A beloved H-E-B store manager was mourned after he sustained a cardiovascular event at a local store. These were the most-read stories this week.
San Antonio H-E-B mourned beloved manager who died after in-store emergency
Rashad Chance, 45, a longtime H-E-B store manager in San Antonio, died after a cardiovascular event at the Babcock and Huebner location. The medical examiner said he died from hypertensive cardiovascular disease with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Emergency crews shut down the store as they responded, and a customer who shared video described Chance as a hands-on leader who connected with shoppers. H-E-B said Chance worked at the company for 23 years and left a lasting impact on colleagues and the community. The company said it continued to grieve and offered condolences to his family and coworkers.
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San Antonio archdiocese excommunicates priest, warns Catholics off breakaway mission
The Archdiocese of San Antonio excommunicated and laicized Comal County priest John Mary Foster after a tribunal found he committed schism by refusing submission to the pope. Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller directed Catholics to stop attending services or giving financial support to Foster’s Mission of Divine Mercy, calling participation a formal act of disobedience. Foster and the mission denounced the decision, labeled the pope a usurper, and said they would not appeal while insisting they had no intention of leaving the Catholic Church. The move followed earlier warnings against attending another traditionalist group the archdiocese said acted without papal approval.
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San Antonio’s Top 50 restaurants got a shake-up
The Express-News unveiled a refreshed Top 50 Restaurants list for San Antonio, with Mixtli slipping from the top after a two-year run as the city’s dining scene broadened under fresh Michelin attention. Thirteen names fell off compared with last year, pushed out by missteps or stronger competition, while only one of the previous Top 50 closed, the Pearl veteran Cured. Despite Pearl’s profile, only six of roughly 30 operations there made the cut, including Pullman Market standouts after Michelin honors, with stars for Isidore and Nicosi and a Bib Gourmand for Mezquite. Express-News food critic Mike Sutter logged more than 400 visits to compile the rankings and highlighted a lineup that included 12 of the city’s 14 Michelin-recognized spots, seven Mexican cafes, four downtown restaurants and three barbecue shops…