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he national dialogue about police conduct has taken an ugly turn, and much of the bellicosity directed at law enforcement is nothing short of ludicrous.

I spent more than half of my career as a reporter covering police, county law enforcement and federal agents.

Like many people, I have some questions about the Eric Garner case in New York. But based on my experiences, I can say the system in the San Antonio area to catch bad cops does work. I wrote about cops under indictment, cops who went to trial, cops suspended by their chief or civil service commission, cops handed indefinite suspensions, cops forced to retire…

And yet for every one of those aberrations, I could list hundreds of other officers who just did their jobs; who put up with an amazing amount of verbal abuse and eternal paperwork; who went on mind-numbing calls that ranged from parents who couldn’t control their own kids to frightened grannies scared by a raccoon in the house; and who saw more unrelenting violence than most people can comprehend.

To the critics I would say: Talk to the officer who just handled the case of a baby with its skull bashed in, the same officer who has to go home and tell his or her spouse with a forced smile that it was just another day on the job, and then hug his or her own child like the world is filled with rainbows and unicorns. I wonder if the naysayers know what that’s like.

Constructive criticism is helpful, but it needs to be honest. Don’t tar and feather all police because of a few rotten apples.

If critics want anarchy, then let’s just do away with law enforcement.

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San Antonio a world-class city without NFL

by SUSAN YERKES

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hristmas is over, and Santa failed to deliver a major league football team to our collective stockings, despite the recent ballyhoo about the Oakland Raiders possibly relocating here. But, a lot of folks still have visions of the NFL dancing in their heads.

So as the new year begins, I’d like to offer a reminder, and propose a toast.

First, the reminder. When it comes to courting major league teams, the Raiders are not our first rodeo.

The Alamodome was built after voters approved the $177 million project, thanks in part to a powerful public-relations

campaign headed by former Mayor Henry Cisneros and then-Spurs' owner Red McCombs. One of the major selling points was the idea that if we built a state-of-theart football stadium, San Antonio stood a good chance of getting an NFL team to play there, despite widespread skepticism.

The skeptics proved right. Of course, the Alamodome was also sold as an expanded convention facility – fortunately, as it turned out — although it took awhile for the venue to hit its stride. The Alamodome opened in 1993, the same year Cisneros decamped to Washington, D.C., to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The dome was a “legacy” project for him.

More than two decades later, Cisneros is still on the NFL bandwagon.

Things heated up this summer, when the Raiders, with their current lease on Alameda County’s aging O.co Coliseum about to expire, weren’t getting far in their push for a proposed $800 million new stadium. And presto! Suddenly, they were entertaining new suitors.

Some reasoned San Antonio’s a perfect fit for the Raiders. It’s hard to take the idea very seriously. Oakland is the nation’s fourthlargest media market. San Antonio is the 36th largest and no amount of annexation is going to change that anytime soon. The Bay Area boasts six times as many major

corporate headquarters, and has a much larger pool of dollars for premium seating and sponsorship. If the Raiders do anything, they’re more likely to return to Los Angeles.

Even though it’s conceivable that an NFL team might play in the Alamodome for a time (the New Orleans Saints practiced and played three games here in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina), folks on the inside of the Raiders talks were pretty candid about the fact we’d eventually have to build a new stadium to keep the team here.

Why would our leaders even seriously contemplate doing that?

Back when the Alamodome was built, there was a lot of talk about how an NFL team would help sell San Antonio as a “world-class city.” The NFL didn’t come, but San Antonio is a world-class city anyway.

We have the five-time NBA champion Spurs, one of the coolest collective class acts in sports, the WNBA San Antonio Stars and the AHL San Antonio Rampage, all playing in the AT&T Center. The Alamodome has hosted five Men's and/ or Women's NCAA Final Four basketball tournaments and a U.S. Olympic Festival.

(We just snagged another Final Four for 2018, to which the city’s committing $44 million more in Alamodome upgrades.)

The dome has proved a fantastic home for our town’s only NCAA FBS team, the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Roadrunners, and high school playoff games. Not to mention hundreds of events from monster truck jams to rock concerts.

And in December, Major League Soccer officials confirmed San Antonio is among four cities being considered for a new MLS team in the latest league expansion.

