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Celebrating LOCAL’s third birthday

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hese are interesting times at LOCAL Community News. In July, we celebrate our third anniversary, but we’re not just blowing out the candles on the cake. We’re looking ahead, too.

Back in July 2012, San Antonio experienced a true shift in community journalism when LOCAL’s first two newspapers rolled off the press. No one had seen anything like them in this market: monthly, direct-mailed and free news publications focusing on the neighborhood stories no other media covered.

Since then, our newspapers targeting specific ZIP codes grew to six, with plans to launch even more editions during the next few years. LOCAL has also seen total circulation increase to nearly 200,000 copies.

Our formula for news coverage seems to be working. Readers have embraced our style of storytelling, with articles and commentary written by some of the best reporters in the area.

Even more relevant, readers say the papers have become an important part of their lives because of the vital information they contain regarding local events, school activities, traffic issues, crime and so on.

Our goal remains to inform, entertain and educate our audience.

In fact, on the eve of LOCAL’s third birthday, our strategy calls for intensifying neighborhood coverage by drilling down even deeper to bring readers the most interesting and upto-date coverage of where they live.

Thus, LOCAL is now assigning staff reporters to cover specific ZIP codes and geographic areas, where they will be on a constant lookout for stories that matter to you, your family and your friends.

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LOCAL COMMENTARY

Taxes — a true political football

by SUSAN YERKES

Football fans have a long summer to endure before the season gets rolling this fall.

Yet, there’s been no shortage of political football, with property taxes playing the pigskin.

During the legislative session, everybody had a plan to cut your taxes, and the battles in the headlines got fierce.

It’s been a taxing mental exercise trying to keep up with the rhetorical pileups, dramatic tackles and occasional fumbles.

Part of the problem is perspective, known in political life as “spin.”

The glowing merits of one player’s plan were invariably met with a barrage of damning criticism from another player,

JUNE 8 - JULY 6, 2015 who then touted his or her alternative plan’s powerful pluses. The Texas Senate wanted to cut sales taxes. The state House worked to cut property taxes. Everybody had a different solution for the holy grail of tax relief, and everybody had tons of data to prove they were right.

Perplexing.

In fact, the Legislature is expressly forbidden to levy property taxes in Texas – thus the end runs and endless interpretations of the state Constitution.

However, lawmakers can — and have — set limits on tax rates imposed by county tax collectors each year.

San Antonio hasn’t raised property tax rates in a dozen years. The thing is, the rates don’t have to rise to blow up your tax bill. A cut in the property-tax rate is a drop in the bucket compared to the rising valuations of most properties. It’s the market value that keeps climbing, and raising your taxes.

According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, median property taxes have risen more than 60 percent since 2000, much faster than the rate of inflation.

This year in Texas, Dallas property went up 15 percent on average, while Austin and San Antonio got a relative break with an average of 11 percent.

Counties have their own appraisal

districts, and are required by law to reappraise your property at least every three years. However, it’s not the kind of appraisal you get when you want to sell or buy a home, where you hire a professional to come out and give you an independent appraisal. By necessity, appraisal districts use other methods – comparing home-sales prices in the area, and estimating the amount you would pay to replace your home.

Even if you have the crummiest house in the neighborhood, it’s not unlikely you will get popped with a higher tax bill.

When I got my property-tax bill this spring, I saw the market value of my little condo had risen by nearly 25 percent since last year.

Fortunately, there’s a way to at least try to reduce your own property tax – filing a protest with the appraisal district.

Your appeal is heard by an independent appraisal-review panel, which theoretically has no direct ties

to the appraiser’s office. The last few years I’ve sworn to myself I would do it, and then missed the June 1 deadline.

This year, I finally got serious.

I’ll learn a little about the process, at the very least.

San Antonio had its own political football game recently, with one candidate claiming he had helped ease the appraisal process with a bill he passed while in the Legislature, and another candidate claiming the bill made the appeals process much harder, and all the major candidates promising tax relief if elected.

Don’t hold your breath.

The political-football game is likely to keep going as long as politicians are out there politicking.

Personally, I find good old gridiron football much more entertaining.

At least, when the game is over you know who won.

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Nuisance protests don’t inspire support

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he right to peacefully assemble is enshrined in the First Amendment, which recognizes people are allowed to protest government actions so long as no harm is done.

However, while peaceful assembly to address a societal ill is a cornerstone of American democracy, recent protests of late — including a gathering on the Northeast Side that tied up traffic, according to reports — are rarely welcome when they complicate the lives of others or lead to violence.

Such dissent does little to convince folks to join the protesters’ cause.

Peaceful assemblies should seek to inspire and motivate; create consensus; foster a sense of community; and empower change.

Unfortunately, some recent protests over the deaths of black men in police custody started out peacefully, but turned into orgies of looting and violence.

There is no excuse for such wanton destruction. No amount of anger or feelings of alienation justify burglarizing stores, burning down pharmacies or damaging other property.

Thankfully San Antonio has been spared such outbreaks, but a recent act of civil protest apparently became more of a nuisance than a rallying point.

In the episode, local protesters in a show of solidarity with residents in Baltimore — the latter group angered by the death of a black man after he suffered a spinal injury while under arrest — blocked a portion of PerrinBeitel Road and Loop 410 at a restaurant.

Though San Antonio police said the assembly remained peaceful, media accounts reported that many motorists were irked when the traffic flow became interrupted.

No matter how important your cause, very few people will be inclined to sympathize if you are impeding their way to work or home, when they are picking up their children or when they are trying to go about their business.

Disagreeing with the government doesn't mean having to act uncivilly.

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Times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4:30 p.m. Sundays at the Cameo Theatre, 1123 E. Commerce St. Ticket prices range from $15 to $33. To see the Cameo’s full summer lineup, or to purchase tickets, go to www.cameocenter.com.

THROUGH JUNE 28

BAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION GRANT APPLICATIONS Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio is accepting grant applications for programs that address community health care needs. Nonprofit organizations with proof of Internal Revenue Service designation and that have operated for at least one year can apply for the grants, which are $7,500 or less.

