Downtown development starting with my building
Today I happened to notice on Ben Olivo’s Downtown Blog an entry with a video of the construction of The Vistana, a time lapse series of photos taken by the webcam perched on the roof of the Christus...
View ArticleCan River North really be redeveloped?
This past weekend the Express-News wrote about the possible demise of the River North Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 27, the TIRZ set up to help fund infrastructure improvements within an area...
View ArticleIt’s time to start planning
In two weeks San Antonio will begin the process of planning for the city’s future with the kickoff of SA 2020. It’s an initiative being led by Mayor Julian Castro and involving many of our city’s...
View ArticleSA2020 is off and running
On Saturday the city came out in big numbers to help kick off SA2020, the long range planning effort initiated by the Mayor’s office. It’s an opportunity for San Antonio to plot out a course for its...
View ArticleTime to finish the job
This Saturday the last public forum for SA2020 will be held at the TriPoint YMCA starting at 8:30 a.m. If you’d like to be a part of this important forum you can register to attend at the SA2020...
View ArticleIt’s a wrap, well not quite
Today was the last public forum for SA2020, Mayor Julian Castro’s long-range planning exercise to help shape the future of San Antonio. About 1,000 people gathered at the TriPoint YMCA this morning,...
View ArticleA Ferris Bueller Day
Today was a pretty cool day. One of those days where there’s really no agenda or plan, just kicking back with a friend taking in what comes at you. It was a Ferris Bueller Day in my terms. In fact,...
View ArticleSmall but green
Small businesses make up a large part of the business environment in America, representing over 99.7% of all employer firms and employing over half of all private sector jobs according to the Small...
View ArticleMaybe all this heat is what we need to be a solar city
How fitting that on the three days prior to the big announcement about new energy we’ve had record-breaking heat and sun. Yes, today San Antonio seemed to be on the cusp of a new era in the city’s...
View ArticleBexarMet, maybe it’s time to let SAWS take over
Sunday, when I was wading through my feeds, I found an interesting one from a fellow blogger, Charles Kuffner in Houston, highlighting an NPR story about SAWS water conservation and reclamation...
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