There’s much more than sports to being a world-class city. In a 2014 Forbes magazine report comparing the business climates of 200 major U.S. metro areas, San Antonio ranked sixth. Oakland came in 62nd. We’re on a roll here, and Mayor Ivy Taylor is correct to focus on education and economic development, rather than put too much effort into pie-in-the-sky NFL dealings.

And now for that New Year’s toast, in the form of a cheer: “Go Raiders! Just go someplace else!”

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an Antonio is looking at its largest land grab in 20 years, a move that could annex five areas equal to 66 square miles and make the city the fifth largest in the nation.

Before city leaders do such a thing, they must first make sure they can provide adequate police, fire and ambulance services; take care of infrastructure such as bridges, streets and drainage; and build or maintain parks and libraries.

If the city is incapable of handling such a load, then those areas — which would add about 200,000 people to San Antonio’s population — should stay outside the city limits.

It’s not worth straining the city’s resources just so San Antonio can be bigger than Phoenix and Philadelphia.

The city is looking at Interstate 10 West, U.S. 281 North to near the Comal County line, I-10 East, Texas 151 and U.S. 90/Loop 1604.

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Joe Krier, if the move goes through from 2015 to 2020, it would be a limited-purpose annexation. There will be no city services, no collection of property or sales taxes during the first three years. Although residents can vote in City Council and recall elections, they are not eligible to run for office during that time, nor can they cast ballots in a bond election.

However, the city can require permits and fees for commercial and residential buildings.

The areas in question are all rapid-growth sectors. No doubt politcos are rubbing hands at the thought of all the new taxes.

True, it can be argued that residents from the five areas driving on San Antonio streets and using San Antonio resources should pay their fair share, but there is little doubt some do not want to become part of the Alamo City.

For one thing, there are fewer regulations in unincorporated areas, compared to city ordinances that cover everything from historic preservation to code compliance.

Public hearings will be held in the fall. Residents should come armed with questions. If San Antonio is going to dip into their wallets, they need to be assured of adequate public services.

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FICTION CONTEST The San Antonio Book Festival is looking for fiction works by young writers to showcase as part of this spring’s event. Original works by writers in three divisions – grades seven/eight, nine/10 and 11/12 – should follow the theme of “A Chest in the Attic …” and be no more than 1,500 words. Of the works submitted by the Jan. 12 deadline, 30 finalists will be selected by Feb. 3 and winners will be

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announced Feb. 24. The Book Festival is April 11. Official rules are at http:// www.saplf.org/festival/fiction-contest/. “inspireD” INSPIRE COMMUNITY FINE ART is accepting entries for its fifth annual juried art show in March. Two- and three-dimensional original artwork by amateurs as well as professionals can be entered; prizes range up to $1,000. Get an entry form at http://www.inspirefineartcenter.org/ application. The show will be held at the Radius Center on Auditorium Circle.

THROUGH JAN 30

MLK SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS Students can apply for scholarships under a program administered by the San Antonio Martin Luther King Jr. Commission.

THROUGH FEB 20

SAN ANTONIO COCKTAIL CONFERENCE The fourth annual celebration of libations starts with a series of dinners with cocktails to complement the menu; sites include Mixtli, Folc, The Esquire, Cured, Bohannon’s Prime Steaks & Seafood, Kimura and Arcade Midtown Kitchen.

The following week features parties, tastings, seminars and competitions, with much of the action taking place on or near Houston Street. Proceeds will benefit the San Antonio Children’s Shelter, ChildSafe, HeartGift San Antonio and Transplants for Children. Tickets are available though links on the schedule at www.sanantoniococktailconference.com.

THROUGH JAN 10, 14, 15-18

GARDENERS’ GATHERING San Antonio Garden Center Clubs will hear Don Olsen, an Ichiyo master, discuss “Beauty in Simplicity” and see him demonstrate basics of Ikebana design. After coffee at 9:30 a.m., Olsen’s program begins at 10 a.m. at the Garden Center, 3310 N.

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New Braunfels Ave. The gathering is free and open to the public. For more, go to www.sanantoniogardencenter.org.

SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS Alamo City Guards, Camp 1325, will hold its monthly meeting starting at 7 p.m. at Grady’s Bar-B-Que, 6510 San Pedro Ave. This month’s speaker is Paul Gramling, Army of Trans-Mississippi councilman.

