There's no better way to celebrate the Fourth of July than with a hot dog.Fortunately, there are plenty of options for San Antonio dog lovers, ranging from chains, such as Sonic Drive-In and Wienerschnitzel, to locally owned independent eateries.

To say the neighbors were shocked when Luis Lopez painted his new house pink would be an understatement. But over the years, the bold color has grown on them and La Casa Rosa has become a Tobin Hill landmark. Lopez, an artist, and his partner, Margaret Halsema, an educational program…

By day, Martin Richman's installation "Shimmer Field" is the subtle experience its title implies.Hundreds of rectangular prismatic strips, or "light chimes," strung under the Lexington Avenue bridge sway in the breeze, glinting and shifting color as they turn — pink, purple, yellow, orange. Here and there, patches of refracted light…