USA Today’s 10Best travel guide listed Pearl as one of the Best Things to Do in December in San Antonio, calling it “one of San Antonio's premier destinations for dining, shopping and sight-seeing.” While it is a destination year-round, there is something extra special about Pearl around the holidays.

In this episode of KENS 5’s Commerce Street podcast, hear from two Pearl businesses who have met the challenges brought on by the pandemic with creativity and innovation. Ayse Derman, Creative Director at Niche, and Edward Casey, Manager and Beverage Leader at High Street Wine Company, discuss how they pivoted their businesses in the wake of COVID restrictions to better serve their customers safely and creatively.

From the San Antonio Express-News, "Ask the CIA" feature, CIA Managing Director April Goess offers some tips for a petite Thanksgiving celebration that might be lighter on turkey, but not on tradition.

While Mi Roti works to present a holistic approach to Caribbean food, chef Nicola Blaque says the concept began by looking at what hadn’t yet been offered in the Bottling Dept. at Pearl.

The Culinary Institute of America San Antonio (CIA) welcomed students back to campus in July 2020, offering a combination of in-person and online classes to allow for more flexibility due to COVID-19.

Each year, Travel + Leisure invites its readers to pick their favorite hotels, resorts, cities, spas, and more for their highly anticipated and coveted World’s Best Awards. They received hundreds of thousands of votes for their 25th edition released in the summer of 2020, and Hotel Emma made the list of the Top 15 City Hotels in the Continental U.S.

Pearl launched an online marketplace supporting Farmers Market vendors safely while providing farm fresh produce via its curbside service.

Steve Bennett from the San Antonio Report documents the design of the 12-story Credit Human building, the eight-story Oxbow building, and a 936-space parking garage. The buildings achieve an unprecedented commitment to sustainability.

The CIA Bakery Café pop-up will return to Pearl on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, with a variety of sweet and savory baked goods, breakfast, lunch and a new Saturday brunch.

The brand’s flagship Pearl location is a must-visit for anyone who loves the sweeter side of life Paul Stephen from the San Antonio Express-News writes: “For all the precise coils of chocolate and peaky meringues, this is a bakery with plenty of heart and soul as well.” “Bakery Lorraine…