Health
San Antonio Sports makes history in tapping new board chair
For the first time in the organization’s 40-year history, a woman will lead San Antonio Sports’ board of directors. What you should know Officials with the local athletics advocacy nonprofit announced on Oct. 9 that business owner Mary Ullmann Japhet was elected board chair. She succeeds Jonathan Owens and steps into the position at a…
Business Transactions: Tech Bloc, H-E-B tap new leaders; Plans for La Villita Food Hall, Tower Life Residences unveiled
H-E-B Chief Operating Officer Roxanne Orsak is being promoted to company president effective Jan. 1, 2026. The 37-year H-E-B veteran will succeed current President Craig Boyan (pictured), who will retire at the end of 2026, but stay on as a senior advisor to help Orsak in the transition. (Courtesy H-E-B)
$200M revamp of Tobin Hill hospital to include public art mural
An artist’s rendering of an expanded, upgraded Methodist Hospital | Metropolitan, where a $200 million renovation project is beginning at the Tobin Hill neighborhood facility. (Courtesy Methodist Healthcare)
Open for Business: New healthcare providers, barber shop, oil change spot
By Edmond Ortiz Take a quick look at some newly opened businesses in the San Antonio area, including a South Side barber shop, and medical clinics in Schertz and on the West Side. *DeLeon Barber Studio hosted a Sept. 28 grand opening event on the South Side, featuring tattoos, music and complimentary refreshments. Haircuts run…
Narcan is being rolled out to Texas colleges to curb overdoses
A program at the University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center is distributing free naloxone kits and training sessions to Texas colleges and universities in a bigger effort to increase prevention of opioid overdose. (Courtesy University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center)
Gunter Hotel reopens, Hotel Havana plans closure
A $57 million renovation of the Gunter Hotel in downtown San Antonio has resulted, among other things, in every guest room having a vinyl record player and a copy of blues legend Robert Johnson’s debut album. Johnson had his first recording sessions in Room 414 at the hotel. (Courtesy Gunter Hotel)