Applications will be accepted until noon June 30. For more, visit www.bhfsa.org.

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TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR DIABETES Nix Healthcare is offering free workshops for anyone affected by Type 2 diabetes – family members as well as patients. They run from noon to 1 p.m. in the fifth-floor auditorium at Nix Medical Center, 414 Navarro St. Free parking is available across the street at the Houston Street Garage, Navarro and Houston. The June 11 program will address diabetes and feet.

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TEXAS CZECHS: ROOTED IN TRADITION A traveling exhibit at the Institute of Texan Cultures uses narratives, photos, objects and films to showcase the vibrant culture of Texas Czechs. It’s open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Institute, 801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd. Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for those 65 and older, and $6 for children 3-11.

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ARTSTROLLS AT MCNAY Babies and toddlers can learn about art in their own way on Friday mornings in June at the McNay Art Museum. A themed tour and related sensory playtime will be offered from 10 to 11 a.m. for babies up to 12 months

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old. From 11 to noon, it will be a tour, art activity and stories for little ones 12 to 24 months old. Carriers and strollers are strongly encouraged. It’s free for members and $10 for nonmembers; register online at www.mcnayart.org or call 805-1768. The McNay is at 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave.

JUNE 8

TERRELL HILLS The City Council meets at 5 p.m. at City Hall, 5100 N. New Braunfels Ave.

ALAMO HEIGHTS The City Council meets at 5:30 p.m.

June 8 and June 22 in the municipal complex, 6116 Broadway.

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MONTE VISTA The Monte Vista Historical Association board meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Landa Branch Library annex, 233 Bushnell Place. For more, call 737-8212 or go to http://www.montevistahistorical-sa.com/.

JUNE 9

ALAMO CITY TATTOO SHOW More than 200 tattoo artists from around the world will display their skill and artistry at the Grand Hyatt, 600 E. Market St. There will be vendor booths and daily tattoo contests too. Hours are noon to 10 p.m.

June 12-13, and noon to 8 p.m. June 14.

Tickets, available at the door, are cash only and cost $20 each or $40 for a threeday pass. For those wanting to arrange a tattoo session with one of the artists – which must be done in advance – a list of participating tattooers is available at www.AlamoCityTattooShow.com.

JUNE 12-14

TEXAS FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL The food, music, dancing, history and traditional crafts are back for the 44th annual party at the Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd. Hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. June 13, and noon-7 p.m. June 14.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the gate, and $5 for children 6 to 12; younger children get in free. VIA Metropolitan Transit will offer round-trip service to the festival from its Crossroads Park & Ride, Loop 410 and Interstate 10 at Wonderland of the Americas mall. For more, go to www.texancultures.org.

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SALOCALLOWDOWN.COM HAPPENING continues from pg. 06 SUMMER PREPARATION FOR TEXAS TOUGH LANDSCAPES In this class at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, you can learn how to ready your yard for the heavy-duty heat, including pruning and watering tips. The class runs from 2 to 4 p.m. and costs $10 ($9 for members). Register at the link at www.sabot.org/education/adult-classes/.

The garden is at 555 Funston Place.

JUNE 14

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING JUNE Trustees of the North 16 East Independent School District will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the boardroom at 8961 Tesoro Drive. To confirm dates and times, call 407-0533.

DOWNTOWN SHOPPING EVENT TO BENEFIT MENNONITES From 1-5 p.m., a portion of sales at the Ten Thousand Villages jewelry and home accent shop, 302 Pearl Parkway, Suite 114, will benefit a building fund for San Antonio Mennonite Church, which provides preschool education and programs that combat addiction and domestic violence. For more, visit www. tenthousandvillages.com/sanantonio.

JUNE 18

ART IN THE DARK Celebrate art not by seeing but by touching draped works during this annual event to benefit San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind programs for sight-challenged children. It’s from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at The DoSeum, 2800 Broadway. Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 at the door. For more, call 531-1533 or go to www.salighthouse.org/events.

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OLMOS PARK The City Council meets at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 120 W. El Prado Drive. Regular meetings are held the third Thursday of the month.

JUNE 18

NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF TEXAS The monthly meeting of the organization’s San Antonio chapter will feature Neil Kaufman, who will discuss the science in composting and the ways that can be used to customize compost for various uses. A seed and native plant exchange starts at 6:30 p.m., with Kaufman’s program at 7 p.m., at Lions Field Adult Center, 2809 Broadway.

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HAPPENING continues from pg. 07 AHISD The Alamo Heights Independent School District board meets at 7 p.m. at the Central Office, 7101 Broadway.

JUNE 25

VICTORIAN TABLEWARE EXPLORED A lecture and tour at Villa Finale Museum & Gardens will focus on an array of the highly specialized – and highly ornate – utensils often found in Victorian homes.

The pieces will be drawn from Villa Finale’s collection and from a private collection. It runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and costs $15 for members, $16.50 for nonmembers; to reserve a spot, call 223-9800, ext. 34328.

Villa Finale is at 401 King William St.

JUNE 26

“OK COMPUTER” LIVE Wellknown San Antonio musicians will team up for a live performance of the 1997 Radiohead album, with proceeds benefiting scholarships for Youth Orchestras of San Antonio, beginning at 8 p.m. at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle. Scheduled performers include Nina Diaz of Girl in a Coma; Demitasse, a project of Buttercup’s Erik Sanden and Joe Reyes; Alyson Alonzo; and The Lavens. Tickets, $18 to $45, are

JUNE 27

SUMMER CAMP: CLAY CRAZY This weeklong camp for kids 5 to 7 years old at the San Antonio Museum of Art introduces them to ancient cultures’ mythology through gallery tours and studio experiences, as well as stories and music. They’ll travel the Silk Road, and try to make a Greek amphora.

