Several Major Positions and Bonds Up for Election in San Marcos Community

Several Major Positions and Bonds Up for Election in San Marcos Community

By Elizabeth Parrish and Jacey Yarbrough News Reporters Two bonds are up for vote on the ballot. Proposition 1 includes just over $106 million for public safety and law enforcement facilities. Proposition 2 includes just over $131 million for public road projects. There are five candidates in the running for mayor, including John Thomaides, Cherif Gacis, Ruben Becerra, Sam Brannon and Jacob Montoya. For City Council Place 1 Seat, Lisa […]

November 8, 2016 33

Culture

Humans of San Marcos: Junk in Da Trunk Owner Tony Romero

By Sarah Bey Blog Content Contributor Tony Romero is a third-generation San Marcos native who owns a local thrift store called Junk in Da Trunk on North LBJ. We talked about some of his favorite items and how the city has changed over his 46 years of life. Bey: When and why did you get started with your business? Romero: I opened in mid-January last year so in 2015. I […]

April 25, 2016 232

Music

Tribe Sol Ent Review

By Kendra Sells Local Music Reviewer Artist: Tribe Sol ENT Website: https://soundcloud.com/tribe-sol-ent Local San Marcos hip-hop artists gather monthly at Wake the Dead Coffee for Will Sing For Coffee. It’s a great opportunity for performers to showcase new projects and to network with the San Marcos community. This past Friday at Will Sing, I had the pleasure of being entertained by Tribe Sol, a hip-hop trio from dispersed […]

October 29, 2015 42

Events

Float Fest 2015 Artist Preview: The Bright Light Social Hour

By Janelle Abad Music Director Tomorrow kicks off the second year of the three day festival filled with the San Marcos essentials: floating, friends and music. Float Fest brings to the San Marcos river shores artists from across the nation including Phantogram, Local Natives, and Dr. Dog, but the festival still brings out the central Texas roots with native Austin band, The Bright Light Social Hour. The band's most recent […]

August 27, 2015 36

In-Studios

Genuine Leather… Legitimately.

On the final Tuesday episode of Other Side Drive for the semester, Daniel and Rick sat down with two out of the five members of Genuine Leather. Genuine Leather, a band out of Austin, is really starting to make a name for itself. KUTX Austin recently chose Genuine Leather's song, “The Enemy,” as their song of the day. Pop Press International did a story on the band which stated, “Genuine Leather […]

May 6, 2014 99

Local