By Edmond Ortiz Heading towards summer budget discussions, six San Antonio-area cities are addressing a range of infrastructure issues. Such recent initiatives include the replacement of water meters in Alamo Heights, and three Northeast Side towns seeking money to upgrade safety at railway crossings. Alamo Heights Alamo Heights City Council voted May 11 to approve…
By Edmond Ortiz A pre-Memorial Day edition of Business Briefs shows that three major companies have big plans for San Antonio and beyond. Also, Marriott is gearing up to formally debut its new downtown Residence Inn hotel, and a historic New Braunfels hotel is back open. H-E-B Grocer H-E-B announced May 20 that it is…
By Edmond Ortiz Bexar County is moving forward on a trio of park and recreational proposals while Garden Ridge is proceeding with plans to develop a trail at its biggest park. Bexar County County commissioners voted April 28 to advance three separate measures that are related to the county’s overall goal of offering more public…
By Edmond Ortiz North East Independent School District’s current interim superintendent is poised to become the district’s next permanent leader. What is happening School board members unanimously voted in a special May 18 meeting to name interim Superintendent Anthony Jarrett the lone finalist for superintendent. According to state rules, NEISD’s elected leaders must wait at…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of News Briefs highlights the start of a series of public meetings regarding San Antonio’s affordable housing bond, and the re-launch of a city-hosted diabetes insulin assistance program. Affordable housing meetings The city of San Antonio is hosting a slate of meetings where community members can get information and provide…
By Edmond Ortiz Realtor Sarah Dietz handily won the May 16 runoff election for Schertz City Council Place 6. With 5.2% of voters casting ballots, Dietz received 59% of the vote against Raquel Gutierrez, a community volunteer and wife of Ralph Gutierrez, who lost his mayoral re-election bid last November. Both women advanced to a…
By Edmond Ortiz Boerne City Council met May 12 to address a key road project and a couple of water main initiatives. Adler Road improvements Council voted to amend the city’s current contract with engineering firm Freese and Nichols, which is serving as the design consultant on the Adler Road improvement project, which initially centered…
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 May 14 San Antonio River Foundation offers a screening of the documentary film, “The River and the Wall,” which explores the…
By Edmond Ortiz A south San Antonio park is the site of the city’s newest public dog park, and a local nonprofit has begun construction on a unique playscape in a park north of downtown. South Side dog park The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department, the city’s capital delivery department and City Council District…
By Edmond Ortiz Voters in Bexar, Guadalupe and Kendall counties will return to the polls May 26 to settle a handful of elections that did not produce an outright winner in the March 3 Democratic and Republican primaries. Early voting begins May 18 for the following select runoff elections; the primaries determine who will run…