Classes run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily; the tuition ($175 for museum members, $200 for nonmembers) covers all materials, but parents must supply lunches as well as transportation. To register, go to www. samuseum.org and click on Learn, then on Children & Families, then Programs for Children & Families. Each camp program has a brochure/registration link to open.

The museum is at 200 W. Jones Ave.

JUNE 29 - JULY 3

ALAMO HEIGHTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Chamber holds luncheon meetings the first Wednesday of the month in a private room at Paesanos Lincoln Heights, 555 E. Basse Road. Guests are asked to arrive by 11:30 a.m. for a meet and greet; the guest speaker is featured at noon. The cost is

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MICROCHIP MANIA The low-cost microchip clinic, hosted by Animal Care Services, runs from 2 to 6 p.m. at Lions Field, 2809 Broadway. Signs will direct participants to the clinic site. For $5, pets will be implanted with a chip. Animals must be leashed or in an appropriate carrier. ACS accepts cash only.

JULY 3

OLMOS PARK 4TH OF JULY JULY PARADE The city’s celebration 4 of the Fourth starts with breakfast tacos at 8:45 a.m. at Alameda Circle. The parade steps off at 9:15 a.m. behind an Olmos Park fire engine; the route has been shortened so that it’s not too strenuous for participants. Prizes will be awarded for the best-decorated vintage cars, bikes, scooters, pets and walkers.

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ROTARY CLUB The Alamo Heights Rotary Club meets at noon every Tuesday in

the Petroleum Club, on the seventh floor of the north building in Energy Plaza, 8620 N. New Braunfels Ave. Visitors are welcome. For more, call 446-9233 or go to http://www.ahrotary.org/.

THE DOSEUM The DoSeum, the new incarnation of the San Antonio Children’s Museum, celebrated a grand opening in early June at 2800 Broadway. Tickets are $10, and children under the age of 1 are free. Members of The DoSeum receive free admission year round.

Call 212-4453 or go to www.thedoseum.org.

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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. WAG MORE DOG STORE, 6338 N.

New Braunfels Ave., recently opened at Sunset Ridge in a 1,700-square-foot space previously home to a private mailbox business. It offers dog food, toys, natural chews, training tools, a “chic line” of collars, canine fashions (even bikinis and muumuus), leashes and comfortable beds. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. For more, call 8249247 or visit www.wagmoredogstore. com/. (See story on page 24)

2. BAMBINOS, 999 E. Basse Road,

Suite 196, is a luxury baby and children’s store that recently announced a move from its McCullough Avenue site to The Shops at Lincoln Heights. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more, call 824-7676 or visit bambinosboutique. com. (See story on page 23)

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3. ROCKET FIZZ SODA POP & CANDY SHOP, 513 E. Houston St., is a nationwide

soda and candy franchise that debuted a new store recently near Alamo Plaza. The owners say it offers sweet and tasty products with whimsical names that are sure to bring a smile to customers, including hard-tofind candies, 75 root beers, Lester’s FixinsBacon Soda with Chocolate and Rowdy Roddy Piper Bubble Gum Soda. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

For more, call 229-1077 or visit www. rocketfizz.com/. (See story on page 25)

4. SOUTHERLEIGH FINE FOOD & BREWERY, 136 E. Grayson St., Suite 120,

opened mid-March in the Pearl, on the ground floor of the historic Brewhouse.

According to its website, the eatery is “named for the prevailing Gulf breeze and the Texas coast’s proud sense of place, (and) Southerleigh will serve chef Jeff

Balfour’s modern take on Texas’ crosscultural cuisine from seafood, to beef, to small plates.” The on-premise brewery offers a rotating array of original-recipe, craft-batch beers from a master brewer. The bar and beer garden seat up to 75 people and feature dartboards and a television.

Menu items include a wood-fired pretzel served with beer cheese and sweet and spicy mustard, boiled peanuts, fried snapper throats, house-made honey-glazed jerky and the steamed burger; and more.

Hours are 2 p.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday, 2 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and closed Sunday. The bar is open daily from 2 p.m. to midnight.

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6. IBC BANK-SAN ANTONIO (ALAMO HEIGHTS BRANCH), 5029 Broadway,

celebrated the unveiling of its renovated building on May 15. According to a statement from the bank, “The financial institution offers its customers quality banking services in a modern 3,000-squarefoot facility with up-to-date amenities including a larger teller line, several personal banking stations as well as meeting spaces to host customer functions and small community events. In addition, the branch offers more parking, a free standing ATM and a 900-square-foot drive-thru canopy.” The branch also features a more visible granite street entrance, outdoor seating and landscaping and will cater to the community’s “rapidly evolving pedestrian corridor along Broadway with the installation of a bike rack and bus stop shelter,” officials said. The branch will be led by manager Darcy Clevenger. Hours for the lobby are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The motor bank is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. For more, go to ibc.com.

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DURING THE LAST WEEKS OF CLASS, STUDENTS AT ALAMO HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL continued to implement the national “Project Unify” program, a yearlong endeavor that stresses inclusiveness for special-needs students through peer tutoring, support of Special Olympics, sharing fundraising efforts to help teams, extracurricular activities and more, officials said. It also seeks “to foster a school environment where all students feel welcome and safe to be themselves.” In the latest activity, a cast and crew of students with and without disabilities presented “It’s Our School, Too!” The play, staged in May, was directed by senior Margaret Poore and marked its first presentation in Texas. Earlier in the year, special-needs students launched a local version of “Erase the R Word” campaign. They held a pep rally supporting all athletes, including those in Special Olympics. Pupils received an “Erase the R Word” T-shirt to wear on rally day. The students worked with the Student Council “to promote the event and the message ... One that goes beyond just the negative connotation of the word ‘retarded’ to a greater understanding of inclusion,” a spokeswoman said.

11 THE TOP TEACHERS in the North East Independent School District — including one from Northwood Elementary School — were recognized as being “the best of the best” during the district’s annual Teacher of the Year Banquet held at The Club at Sonterra on May 6. The event honored each of the top teachers from NEISD campuses, with two of them named as District Teachers of the Year.

