LOCA LCOMMU NI TYNE WS.CO M | VO L . 1, I SSUE 4 | JUNE 2 – JULY 7, 2020
COMPLETE CALENDAR LIST TO PLAN AHEAD
HAPPENING LOCAL PG. 06
NEWS BRIEFS AND BUSINESS OPENINGS
LOCAL LOWDOWN PG. 08
PG. 02 | TALK LOCAL: HEALTHY HABITS COULD EASE NEXT COVID-19 WAVE SOUTH SAN ANTONIO
LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWS GUEST COMMENTARY
Pandemic leaves mark on the South Side COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER TO ASSIST NEIGHBORS SOUTH SIDE LEADERS AND RESIDENTS are lending each other a helping hand as the state and city work to safely ease COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
by EDMOND ORTIZ
PG. 04 | OPINION
SUSAN YERKES Pandemic keeping elders isolated
By early May, Texas malls, retailers and movie theaters reopened, with restaurants allowed dine-in service, all with occupancy limits, according to orders issued April 27 by Gov. Greg Abbott. Nail salons, hairdressers, barbershops and gyms are also operating again — but with socialdistancing requirements still in place to slow the spread of the highly infectious novel strain of coronavirus. Schools and colleges were ordered
to remain closed for the rest of the academic year, as students engaged in distance learning. Although San Antonio and Bexar County’s business and public-health HEALTH continues on pg. 10
PG. 15 | EAT LOCAL
BAHAMA BUCK’S
Icy treats for warmer days
THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS by GABE FARIAS
AT MY VERY CORE, I’m a sports guy.
It’s hard not to be, after participating during my youth in baseball and basketball for South Side-area Catholic Youth Organizations from Mission San José to St. Leo. Then, I continued playing football and baseball at McCollum High School. And finally, I hit the gridiron and the diamond at Kemper College in Missouri. I even spent a few years as both a high school and a FARIAS continues on pg. 05