SAN ANTONIO – Jody Newman is the owner of The Friendly Spot in Southtown. We at the friendly spot, we did it for over four and a half months. Bexar County Commissioners Court to hear details on plan to help bars reopenNewman has been an active voice for the Texas Bar and Restaurant Association. Catch KSAT Q&A live at 6:30 p.m. and on the Nightbeat. Related: ‘This is not what we want’: Bar owners react to Bexar County Judge’s decision to reopen bars

SAN ANTONIO Editors note: This story was published through a partnership between the San Antonio Business Journal and KSAT. The Business Journal reached out to co-owner Steven Newman, but did not hear back by time of publication. The Business Journal first reported on the owners of the original Southtown location and their plans for a second location in 2018. No other details were revealed about the second location, other than that the couple was looked at around 70 to 80 other properties on the South Side. Read more restaurant business news at the San Antonio Business Journal.

SAN ANTONIO A Southtown bar was forced to close temporarily after management was notified of threats on social media of a COVID-19-positive persons plans to spread the virus. We have received word from a few friends about an unconfirmed report of a Covid positive person posting on social media about heading to The Friendly Spot. It appeared to have be created by a man who visited the bar and restaurant before, Newman said of the Snapchat user in question. They gave the last call to the customers that were at the bar and shut the gate to stop any new customers from coming. Newman said a vigorous cleaning process followed, and the bar lost about eight hours of business.