Project Marvel - Focus On San Antonio

Transit Tracker: New Blanco Road/Loop 1604 intersection finished; Boerne project design wins county endorsement; Schertz wraps up major upgrades

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By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Transit Tracker features the completion of separate projects resulting in a unique Stone Oak-area freeway intersection, and long-sought infrastructure improvements in an older Schertz neighborhood. Elsewhere, Kendall County is backing what local officials call a necessary upgrade to a vital Boerne intersection. Plus, community members will have opportunities to…

City Council narrowly rejects call for a Spurs arena funding election

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By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio City Council voted 6-5 Aug. 17 to nix a proposal to let San Antonio voters formally consider the city’s pledge of $489 million in specific-use funds towards construction of a new San Antonio Spurs arena downtown. What you should know Worries about the city’s $158 million budget deficit, a proposed…

City Council to hold special meeting to weigh possible fall election on Spurs arena funding

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By Edmond Ortiz City Council will have a special meeting at 9 a.m. Aug. 17 on whether to call a Nov. 3 election on the city’s previous pledge to allocate nearly $500 million in specific-use funds for the San Antonio Spurs’ planned downtown arena. The meeting is to be held at City Council chambers, 114…

Council creates Project Marvel advisory panel; county advances coliseum grounds deal

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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,…

Spurs arena, Wolff Stadium and the new Missions ballpark: Where do things stand?

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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…

Cities big and small recognize the benefits of investing in public art

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By Edmond Ortiz The power of art and art education was front and center of a July 29 CNTR/CTY panel discussion at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts where Alyssa Avenatti, executive director of the Children’s Chorus of San Antonio, shared the value of supporting the arts. According to Avenatti, a presentation from the…

Up and Coming: Hotels arise despite sector slump; coffee shops and Far East Side H-E-B highlight new and upcoming retail additions

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By Edmond Ortiz Focus on San Antonio is spending the midpoint of 2026 checking in on key, select moves in the hospitality, retail and culinary industries in and around the city. HOSPITALITY City officials and leaders of San Antonio’s hotel and convention sectors are wary of a recent downturn in the local hotel industry, a…

Spurs add ‘home’ away game; property purchase part of Project Marvel information meetings

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By Edmond Ortiz The San Antonio Spurs may have fallen short in the NBA Finals and while the offseason is underway, Spurs officials are busy expanding the team’s branding, and advancing matters related to a planned downtown sports and entertainment district. Arena leasing Bexar County Commissioners voted 4-0 July 7 to amend the Spurs and…

Project Marvel: City weighs downtown mobility, Alamodome, convention center studies

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By Edmond Ortiz City officials overseeing the advancement of Project Marvel are turning their attention to feasibility studies focused on downtown accessibility and mobility, and needs at the Alamodome and the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. What you should know City staff briefed City Council June 17 on the latest developments concerning the planned multi-billion…

San Antonio council OKs Spurs arena district contracts

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By Edmond Ortiz The city of San Antonio now has in hand two key pacts designed to advance the proposed downtown sports and entertainment district, which would be anchored by a new Spurs arena. What you should know City Council voted 10-1 May 7 to approve a contract with MuniCap Inc., a Maryland-based firm with…