By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Light Bites is highlighted by the long-awaited opening of a famed Canadian cafe chain, a San Antonio bar’s planned expansion to New Braunfels, and the closure of a favorite Vietnamese restaurant. Also, changes are happening at a renowned sports collectibles store, and an indoor playground debuts in Universal City. NOW…
By Edmond Ortiz Harlandale neighborhood residents recently marked the opening of a new community center while the city is beginning the replacement of two other community centers in Midtown and on the South Side. Harlandale ISD Leaders with the Harlandale Independent School District gathered Aug. 7 to formally dedicate Edmundo M. Zaragoza Multipurpose Center at…
By Edmond Ortiz Three San Antonio City Council members have signed a memo, asking for a council vote on a moratorium on new data centers by the end of August. Council members gathered Aug. 7 outside of City Hall for a press conference, seeking an ordinance that establishes a three- or six-month pause on the…
By Edmond Ortiz The superintendent of a South Side school district is leaving her post, and one local school district is scheduling a critical election this fall. Plus, a Midtown school district is wrapping up major construction work at its lone high school in time for the start of a new academic year. Southwest ISD’s…
By Edmond Ortiz The city of San Antonio is proceeding with the creation of a resident-driven committee that will help to offer ideas on key aspects of a proposed downtown sports and entertainment district, which would be anchored by a new San Antonio Spurs arena. Planning towards the Spurs’ scheduled departure from its current home,…
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. STAGE Weekly Woodlawn Comedy at Woodlawn Theatre presents Friday Night Lights. Each Friday night features standup comics or improv comedy activities. Ages…
By Edmond Ortiz Bexar County Commissioners are committing to a series of long-range plans designed to reform how arrestees, especially those with medical or mental health issues, are initially processed upon arrival at the Bexar County Jail, and how they are addressed in custody. Elsewhere, Balcones Heights City Council entertained recent attempt to vote no…
By Edmond Ortiz Converse voters will go to the polls Nov. 3 to determine whether the city should keep VIA Metropolitan Transit service. What is happening City Council voted Aug. 12 to formally put the VIA service withdrawal proposal on a local ballot, an action that officials said would allow the city to free up…
By Edmond Ortiz The Judson Independent School District appears not to be going forward with another effort to propose a property tax increase in a November 2026 election. What you should know Sixty percent of Judson ISD voters took part in a special November 2025 election where they rejected a district proposal to raise the…
By Edmond Ortiz The beginning of August is accompanied by plenty of public discourse involving funding for the proposed new San Antonio Spurs’ arena, the construction of a new San Antonio Missions’ ballpark, and what should happen with Wolff Stadium once the Missions leave that venue. Project Marvel debate arises Talks among local residents and…
