By Edmond Ortiz Officials in Balcones Heights, Fair Oaks Ranch, Grey Forest and Helotes are sticking with the basics in their newly passed Fiscal Year 2026 city budgets, which took effect on Oct. 1. Helotes City Council voted on Sept. 25 to adopt an $11 million general fund budget, which will support the replacement of…
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)
A photo of the late Sylvia Cardenas is displayed during a Sept. 25 event where the Harlandale High School gymnasium was renamed in her honor. She spent 28 years as Harlandale’s volleyball coach. (Courtesy Harlandale ISD)
A fireworks display caps the beginning of the Sept. 20 campus observance of San Antonio College’s 100th anniversary. (Courtesy San Antonio College)
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…
Seven projects meant to upgrade infrastructure at Nimitz Middle School/STEM Academy Middle School are among the nearly 300 projects that could be funded by a voter-approved $495 million bond, which the North East ISD is putting onto a Nov. 4 special election ballot. (Courtesy Google Maps)
Tacos on the Street, a Puerta Vallarta-based, fast-casual eatery specializing in carne asada, recently opened its first U.S. location in Stone Oak. (Courtesy Tacos on the Street)
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)
Italian Disco sandwich at Gigi’s Deli. (Courtesy Gigi’s Deli)
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)
