By Edmond Ortiz Judson Independent School District will be closing Franz and Rolling Meadows elementary schools and Park Village Blended Learning Academy after the end of the current academic year. What you should know The Judson ISD school board voted 5-2 on Feb. 24 to approve administrators’ proposal to shutter those campuses; the vote comes…
Feb. 13 marked the end of the filing period for the May 2 local elections, and more than one dozen San Antonio-area cities and school districts will have contested races. Local government entities such as New Braunfels and the Alamo Heights Independent School District will have multiple contests while voters in Kirby, Shavano Park, the…
By Edmond Ortiz The launches of a Midtown bookstore, healthcare clinics in Stone Oak, Live Oak and the South Side, boutiques in Garden Ridge and Leon Valley, and nonprofits in Boerne and New Braunfels are among the newest businesses and organizations to open in the San Antonio area. This new edition of Business Briefs also…
By Edmond Ortiz Voters in 11 San Antonio-area state legislative districts began casting votes Feb. 17 ahead of the March 3 Democratic and Republican primaries. State Senate District 19 Democratic incumbent Roland Gutierrez has no challenger in his effort to continue representing a state Senate district that covers east, south and far West San Antonio,…
By Edmond Ortiz The Judson Independent School District board, in separate votes Feb. 16, chose to close Judson Middle School and opted to pick a new interim superintendent, but the meeting included more heated exchanges between trustees and the removal of one board member from the session. School closure The Judson ISD board has recently…
By Edmond Ortiz Methodist Healthcare is beginning construction on a three-story, 100,000-square-foot tower at Methodist Hospital | Northeast. Officials from Methodist Healthcare were joined by Live Oak Mayor Mary Dennis and State Sen. José Menéndez in a Jan. 20 ground-breaking ceremony, lauding the development of a new, $146 million patient bed tower. According to a…
By Edmond Ortiz Eligible residents in 18 cities and nine public education districts across the San Antonio area have through Feb. 13 to file for a city council or school board seat that will be on the May 2 local election ballot. The May 2 election filing period started Jan. 14 in the following cities…
By Edmond Ortiz Two renowned Pearl restaurants, a longtime Live Oak comfort food spot and a near-East Side brewery/distiller are among the well-publicized closures to strike the San Antonio area culinary scene at the end of 2025. Meanwhile, several chains recently opened new local storefronts in San Antonio, Converse, Schertz and New Braunfels. Elsewhere, Tejano…
By Edmond Ortiz A new concept for an iconic East Side lounge, the launch of an upscale Pearl bar, and the opening of new Tex-Mex and burger eateries highlight the latest culinary news in the San Antonio area. Additionally. a Castle Hills restaurant has begun hosting private cooking classes, and holiday-themed pop-up bars are opening…
By Edmond Ortiz Northeast Lakeview College now has a standalone facility devoted to serving military veterans and military-connected students. What you should know Officials with NLC and Alamo Colleges District and community leaders gathered at the Northeast Side campus on Nov. 11, Veterans’ Day, to celebrate the soft opening of the Nighthawk Legacy Center. According…
