A new seafood pop-up restaurant is set to open at a popular shopping development in Northern San Antonio.

Latest update: Chef Jason Dady is launching a pop-up called CrawDady on Feb. 21 at The Rock at La Cantera, according to a news release.

The eatery will be available to customers every weekend throughout spring.

Along with fresh crawfish cooked to order, the food kiosk will be serving specialty entrees such as boudin sausage, chicken and sausage gumbo, hush puppies and more, according to the release.

The context: Jason Dady leads The Jason Dady Restaurant Group, which owns nine restaurants and establishments across the greater San Antonio area, according to the release.

Dady also owns Tre Pizzeria, which opened inside the San Antonio International Airport in November, according to previous reporting from Community Impact.

• The Rock at La Cantera, Frost Plaza, 1 Spurs Way, San Antonio

Pinto Ranch, an upscale American Western clothing company, has opened its newest location at The Shops at La Cantera.

The details: Located next to Nordstrom, the store offers custom-crafted cowboy boots, hats, jewelry, furs, and western-inspired brands, such as Stetson, Double D Ranch, and Petite Paloma, a news release states. Additional brands include Black Jack, William Henry, Tecovas and American Hat Company. The store also sells belts, belt buckles, bolo ties, cufflinks, wallets, handbags and scarves.

“It is a privilege to bring the Pinto Ranch experience to The Shops at La Cantera. The center is an exceptional fit for our brand as it allows us to share our passion for Western style with a new multi-cultural audience who appreciates quality, authenticity and timeless design,” Shannon Stephenson, director of operations for Pinto Ranch, said in the news release.

• 15900 La Cantera Parkway, San Antonio

Road projects are moving forward in the Schertz, Cibolo, Live Oak and Selma areas as I-35 construction changes driving patterns. Learn more about three road project updates.

I-35 NEX Central
Project: The 9.5-mile project includes three elevated lanes, comprising two main lanes and one high-occupancy vehicle lane for both northbound and southbound directions. The elevated lanes will provide direct connections to Loop 410 North and Loop 1604 West.
Update: On Feb. 15, all lanes of eastbound Loop 1604 from Nacogdoches Road to IKEA-RBFCU Parkway were set to a new traffic pattern. The eastbound Loop 1604 mainlanes will be temporarily detoured to the eastbound bypass ramp east of Nacogdoches Road, then realigned to the eastbound Loop 1604 mainlanes at IKEA-RBFCU Parkway.

FM 1103
Project: Work on this project will consist of the expansion of the roadway from two lanes to four lanes, with a raised median or continuous left-turn lane, bike lanes and sidewalks.
Update: Traffic on FM 1103 was shifted in February, initiating the third phase of the project. 

During an arctic blast last month, the Texas power grid remained stable throughout the storm and the state came away largely unscathed. The Lone Star State has not seen widespread blackouts since February 2021, when millions of Texans lost power and nearly 250 people died.

The response: In Uri’s wake, state lawmakers and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas made changes to restructure ERCOT’s governing board, mandate earlier public alerts during tight grid conditions and require that energy providers “weatherize” their facilities to withstand extremely hot or cold temperatures.

Roughly 40,000 megawatts of power—enough to serve about 10 million residential customers—have been added to the grid since 2021 and the state’s energy supply has become more diverse.

Looking ahead: State leaders have expressed confidence that the grid would hold up during “a storm similar to Uri.” Yet some energy analysts caution that rapidly rising electric demand, driven by the construction of new data centers throughout Texas, means challenges may still lie ahead.