Members and guests come at 6 p.m. and eat, and no reservations are required. The Camp meets the first Thursday of the month.

JAN 8

“SALOME” Opera San Antonio will stage Richard Strauss’ dark, intense masterpiece – shocking when it had its debut in 1905 – in the H-E-B Performance Hall of the Tobin Center. Noted soprano Patricia Racette sings the title role. The performances are at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8 and 2 p.m. Jan. 11. Tickets range in price from $29 to $196 and can be purchased through a link at https:// www.tobincenter.org/box-office/2015-01/ salome. They’re also available by phone from the Tobin box office, 223-8624. The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts is at 100 Auditorium Circle downtown.

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WESTERN & HERITAGE ART SHOW AND SALE Four sculptors and 40 painters will be represented in 300 works of art offered during the 52nd annual Alamo Kiwanis fundraiser.

Sale of the art, which comes in a variety of media, will benefit children’s charities. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Lonesome Dove Room of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 200 E. Market St. The $150 admission covers dining, dancing and a raffle, plus gaming tables; VIP tickets, at $500, allow patrons to view and purchase artworks beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tickets, and a pre-sale gallery of the art, are available through links at www.kiwanisartshow.com.

JAN 12

ALAMO HEIGHTS The City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall, 6116 Broadway, and meets again, same time and place, on Jan. 26.

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COCKTAIL CONFERENCE KICKOFF Flooring installed over the seats at the Majestic Theatre will provide the space for the opening party of the 2015 San Antonio Cocktail Conference.

The cocktails will be accompanied by food prepared by more than 20 local chefs, plus music by Mayer Hawthorne. There will be a live auction as well, with a top prize of 52 dinners from 52 different restaurants.

Tickets cost $100; to purchase them, go to www.sanantoniococktailconference.com.

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Special three-course lunch and dinner menus will be offered at two price levels: $10 lunch/$25 dinner and $15 lunch/$35 dinner. Participating restaurants include Arcade Midtown Kitchen, Azuca, Biga on the Banks, Bite, Bliss, Cured, Esquire

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JAN. 5 - FEB. 2, 2015 SIMONE DINNERSTEIN American pianist Dinnerstein, a chart-topping classical artist, will perform as part of the Tuesday Musical Club’s Artist Series.

The concert is at 2 p.m. at Laurel Heights United Methodist Church, 227 W. Woodlawn Ave. Tickets are $25 and are available through a link on the website, www.satmc.org, or at the door.

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STYLISH SATURDAYS Local fashion designers and boutiques will show off their creations and wares from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Oxygen Room & Beauty Bar, 1100 Broadway, Suite 100. Participants in this edition of the quarterly event are 91 Authentic, Rey Aguillon, Meagan Cantu, Herstory, Vanessa Irino, Daiquonne Lanier, Moda Mia, Sachs Jewels and Ala Verb. Admission is $15 VIP and $10 regular seating. For more, email coco.productions@yahoo.com.

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LIT ‘N LUNCH The annual Assistance League of San Antonio luncheon will feature authors Elizabeth Crook, Melanie Shankle and Miles Arcineaux, which is actually the pen name of writers Brent Douglass, James R. Dennis and John T. Davis. Young author Madeline Corolla, who attends the North East School of the Arts, will receive the Rising Star Award. The program begins at 11:30 a.m. at the San Antonio Country Club, 4100 N. New Braunfels Ave., and Sheriff Susan Pamerleau will serve as mistress of ceremonies. Tickets, $65, must be purchased by Jan. 23; call 732-1200 and ask for the Lit ‘n Lunch chairman.

JAN 30

PATRIOTS & PEACEMAKERS The important roles that Arab Americans have played in U.S. history are laid out in a traveling exhibit of the Arab American National Museum that will be on display at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Admission costs range from $6 to $8; ITC members and University of Texas at San Antonio and Alamo Colleges students get in free. The Institute is at 801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd.

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LOCAL LOWDOWN Take a quick look at what’s new in the community from opening and closings to news tidbits.

