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Southtown’s Food Truck Park Opens – Alamo Street Eat ~ Bar

Published on April 3, 2012 By admin

ShareTonight was the Grand Opening of the much anticipated Alamo Street Eat ~ Bar. Steve and Jody Newman have transformed the former Acapulco Drive Inn into Southtown’s newest place to see and be seen. Judging by tonight’s crowd it was the place to be on a comfortable April evening. The venue will be open Tuesday [...]

Cool new blog, The Rivard Report

Published on February 14, 2012 By admin

ShareRobert Rivard, formerly with The Express-News, has launched a new blog devoted to extending the discussion to all things related to San Antonio’s revitalization of our downtown core. Check it out here. You can also sign up to be a contributor.   Share

The Death of the Fringe Suburb

Published on December 13, 2011 By admin

ShareThis op-ed piece was recently posted in The New York Times. I see San Antonio moving in the direction he speaks of with our city, county, and VIA electing to move forward with their light rail plans and also with the continued work of the HemisFair Park Area Redevelopment Corporation as they finish their master [...]

Mosaic on Broadway – work begins

Published on September 30, 2011 By admin

ShareI drove down Broadway this morning after having my car washed at The Wash Tub and passed by the start of construction on The Mosaic on Broadway. The Express-News wrote about the project last week. Below is their article.  I’m excited to see even more residential construction along the Broadway corridor. This site is near [...]

HemisView Farmers’ Market in Lavaca starts tomorrow

Published on September 1, 2011 By admin

Share  Drove by the intersection of Cesar Chavez (Durango Blvd) and Labor St this afternoon. This picture shows they are well on their way to hosting tomorrow’s inaugural Farmers’ Market. The event begins at 3pm and goes to 7pm. They plan to have the market every First Friday of each month. This will be a wonderful [...]