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Guy Fieri-approved San Antonio spot stars in week's most popular stories

See Ro-Ho on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives December 6.

Photo courtesy of Ro-Ho Pork & Bread

Editor's note: In this week's top stories, San Antonio gets nods from Guy Fieri and U.S. News & World Report. Read below to learn which local restaurant will appear on Fieri's hit show, plus which area schools are at the top of the class.

And for ideas on how to spend the long holiday weekend, check out our event guide here.

1. San Antonio eatery shows off tortas ahogadas on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Ro-Ho's signature pork sandwich will be in the Guy Fieri spotlight on an upcoming episode of his hit show.

2. Long-awaited sweets shop and boba tea revive San Antonio dining news. This round of San Antonio restaurant news is full of openings and expansions, from boba tea to chicken fingers.

3. San Antonio Big Lots store bites the dust in new round of closings. The Big Lots closures continue, with another San Antonio store closing its doors.

4. These 10 San Antonio restaurants have enough space for holiday parties. For your festive holiday parties, these are the restaurants to reserve.

Christmas restaurant decor Little Italy Restaurant and Pizzeria is one of many local eateries that have dining spaces dedicated to large groups. Little Italy Restaurant and Pizzeria

5. These 7 San Antonio K-8 schools rank among Texas' best for 2025. Five San Antonio middle schools and two elementary schools are at the top of the class, according to a new report.

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Oregon coffee chain's new San Antonio shop tops week's most-read stories

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The Human Bean has a wide menu of specialty drinks.

Editor's note: A lot happened this first week of 2025. Read on for news of a new coffee drive-thru, a big list of sad restaurant closures we looked back on, things to do this weekend, and more. Here are the hottest headlines of the week in San Antonio.

1. Friendly Oregon-based coffee chain opening new San Antonio drive-thru. An Oregon-based coffee chain is opening a new drive-thru shop in San Antonio in early 2025. The Human Bean will be located at 8403 Culebra Rd.

2. Booming 'burbs top San Antonio's hottest real estate stories of 2024. At the end of 2024, we looked back at the stories that shaped San Antonio. Home isn't just where the heart is; it's what readers click on. And last year, our readers were interested in the best and most attainable places to live, along with extravagant abodes and a hotel acquisition.

3. All of the restaurants and bars San Antonio lost in 2024. Reporting on San Antonio hospitality in 2024 was a frustrating exercise. Week after week, homegrown restaurants and bars collapsed. These were the saddest closures of the year.

Allora interior R.I.P., Allora. Allora/Facebook

4. Here are the top 5 things to do in San Antonio this weekend. Kick off the first weekend of 2025 with a busy few days on your social schedule thanks to this roundup of happenings. Enjoy the final days of the ICE! experience at JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, or celebrate the life and legacy of Selena Quintanilla at Majestic Theatre. Check out the top five things to do in San Antonio this weekend. For a complete list of events, visit our calendar.

5. 4 shutters and 2 new wine bars uncork San Antonio dining news. It’s a frequent joke that San Antonio’s restaurant and bar scene is at least five years behind Austin’s, but this week, it proves to be gallows humor. With COVID-19 lurking in the shadows, the Capital City faced a reckoning that claimed beloved breweries, longtime classics, and upstarts with equal indifference. After a post-pandemic boom, Alamo City’s hospitality industry is experiencing a similar reset. It’s up to the dining public to determine what to make of it next.