Open and Opening Soon 1. TACOS AND TEQUILA, 1915 Broadway,

has now opened in the Mosaic Building at East Josephine Street near the Pearl. It offers tacos, skewers, burritos, wraps and salads from the grill. Libations include more than 100 kinds of tequila and specialty margaritas made with fresh juices, fruits and herbs. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Monday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Weekend brunch is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more, call 314-8226 or visit tacos-andtequila.com. (See story on page 25)

2. PRESS COFFEE, 606 W. French Place at San Pedro Avenue, is an upscale, industrialthemed coffee shop that opened in November and already has a loyal following, according to owner Bronson Holbrook. WiFi is available, along with plenty of reading materials and jazz for ambience. Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekends.

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He also resells some upscale, ready-to-wear items, including Armani suits. Clients include attorneys, business executives and a former member of the Spurs. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and closed Sunday and Monday. For more, call 657-0300. (See story on page 23)

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5. PARRISH ON MAIN, 2500 N. Main Ave., recently remodeled the showroom and added new products. The business offers concierge design and installation services for Merillat and Woodmont Cabinetry, GE and Electrolux Appliances, as well as solid-surface countertops and cabinetry hardware. Staffers are available to guide customers through budget planning and product selection; they can also provide 3-D cabinet renderings, installation and more. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or by appointment.

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Trinity will publish the book in January.

MICHAEL FISCHER HAS BEEN NAMED TRINITY UNIVERSITY’S interim president, with his term starting Jan. 2. Fischer will serve until a new president is selected, officials said. President Dennis A. Ahlburg, who announced in May that he would be stepping down at the end of his contract, began a sabbatical Jan. 2.

AND MODIFIED LOUNGE FOR TRIBECA IN OLMOS PARK, which is becoming Tribeca 212 — a nod to its location in the 78212 ZIP code. Restaurateur Jean-Francois Poujol, who opened his business in May 2013, has invited chef Brian West, former instructor at the Culinary Institute of America and a guest chef on the Food Network’s “Restaurant: Impossible,” to join forces in helping launch Phase II at the restaurant, 4331 McCullough Ave. With the introduction of a Mediterranean menu, the restaurant will offer cuisine with Italian, French, Greek and Spanish influences and flavors. In the lounge, Poujol is adding banquettes, redoing the lighting and painting the interior for a more upscale and intimate look. Tribeca 212 is now offering lunch 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. For more, visit www.tribeca212.com or call 320-0698.

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Built with $3.4 million in city incentives and waivers to spur development in central San Antonio, the project includes $783,000 in public improvements.

A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 SPOT on Dec. 9 saw Alan E. Warrick II emerge as the victor over incumbent Keith A. Toney, who was appointed in August when Ivy Taylor left the seat after being named as San Antonio’s new mayor. Taylor’s mayoral appointment came after Julian Castro accepted a job as head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

District 2 includes Mahncke Park, part of the Broadway corridor and a portion of Austin Highway. Warrick’s term expires in May, when a new election will be held.

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NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL JUNE SHARRAR is the latest recipient of The National PTA Life Achievement Award. The award is the highest honor given to PTA members and leaders. Sharrar has been a member of the PTA through the North East Independent School District since 1991 and has been principal at Northwood since 1999. The National PTA Life Achievement Award recognizes a person who daily lives out a commitment to children and advocates for their education, health and well-being.

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red-carpet movie premiere, a black-tie gala at the San Antonio Zoo and a gourmet dinner at the Witte Museum numbered among the many glamorous events recently attended by San Antonio’s big-charity benefactors.

“The One I Wrote For You” made its Lone Star-studded movie premiere at the Palladium Theater. Starring Christopher Lloyd, Kevin Pollak, Cheyenne Jackson and Christine Woods, it was filmed in San Antonio and written/produced by Alamo Heights screenwriter David Kauffman.

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LAMO HEIGHTS — The City Council plans to break in its new chambers Jan. 12, meeting there for the first time since officials returned to the renovated municipal complex at 6116 Broadway.

The transition from temporary government quarters at 1248 Austin Highway took place during three days in November.

The Broadway address is the same geographical location as the old City Hall, but with new and bigger buildings. The public works facility underwent a complete remodel.

The multimillion-dollar project started in the spring of 2013 at the City Hall complex, which dates to 1927. One noticeable absence is Tin Man, the iconic water tower that loomed over the city skyline for decades, which was demolished to make room for new construction.

