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After all, LOCAL is the ideal vehicle to publicize such news.

We produce five monthly, zoned newspapers that are direct-mailed to 200,000 homes and businesses across the greater San Antonio area. We are filling a gap in news coverage by reporting on what others don’t — namely, neighborhood news. The response to our brand of journalism has been fantastic.

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LOCAL COMMENTARY

S.A. is proud to be Military City USA

by SUSAN YERKES

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ay is national Military Appreciation Month, and it’s a good time to think about why San Antonio’s nickname — “Military City U.S.A.” — is so appropriate.

More than three centuries ago, conquistadores arrived at the San Antonio River and established the Presidio San Antonio de Béjar as the headquarters of Spanish colonial power. The Alamo was a strategic defense post in Texas’ struggle for independence. Texas Rangers and Confederate troops came and went.

In the 20th century, the U.S. military began a steady expansion here.

The first military airplane flew at Fort

Sam Houston’s parade field in 1910, and by 1950 Randolph, Kelly and Lackland were official Air Force bases.

While the federal Base Realignment and Closure process shook the city with the shutdown of Kelly AFB, more change has expanded Brooke Army Medical Center and rebuilt Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, now part of the massive Joint Base San Antonio.

Lackland is also the beating heart of Air Force basic training. Fifty Fridays a year, hundreds of young men and women graduate from basic to become airmen.

In April, I attended one of those graduations, along with hundreds of invited friends and family members who hailed from across the country to cheer their loved ones as they stepped into the Air Force ranks. After the ceremony, I noticed real estate agent John Thurman, a tall civilian gentleman, warmly greeting some of those visitors as they swarmed out of the paradeground bleachers.Thurman has become a passionate proponent of civilian outreach to the rank-and-file military folks stationed here, and to those who visit town to see enlistees or do business.

As an “Honorary Commander,” an unofficial designation given to civilian volunteers who help the Air

Force (the Army calls them “Honorary Quartermasters”), Thurman wants families to know San Antonio is a friendly place, one they’ll want to enjoy while they’re here, and return to in the future.

Thurman is one of many such community volunteers, from the venerable MilitaryCivilian Club and the Ambassadors program to the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs Committee.

It’s not just about patriotism, or warm and fuzzy feelings for the folks in the armed services. It’s also good business to appreciate visitors. One recent study indicates that military-related visits generate 2 million hotel-room stays a year. And that’s just one aspect of the enormous economic and professional impact the military has on our town.

This year, as groups and individuals around town geared up for May’s Military Appreciation Month events, headlines announced the Army is considering a $95 billion budget cut and “force reduction.”

The Chamber estimated the city could lose thousands of military and civilian personnel over the next five years.

The hard fact is that these days, while the military presence is still strong here, America’s armed forces are eversmaller and leaner, if no less proud and patriotic. In World War II, when Kelly

was in its heyday, more than 10 percent of Americans had family members in the service. Today that number has shrunk to less than 1 percent. And there’s not much that most folks can do about it but adapt.

Thurman and many other San Antonians are doing what they can to boost San Antonio’s image with the many visitors who travel here to visit or work with the military.

Just saying “thank you” to active-duty folks and veterans is another way we can all help – as many do. The nonprofit Paseo del Rio Association’s May 16 America's Armed Forces River Parade is a great time to show your support. From May 1-16, you can also donate to the group’s Yellow Ribbon Project. For a $5 donation, you can sponsor a yellow ribbon to help line the River Walk as a visible show of gratitude (see https://www.thesanantonioriverwalk. com/events/yellow-ribbon-project). This fall, San Antonio’s Celebrate America's Military, organized annually around Veterans Day, is another time when opportunities to say “thank you” abound.

As Military City USA, we have much to be proud of, and much to be grateful for. How can you help express that in your life today?

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t is time once more for residents of San Antonio and other area cities to rally around the troops. With talk surfacing again about military reductions as a consequence of sequestration, local voices must be heard in Washington, D.C., to preserve the various missions at Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis.

