By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio-based nonprofit Soldiers’ Angels held a March 31 ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate the opening of a larger national headquarters. What is happening According to a news release, the new, bigger home office in the north central side of town affords Soldiers’ Angels an opportunity to grow a permanent…
By Edmond Ortiz Sarah Dietz and Raquel Gutierrez are headed to a runoff election to vie for the vacant Schertz City Council Place 6 seat, the result of a special April 4 election. According to Guadalupe County elections data after the polls closed April 4, Dietz, a realtor and former local teacher, had collected 45%…
By Edmond Ortiz A San Antonio public housing agency is moving forward with a controversial plan that is not sitting well with at least one City Council member. In other recent San Antonio news, council is opting to wait to talk more about the mayor’s proposed voting commission, and a city panel approved conceptual plans…
By Edmond Ortiz While San Antonio rolls out a key street improvement measure at Brooks, the city is also authorizing other infrastructure projects on the Northwest Side and just north of Terrell Hills. Also, San Antonians are invited to two public forums to offer ideas to rename Cesar Chavez Boulevard. Elsewhere, New Braunfels officials are…
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. WELLNESS Each Saturday Wellness at The Tobin is a weekly series of fitness and exercise classes designed to nurture the body and…
By Edmond Ortiz April means it is Fiesta season in San Antonio. But within San Antonio’s bioscience and healthcare communities, April also marks the return of an event designed to highlight industry capabilities, achievements and collaboration opportunities present locally and around the region. What is happening Biofest Days, organized by the nonprofit BioMedSA, has evolved…
By Edmond Ortiz Schertz voters will again head to the polls April 4, facing their second special City Council election in less than three months. What you should know Four residents are running to fill the vacant Place 6 council seat and replace Allison Heyward, who resigned to mount an ultimately unsuccessful bid in the…
By Edmond Ortiz The company that plans to remake the former Lone Star Brewery site wants to know what community members want to see at the future redevelopment. What is happening Executives from Southstar, the New Braunfels-based firm that finished the acquisition of the 32-acre property in January, held a meeting March 30 with more…
By Edmond Ortiz Methodist Healthcare held a March 30 ribbon cutting to launch the Methodist Healthcare Critical Care and Specialty Teams, a medical transport service line devoted to providing comprehensive care during internal and interfacility transfers. What you should know According to a press release, the new service includes four critical care ambulances, ground or…
By Edmond Ortiz A handful of City Council members joined local LGBTQ community members March 29 to celebrate the installation of rainbow sidewalks along a key Tobin Hill neighborhood street. The Pride-themed sidewalks replace rainbow crosswalks that the city was forced to remove to comply with an order from the governor. The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked…
