As seen on SA Live - Monday, Nov. 9, 2026

Today at 10:30 a.m., Jazz-age cocktails, a hometown actress on the big screen and fall hairstyles.

FEDORA LOUNGE

The show set up shop downtown inside the Aztec building, where a new speakeasy called Fedora Lounge has opened below the Aztec Theatre at 201 E. Commerce St. The owner, a longtime jazz fan with a soft spot for the 1920s, built the room out of the building’s own bones: most of the wood, parts and windows came from the original 1926 structure and are a century old or more, with backlit windows cut into the walls to set the mood. The centerpiece is a bar imported from the Lexington Hotel in Chicago, once home to Al Capone, which made its way to San Antonio and the original County Line before landing here.

The head bartender walked through three cocktails: the Al Capone, the bar’s signature riff on an old fashioned crossed with a Negroni; the Smokin’ Honey, a prohibition-era drink made with tequila and mezcal; and the Bootlegger’s Bride, built around mead from New Braunfels. There’s also a collection of vinyl for sale on the way in.

AUDRINA MIRANDA, FROM SAN ANTONIO TO THE BIG SCREEN

The San Antonio actress behind Isabella Delgado in “Jurassic World Rebirth” talked about what it was like to land a blockbuster role opposite Scarlett Johansson, and how close she came to thinking it had slipped away. The audition process stretched roughly three months, with callback after callback, and the call to come to Thailand arrived only a few days before shooting started. A planned family trip to San Antonio got swapped for a flight overseas.

She said the biggest lesson from the veteran actors around her was to stay grounded and keep a real support system. Next up: the reboot of “13 Going on 30,” which she has just wrapped, and a newly announced project called “Night at the Oasis.” A dream role would be anything in the Spider-Man universe, though she is also manifesting Coraline by way of a Halloween costume. Off set she dances, something she has done since she was two, including classes at her home studio whenever she is back in Texas. The visit included a Red Ribbon Week stop at Garcia Middle School, where she shared her story with students, and her advice to kids with big dreams was blunt about the math of it: there are a lot of no’s before the first yes. Also on the agenda while in town, a bean and cheese taco with bacon, or chorizo and egg, ideally at all three meals.

CLOUD 9 HAIR STUDIO FALL LOOKS

Three fall transformations from Cloud 9 Hair Studio, at 12651 Vance Jackson Rd. in San Antonio, got the before-and-after treatment. SA Live viewers who are new guests get a complimentary conditioning treatment and a 10-minute scalp massage with any service booked; add “SA Live Perk” when booking online. The offer runs through the end of November. More looks are on Instagram at @hairbyheavenn.

MEDICARE ANNUAL ELECTION PERIOD

This segment was sponsored by HealthSpring. A sales director explained that the Medicare annual election period runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, the window to review current benefits, compare upcoming 2027 changes or switch to a new plan. She said some Medicare Advantage plans are designed to give back part of the Part B premium, and that plans can include a zero monthly premium, zero-copay primary care visits, low or no copays on many drugs, an over-the-counter allowance, a fitness program, dental, hearing and vision coverage and up to $300 in rewards for healthy activities. Her three tips: read the annual notice of change that arrives each September, weigh the extras original Medicare does not cover, and confirm that your doctors, hospitals and specialists are in the plan’s network. More information is at local.healthspringmedicare.com/aep.