Northwood’s Kelly-Ann Carpenter was named this year’s top elementary teacher.

“You really are the reason why our students are so successful,” Superintendent Brian Gottardy told the teachers attending the event. Campus Teachers of the Year were presented with plaques, the book “The Top 2%,” leather-bound journals, commemorative pens and checks for $100.

DURING A SPIRITED TRINITY UNIVERSITY CEREMONY, an Edison High School teacher was one of two area instructors on April 17 named as winners of the 2015 Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching, which recognizes motivated and dedicated educators in the San Antonio region.

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“Mad Men”, one of television’s most popular series, has come to an end. For 7 seasons, the writers and actors of the series conveyed the era of the Greatest Generation as adults and Baby Boomers as children. It did so through the journey of people working for an advertising agency who were desperately trying to make sense of life as they “sold” products of pop culture.

Flaws and strengths were revealed.

Episode by episode, season by season, the characters unfolded their hopes for a better life by advertising this same hope to the public as their version of the American Dream.

They were desperate. Each episode opened with images of corporate execs free falling from a skyscraper. But each attempt for personal or corporate breakthrough couldn’t give them sustainable life improvement.

When giving interviews, this cast of actors explained their take on what this series tried to accomplish. John Slattery (Roger) said that the characters were portrayed in a way that is true for most people. In wanting to improve their lives, they found themselves incapable of sustaining the improvements. They fell back in to their old life habits.

TOUTED BY AREA LEADERS AS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS FOR YEARS IN DOWNTOWN, the city of San Antonio, Weston Urban and Frost have negotiated a deal that will provide a consolidated office tower for city operations in the current Frost Bank building, 100 W. Houston St. According to officials, the city in turn will sell the Municipal Plaza Building at 114 W. Commerce St. and properties at 319 W. Travis St. and 403 N. Flores St. to Weston Urban. Those properties, along with the properties that Frost will sell to Weston Urban, will help speed the creation of 265 new housing units downtown. Frost will sell the Frost Bank Tower and a 732-space parking garage to the city. Weston Urban will construct a new 400,000-square-foot office tower to serve as Frost Bank’s headquarters, with Frost as the named tenant, on the Frost Motor Bank and surface parking lot at the corner of Flores and Houston streets. According to a city spokesman, “This is the most

significant announcement for downtown development in the last 20 years. It will help ensure that good jobs stay downtown and that we can recruit more good jobs to downtown.” This will be the first new office tower in central San Antonio since 1989.

A TEEN LIBRARY HAS OPENED ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF CENTRAL LIBRARY to offer students out-of-school learning opportunities and a variety of cutting-edge activities, officials said. The San Antonio Public Library held a grand opening May 12 to showcase the new 6,000-square-foot space at Central Library, 600 Soledad St. Amenities include a “Pop-Lab” that allows teens to explore 3-D printing and emerging technologies; a recording studio so teens can create content (such as podcasts, video and music) to be showcased on the library system’s Teen Blog; a Wi-Fi lounge area; gaming space and computer lab for projects; and a teen book and resource collection, which includes teen fiction, STEM — or science, technology, engineering and math — materials, manga and graphic novels.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TEXAS CAVALIERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION recently awarded the Believe It Foundation and founder Andrew McAllister with a

$4,700 check that will help to sponsor physically challenged campers to attend T Bar M Camps this summer.

The Believe It Foundation strives to enrich the lives of physically challenged children through their inclusion in the lives and experiences of those who do not face the same circumstances.

STATE REP. DIEGO BERNAL OF HOUSE DISTRICT 123 has opened his local office at 126 W. Rector Drive. Bernal, a Democrat and the former City Council District 1 representative, won the seat in a runoff election Feb. 17.

GRACE FELLOWSHIP SAN ANTONIO is relocating to 2659 Eisenhauer Road, the former home of Northridge Park Baptist Church, or The Park. The building will host Sunday worship, staff offices and mid-week activities. As part of the purchase agreement, Northridge Park Baptist Church will maintain control of the land on which the baseball field sits as well as future use of the property.

The buildings on Eisenhauer Road will undergo renovations before Grace moves in this year. For now, congregants gather at 5 p.m. Sundays at 6435 N. New Braunfels Ave. on the campus of Alamo Heights Christian Church.

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King Antonio Mark Johnson began the festivities as he set sail on the San Antonio River along with Grand Marshal Emmitt Smith, the NFL great and former Dallas Cowboys running back. And Queen Lida Wilhelmina Emilia Steves, Princess Elizabeth Adaire Hughes and 24 duchesses of the Court of the Captivating Islands represented the regal spirit of Fiesta with impeccable elegance.

Le Brunch des Chapeaux is an exclusive luncheon that annually turns the lawn of the Argyle Club into a mad hattery.

The ladies-who-lunch donned their most

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Sheila Mayfield, Julie Johnson and Amy Swaney chaired the sold-out event with guest speakers Meggan Leonard and Austin Amaro.

“Fly Me to the Moon, Let Me Play Among the Stars” was the theme for the annual Texas Biomedical Forum Gala and After Party chaired by Jordan Arriaga and Courtney Percy. This annual event, also held at the Argyle Club, has taken place since 1971 and raised millions of dollars to fund pilot studies at Texas Biomedical Research Institute.

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ncumbents in North Central San Antonio races, for the most part, won their May 9 elections with comfortable margins, but in Alamo Heights a newcomer ousted a veteran councilman in one of the night’s closest contests.

In the San Antonio mayoral race, incumbent Ivy Taylor is headed into a runoff June 13 against former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte.

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Political newcomer Lawson Jessee topped Place 1 City Councilman Bobby Hasslocher by nine votes. For Hasslocher, whose family owns the Jim’s Restaurant chain, this was the first challenge he faced for a council post after two terms in office.

Jessee, a general contractor and member of the local Urban Land Institute chapter, wanted to address parking issues, having a dependable water supply and implementing the city’s comprehensive plan.

