By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Business Briefs features Sam’s Club’s plans to expand into Far West San Antonio, and Toyota formally announcing a plan to grow its South Side manufacturing location. Also, here’s a look at select new businesses and practices popping up in Boerne and in northwest San Antonio, as well as an…
By Edmond Ortiz Bexar County will explore the creation of a program that local officials and children’s advocates say will help protect at-risk minors while their adult caregivers contend with particular difficulties. What is a crisis nursery Commissioners Court unanimously voted July 7 to direct county staff to develop a crisis nursery, which would offer…
By Edmond Ortiz The San Antonio Spurs may have fallen short in the NBA Finals and while the offseason is underway, Spurs officials are busy expanding the team’s branding, and advancing matters related to a planned downtown sports and entertainment district. Arena leasing Bexar County Commissioners voted 4-0 July 7 to amend the Spurs and…
By Edmond Ortiz The Fourth of July edition of Light Bites throws a spotlight on two new eateries in Universal City, one of which is a celebrated Seguin barbecue spot, as well as the newest addition to the River North entertainment district. Also, a popular farmers market bakery is opening a brick-and-mortar shop in Olmos…
By Edmond Ortiz Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones continues to press the federal government for more details on its plan to convert a vacant industrial building in east San Antonio into a detention center for undocumented immigrants. What ICE is saying Jones dispatched a letter July 2 to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, doubling down on…
By Edmond Ortiz The Alamo Regional Mobility Authority is proposing a roadway project that it believes will reduce traffic congestion in a fast-growing Far West Bexar County neighborhood. What you should know The Alamo RMA has tentatively slated winter 2027 to begin a proposed expansion of Alamo Ranch Parkway from Loop 1604 to Calaveras Way….
By Edmond Ortiz Alamo Heights is opening a public park, which will be dedicated to the memories of three youths with local connections who perished in last summer’s Hill Country floods. Residents are invited to the July 11 grand opening of Kellyanne Park, located along Viesca Street between the Heights Pool parking lot and Alamo…
By Edmond Ortiz Construction crews are carrying out utility work above and below ground all along what will become VIA Metropolitan Transit’s first advanced rapid transit corridor. What you should know VIA is providing construction and detour updates to residents and merchants along the planned Rapid Green Line, from Isom Road and San Pedro Avenue…
By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh is expected to appoint an interim police chief shortly before or after the July 4th holiday weekend as current Police Chief William McManus is leaving the position sooner than originally planned. McManus announced last January that he would be retiring from service to the city of…
By Edmond Ortiz The Alamo Colleges District is introducing a single-access point designed to aid individuals seeking short-term workforce training opportunities, and help support employers needing to close critical staffing gaps. What is happening ACD officials held a July 1 press conference to announce the rollout of Alamo Technical Institute, a unified gateway where participants…