Local leaders are not taking the possible drawbacks lying down, but more must be done. There has to be a groundswell of support to get military commanders and the politicians at the national level on board.

The loss of active-duty personnel and related services at the venerable Army post will create not a ripple effect but a virtual tidal wave that could disrupt area economies and community ties for years to come.

If the reduction happens, forecasts

5 call for nearly a half-billion dollars in lost revenue as a result, with the impact reaching into virtually everyone’s wallet.

The auto industry, trades, services, housing stock, education and so much more could take a hit if the Army draws down its troop strength.

According to the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, the loss could be as much as $382 million.

Restructuring and budget restraints mandated by the federal government include a 25 percent reduction in soldiers over the next five years, according to a 2014 assessment. Experts say that equates to a possible loss of 3,949 soldiers and 1,985 civilians from Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis.

The drawdown actually creates a bigger crater in the San Antonio financial landscape once 9,008 family members are added to that 5,900-person reduction.

The figure grows to nearly 15,000.

Washington needs to know San Antonio has paid its dues in terms of military-force reduction over the years — remember Kelly and Brooks air force bases?

Now is the time for the brass in the nation’s capital to listen to the voices of the Alamo City united to preserve Military City

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Contact your elected representatives, take part in community sessions, participate in rallies, hold peaceful demonstrations, make signs — in other words, do whatever it takes to keep the soldiers here.

The men and women of the military are not only the defenders of American freedom, they are our neighbors, too.

-The Local Community News editorial board includes Harry Lees, Gregg Rosenfield and Thomas Edwards.

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JAMIE WYETH The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, organized this comprehensive retrospective of the famous American artist with a distinctive style. The exhibition at the San Antonio Museum of Art will include portraits, landscapes and still lifes, and offer insights into Wyeth’s portrait work. Admission ranges from $5 to $10; hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The museum is at 200 W. Jones Ave.

ROTARY CLUB The Alamo Heights Rotary Club meets at noon every Tuesday in the Petroleum Club, located 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 check out http://www.ahrotary.org/.

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HAPPENING continues from pg. 07 of the San Antonio Botanical Garden, who will talk about “The Flowering Future” of the garden and share details of the city’s Master Plan for its development.

Coffee is at 9:30 a.m.; meetings are free and open to the public. For more, go to www.sanantoniogardencenter. org or call 824-9981.

HONORING MOTHERS Actress Ashley Judd will be the keynote speaker at this annual luncheon, which raises funds for Family Violence Prevention Services and the Battered Women and Children’s Shelter of San Antonio. Lunch and the program start at 11:30 a.m. at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel, 101 Bowie St. Special recognition will be given to the late restaurateur Viola B. Barrios. Tickets start at $150; to purchase them, and for more information, go to honoringmothers.com.

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BILINGUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE The public is invited to the 37th annual Spring Conference of the San Antonio Area Association for Bilingual Education opening at 7:30 a.m. at the El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel, 110 Lexington Ave. The

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CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE The San Antonio Symphony supplies classical-music favorites while jugglers, cyclists, aerialists and others perform acrobatic feats. Shows are at 8 p.m.

May 8 and 9 and at 3 p.m. May 10 in H-E-B Performance Hall at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. The symphony winds down its season with concerts through June 6 featuring Mozart, Tchaikovsky, RimskyKorsakov and John Williams’ “Star Wars.”

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YOGA DAY IN THE PARK Billed as a fun event for the family, the event is 8:30 to 11 a.m. in Brackenridge Park, with free yoga classes starting at 9 a.m. between the softball field and the San Antonio Zoo parking lot. The aim is to raise funds and awareness for Yoga Day, a nonprofit that teaches free yoga classes to underserved

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TWISTED TACO TRUCK THROWDOWN Live music and plenty of food will anchor this free, all-ages event, now in its fifth year. It runs from 4 p.m. to midnight at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 76, on 10th Street between Broadway and the Museum Reach of the River Walk. One-dollar tacos will be sold from 4 to 8 p.m.; vendors can offer a signature dish too. Judging is based on competitors’ tacos al pastor.