“I will work hard for our citizens and I hope that they can count on me to address the issues that our community faces,” Jessee said. “I would like to thank my wife, my family and so many others for putting their faith in me and helping with this campaign.”

In the other Alamo Heights race, Louis Cooper claimed his sixth consecutive term as mayor with 59.5 percent of the vote over Sarah Reveley, who also ran for mayor in 2011.

Cooper said he is happy voters expressed confidence in his leadership.

He also thanked Reveley, a regular attendee at local government meetings, for focusing on relevant issues.

Cooper acknowledged the controversy Alamo Heights has faced in the past year with a planned apartment complex in the town’s center and CPS Energy’s deployment of smart meters.

He said residents are ready to move forward, adding the city now has “the team in place to meet (challenges) and achieve the common good.”

Incumbent Bobby Rosenthal ran unopposed for the Place 2 seat.

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Incumbent Ron Hornberger, an attorney, received the most votes, 354, followed by political newcomer and Rackspace employee Juliana Decamps and Economic Development Corp.

President Deb Bolner Prost. Twoterm incumbent Sharon Plant finished fourth, followed by Robert Romero.

Hornberger campaigned on maintaining the quality of life and level of basic services, fiscal responsibility, community input, transparency and collaboration.

Prost, who owns and runs a marketing firm, said the city must maintain and improve basic city services, and implement critical infrastructure projects such as ongoing street improvements, a full revitalization of McCullough Avenue and sewer fixes.

“Successful organizations typically outline, then prioritize projects, have thoughtful dialogue related to them, set agreed-to goals, then work together as a team to develop specific action plans and milestones,” Prost said.

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San Antonio City Council members in Districts 1, 2 and 10 now have full terms. Roberto Trevino, an architect appointed in December to fill the remainder of Diego Bernal’s term, secured the District 1 post for another two years with 66 percent of the vote.

Trevino beat out three other candidates. He originally was appointed after Bernal stepped down last year to successfully run for a state House seat.

Alan Warrick II claimed the District 2 council seat with 62 percent, outlasting school liaison officer Keith Toney and independent contract driver Antonio Diaz. Warrick defeated Toney, then interim-District 2 representative, in a December runoff to fill the remainder of Taylor’s term.

Warrick, who leads a nonprofit that provides jobs and job training for disabled individuals, said his “zero-point message” was well received by constituents. It’s in reference to his campaign to reduce the number of homicides, stray animals and vacant structures in the district.

Warrick also said the city should do what it can to ensure today’s high school and college students have access to quality education and obtain skills they need to enter the workforce.

As for recent hot topics such as rideshares and collective bargaining negotiations with the San Antonio Police Officers Association, Warrick said, “There will be some opportunity

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Air Force retiree Mike Gallagher got 81 percent of the vote to claim a full twoyear term as District 10’s representative, beating Celeste Montez-Tidwell, who has worked in customer service or public relations for several years.

Gallagher was appointed to replace Carlton Soules, who ran and lost a race for Bexar County judge. Gallagher attributed his win to the involvement of active neighborhood leaders.

“My goals remain improving our district’s infrastructure, strengthening the security of our neighborhoods and businesses, and looking for positive development opportunities,” he added.

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Olga Hernandez, a San Antonio Independent School District retiree, held on to her District 6 school board seat with 52 percent. She outlasted three other candidates.

Hernandez, a longtime district resident and parent, said with a new superintendent, the school district will strive to increase graduation rates, cut

dropout rates and continue supporting staff by implementing initiatives to improve college readiness and student performance on SAT and ACT exams.

“Something that usually isn’t taken into consideration is that SAISD continues to support our students who choose to join the military prior to enrolling in college – as they come back to a free higher education paid for by the U.S. government,” she said.

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Two San Antonio city propositions received voter approval. One was a renewal of a one-eighth-cent sales tax to buy conservation easements over the aquifer’s recharge zone. The other was a renewal of an eighthcent sales tax to continue expanding city creekways and greenspaces.

Voters also approved four city charter amendments: Raising the mayor’s salary to $61,725, and council members’ pay to $45,722; calling a special election to fill a council or mayoral vacancy with 120 days or more left in a term; and eliminating charter provisions superseded by state law and to update outdated language.

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otorists who park illegally in the Monte Vista Historic District could find themselves on a oneway trip to paying a traffic fine, neighborhood officials are warning.

As population and traffic flows increase in the North Central historic district, officials are reminding motorists to obey no-parking signs, especially those who leave their vehicles on already crowded residential streets.

“The parking issue is primarily involved around anything that comes in commercially along our very busy streets, such as McCullough (Avenue) being the direct one through Monte Vista,” said Laura Labatt, who heads the committee for Traffic Issues and City Services for

the Monte Vista Historical Association.

“Then we have Mulberry (Avenue) on our southern side that has many businesses and schools. We also have Howard Street, which doesn’t have the businesses but it’s the street that just runs straight into all the schools and businesses.”

The association works with the city on architectural and historic integrity in the historical district, one of the largest in the country.

St. Anthony Catholic High School and Trinity University, among others in the area, have experienced issues related to parking, traffic patterns and vehicle overflow. Both schools have been closely working with the association to find solutions, Labatt said.

“Trinity University also has lots of issues with parking because they do not have adequate parking on their campus and the students try to use every little available space on the west side of Shook (Avenue) trying to park,” Labatt added. “They (Trinity officials) have been trying to work with us on that.”

According to Labatt, “St. Anthony’s has really worked with us to change their way of routing their 450 commuter students through the neighborhood, and for teachers and parents to park properly during special events as well as the daily school schedule. All of that impacts the streets and the people that live in the area.”

Because of increased traffic, motorists are being reminded by police and the Monte Vista Historical Association to observe parking rules in the Monte Vista Historic District. Photo by Thomas Edwards

Labatt and police are asking motorists to obey no-parking signs and to remain aware of posted hours for when parking is permissible.

