By Edmond Ortiz A western Bexar County fire department has now fully replaced a smaller facility with a larger, state-of-the-art station. Officials with Bexar County Emergency Services District No. 2, based in the middle of the growing Alamo Ranch neighborhood, announced Sept. 23 that a newer, bigger version of Fire Station 125 is fully operational…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of News Briefs highlights how San Antonio fire stations and Boerne police can help to reunite lost pets and their owners, and how three cities plan to spend newly awarded federal funds to upgrade motorist safety and mobility at four railroad crossings. Also, the city of San Antonio and 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. CINEMA Sept. 19 San Antonio’s World Heritage Office will present a free screening of “Selena” at Mission Marquee Plaza. The family and…
By Edmond Ortiz The city of San Antonio will raise its property tax rate for the first time in more than 30 years as a divided City Council adopted a new budget that contains many spending cuts, but not the severe decreases that some local leaders and constituents had feared. What you should know Council…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Transit Tracker highlights the launch of the Loop 410/U.S. 281 improvements, a freeway ramp closure on Interstate 10, the delayed start to upgrades on Lookout Road in Live Oak, and the opening of a new low-water crossing bridge around the Bexar/Comal county line. Also, San Antonio residents are invited…
By Edmond Ortiz Fiesta San Antonio 2027 will take place without one of its most popular multiday events. What you should know The Conservation Society of San Antonio announced Sept. 16 that it is suspending A Night In Old San Antonio, one month after the nonprofit pledged to revamp the event and lay off some…
By Edmond Ortiz Families who count on youth programming provided at the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Antonio Eastside Clubhouse are questioning a plan by the organization to close the facility. What is happening Debbie Powell, CEO of Boys and Girls Clubs of San Antonio sent a letter to patrons and partners of the…
By Edmond Ortiz Leaders of a Northeast Side school district have a clearer idea of the 16 campuses that they may have to consider for closure, consolidation or other changes in order to shore up operational efficiencies in a time of plateaued student enrollment. But a slightly higher-than-expected enrollment in the new school year is…
By Edmond Ortiz South Side leaders are looking forward to two separate yet initiatives that their respective advocates say will provide different kinds of improvements in the area. ‘Project Oso’ follows new residential, industrial growth Brooks, the mixed-use community that has arisen at the former Brooks Air Force Base, continues to be a hub of…
By Edmond Ortiz Turnip Ensemble Theater is embarking upon a new performance season having grown in different ways since its inception a few years ago. What is happening Members of Turnip will kick off their new season by offering a free devising workshop 2-4 p.m. Sept. 13 at the McNutt Co-Lab at UT San Antonio…
