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errell Hills — Worried at first they were barking up the wrong tree at City Hall, residents concerned about a pack of stray dogs are now working with police to include animal-control training for officers in the new budget.
The pack has killed pet cats, chased others and led one resident to maintain an email campaign so the neighborhood remained up to date on the situation. “Because of our voices and, unfortunately, the loss of many of our pets, we have brought this to (the
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Employ a vet ire a veteran. They served us, now it's time for local companies to serve them. San Antonio has been called Military Town U.S.A., and with good reason — thousands of service members and civilian support personnel are employed at area defense installations. Their presence in this area pumps billions of dollars back into the local economy. And let's not forget that military members put their lives on the line daily to protect our national interests and preserve our cherished liberties. So return the favor. Area businesses should do their part whenever possible to hire a veteran. Not only is giving a job to a veteran a way to thank him or her during or after the transition to civilian life for their service to the country, it also is an affirmation of the important role the military plays
in keeping the economy thriving. Without the presence of the U.S. military, San Antonio and surrounding areas including the Metrocom would be a shadow of what they are today. Since the 1840s with the arrival of the Army, the military has been the lifeblood of San Antonio. Local companies such as Valero Energy Corp. and USAA, as well as national retail giants like Walmart, are to be commended for their commitment to hire veterans whenever possible. At the same time, government outsourcing agencies and nonprofits designed to find civilian employment for veterans must do a better job of linking up with the appropriate enterprises in the private sector. Texas alone has nearly 2 million veterans, and just under a half a million
served in Iraq or Afghanistan. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who is from San Antonio, has said it is the "moral obligation" of businesses to hire these service members. Recent legislation even gives businesses tax credits to hire veterans. Our professional military members are part of a highly trained, highly motivated force operating on land, air and sea under the most adverse conditions. These same skills can be brought to bear in the private sector, where vets can be trained to take on new tasks and adapt to new situations. Veterans Day is Nov. 11, just around the corner. So let's remember our vets. They fought hard to ensure the rest of us can continue to enjoy the American way of life. It's only fair local businesses give veterans a chance to pursue the same dreams.
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VIA streetcar: On the right track? by susan yerkes
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ome folks are saying the VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority has gone off its trolley with the current streetcar plan. After all, it hasn’t been that long since we ripped up the streets to take out the tracks of an antiquated system that started with mule-drawn cars and ended in the 1930s, when rubber-tired buses and the automobile ruled the road. Back in 1997, the Metropolitan Planning Organization was the first group to come out with a new-back-to-the-past plan to run old-time trolleys in the downtown area. It sounded like a modest proposal. But city planners had broader ambitions. One key idea, espoused early by Nelson Wolff — now the Bexar County judge — and a few other outspoken leaders, was a lead-in to (gasp!) light rail. In 2000, VIA took the light-rail idea to voters with a proposal to increase the city’s sales tax for funding. Voters responded with a resounding “no.” The replica rubber-wheeled
downtown trolleys have been the only streetcars S.A. has seen since. But that hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm of modern streetcar advocates, who point to Dallas, Seattle and other cities where modern electric streetcar systems can help spur prime “infill” development in deteriorating city cores, and connect outlying pockets of people and prosperity to each other and a healthy downtown heart. After all, VIA doesn't serve just San Antonio, but several communities in the greater metropolitan area. These days, 70-plus U.S cities, from Albany, N.Y., to Yakima, Wash., are onboard with proposed light-rail projects, from historic cars on modern tracks (as in Tampa, Fla.), to sleek, stylized streetcars that make frequent stops; to faster, sleeker models connecting
far-flung areas or cities. And most are hoping to capture state or federal dollars in addition to local public and private bucks. One more reason, said S.A. streetcar advocates, to get on track ASAP. To many folks, the idea of spending hundreds of millions of bucks to tear up downtown streets and put in fixed-route trolley tracks is just plain nuts — not the seed of mass transit, but a pricey route to ruin. What’s wrong with rubber-tired buses, operating on flexible routes? I have asked those same questions, even though I grew up in a city where urban rail has deep roots. Every day my mother
Reader Comments Monte Vista group impedes progress Editor: Who are the Monte Vista Historical (Association) members? How many have degrees in history? Or should I ask, “What is their expertise in determining what constitutes historical preservation?” A group that apparently lacks expertise in what constitutes “historical preservation” is troublesome. And begs the question, how are they treating the entire population of the Monte Vista Historic District when a homeowner needs to replace or add to his or her property for medical or, God forbid, keep the property looking well-maintained? Their decision to not allow the building of a more substantial building on church property borders on “anti-Catholic” and anti-progress. Having been through the streets of Monte Vista, and having been a resident in the area from 2005-07, be assured there are many properties that are horrible. Comments continues on pg. 04
drove my dad to the neighborhood El stop in Evanston, Ill., where he took the 20-minute light rail ride to the center of Chicago. These days many transportation historians credit the El and streetcar and suburban rail lines with the 19thcentury rise of Chicago’s suburbs, back before everyone owned a car. It seems ironic to me that today light rail and streetcar systems are touted as a solution to urban sprawl, knitting together communities and enhancing new growth in now-barren pockets of land along the way, such as some areas of Cesar E. Chávez Boulevard or Alamo Street north of downtown, now the backside of newly bustling Broadway. When early VIA plans surfaced a few years back, they seemed more touristoriented, more geared to current profit centers, than truly visionary steps toward a synchronized system of buses, light rail and even full-scale inter-city rail. A lot has changed, just in the past couple of years. The north and south stretches of the San Antonio River are coming alive with new development and new centers of community activity. The southern stretch of Broadway has been transformed – almost overbuilt — with high-rise housing complexes