“Anyone can park on any public street as long as they’re not creating a hazard, or unless there’s a no-parking sign, then it becomes an issue,” said Officer Robert Rodriguez of the San Antonio Police Department’s San Antonio Fear Free Environment unit assigned to Monte Vista.

The association wants to encourage

the growth and success of businesses, churches and educational institutions in the neighborhood, but has to balance that with maintaining Monte Vista’s aesthetics and historic integrity.

“The residents of the Monte Vista Historic District enjoy many advantages of inner-city living,” said association President Ernest “Cee” Parker. “We are proud of our many schools and want them to be healthy and strong.

We love our local businesses and want them to prosper. Along with those advantages of urban life come some inconveniences. One of those is parking.”

The association is not forgetting residents adversely affected by those who disregard traffic ordinances, Parker added — but at the same time, the historic district does not need to add more parking lots.

“Parking has been a major concern in a few locations, and the Monte Vista Historical Association hopes that they have been, and will continue to be, of service to those residents who are most affected,” the association president said.

“However, we definitely do not want more parking lots scarring the district.

If we have to walk an extra block, or squeeze into a small parking space, it seems worth it for the sake of preserving our historic houses and green space.”

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break with the former managers at the Yard Farmers & Ranchers Market has led vendors to reorganize the open-air venue and rename it Back Yard Market, but the word is slow to spread.

In addition to creating public awareness, there have been plenty of other challenges as well, members said — including trying to shore up dwindling membership and heavy rains that kept people home.

“We’re just trying to get out here to get more business and get more word out about the Back Yard Market, because I think a lot of people think it’s still closed,” said vendor Susan Turner, who sells all-natural products for Organic Chix and At Ease.

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outside near the train cars in The Yard, 5300 McCullough Ave. It is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Sunday, rain or shine.

It is the third iteration of what originally was the Quarry Farmers & Ranchers Market, which moved from the Alamo Quarry Market late last year after the Quarry’s management company sent a notice that said the shopping center wanted to use its parking spaces for the Alamo Quarry’s stores.

The market’s last day at the Quarry was Dec. 7. The vendors packed up and relocated to The Yard, about a mile

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away, and renamed their operation the Yard Farmers & Ranchers Market.

But controversy dogged the openair market after claims surfaced March 15 that the husband-and-wife duo who founded it in 2011 used racially charged

words during a dispute with a vendor.

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The Yard would love to work with the vendors that have been a part of the current market … They are a great group of people that have also helped to benefit the whole shopping center.”

Since the scandal, vendors have been working with Rachel Holcomb, the shopping center’s property manager.

In addition to a new name, they have created a new page on Facebook as well.

Turner, representing Organic Chix and At Ease, sold cheese at the previous market. While she had already packed up and left the day of the incident, she said it caused a lot of drama and the result has been low sales.

“I think it was just a sad, sad affair, and unfortunately the ones who got punished were the vendors,” Turner said.

Sellers have been dwindling; Holcomb said the market easily had three times the number of vendors before March 15. Eight to nine have decided to stick with the market.

Members have also created a board to manage the group, and everyone who is a part of the market is considered an owner, similar to a co-op.

Fernando Vasquez, a co-owner of 9-1 Farms and a board member, is one of the original members dating to the Quarry Farmers & Ranchers Market.

He said farming is his livelihood.

“I want to make sure that the community knows that we’re still out here and we’re trying to get other vendors out here,” Vasquez said.

With a new name comes a fresh start, and Vasquez wants customers to know vendors are doing the best they can and are open to suggestions.

“We know what we’ve learned over the years,” Vasquez said. “But if anybody else has better ideas or another way of doing things, we’d love to hear them.”

During late spring, severe thunderstorms took a toll on visits from customers and the number of vendors setting up.

Turner and Vazquez remain hopeful the market will see better days, but that means more vendors and patrons, and improved weather.

“I just think it’s going to come back.

The community loves it,” Turner said.

“We just think it’s a really good venue, we like the setting, love the entrepreneurial spirit of the people who are here.”

Vasquez added that despite setbacks, a handful of customers remain loyal.

The Back Yard Market is accepting applications for new vendors. For more, contact Holcomb at 324-4683 or on Facebook by searching for the community page “Back Yard Market.”

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he new principal at Alamo Heights Junior School is no stranger to the campus, which explains why Laura Ancira won’t have much of a learning curve when she starts her job in the fall.

The Alamo Heights Independent School District board in April approved the promotion of Ancira from the junior school’s assistant principal to principal.

“I am so very ready for next year,” Ancira said. “I’ve already hit the ground running.”

Her plan for 2015-16 is to keep strengthening existing programs, including the popular new “flex-time” initiative, which offers students tutoring, homework time or extracurricular classes such as yoga and music for a half-hour during the school day, Ancira said.

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She began meeting with team leaders soon after trustees approved her appointment.

Cited as a relationship-builder by fellow educators and parents alike, Ancira — whose hometown is Laredo — has been an educator for 18 years, including 10 as an AHISD teacher and administrator. She spent two years as assistant principal at AHJS. Superintendent Kevin Brown said several candidates applied for the principal job.

“Laura was clearly our strongest candidate and really rose above the rest,” Brown said. “She cares deeply about our children and about education in general.”

Ancira, who originally planned a career as an immigration officer, began teaching at United Independent School District in Laredo after her husband, Rosendo “Chendo” Ancira, urged her to reconsider her original career choice.

Her husband’s father served as assistant superintendent at neighboring Laredo Independent School District and inspired her as an educator, Ancira said.

She said her own father dreamt one of his children would go into law enforcement, and she wanted to fulfill his dreams.

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So she changed course and earned a bachelor’s degree in education at Texas A&M International University, and started teaching at Clark Elementary in Laredo.

Later, Ancira began her career at Alamo Heights as a Spanish-immersion teacher at Cambridge Elementary, where she worked for eight years and played many roles, including the Spanishimmersion team leader, new teacher mentor, summer school teacher and campus Spanish-English interpreter.

