By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio is introducing a set of rules that local officials hope will help to mainly address residents’ concerns about the proliferation of data centers. New Braunfels, too, looks to greenlight comprehensive rules for the establishment and operation of data centers. San Antonio takes action City Council voted 9-2 Oct. 29 to…
Below is a list of select events taking place in the San Antonio area. Have a local event you would like Focus On San Antonio to promote? Email all the details to eortiz@journalist.com. STAGE Weekly Woodlawn Comedy at Woodlawn Theatre presents Friday Night Lights. Each Friday night features standup comics or improv comedy activities. Ages…
By Edmond Ortiz Given the projected growth that is taking place in Cibolo and Schertz, the leaders of both cities are hoping to take firm action – sooner than later – to secure the future of their respective water supplies. What you should know Cibolo and Schertz’s city councils held a rare joint public meeting…
By Edmond Ortiz Officials from Methodist Healthcare and leaders of multiple Northeast Side suburbs gathered Oct. 23 in Live Oak to extol a milestone in the ongoing expansion of Methodist Hospital | Northeast. What you should know A ceremony featuring the raising of a steel beam to top off the $146 million, 100,000-square-foot, three-story tower,…
By Edmond Ortiz This pre-Halloween edition of Light Bites features a new coffee shop near Leon Valley, Chef Johnny Hernandez’s latest Mexican culinary concept in Southtown, a famed local candy store’s new South Side location, and national fast-food chains launching storefronts in Cibolo and on the Northeast Side. Elsewhere, H-E-B is preparing to open the…
By Edmond Ortiz One year since starting a $200 million expansion of Methodist Hospital | Metropolitan, Methodist Healthcare is celebrating a major milestone in a project that adds three operating rooms and a nearly 1,000-space parking garage to the Tobin Hill facility. What you should know Hospital leaders, longtime physicians, local artists and community partners…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Campus Briefs features efforts being undertaken by the New Braunfels Independent School District to reduce a budget gap through school consolidation. Also, Texas A&M University-San Antonio is bolstering its public health and education academic programming, and research laboratory space. Elsewhere, the San Antonio Independent School District now has a…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of News Briefs casts a spotlight on the city of San Antonio’s attempt to craft a long-range redevelopment concept for the Wolff Stadium site. Also, the organizer of Fiesta’s Night In Old San Antonio further reveals why it is canceling the 2027 Fiesta event. Elsewhere, the city is proceeding with…
Below is a list of select events taking place in the San Antonio area. Have a local event you would like Focus On San Antonio to promote? Email all the details to eortiz@journalist.com. CINEMA Oct. 24 San Antonio World Heritage Office will have a free screening of the movie “Frankenweenie,” about a boy who uses…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Transit Tracker highlights the state’s plan to widen a portion of Potranco Road through a growing Far West Side neighborhood. Elsewhere, motorists are urged to beware closures that are taking place during two key North Side freeway projects. Additionally, a mass transit agency’s on-demand rideshare program is rolling out…
