Photos: Blue Star was the place to be on First Friday

First Friday, March 4, 2017, at Blue Star may have been a bit chilly, but that did not stop art lovers from hitting Southtown for the monthly celebration of San Antonio art and culture. First Friday, March 4, 2017, at Blue Star may have been a bit chilly, but that did not stop art lovers from hitting Southtown for the monthly celebration of San Antonio art and culture.

12 fun things to see and do in San Antonio this week

The day after the Super Bowl seems like a thankless gig for a stand-up comedian . But Hofstetter seems like the right man for the job, since his resume is dotted with sports-related entries – a syndicated “Sports Minute” segment, a “Sports Jerk of the Week” website he created in his teens, handing Yankees’ web content for a year.

Book review: Oil is in SA wildcatter’s blood

Gene Ames Jr. is a fourth generation oilman whose wildcatter grandfather drilled his first well in 1913 in Cushing, OK. “I really know the oil field,” said Ames, 83, whose grandchildren are now in the oil business – “That makes six generations,” he says proudly – and is still drilling himself, as managing partner for San Antonio-based Compadre Energy , Ltd. “I was raised in the East Texas oil field.