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 June 6 San Antonio World Heritage Office will offer a free, family friendly screening of “Zootopia 2” outdoors at Mission Marquee…
By Edmond Ortiz This pre-summer edition of Transit Tracker features the activation of a bypass ramp in the Loop 1604/Interstate 10 project, a months-long lane closure on I-10 northwest of downtown, and the start of construction on the South Side on a citywide bus corridor project. Elsewhere, Alamo Heights is spending the summer focusing on…
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 May 14 San Antonio River Foundation offers a screening of the documentary film, “The River and the Wall,” which explores the…
By Edmond Ortiz The Mother’s Day weekend edition of Light Bites highlights five restaurants that are now open in the San Antonio area or are coming soon. Also, three bars are making moves in the downtown area and on the Northeast Side, a near shuttered near-West Side seafood eatery is returning, and a South Side…
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 May 7-June 7 Classic Theatre of San Antonio presents “Steel Magnolias,” the renowned tale of a group of strong, witty women…
By Edmond Ortiz Fiesta, San Antonio’s annual 11-day citywide party, officially gets underway April 16. While Fiesta veterans have their favorite, longtime events, there are still changes, helpful tips, and unofficial Fiesta happenings to keep in mind this time around. Out and about A majority of Fiesta events take place in downtown or the urban…
By Edmond Ortiz The city of San Antonio has opened two new skate parks, and two area YMCA’s have upgraded their recreational amenities. San Antonio parks San Antonio officials have increased the number of public skateboarding parks in recent years, with the city’s West and South sides receiving the latest additions. Local leaders gathered April…
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 Now through April 11 Overtime Theater presents final performances of “GLAAD to Know You.” It’s a comedy about a popular queer…
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 Feb. 20 The String Queens, a trio that performs an array of music, from 1700s classic compositions through popular contemporary tunes,…
By Edmond Ortiz City leaders gathered Feb. 3 for the ground-breaking ceremony on San Antonio Animal Care Services’ veterinary hospital. According to local officials, the 17,000-square-foot facility will be nearly six times larger than SAACS’ current 3,000-square-foot clinic, allowing staff to provide more critical pet care. Development of the new veterinary hospital at the SAACS…
