, need permits for the safety of the occupants and neighbors. No matter who's going to be inside these homes, these tiny homes, we want them to be safe, Shannon said. Shannon said theres no doubt the goal to build homes for the homeless is well intended, but regulations must be followed.