While working at Cambridge, Ancira served on the district’s strategic planning committee, which drafted a six-point, 51step plan that emphasized curriculum over test-taking skills, and that also made closing the achievement gap for low-income and minority children one of AHISD’s goals.

“At the school district, we talk about the comprehensive educational experience that we want all our children to have,” Brown said. “Laura has that philosophy and she’s really great at working with teachers in a very collaborative spirit to help them to make our educational experiences as exciting as we can.”

While working on the committee,

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Ancira served on Action Team Six, which focused on creating more access to academic and extracurricular activities.

Low-income students make up 20 percent of the AHISD student population, students with limited English proficiency make up less than 5 percent, and Hispanic students make up 39 percent.

Today, most school district material is distributed in English and Spanish at all levels. The district has bilingual staff members who can assist parents, in addition to having an interpreter. Spanish-speaking parents at Cambridge can participate in English-as-a-second-language classes

so they become more integrated.

“Our goal (on the strategic planning committee) was to consider how we make people feel equitable access not just to equipment and computers, but to people,” Ancira said. “It was about going to the next level and being able to embrace all cultures and meeting all kids’ needs, because the needs are out there. Whether it’s in the (gifted and talented) class, or whether in ESL class, the needs are there.

It’s just a matter of addressing them.”

After earning a master’s degree in educational leadership at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Ancira briefly left Alamo Heights to gain experience as an assistant principal at Canyon Ridge Elementary School in the North East Independent School District. She returned to Alamo Heights two years ago to serve as assistant principal at the Junior School.

Ancira replaces Cordell Jones, named as the new principal of Alamo Heights High School. Jones said he hired Ancira as assistant principal for AHJS because he was familiar with her reputation and knew she would be a good leader. As assistant principal, Ancira handled disciplinary and attendance issues, among other duties.

“She does a great job of hearing from the students, following up with teachers and making sure she understands that

perspective, and then communicating well with parents so that they understand and everyone feels good about the process,” Jones said. “Because she is so well-respected in our community and a lot of our parents know her, they trust her judgment.”

What parents at the Junior School say they like about Ancira is her persistent smile, and the care that she offers to students and parents.

“She knows my name, asks about my son and my daughter, who is at Woodridge (Elementary School) and would often speak to me in Spanish, because she knows I speak Spanish,” said Ruth Bujanda-Moore, who serves on the campus site-based committee and volunteers as a mentor at the Junior School, where her son Aidan is in eighth grade.

“I think she looks at the kids as her own children, not just as students at the school,” said Jill Stover Martinez, who is a volunteer for both the Junior School PTO and Cambridge PTO. “I feel like she’s always looking out for them.”

Martinez said she expects Ancira to be “very visible” next year.

“Parents will see her everywhere,” Martinez said. “They’re not going to see her locked up in the office. They’re going to see her in the classroom and walking the campus.”

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LAMO HEIGHTS — At the start of nearly every morning, the sight of an older gentleman vigorously walking down Broadway with what looks like two ski poles has become a familiar one to many onlookers and motorists.

Some have nicknamed him “Ski-pole Man” and others “The Sidewalk Skier,” though Robert “Bob” Hodnett, 72, has actually been using Nordic walking sticks — not ski poles — to help him exercise.

For the last four years, he has been out and about at 7:30 a.m. each day except Sunday.

“A lot of people think it’s funny I walk with the sticks, but believe me, being laughed at versus feeling bad (because) you’ve got broken ribs, you’d rather be laughed at,” said Hodnett, who explained the sticks help him stay balanced.

Hodnett, who retired from the Army as a

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chief warrant officer, started walking in 2007, but fell several times and suffered broken ribs. Since he’s had the sticks, he’s only fallen once, and there were no broken bones.

Nordic walking gives him more arm coordination and allows him to walk faster, he added.

“Bob has always been driven. He’s a military veteran,” said former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, Hodnett’s daughterin-law, who this spring also ran for San Antonio mayor. “He knows the importance of keeping active and keeping healthy.”

Hodnett’s walk starts at the retirement community where he lives, The Village at Incarnate Word, and then takes him north to

Jefferson Bank, where he turns around and heads south to East Hildebrand Avenue. The next leg takes him back to his residence.

He walks 2.5 miles six days a week, and swims at least 45 minutes every day, despite a knee replacement in 2007.

“Once you stop moving, you’re going to stop moving permanently. That’s the reason I walk each morning — it’s that I want to keep moving,” Hodnett said.

He did tours in Germany, South Korea and Japan during a 25-year military career.

He was stationed in San Antonio 1971-74, where he met his San Antonio-born wife, Elizabeth Folts Van de Putte Hodnett.

Though he served in the Army in 1971, he worked closely with the Air Force on electronic warfare assignments and received a medal from both service branches. His wife started Dixie Decorators, which eventually became Dixie Flag Co., with her former husband, Henry Van de Putte, he said.

With her marriage to Hodnett, they had seven children, four from Folts Van de Putte’s previous relationship, and three together.

As early as 1977 Hodnett enjoyed a fitness regimen and jogged 6 miles each day to help relieve sinus headaches.

After he retired from the Army, the couple moved to Devine and created B and L Orchards. They grew a vegetable

garden, 257 pecan trees, and peach, plum and apricot trees. The pecans won several awards at state competitions.

In 2007, they sold the farm and moved back to the Alamo City.

Shortly after, his wife developed Alzheimer’s disease, he said. She was admitted to the Angelique House at The Village at Incarnate Word in February 2013, and for eight months Hodnett stayed by her side.

“They do have a very caring staff,” Hodnett said. “I don’t think you can beat it.”

Hodnett and his wife spent 38 years together, until Sept. 15, 2013, when she died.

The Village at Incarnate Word has been Hodnett’s home since Aug. 25 of last year.

Hodnett has been helping residents with everything from eating, health insurance, selling cars and more.

“He does a lot of volunteer time on the Alzheimer’s unit and helps them early in the morning, late at night,” said Jeanette Eisenmenger, director of resident services and chief operating officer at The Village at Incarnate Word. “Whatever help they need, he’s over there.”

