Edmond Ortiz
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Border Mayors Meet in San Antonio at Crucial Time for NAFTA
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Leaders of cities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border who gathered in San Antonio on Friday agreed that saving the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) would … → Read More
Alamo Heights turns out for holiday parade
Part of Broadway was briefly closed Saturday night as the Alamo Heights Chamber of Commerce held its 37th annual holiday parade. Almost 30 participating groups offered something for everyone, from kilt-wearing drummers and Santa Claus atop a firetruck to motorcycle and antique car enthusiasts. The parade was originally set to take place Nov. 22, but a forecast of severe weather prompted parade… → Read More
Alamo Heights eases rules on drive-throughs
[...] concerned with the level of expansiveness in the city's zoning rules, the City Council has decided to go in a new direction. Following a recommendation from the city's planning and zoning commission, the council voted Oct. 13 to allow for drive-through facilities with a special use permit in three business zoning categories. [...] the city had restricted drive-throughs to only the B-3… → Read More
Alamo Heights mulls public smoking ban
Alamo Heights officials will soon seek community input into whether there should be a ban on smoking inside public places. Cooper said while business owners should be able to lawfully run their enterprises how they wish, Alamo Heights must consider the effects of reported hazards of smoking and secondhand smoke in public venues. Alamo Heights Chamber of Commerce President Stephanie Regets said a… → Read More
Pay hikes highlight school budgets
Pay increases and new hires are the highlights in budgets that the North East and San Antonio independent school districts have adopted for the 2014-2015 academic year. Combining school nutrition and debt service funds, the North East's (NEISD) 2014-15 budget totals $669 million in income and $670 million in expenses. âAlthough the budget shows a marked increase to revenue, NEISD's state funding… → Read More
Rising 'Actours' at The Playhouse
The youngsters in the Actours Project conservatory course at The Playhouse bounce around the stage, brimming with enthusiasm. Christina Casella, education and outreach director at The Playhouse, eventually tells her young actors to get ready for the next part of their Saturday class rehearsal. Actours Project member Griffin Erwin, 10, is a student of San Antonio Academy in Tobin Hill, just across… → Read More
Alamo Heights Night enjoys first year as official Fiesta activity
SAN ANTONIO â" There were a few firsts at Alamo Heights Night at the University of the Incarnate Word on Friday evening. For Chris Via, wife Christina and daughters Caylah, 4, and Caden, 1, not only was it their first visit to Alamo Heights Night, it was their first Fiesta event. The Vias were among the early attendees, strolling past the food vendors to the children's section at the Benson Stadium… → Read More
B-cycle eyes station at H-E-B Central Market
Alamo Heights Public Works Director Pat Sullivan told City Council voted Jan. 27 that San Antonio Bike Share, the non-profit that operates B-cycle, approached the city about the possibility of building a station at 4821 Broadway. Users are charged a membership fee to gain unlimited access to the system for the duration of their chosen membership period in addition to a time-based usage fee that varies.… → Read More
North East School of the Arts alum launches review site
[...] on the side, the San Antonio native relishes watching television shows and movies - as many as possible - and posting formal reviews online. The reviews that the 2005 North East School of the Arts graduate and some of his friends have published over time have morphed into a full blog website, âThe Fellowship of the Screen.â âPeople always ask me, 'So, what's good?' and then start to… → Read More
Students make call to International Space Station
The answers came from qualified sources: astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins, who could be seen on a big screen, floating inside the International Space Station (ISS), by 130 aerospace students at Alamo Heights High School. Students also asked the astronauts how they eat in space and whether they lack rest in such an extreme environment. The multi-year Alamo Heights aerospace program enables… → Read More
Alamo Heights City Council OKs modified permit for controversial complex
The Alamo Heights City Council approved a modified special-use permit for a controversial apartment complex at Broadway and Austin Highway on Monday night on the condition that the complex's developer agrees to reduce the size of the structure even further. More than 70 people signed up to address the council about the proposed Alamo Heights Gateway, a $30 million, five-story complex featuring high-end… → Read More
S.A. high school band readies for Rose Parade
SAN ANTONIO â" San Antonio's Johnson High School Jaguar Band was recreating in Southern California on Sunday, taking in Disneyland before a performance of a lifetime on Wednesday. The 250-member band is the only high school band from Texas and one of a handful from around the United States invited to march in Wednesday's 125th Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif. Band members said they're… → Read More