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First Friday fallout

Southtown residents fear the ghost of the old St. Mary’s Strip

In News By Jennifer Herrera
During June’s First Friday, Current contributing photographer Justin Parr and I were on a mission — to spot the notorious peeing dude who leaves his mark during post-First Friday festivities. We wanted to capture him flagrante delicto for this story, so we waited at the corner of East Johnson and Madison ... and waited. As we were about to give up and head our separate ways, I saw movement coming from a bush. While J ... [MORE]

Big Brother’s cool sibling
Mashup
By Elaine Wolff
Texas Representative Charlie Gonzalez stuck to his promise to oppose the FISA reform legislation that the House passed last week if it contained a retroactive immunity provision to protect the telecom ...

Summer re-runs
The QueQue
By The San Antonio Current News Team
May(or)berry Queque got an invitation (OK, it was secondhand; we’re not proud) for a fundraising breakfast at the Barn Door for the mayoral candidacy of defense contractor and Dominion homesteade ...

AARP-sponsored employee charges McNay with discrimination
News
By Patty Delgado
“Excuse me, do white legs suffer more pain than brown legs?” is the central phrase in an EEOC complaint filed June 27 against the McNay Art Museum for wrongful termination. Former Security Guard Glori ...