Health
Heart, lung care specialty center opens at Live Oak hospital
By Edmond Ortiz Methodist Hospital Northeast in Live Oak is now home to a facility where physicians specialize in cardiovascular care. What you should know Officials and physicians from Methodist Healthcare and city leaders gathered May 20 to mark the grand opening of the Methodist Heart and Lung Institute Northeast Specialty Center. The specialty center…
Business Briefs: HEB, Toyota, XPEL reveal key local investments; Marriott readies downtown hotel for debut; Faust Hotel reopens
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…
News Briefs: San Antonians invited to learn about housing bond’s impact; diabetes insulin aid program resumes
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…
England-based plastics manufacturer opening Schertz facility
By Edmond Ortiz An industrial company based in England with worldwide reach is poised to launch operations in Schertz. What you should know RGE Group, which has focused on plastic injection molding and mold tooling since its inception in 1965, plans to open a 27,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Park 35 industrial park this September. …
Business Briefs: Board game hub opens in New Braunfels; YMCA offers open house at Morgan’s Sports
By Edmond Ortiz This round of Business Briefs features the opening of a board gaming bar in New Braunfels, the launch of a new Windcrest-area thrift store, the debut of a multisports complex in Converse, and an open house at an all-inclusive/adaptive sports facility in northeast San Antonio. Plus, San Antonio is getting another multi-sports…
Methodist Healthcare widens service in Medina Valley, launches midwifery clinic near downtown
By Edmond Ortiz Officials with Methodist Healthcare ended the month of April with two milestone events meant to expand healthcare access for Medina Valley-area residents, and advance midwifery. Medina Valley emergency room Leaders from Methodist Healthcare gathered April 30 to celebrate the groundbreaking of Methodist ER | Medina Valley, a free-standing emergency room designed to…
Partners reveal progress in Tower Life Residences project
By Edmond Ortiz Officials with the team that is redeveloping the 97-year-old Tower Life from an office and retail building into an apartment high-rise recently said they are entering a phased delivery to accommodate early pre-leasing in 2027, allowing tenants to move in floor-by-floor instead of awaiting total completion of the building’s conversion. Local reporters…
Windcrest’s former Builders Mark property to be redeveloped for retail space
By Edmond Ortiz A vacant building that once housed a large home improvement store in Windcrest will be revived for new commercial use. What is happening An entity called Windcrest Pad Ltd., which owns the former Builders Mark store property at 7876 I-35 N., plans to spend $9.9 million to demolish the existing structure and…
San Antonio unveil skate, bike parks; YMCA’s offers new play spaces
By Edmond Ortiz The city of San Antonio has opened two new skate parks, and two area YMCA’s have upgraded their recreational amenities. San Antonio parks San Antonio officials have increased the number of public skateboarding parks in recent years, with the city’s West and South sides receiving the latest additions. Local leaders gathered April…
Business Briefs: New ventures launch in Southtown, Boerne, New Braunfels; Painted Tree Boutiques closes
By Edmond Ortiz The latest San Antonio-area business openings are highlighted by the relocation of a motorcycle manufacturer from California to New Braunfels, a new multimedia content studio in Boerne, and Southtown welcoming a new record store and a larger space for a pet-centric destination. Additionally, The Local SATX has unveiled a new, free route…