By Edmond Ortiz Early voting began June 1 and continues through June 9 ahead of June 13 runoff elections that will settle one board race in part of the Alamo Colleges District, and two city council contests in New Braunfels. Alamo Colleges District Business owner Robert Garcia, and Carolyn DeLecour, a past ACD professor and…
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. MUSIC Weekly Otto’s Ice House is hosting Local Wednesdays, a free all-ages live music series highlighting San Antonio artists. Genres range from…
By Edmond Ortiz Bexar County is moving forward on a trio of park and recreational proposals while Garden Ridge is proceeding with plans to develop a trail at its biggest park. Bexar County County commissioners voted April 28 to advance three separate measures that are related to the county’s overall goal of offering more public…
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. CINEMA May 14 San Antonio River Foundation offers a screening of the documentary film, “The River and the Wall,” which explores the…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Education Briefs features a family honored in the Alamo Colleges District, a North East ISD school memorializing a late student, and Northside ISD construction students gifting a hand-built home to a veteran. Alamo Colleges District A building at the Alamo Colleges District’s headquarters now bears the name of a…
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 May 7-June 7 Classic Theatre of San Antonio presents “Steel Magnolias,” the renowned tale of a group of strong, witty women…
By Edmond Ortiz Six San Antonio-area school districts held contested board elections May 2, and victory was declared in all but one race, which heads to a June runoff election. Meanwhile, voters in a Northeast Side suburban school district approved a bond package there. Alamo Colleges District District 9 will have new representation as trustee…
By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio-area voters are heading to the polls May 2 to determine the outcome of city council races in 12 cities, and school board contests in six school districts. Meanwhile, Schertz voters are casting ballots to settle a special Schertz City Council election. Prepare for May 2 elections Candidates participating in local…
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 April 30, May 2 Opera San Antonio performs Rossini’s famed comic opera, “The Barber of Seville.” In this tale, a resourceful…
By Edmond Ortiz Eight candidates are pursuing four school board seats in two local independent school districts in the May 2 elections, while four more contestants are vying for two board posts in a third school district. The Alamo Colleges District, meanwhile, has one contested race involving four contenders. Alamo Heights Independent School District Place…
