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 This edition of News Briefs casts a spotlight on the city of San Antonio’s attempt to craft a long-range redevelopment concept for the Wolff Stadium site. Also, the organizer of Fiesta’s Night In Old San Antonio further reveals why it is canceling the 2027 Fiesta event. Elsewhere, the city is proceeding with…
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 Oct. 24 San Antonio World Heritage Office will have a free screening of the movie “Frankenweenie,” about a boy who uses…
By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio officials hope to do more than litigation or an environmental impact assessment towards slowing down or stopping the federal government’s efforts to set up and support a detention center for undocumented migrants. What you should know City Council voted 9-2 Oct. 15 to pass a resolution, asking the city manager…
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 Oct. 17 Windcrest Parks and Recreation will have a free screening of the movie “Hocus Pocus.” Attendees may bring their own…
By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio-area voters taking part in the Nov. 3 midterm elections will face a multitude of contested races for local Congressional, state legislative and countywide seats. Below is a rundown of key contested elections affecting Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe and Kendall counties. BEXAR COUNTY Ron Nirenberg surprised local pundits when he chose to…
By Edmond Ortiz The city of San Antonio filed a lawsuit in federal court Oct. 13, formally voicing concerns to the Trump administration about the latter’s plan to develop a local detention facility to house undocumented immigrants. What you should know City officials used a press conference to announce what many observers have felt was…
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 Oct. 10 San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation hosts a free screening of the movie “Hocus Pocus” in City Cemetery No….
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 Oct. 2-3 Urban-15 Dance Group will hold its annual Manhattan Short Film Festival, screening 10 new short films from around the…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Business Moves spotlights the recent completion of two major projects along the East Houston Street corridor on the city’s East Side, and the inauguration of the first president/CEO of an emerging West Side organization that seeks to advance local business growth and cultural preservation. Elsewhere, a new indoor marketplace…