The new facilities consist of three

After an absence of several months, city government has returned to the revamped Alamo Heights City Hall at 6116 Broadway. Photo by Rudy B. Ornelas

main buildings combined in one and two stories that house the Fire Department, Police Department, Municipal Court and various city departments.

“I think it went very smoothly,” said City Manager Mark Browne of the move.

“I think what was really good is that we were able to get our computers, phones and network equipment up and operational.”

Shutting down City Hall from Nov. 18-20 led to a few misunderstandings with residents and vendors trying to pay tickets and bills, as well as obtain permits.

“There was some downtime and a few were upset about it and understandably so,” said Place 1 Councilman Bobby Hasslocher.

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“We did our best to inform everyone, but there were still some people who just didn’t get the word,” Browne said. “We posted signs and did our best to make notification. We had it on our website, we announced it at our City Council meeting, we did email blasts, we announced it on our Twitter feed and also on Facebook.”

Because not everyone got the word about the closure, the city waived late fees in November for some utility bills and did not assess penalties for late tickets that were not paid during the three-day closure.

“Everyone was given a grace period there,” Browne said.

The last part of the new facility being completed is the City Council chambers, which will be shared with the city’s various boards and commissions.

So far, $6,433,440 has been spent on the project, which has a total budget of $7,457,450, according to figures supplied by city officials. The balance is for more work still to be done.

That figure does not include $360,000 for furniture.

Residents visiting the new and improved facility are having to relearn their way around City Hall.

“The hardest part is for citizens to know where to go,” Browne said. “We’ve been trying to inform them with temporary signs around the facility to help them understand on where to go and how to get around the new facility.

More work planned for the new facility includes expanding parking space on nearby residential lots.

“The city owns three houses behind the new City Hall facilities that they were utilizing for temporary housing,” Hasslocher said.

“Two of those homes have been razed and that area will be converted into additional parking space,” he added.

“At some point the council will decide whether or not to raze the third home and make it into a parking lot area as well.”

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Time is a gift from God. Each day we receive 1,440 little gifts called minutes.

These small gifts carry big meaning when they are invested to fulfill the 4 basic life questions each of us must answer. Now, as we begin 2015, is a key time to check in to ensure that our minutes are connected to what enables us to live our best life.

Our life purpose unfolds as we faithfully answer: What is my life vision by which everything in life comes in to focus? Who are the people I love and love me? What is my vocation, my life work in which my talents are passionately released? When I die, what will be my lasting influence, my legacy?

We form our legacy by how we invest our time. Our hopes for a new year must be acted on if they are to be realized. Which is why one study noted that the third week in January is one the “bluest” times for Americans as we realize that we aren’t acting on our hopes for the new year.

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LMOS PARK — An openair market known for its fresh produce, bread, cheeses and other goods at the Alamo Quarry Market has a new name and a new home just a mile west of its previous location.

Now called The Yard Farmers & Ranchers Market, it is located in The Yard at 5300 McCullough Ave. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays — except on Easter — rain or shine, the founders said.

The market, which continued to grow the last three years, was forced to find a new home after the Alamo Quarry Market’s management company terminated its agreement in November.

David Lent, the market’s founder and owner, said the eviction notice advised him the shopping center wanted to use its parking spaces for the Quarry’s stores and gave him three weeks to find a new location.

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A brief statement from the Alamo Quarry Market’s management company said its “difficult decision was based on extensive discussions with our tenants and their customers to better serve their operations and shopping experience during the holiday season and beyond.”

On Dec. 7, the market’s last day at the old location, Lent and his wife, Heather Hunter, told their vendors the market would move Dec. 14.

The husband-and-wife team were greeted by cheerful vendors and customers as the final day drew to a close, but they also looked forward to their new digs.

“The Yard is a great fit for the farmers market,” Hunter said. “It’s a community of small, locally owned, independent businesses that are mostly closed on Sundays. The feel of the space is almost bucolic. It feels like a farmers market.”

Although much smaller and with fewer parking spaces, Lent said there’s ample space.

The vendors set up behind Olmos Perk Coffee, leaving the front area for parking.

“There are 120 spaces in the front lot and there’s a lot of other parking. And people come and go to a farmers market; they don’t necessarily stay for four hours.