However, this year there will be a freestyle category, raising the culinary creativity

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NEISD TRUSTEES MEETING MAY North East Independent School 11 District trustees meet at 5:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month in the NEISD board room, 8961 Tesoro Drive.

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

ALAMO HEIGHTS The City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. May 11 in the council chambers at the municipal complex, 6116 Broadway, and in the same place at the same time May 26.

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

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HAPPENING continues from pg. 09 They include the Grand Tasting and its Bubble Room at the Convention Center, and the Tequila Dinner at Casa Hernan.

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INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Musical Bridges Around the World presents a multicultural mix of programs at three venues: the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, San Fernando Cathedral and the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall at Trinity University.

Performers will be classical, folk and jazz musicians; concert titles such as “Colombia Unbound,” “Viva Espana” and “African Rhythms” offer a hint of the diversity. All the programs are free. A link with the full schedule is at www.musicalbridges.org.

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LOS TEJANOS The Institute of Texan Cultures is opening a new permanent exhibit delving into the lives of a dominant group in the region, one that grew out of the mingling of Spanish, Mexican and indigenous residents. Technology and artifacts will help visitors immerse themselves in the Tejanos’ 500-year history. Regular hours are

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MEXICAN MODERN GALA UNDER THE STARS The San Antonio Central Library will celebrate its 20th “enchilada red” anniversary with a big party at the Ricardo Legorreta-designed building, 600 Soledad St., from 6:30 p.m. to midnight. Tickets start at $350 (or $100 for the after-party only) and are available through a link at www.saplf.org/events/.

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FIESTA NOCHE DEL RIO The festive River Walk show, which began in 1957, starts another season of Latin-flavored music and dance. After the opening night, there will be shows every Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m., from May 22 to Aug. 15 at the Arneson River Theatre in La Villita.

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AMERICA’S ARMED FORCES RIVER PARADE This year’s parade along the downtown River Walk will feature 26 floats, and the grand marshals are three Medal of Honor recipients. It runs from 5 to 6 p.m., capped by a Tops in Blues concert at the Arneson River Theatre from 6 to 7 p.m. There’s no admission charge.

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SAN ANTONIO CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE The group meets the third Thursday of each month at Grady’s Bar-B-Q, 6510 San Pedro Ave., for a 6 p.m. dinner and 7 p.m. meeting. Those interested in Civil War history are invited to share stories and ideas. No reservations required. For more, contact Nancy Hodges at lyndz76@yahoo.com or Daniel Snell at surveyking@satx.rr.com.

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Open and Opening Soon 1. THE OXYGEN ROOM & BEAUTY BAR, 1100 Broadway, Suite 100, moved

to this location less than a year ago to offer everything from signature oxygen facials to a simple haircut. In a space that once housed an antiques store, the owners have created a spot with a salon/ apothecary vibe. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and closed Sunday and Monday. For more, call 343-1273 or check out facebook.com/ TheO2Room. (See story on page 24)

2. ASADO SEAFOOD & GRILL, 611 N.W. Loop 410, is the newest iteration of the restaurant at the Hilton San Antonio Airport. Menu selections include grilled salmon served on a cedar plank with beurre blanc sauce, tequila-cilantro shrimp, chicken, lamb chops, filets, rib-eyes, and some smaller items such as crispy calamari and crab fondue. Hours — all daily — are 6 to 10:30 a.m. for breakfast, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch, and 5 to 10

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THE BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM recently celebrated the installation of a new, 3-ton bronze sculpture, “Coming Home to the Briscoe” by T.D. Kelsey, on the River Walk. The statue depicts a vaquero driving majestic longhorns and was designed specifically for the museum. It was delivered and lifted by a crane to its site along the River Walk entrance of the Briscoe museum.

OFFICIALS WTH THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE AND SAN ANTONIO are teaming up to develop a master plan during the next 12 months for the Alamo and the Alamo Plaza Historic District.

