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Rise and shine, San Angelo! In today’s edition: Beatles concert in the dark, True West Magazine’s number one Western town honor, grants up to In today’s edition: 00,000, and more. Let’s get to it!
— Cait Baker
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📰 In the news
Understanding the rating process: San Angelo’s December 2025 health inspections showed mostly strong scores, with a few low marks. The city notes demerits reflect food safety processes, so consider context when reading grades — learn how inspections are scored.
Available across 70+ counties: The Lower Colorado River Authority is accepting applications for grants up to $100,000 to improve fire stations, community centers, sports fields and more, open to nonprofits, first responders, and governments — learn more and apply online.
Frontier heritage earns fresh acclaim: True West Magazine named San Angelo the number one Western town of 2026, highlighting the city’s evolution from an 1867 trading post and eight consecutive years in its top 10 — read the full story.
Are you overpaying? The national average for car insurance is around $175 per month. I was paying over $300 for ONE car until I checked out various quotes, switched providers, and ultimately cut my premium in half. If you haven’t checked in a while, you’re probably losing money too — this free comparison tool makes it easy.
Gold & silver are hot: Gold just had it’s best year since 1979. Silver did even better, climbing nearly 150% in 2025… and analysts expect the momentum to continue. If you’re curious about adding precious metals to your portfolio as a market hedge, American Hartford has a helpful guide that covers everything you need to know. It’s free — and definitely worth a read.
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🫶 We got your back
New path to better movement: Stretch Zone is now open in San Angelo, bringing practitioner-assisted stretching to improve flexibility and mobility. Longtime residents Chris and Carolee Galban own the studio. Sessions are led by certified practitioners to reduce stiffness. The brand has earned spots on the Inc. 5000 and Franchise Times Top 400. Read the full story.
A little culture boost: Whether you’re craving a midweek reset or a lazy Saturday wander, the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts serves rotating exhibits, hands-on community energy, and Concho River views that elevate any errand. Easy, local, and low-stress… a quick recharge without leaving town.
Brows that behave: Overdue for some TLC? At Blossom Wax Bar & Aesthetics, expect precise mapping, clean waxes, soft tints, and full laminations that shape, tint, and tame. Retire the brow pencil, feel put together on autopilot, and call it self‑maintenance, not vanity.
A new haircare solution: My hair’s been thinning and I’ve been quietly ignoring it, hoping it’ll fix itself. Plot twist… it hasn’t. When I finally started looking into what I should do, there were so many options I didn’t know where to start. I stumbled on Keranique, and its simplicity really sold me. One kit, no pills, no choosing products, and no confusion whatsoever. It’s also on sale with a money-back guarantee (although I doubt you’ll need it).
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📆 Around town this week
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🎶 CHS Choir Booster Club Fundraiser @ Jason’s Deli | Tuesday (1/13) at 10:00 AM – If you’re looking for an excuse to eat out and feel virtuous, the CHS Choir Booster Club has you covered. Dine in, to go, pickup, or curbside, drop their name or use code FUND20 online, and 25% goes back to the singers during the window.
🏀 UT Permian Basin at Angelo State: Women’s and Men’s Basketball @ Junell Center/Stephens Arena | Tuesday (1/13) at 5:30 PM – Rams basketball hosts UT Permian Basin for a women’s and men’s doubleheader at the Junell Center, pure West Texas fun. Expect bragging rights on the line, threes raining, and concession-stand queso. Wear blue and gold, bring friends, yell smart, it counts as cardio.
🍽 Ram Club Luncheon @ LeGrand Alumni and Visitors Center | Wednesday (1/14) at 12:00 PM – Nothing beats lunch with fellow Ram diehards, a hearty plate, and better company. The Ram Club Luncheon is open to everyone, so swap stories, meet the folks who still know the fight song, and leave with a full belly and a few new friends.
❄ TSGRA Winter Meeting @ Bentwood Country Club | Thursday (1/15) at 3:00 PM – Winter evenings call for catching up on sheep and goat news, not doomscrolling. TSGRA is hosting a laid-back meetup with updates, apps, and drinks, and the best part is everyone’s welcome, members or not. Agenda’s coming soon, but the ranch talk is guaranteed.
🎻 Beatles Concert in the Dark @ Secret Location in San Angelo | Thursday (1/15) at 8:00 PM – If you’ve been waiting for a sign to slow down, this is it. Award-winning musicians Will Taylor and Tony Rogers play Beatles classics mostly in the dark, you set intentions, and your shoulders finally drop. It’s intimate, restorative, and there’s a waitlist, so play nice.
😂 Three Amigos and A White Guy @ Brooks and Bates Theatre | Friday (1/16) at 8:00 PM – Skip doomscrolling and hit the Black Box for Three Amigos and a White Guy, Curtis Hinds’ hometown victory lap. He’s rolling in with Jaro Lopez, Rafael Marin, and Saul Rodriguez, serving up laughs bigger than the stock show, and fewer awkward PTA encounters.
🔮 Lorwyn Eclipsed Prerelease @ Phat Catz Gaming | Friday (1/16) at 8:00 PM – Calling all lapsed Planeswalkers, we’re heading back to Lorwyn for the first time in 18 years at Phat Catz Gaming. Casual prerelease, six packs, stamped promo, spindown, no netdecking, just you, your luck, and a 40-card brew. Entry is $40, save $5 if you prepay.
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📻 San Angelo report
Weather forecast
Today – High: 61°F – Low: 38°F – Precip: 1%
Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Later: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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Tomorrow – High: 57°F – Low: 37°F – Precip: 19%
A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Later: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
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