By Edmond Ortiz The latest restaurant and bar openings in the San Antonio area include new franchises from two pizza chains, a Southeast Side barbecue joint, a Pearl-area lounge, and the return of a beloved East Side soul food eatery. The most notable recent closures on San Antonio’s culinary scene, meanwhile, include a once-heralded restaurant…
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…
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An aerial view of the new flyover ramp between eastbound Interstate 10 and eastbound Loop 1604 that opened to traffic on Sept. 13 as part of the Loop 1604 expansion project.
(Courtesy Texas Department of San Antonio)
San Antonio city staff participates in the annual local point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness in January 2025. Through the city’s new Fiscal Year 2026 budget, local officials seek to bolster homelessness services, including the creation of a new position and more money for the abatement of encampments. (Courtesy San Antonio Fear Free Environment officers)
Bexar County’s new Fiscal Year 2026 budget took effect Oct. 1, with funding for 20-plus new law enforcement positions and a flood warning program. (Photo by Edmond Ortiz)
By Edmond Ortiz The city of San Antonio is implementing a new ordinance designed to deter anyone from abandoning an animal inside city limits. What you should know City Council voted 10-1 on Sept. 11 to create a Class C misdemeanor law that penalizes a person who intentionally, knowingly or recklessly abandons or releases any…
Officials at Alamo Heights City Hall (pictured) and their counterparts in Olmos Park have recently approved a Fiscal Year 2026 budget for their respective local government. (Courtesy Google Earth)
Boerne, East Central, Judson, and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD’s will hold property tax rate hike elections on Nov. 4. (Courtesy of Karolina Grabowska/Pexels)
By Edmond Ortiz Officials in five north San Antonio-area cities have approved a budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which started Oct. 1.Here’s a rundown of how those new budgets will affect governmental operations and taxpayers in those suburbs in the new fiscal year: Hollywood Park City Council on Sept. 16 passed a $7.37 million general…