“This alliance is long overdue and also very encouraging for all of us who treasure the Alamo,” Land Commissioner George P. Bush said in a prepared release. “The

time for us to come together is now and I look forward to collaborating with San Antonio, also known as the Alamo City.

Together we will create a strategic vision and work toward our common goal of restoring the Shrine of Texas Liberty to a site worthy of its noble roots.” Added Mayor Ivy R. Taylor, “A joint masterplanning effort will maximize our ability to create a unique and authentic destination that tells the story of San Antonio and its ultimate urbanization.” The city will fund up to $1 million of the master-plan process through the 2012-17 Bond Program.

THE LAVACA NEIGHBORHOOD CAME TOGETHER RECENTLY to celebrate renovations at Labor Street Park, a part of the redevelopment of the former Victoria Courts public housing complex, now known as Victoria Commons.

Located at 436 Labor St., it is just south of the HemisView Apartments. District 1 Councilman Robert Trevino served the ceremonial first pitch to officially unveil a refurbished kickball field, as well as cutting the ribbon to showcase new outdoor fitness equipment, a revitalized basketball court and other park amenities such as benches and picnic tables. Officials said the renovations and some new programs taking place at the park were funded by a

grant from the Coca-Cola Co. through the National Recreation and Park Association.

THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU HAS NAMED AREA STUDENTS winners of the fourth annual San Antonio region Laws of Life Essay Contest. Pupils in sixth through eighth grades were asked to “write from the heart” about core values, or laws of life, by which they live, according to a release.

First-place winners include eighth-grader Michael Wood and seventh-grader Jack Osterhage, both of San Antonio Academy; fourth place includes seventh-grader Troy Cervantes of San Antonio Academy; and a certificate of merit went to Nikhita Pathapati, a eighth-grade student at Keystone School. Out of 435 entries, 16 finalists received invitations to a special ceremony, where they received a cash prize.

NEW OFFICERS HAVE BEEN NAMED FOR THE OAK PARK-NORTHWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, including Johnathan Delmer, president; Ben Schoenbaum, vice president; Ashley Blake, secretary; Nancy Roell, treasurer; and at-large directors Cameron Armstrong, Seth Bell, Craig Hardy, Will Holshouser, Shannon Stephens and Lori Tips.

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SALOCALLOWDOWN.COM LOWDOWN continues from pg. 12 REFRESHMENTS AND FACE PAINTING HERALDED THE OPENING of the Alamo Heights-Terrell Hills Garden Club Butterfly Garden May 4 at the Jack Judson Nature Trails at Hondondo Creek, located at Viesca and Greely streets next to the Alamo Heights Swimming Pool.

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ALAMO HEIGHTS OFFICIALS ARE REMINDING RESIDENTS THAT city codes are accessible online at http:// www.alamoheightstx.gov/government/ city-codes-ordinances/. The codes cover items such as estate/garage sales; home occupation; parking; alarm permits; solicitation; residential design standards and construction work hours. Those with questions can also call City Hall at 8223331, according to a city newsletter.

TERRELL HILLS LEADERS ARE CONGRATULATING POLICE LT. GAIL BAHAM after she successfully completed a 15-day law enforcement training program “designed to provide law enforcement executives with the knowledge and skills necessary for successful leadership in a modern law enforcement agency,” according to a city newsletter. The instruction

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TRINITY UNIVERSITY’S ALUMNI ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZED TWO SENIORS — Mary Lea Watson and Ben Whitehead — for their service to the university and to San Antonio. The students received certificates and $250 at the recent Honor Awards Convocation. Watson is the co-founder and director of Peace Camp, a nonprofit summer camp for children and youths on the West Side operated through Divine Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Whitehead was instrumental in the founding of HOPE Hall, or Homelessness Outreach Pursuing Education, which has earned national recognition for student programming.

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member Edith McAllister, who laughingly thanked everyone for honoring her for “outliving everyone else.” This delightful, elegant evening featured a gourmet dinner followed by dancing until dawn to the sounds of the Rick Cavender Band.