Based on what I’ve seen at the Quarry — although there were more spaces at the Quarry — in terms of usable spaces, I think we’re probably about the same.”

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Lent said the front lot is for customer parking and there is additional parking on the side streets and at some of the businesses that are not open on Sundays.

Hunter said the market has the support of the Olmos Park community.

“We wanted everybody on board,” she said.

Jeff Judson, a former councilman, said he is happy the market has relocated to Olmos Park.

“I think the farmers market move to the Yard will be great for them and great for the Yard, which has always been one step away from meeting its potential,” Judson said. “This may be the thing that makes it pop as a restaurant and retail destination.”

Patrons’ appreciation for the market will only grow, he added.

“The community will support it as they start to find out about it,” Judson said. “The only concern that might arise would be overflow parking spilling over into the residential areas, but I don’t see that as a likelihood.”

Lent said most of his vendors thought it was a better location than the Quarry.

The vendors also said they would relocate to the new location, and their agreements would continue unchanged.

“Obviously we can’t predict the turnout, but we have a very loyal following.

As far as their business is concerned, there’s really no change,” he added.

Not long ago, as she was closing up shop at the Brazos Valley Cheese booth, Susan Turner said she was happy about moving to The Yard.

“Our customers are just so loyal,” she said. “With everything and all the confusion that’s gone on, it’s just been amazing to me that the customers have been overwhelmingly supportive. Our customers have just come out of the woodwork with emails and support, letting us know they would be following us wherever we go.”

La Panaderia owner Jose Caceres said the farmers and ranchers market has been like a home for him, but he was excited about the move.

“We’ve been here a little longer than a year. We received our very first chance here at the Quarry Farmers Market, and everything started for us here,” he said. “We opened our store, La Panaderia at 8305 Broadway, in April. All of that, opening a store and all that success, started right here at the farmers market. I’ve heard from almost all of our customers that they’re excited, they like the new location and I think it’s going to be better.”

Lent said he tried holding a farmers market at the Blue Star Arts Complex on the edge of the King William Historic District, but “that didn’t work very well. We’re talking to some other entities about a new Saturday market which might be centrally located.”

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or years, a nonprofit philanthropy supporting the Alamo Heights Independent School District has tried to give back what so-called Robin Hood legislation has taken away, officials said.

Donations from the Alamo Heights School Foundation funnels grants into the AHISD educational system to bolster teachers’ efforts, even as state laws designed to create financial equitability among school districts siphons money away, officials said.

“It’s sad that the most important thing we pay taxes for is the most misunderstood. Last year we sent $26 million to the state and $1.9 million came back to us,” said foundation Executive Director Diane Hughes. “Our district has to make up funding and fill in the gap.”

This fall, the foundation awarded $150,000 to AHISD educators, with 39 teachers receiving grants for everything from electronic Smart Boards, iStations and graphing calculators to new books and resources covering subjects from aeroscience to aquatic research.

“We look through all the applications and determine the best, the most innovative, collaborative applications that can really add some additional benefits to our school district,” said Carrie Worthen, chairwoman of the foundation’s Grants to Educators committee.

Since 1998, the Grants to Educators program awards funds to applicants in order to “develop innovative programs that stimulate thought and advance new approaches to teaching.”

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21 1971 to mobilize community support for the school district after the school finance system was first ruled unconstitutional.

But the foundation’s efforts kicked into overdrive with the birth of the “Robin Hood” school funding legislation of 1994, where money from property-rich districts is captured and redistributed among economically disadvantaged districts.

While school funding received from the state is earmarked for specific items such as operations, buses, salaries and supplies, money raised by the foundation can be spent on whatever is needed without having to cut through any red tape. In addition to educator grants, the foundation funds teacher salaries, the district-wide Wellness Program, Breaking the Silence Seminars and named scholarship funds.

The majority of money is raised during a giving campaign at the annual fundraiser. This year’s event, held in October, brought in $175,000 through table sales, auction items and the “Feed the Mule” bucket, a high-end version of passing the plate around church, which raised just over $76,000 in about an hour.

Other districts in the greater San Antonio metropolitan area considered to be property rich include Boerne, Comal and North East. Out of 1,000 school districts in Texas, almost 400 have been deemed property wealthy and are required to share their local tax revenue with the state.

