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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…

Contested races await Schertz, Windcrest, Edgewood ISD voters in November

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By Edmond Ortiz Schertz, Windcrest and the Edgewood Independent School District will have full slates of contested races in the Nov. 3 elections. Aug. 17 was the deadline for local candidates to snag a Nov. 3 election ballot spot in one of the five San Antonio-area cities and school districts slated to hold an election…

SCUCISD to propose tax hike to voters in November

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By Edmond Ortiz Voters in the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District will for a second straight year consider a property tax increase. The SCUCISD school board voted Aug. 17 to call the special election Nov. 3. If approved by voters, the district would raise the maintenance and operations portion of its property tax rate 12…

Things to Do In and Around San Antonio (Aug. 13-23)

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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…

Things to Do In and Around San Antonio (Aug. 6-16)

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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…

Light Bites (Aug. 1): Southtown bookshop launches; new eateries open in Northeast Side suburbs, Medical Center, New Braunfels, Boerne

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By Edmond Ortiz The latest edition of Light Bites highlights new dining and beverage spots in Boerne, Northwest San Antonio, New Braunfels, Schertz and Windcrest, as well as some notable closures in San Antonio’s bar and restaurant scene. Plus, the South Side and Southtown are home to a new gaming destination, and a new independent…

November election filing underway in 3 San Antonio suburbs, 3 school districts

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By Edmond Ortiz Three San Antonio-area suburbs and three school districts are accepting applications through Aug. 17 for city council and school board elections that will be held Nov. 3. The application period started July 20. The elections scheduled in Converse, Schertz, Windcrest, and East Central, Edgewood and South San Antonio independent school districts will…

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…

Things to Do In and Around San Antonio (July 1-12)

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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 Disco Alfresco, presented by the Brackenridge Park Conservancy and SoundCream Airstream DJs, features local and visiting DJs playing different genres…

Things to Do In and Around San Antonio (June 25-July 5)

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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…