Irish dancers entertained the crowd at Pearl Stable on St. Patrick’s Day for the United Communities of San Antonio Brotherhood/Sisterhood Humanitarian Awards dinner, chaired by Jill Rosenthal.

Award recipients Laura EhrenbergChesler, Ruth Z. Pina and Reggie Williams were recognized for their commitment to the ideals and practices of UCSA. Hula dancers, a drum group from Maui and Nashville, Tennessee, recording artist Bryan Lewis provided entertainment for “Will’s Quest for Hope: The Adventure Continues” hosted by U.S. Trust and The Will Smith Charitable Foundation, the latter a nonprofit to improve children’s lives.

A “multicultural luau done Texasstyle” was the theme for this “barefoot or boots” bash with Master of Ceremonies Randy Beamer and special guest Maureen McCormick (TV’s original Marcia Brady) among the guests. There were also exciting travel-themed live and silent auctions and a gourmet Texas-Asian fusion feast.

Guests tripped the light fantastic at the Red Shoes Gala benefitting St. PJ’s Children’s Home and honored the Rey Feo Consejo Foundation, Rey Feo Scholarship Foundation, League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 2 and “Hero of the Prairie” state Sen. Carlos Uresti.

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STUDENTS AT CAMBRIDGE AND WOODRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS Howard Early Childhood Center, joined in the Cardboard Kids campaign in April to raise awareness of child abuse in Bexar County and beyond during national Child Abuse Awareness Month. The cardboard cutouts represented the thousands of children who are victims of violence. The Cardboard Kids helped raise funds for the ChildSafe program.

THE ALAMO HEIGHTS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD HAS NAMED LAURA ANCIRA as the new principal of Alamo Heights Junior School beginning this summer, said Superintendent Kevin Brown. In a message to AHISD parents, Brown said, “As you know, Mrs. Ancira has had a great career here in AHISD as well as in two other districts. She has

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The council gave the final OK for the retail outlet during the March 23 meeting.

“Approval from the council was technically the last hurdle that it had to overcome,” said City Manager Mark Browne. “The ARB is going to review it one more time for the landscaping plan and the lighting plan, but that’s not going to be coming back to council. The council has already approved it. It’s just simply going back for

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The 12,656-square-foot store will be located at 4600 Burr Road at the corner of Broadway and will be built on land that was owned by the University of the Incarnate Word, housing the Kathleen Martin Enrollment Center.

The city granted a special-use permit to CVS that allows for the one lane drivethru. A city code dating to 2010 prohibits drive-thrus without special city approval and under very specific conditions.

During the negotiations, city leaders and residents alike stressed the building had to match local architecture and landscaping.

“Its design is to fit in with the city’s comprehensive plan in form, shape, size and location; and all those are very important things,” said William Kiel, a member of the Planning & Zoning Commission.

The store will be located in the front of the property near Broadway, with parking in the rear. The site was made up of four separate parcels that were rezoned into a B-1 business zone, making the property part of a business district.

CVS is part of CVS Health, which operates more than 7,700 CVS pharmacy and Longs Drugs stores. The company made headlines in September 2014 with the announcement it would no longer sell tobacco products.

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LAMO HEIGHTS — Despite some interest last summer in a possible prohibition on smoking in public places, Mayor Louis Cooper said plenty of other challenges faced by the city have put the issue on the back burner.

“The city really has had so many other things on its agenda and especially with elections (May 9) and the apartment complex on Broadway and Austin Highway, it’s kind of fallen off the radar,” Cooper said.

The topic briefly flared several months ago, when residents told Cooper the city’s lack of a ban on smoking in public places concerned them, especially since the number of Texas cities with such a prohibition continues to rise.

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it was pulled before the session and, since then, there has been no formal public discussion on the subject.

Cooper said the item was removed because of a lack of overwhelming interest in the topic by other elected officials and the public.

Cooper said the city has been too busy with other issues to even broach anti-smoking rules. A controversial proposal for a mixed-use midrise in the city’s center has been chief among those issues in recent months.