Eisenmenger added that Hodnett is constantly volunteering.

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ambinos, a luxury baby and children’s boutique, celebrated a 22nd anniversary by opting for a change of scenery and moving to The Shops at Lincoln Heights.

Owners Karen Saunders and Cynthia Kerby held the grand opening May 2 at 999 E. Basse Road, Suite 196.

“It’s kind of a homecoming,” Saunders said. “There’s a lot of excitement about bringing it back to where people remember it.”

Over the years the shop has been on Huebner Road, and most recently

at 4216 McCullough Ave. Now, the store has returned to a spot near its first location in Alamo Heights.

Bambinos is known for special-occasion items including christening gowns, outfits for baptisms and first communions and attire for flower girls, junior bridesmaids and ring bearers. It also offers baby and toddler casual apparel, gifts, layettes, other items for the nursery, a registry and more.

“We’re going to definitely be the destination for customers wanting that upscale item or that unique item that they expect to find,” Kerby said. “I think that’s the beauty of Bambinos — we have a little bit for everybody, especially the person that has everything.”

Saunders said the store carries well-know brands such as Feltman Brothers and Kissy

Bambinos has been around more than two decades, but the store offering infant and children's apparel recently moved to a spot near its old home in Alamo Heights. Photo by Collette Orquiz

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“I’m a preemie mom. I’ve had two NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) babies and it’s really important to me because I couldn’t find it here locally when I wanted it for pictures in the hospital,” Saunders said.

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new store in the Sunset Ridge shopping center has gone to the dogs, but that’s just fine with its customers — both the two-footed and four-footed kind.

Wag More Dog Store opened just a few months ago in a 1,700-squarefoot space previously home to a private mailbox business, The store at 6338 N. New Braunfels Ave. offers everything a dog needs, and it’s a welcome change of pace for the couple running the business.

After working for 27 years as a manager for an insulation contractor, Mike Kuykendall felt more than ready for something new, said Tina Kuykendall, his wife.

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“One day a couple years ago, my husband came home and he said to me, ‘I want to quit my job and I want to own a dog store,’” she added. “So I just looked at him and said, ‘Sure!’ I guess he figured if he was going to work that hard, he might as well be working for himself.”

The store features canine-friendly wares ranging from beds to harnesses, “and all kinds of crazy treats, all healthy and wholesome,” she said.

Her husband’s idea was inspired by a similar store in Dallas called the Lucky Dog Barkery, owned for 10 years by Marsha Lindsey, a friend of theirs and a retired Southwestern Bell Co. executive.

Lindsey has provided plenty of professional know-how on the Kuykendalls’ project.

“We are not affiliated with her store and we are not a franchise, but we have used Marsha as a consultant to guide us in the process and to give us advice on which products to buy, what sells, what to stock, what are the best brands to carry, etc.,” Tim Kuykendall said. “She has been a great help through this whole process.”

Asked what she likes most about her new business, Kuykendall said, “It’s not a bad way to spend your day.

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“After spending 25 years in the Air Force, I was looking for a fun project to

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Rocket Fizz Soda Pop & Candy Shop co-owner Jed Davis said he wants to create an experience for people when they enter the store, which offers hundreds of candies and sodas — some with very unusual names and ingredients. Photos by Collette Orquiz

“We’d like to open a couple more stores in San Antonio. I think this city can support that,” he said. “Maybe one near (The Shops at) La Cantera and maybe one at the (San Marcos) Outlet Malls.”

Many of the old-fashioned candies in the store might produce a nostalgic response from shoppers of a certain age.

“This place is about having an experience,” Davis said. “A place where memories are made. I like to call it a ‘memory jogger’ or ‘memory builder.’ It takes you back in time, but the main takeaway is to have fun.”

More people are hearing about the chain.

Company co-founder Robert “Rob” Powells recently was featured on the nationally televised show “Undercover Boss.”

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t Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery in the Pearl, owner and chef Jeff Balfour is channeling comfort foods from the Texas coast and beyond.

The restaurant showcasing Southern selections opened in March on the ground floor of the historic Brewhouse, 136 E. Grayson St., Suite 120.

The restaurant’s motto — “May our paths cross”— is taken seriously by Balfour.

“I want to serve food that is approachable and that reminds people of what their mother used to make for them growing up. But our menu is going to be seasonal, so it is going to change all the time,” said Balfour, who was born in Galveston.

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prevailing Gulf of Mexico wind, and the menu is a mix of culinary styles — coastal, Creole, cowboy, Spanish and German.

Balfour suggested diners try the whole crispy Gulf flounder with parsley and drawn butter, fried Gulf red snapper sticks, shrimp and pork jowl soubise, long-cooked Texas lamb shanks, and braised oxtail pie with whipped tarragon potato and crumbled blue cheese.

The restaurant has made arrangements with a local seafood business to get a steady supply of freshly caught fish that are handpicked by the fishermen themselves, the chef added.

“It’s not only fun for us, but it also promotes a sustainable way of fishing and catching all sorts of delicious things the fishermen used to keep for themselves,” Balfour said.

His favorite dish on the current menu is the snapper throats, seasoned and fried with crispy skin on the outside, and moist and tender on the inside.

More ambitious hours are expected, with Sunday brunch probably a couple of months down the line.

“We are not good at sitting,” Balfour quipped.

And then there are the beers. Under the direction of head brewer Les Locke, who honed his skills at Branchline Brewing Co.

Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery in the Pearl features Southern fare and a seasonal menu, with items such as the crispy Gulf flounder (left) and plenty of house-made beer to pair with meals (above). Photos by Collette Orquiz

on the North Side, Southerleigh offers eight beers brewed on premise, including the Southerleigh Export Lager, the Seawall Belgian Wheat, the Conjunction Curry Porter and the Darwinian IPA. “It’s an honor to be brewing in this historical building that used to be a brewery,” Locke said.

Hours are 2 p.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday, 2 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday and closed Sunday.

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