Editor's note: It's time to look back at the top San Antonio news of the week, beginning with the quiet closure of a staple restaurant. Plus, exciting restaurant openings and the best places to work in the area. Read our five most popular stories below, then head here for the best things to do this weekend.
1. Romano's Macaroni Grill quietly closes last San Antonio restaurant. After serving the San Antonio area for almost four decades, Romano’s Macaroni Grill quietly closed its last area location.
2. Austin's Hopdoddy fires up burgers & margaritas in north San Antonio. Beloved Austin chain Hopdoddy Burger Bar is firing up a new San Antonio location, bringing brews, beef, and buns to the North Side.
3. San Antonio brick oven pizza joint fires up new North Side restaurant. Brick-oven pizza joint Stout's is firing up a new location in the city's booming Far North Side. The local mini-chain has signed on to be the first tenant in the upcoming Encino Commons development.
Stout's will open on the Far North Side.
Stout's Pizza Co./ Facebook
4. Interstate 35 in Austin dubbed a 'freeway without a future.' A national nonprofit organization advocating for the removal of freeways across the country has named I-35 through Austin to its 2025 list of "freeways without futures."
5. 3 San Antonio companies named best places to work by U.S. News. Three distinguished San Antonio-based companies have been hailed among the best places to work in 2025 by U.S. News and World Report, including beloved H-E-B.