In addition, a variety of public places, including office complexes, churches, school buildings and businesses, as well as apartment complexes, already have their own smoking prohibitions in Alamo Heights.

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Just down the road, The Broadway 5050 had allowed smoking until a grease fire in the kitchen forced the restaurant to shut down for a months-long remodeling project.

Upon reopening the restaurant at 5050 Broadway last year, the owners decided smoking would no longer be allowed.

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That event, Cooper said, has further convinced him that any consideration of a local smoking ordinance is essentially a non-issue for the time being.

“We’ve talked with lots of citizens and it seemed to me there were many people that wanted the opportunity to go smoke at a place,” Cooper said. “They really enjoy the Lion & Rose. After work, they can go there and have a cigar or cigarette.”

He added: “Then it seemed like people who didn’t want smoking went to places where they knew, in and around Alamo Heights, where smoking wasn’t allowed. After a while, it just seems like the issue sort of settled itself.”

Chris Royter, area manager for The Lion & Rose, said his company has briefly considered making the Broadway location a non-smoking one, but then wondered if any local competing business would still allow smoking.

“As you can see, it might be an advantage that we allow smoking,” Royter said.

“But I would actually say, yes, I’m fine with an ordinance as long as everyone’s operating under the same rules.”

Cooper said if smoking in public becomes an issue, such as more residents requesting discussion, he and the council would consider looking into the matter.

Smokers who enjoy flavored tobacco have an option at Heights Café, a hookah lounge located at 5306 Broadway.

Cooper said he figures if the city ever enacts an anti-smoking ordinance, it would exempt hookah bars, just as San Antonio’s anti-smoking ordinance does.

According to current research, nearly 80 Texas cities have enacted local smoking bans of varying degrees in public places, including San Antonio, Live Oak, Windcrest, Garden Ridge, Schertz and Boerne.

Alamo Heights’ neighboring cities of Olmos Park and Terrell Hills have no such anti-smoking ordinances.

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LAMO HEIGHTS — Developers who want to build a controversial apartment-retail complex in the heart of town cleared another hurdle after City Council granted them a special-use permit that moves the project forward, but the plans still face scrutiny from other agencies.

The Broadway Ellwood Co. and Austinbased developer Argyle Residential will also be allowed to purchase city property adjoining the site at Broadway and Austin Highway, but they will not be able to shut down Ellwood Lane, officials said.

“We are confident that our community will look back upon this approval as a positive turning point in the effort to revitalize Alamo Heights,” said Broadway

Ellwood partner Richard Peacock.

During a packed session April 13, the council approved the special-use permit 4-1, with Councilman Bobby Hasslocher casting the lone dissenting vote. The permit had earlier been recommended by both the Architectural Review Board and the Planning & Zoning Commission.

However, the approval of the SUP doesn’t mean construction begins immediately, city officials cautioned.

“They still have to go through the floodway approval with San Antonio River Authority and (the Federal Emergency Management Agency), so that is currently the next big step and that could take months to get that done,” said City Manager Mark Browne. “The other important thing that they have to do is take their final design plan to the ARB and then bring that back to the City Council.”

The project includes the apartment complex, the retail space and underground/aboveground parking.

“The SUP was approved to allow for 150 rental apartment units, 5,100 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and associated parking,” said Argyle Managing Director John Burnham. “The SUP will also allow us to undertake an expansion and enhancement of the triangle parcel at the corner of Austin Highway

and Broadway, as well as improvements in the form of street trees, back-of-curb parking spaces and sidewalks along the entire exterior of the building.”

Burnham said the approval resulted from a collaborative process.

“This only happened because many people, including both our dedicated city staff and our citizen volunteers, spent countless hours reviewing our proposal,” he said. “The resulting modifications will allow us to create an even better project.”

Council approved the SUP with the stipulation Ellwood remained open, which previously had been proposed as a right of way to be closed as part of the sale of a parcel of land.

“Probably the biggest change from the previous presentations is that they’ve scaled the project back so that they’re going to keep Ellwood open at a width of 26 feet,” Browne said. “So, therefore, they are not going to buy quite as much of the city right of way as they initially proposed. It will leave Ellwood open.”