Most of these districts also have school foundations to supplement school funding.

In February 2013, state District Judge John Dietz in Austin ruled Texas’ school finance system unconstitutional.

“Education costs money, but ignorance costs more money,” Dietz said. “It is the people of Texas who must set the standards, make sacrifices and give direction to their leaders about what kind of education system they want.”

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AHISD continues from pg. 21 “We did receive a favorable ruling by the district court that said schools are not funded adequately and that local school districts do not have enough local discretion over their tax revenues,” said AHISD Superintendent Kevin Brown. “We will have to await a ruling from the Supreme Court before knowing what will happen with school funding.

Once they make a decision, then we will await a legislative response to the ruling.”

School finance in Texas has been a sticky subject since the 1971 ruling in Rodriguez v.

San Antonio Independent School District, when the school finance system initially was deemed unconstitutional. The decision was appealed all the way to the United States Supreme Court. In 1973, the court reversed the earlier, lower court’s ruling and maintained that while school funding may be unfair, it is not unconstitutional.

This was followed by Edgewood Independent School District v. Kirby in 1984. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a lawsuit on behalf of 13 low-income school districts and several families. The suit claimed that low-wealth Texas districts were doubly disadvantaged because they had to raise tax rates in order to provide relatively low levels of funding for schools, while more

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In 1993, the Legislature adopted a new funding system and then-Gov. Ann Richards signed the act that has come to be known as “Robin Hood” into law. And in 1995, the state Supreme Court upheld the decision which stuck until 2004, when Dietz ruled the funding system to be unconstitutional.

In 2005, the state Supreme Court agreed, saying that school funding amounted to an unconstitutional statewide property tax.

In 2011, the Legislature cut funding for schools by $5.4 billion and districts went back to court to challenge the funding system yet again. If the high court affirms Dietz’ new ruling, it would force the Legislature back to the drawing board one more time.

In the meantime, the AHSF and similar organizations continue to fund the educational needs of their districts through donations.

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“I design my own shoes,” Andrews said, “including the ones I’m wearing today. They are handmade in Italy and when I give them a concept or an idea, my designers ‘get it’ immediately.”

He also makes custom shirts, and all come with mother of pearl buttons as a standard feature.

Andrews also resells a limited amount of ready-to-wear items, including Armani suits.

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old’s Gym — which bills itself as having the most up-to-date equipment, services and fitness classes — is opening a 23rd location in San Antonio in the Alamo Quarry Market.

Located at 255 E. Basse Road, Suite 1014, the new gym is slated to debut in mid-January.

General Manager Corey Cole said he’s not sure who’s more excited about the locale — the new members or his staff.

“Not many can honestly say they go to work and truly love what they do,” Cole said. “I get paid to help people get healthy ... how great is that?”

Cole has spent the last 12 years with Gold’s, both in San Antonio and Bryan.

Gold’s Gym was established in Venice, California, in 1965. Today there are more than 650 locations worldwide. In 2015, the company celebrates its 50th anniversary.

The Quarry location is a “Gold Level” gym and provides group-based personal training led by a coach. The training is individually adapted, according to Cole.

Members on this tier can take advantage of a full-service facility and travel benefits.

“We saw an opportunity to help gymgoers in this area interested in more options.

The initial response has been great,” Cole said. “People are genuinely excited and eager to get back to their routines.”

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Located at 606 W. French Place, the new business is fun to look at inside and out. Owner Bronson Holbrook said his dad ripped through some walls to let a bit of light into the 100-year-old carriage house adjacent to the former Frost mansion.

“My dad grew up in a construction family and picked up some great skills. Plus, he likes old historic places,” said Holbrook, who added his father also built the shop’s bar.

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Holbrook spent some time getting it right before opening for business, and it was a family affair. While Holbrook’s mother and girlfriend balanced the industrial décor with indoor plants and landscaping, Holbrook researched coffees.

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Holbrook said he was looking for the most consistent roast.

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The third coffee is Caffé Luxxe, a Santa Monica, California, roaster he uses specifically for espresso and French-press servings.

Press Coffee is for java lovers.

“Just as wine is paired with certain foods, coffee can be a very specific experience,” he said.

Press offers pastries from C’est La Vie Baking Co. in Castle Hills.

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