The city also agreed to sell five parcels of land that adjoin the .8 acre of land that the Broadway Ellwood Co. owns for the price $20 per square foot.

Though proponents argue Alamo Heights needs more retail and living spaces

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BROADWAY continues from pg. 21 to keep up with growth, the proposed project has not been without its critics.

One of those is Dr. Olive Roen, who sent an email to council members citing her concerns about traffic, flooding and drainage, road closures and environmental issues.

“From the U.S. Census Current Population Survey, Alamo Heights grew by more than 500 people between 2010 and 2013, the most recent data available, for a growth rate of over 7 percent,” said Roen in the email. “ People moved to Alamo Heights because they like it the way it is.”

Roen stressed the need for more environmentally-friendly development in the city and cited the counter proposal that Glenn Huddleston, a local property owner and developer, had made to the council to develop the property into a natural city park.

The proposal did not get support from the council.

While other living-and-retail areas in central San Antonio such as the Pearl are close to amenities including Brackenridge Park and the River Walk, “Alamo Heights has nothing, just an uncrossable intersection on either Broadway or Austin Highway,” Roen said. “There is increasing realization that people need green space for stress

relief and mental health, and thanks to Mr. Huddleston we have the opportunity to use the public land for public good.”

Other nearby cities are investing in developments that enhance quality of life, she added.

“Olmos Park is improving its public spaces with landscaping, and replacing old apartments with garden homes, much more desirable than this huge project, and which could be built on land privately owned facing Ellwood,” Roen said.

The next steps in the permitting process could last a year, Burnham said.

“Now that we have our zoning in place, we will advance the design and begin to process all permits through the San Antonio River Authority, FEMA and the city of Alamo Heights,” he added.

This is not the first time Alamo Heights has seen residents choose sides in a debate about the parcel at Broadway and Austin Highway.

In February 2014, Dallas-based Alamo Manhattan notified city officials it would not build a controversial $30 million apartment and retail complex called Alamo Gateway.

Company officials said the project was not economically viable after the council requested the developer scale back its proposal. Several residents at the time voiced their opposition to the project.

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hough San Antonio may have put the brakes on ride-hailing, a coalition of 25 suburbs including Alamo Heights have signaled approval for Uber and Lyft to operate on their streets.

San Francisco-based competitors Uber and Lyft refused to accept stricter rules from San Antonio and ceased operations April 1 in the Alamo City.

However, suburban leaders recently created a coalition that paved the way for ride-hailing in their communities.

“We believe competition is a good thing,” Alamo Heights Mayor Louis Cooper said. “There are a lot of people who like taxis, but they like Uber, too, and they want both of them to

stay. We want our citizens to have a choice – and it’s shortsighted by the city of San Antonio (for it) not to allow our citizens that choice.”

Customers access ride-hailing services through smartphone apps.

The companies assign those requests to local drivers, who shuttle the customers in their personal vehicles.

Windcrest became the first to take the wheel March 25, when its City Council unanimously approved an interim operating agreement with Uber.

“We look forward to Uber doing business in Windcrest – we think they are a valuable commodity for any city to have,” said Mayor Alan Baxter, who joined other area mayors in a show of solidarity during a recent news conference.

In early March, the San Antonio City Council approved new standards for ridebooking companies, requiring random driver drug testing and background checks, and tighter rules regarding vehicle inspections and insurance requirements.

However, other area leaders OK’d Uber’s current driver and vehicle standards, saying ride-hailing provides their residents with an alternative that offers enhanced safety at a cheaper cost.

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Baxter noted the city’s largest employer, Rackspace, supports Windcrest’s stance.

While no agreements have yet been formalized with Lyft – which didn’t respond to requests for comment – Uber expects to soon receive similar acccords from other Bexar County cities.

City councils in Hollywood Park and Converse were scheduled to discuss and possibly approve resolutions in April.

“I am in support of free markets, competition and innovation,” Hollywood Park Mayor Chris Fails said. “I will do anything I can to allow new businesses to thrive in our town as long as they operate in a manner that is legal, ethical and safe.”

The issue revolves around freedom of choice, ride-hailing proponents said.

“Ride-sharing drives better choices,” Uber spokeswoman Debbee Hancock said. “The people of Bexar County have demanded access to a safe, reliable ride, and we applaud these mayors for working hard to provide it, making the streets of Bexar County safer for everyone.”

For months in municipalities across the nation, Uber and Lyft have battled intense lobbying from cab companies

Several cites including Alamo Heights are contemplating allowing ride-hailing services, while San Antonio's regulations have led Uber and Lyft to pull out of the Alamo City. File photo

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Uber and Lyft hit the road when San Antonio’s new ordinance went into effect, just days after the meeting of mayors – which included those from Alamo Heights, Olmos Park and Hollywood Park – chauffeured in a new era in area ride-hailing.

Windcrest’s accord – also to be adopted elsewhere – calls for ride-hailing trips to initiate and end in Windcrest and surrounding communities as well as oneway destinations within San Antonio. Twoway travel within city limits is prohibited, but one-way trips are permissible, as long as Uber vehicles operate under permits issued by surrounding cities.

“It’s our interpretation that if any of the trips originate in Windcrest or any other city that signs the agreement, they can go freely,” Baxter said.

Converse Mayor Al Suarez lamented the end of ride-hailing programs in San Antonio, but added Converse has no ride-hailing restrictions.

“In a suburban area like Converse, with little to no taxi service, this might be another viable option for our citizens to enjoy,” Suarez said. “We are inviting both Uber and Lyft to Converse for discussion.”

“The city of Converse has traditionally been a big supporter of small business, free enterprise and,

of course, the American dream.”

Schertz Mayor Michael Carpenter said: “We currently don’t regulate in this area.

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San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor said she wanted ride-hailing to remain, but only if the companies followed the city’s new guidelines. She called it “sensible” for San Antonio to require background checks, vehicle inspections and random drug tests for ride-booking drivers.

Meanwhile, ride-hailing proponents cited marketplace options and safety factors.

Hancock said dozens of area business leaders and more than 13,000 riders and drivers have urged San Antonio politicos to embrace ride-hailing.

“Despite this, city officials have created a regulatory climate that makes it impossible for us to meet the high standard of service that riders from over 170 cities across the U.S. have come to expect,” she said. “By adopting these rules, San Antonio officials have eliminated thousands of jobs and a safe transportation alternative from their city.”

Ride-hailing has not been permanently driven away from San Antonio.

“Make no mistake, we are not giving up on San Antonio, and will work hard to bring Uber back,” Hancock said.

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“Here everybody is just really nice and welcoming, and we try to extend that attitude to the rest of our clients,” said owner Alicia Guevara. “Everybody is kind of finding a piece of happy, and that’s our motto.”

Guevara and her team of professionals want customers to enjoy the beauty bar’s services, whether it’s a signature oxygen facial or a simple haircut.

Guevara has been in the beauty industry for 20 years, and recently moved her business from the Northwest Side to downtown, transitioning from a 900-square-foot space to 3,400 square feet.

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sado Seafood & Grill is the newest restaurant at the Hilton San Antonio Airport, 611 N.W. Loop 410, opening its doors just a couple of months ago to guests and locals alike.

The name, menu and décor are part of a corporate re-think.

Anthony Spears, the hotel’s general manager, hopes longtime customers will be pleased with the renovation of the former Tex Sports Bar and Grill, but he also wants to attract new diners from area neighborhoods.

The soft opening took place in February and a grand-opening gala in April was very well received, he added.

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rian Yancelson, an eighthgrader at Alamo Heights Junior School, just made it to the big league as a young reporter for Sports Illustrated.

The Alamo Heights Little League second baseman, who dreams of one day being a major-league general manager, was chosen to be a Sports Illustrated YANCELSON Kid Reporter this February — one of only 15 nationwide.

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