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Comments continues from pg. 03 Is that because the esteemed members of the MVHA did not wish to allow improvements on such properties? No group should have that kind of power, nor should such a group impede progress for a noble and worthy cause. Diana L. Muggill
Watch out, religious freedoms are next Editor: Regarding the recent editorial about thought police and the City Council's passage of the nondiscrimination ordinance: Creating an issue is the issue! Those people down there on the council are very much in bed with many of the same kind who now run our government in Washington, D.C., and they are very much in favor of doing away with religious freedom, as well as a lot of other freedoms we have enjoyed since 1776. They have almost succeeded in banning God from America and are still after anyone who has the guts to post the 10 Commandments on the lawn. The council would like nothing better than to convict a local churchman for "violating" the ordinance concerning purported discrimination. Incidentally, the law passed by San Antonio is redundant: God's law has already taken that adverse behavior where some people think of themselves as better than others into account. David Montjoye
City Council got it right on ordinance Editor: The recent editorial about City Council passing the nondiscrimination ordinance does not seem to grasp what this ordinance is about. The editorial, which accuses the council of being "the thought police," is naive at best and woefully ignorant at worst. Did you read the novel "1984" by George Orwell? That is where this comes from ... great book. I suggest you read it. How do you equate this definition in the passing of the nondiscrimination ordinance? This is a non-sequitur. Question: As an American, do your religious beliefs trump the civil rights of an individual or group? The correct answer is no. In no way, shape or form did this ordinance stop those who choose to hate gays, lesbians or those who are transgender. Even after this ordinance passed, you are still free to hate as you wish, but businesses/religious institutions and local government will no longer have the right to dictate who should be allowed their civil rights. After all, these people pay their
taxes, too … and should be treated as such. This ordinance keeps city funds from being used as a tool to discriminate against those groups who are most vulnerable and that is all. Religious groups have the right to hate as well as others, but they do not have the institutional right to insist government legally deny rights to any citizen. It is about time. Freedom seems to be a narrow focus from your perspective and not to be shared by all. The council got it! Your editorial view still has a long way to go. Pamela Phillips
Ordinance tramples on free speech Editor: I read the recent editorial in LOCAL about the nondiscrimination ordinance and the City Council's efforts to be the thought police. I agree completely. However, if you look into the recent past you will find where all this is coming from. When Mayor Julian Castro came back from Washington, D.C., his whole way of thinking was changed. It is as if he got brainwashed in a vat of socialism. What this will lead to is when any religious organization plans on building a facility for themselves, it will make it very difficult to get plans passed by the city. This is about more than free speech. They — supporters of socialism — want to change our way of believing. Mark my words, this will come to pass. I hope that you will run the flag of discrimination leveled against religion at that time. I agree that we should be able to vocally express our opinions as long as it does not harm anyone. Thank you for a well written and pointed opinion piece. Juan Rodriguez
Ordinance provides needed protections Editor: As a gay man who has spent much of my life in the San Antonio area, I want to respond to the recent editorial “City councils should not be thought police.” We must first remember that Texas is one of some 20 odd states where it is legal to fire a person simply for being homosexual and one of some 30 odd states where it is legal to fire a person for being transgender. In other words, in Texas, if I tell, or in any way suggest, I am homosexual, my employer may legally fire me from my job. So when the editorial talks about free speech, I must ask, where is my right to free
speech? I’m sure some will say I have that right, but sometimes you have to pay for it. The editorial rightfully states free speech is an inalienable right under the Constitution/Bill of Rights. The important part is that this right is for ALL people. But the Constitution/Bill of Rights does not guarantee freedom from repercussions and/or responsibility. As I stated above, I can be fired for my free speech. Why do some feel they are immune from repercussions for their free speech? Furthermore, they feel justified in demanding immunity for themselves and denying it to others. Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender blood has run down the gutters of our streets. Many are no longer with us due to violence against them, simply because they were members of the LGBT community. There are even more people who are living with the scars, both physical and mental, from being attacked for being who they are. Teenagers have taken their own lives due to brutal bullying. Where is their immunity
from the repercussions of free speech? The editorial also stated San Antonio already had an anti-discrimination ordinance and suggested it did not need to be "tinkered with." This, to say the least, is another slap in the face to those of us not covered by the ordinance. Speech can be powerful, especially when it comes from a person in a position of authority. Hate speech from a person in authority can empower another person in a negative way and possibly be the catalyst for a hate crime. If everyone exercised caution in their speech, such anti-discrimination ordinances would not be necessary. Unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect world and never will. For these reasons anti-discrimination ordinances, hate-crime bills, etc. are and will continue to be necessary. This ordinance is a proud moment for San Antonio. It’s a shame more people can’t see that. Tom Cunha
Streetcar continues from pg. 03 spurred on by the presence of the Pearl. Southtown and SoFlo neighborhoods could even outpace their northern neighbors at the current growth rate. “People said you’ll never get significant downtown housing, and look at it now,” Wolff said. “You have (the University of Texas at San Antonio) downtown growing fast, you have Broadway, you have a potential medical school (by) Fox Tech …The game is changing. Cities are very competitive for young professionals who want to live in an urban environment. We’ll be left behind.” Richard Gambitta, former chairman of VIA’s Streetcar Committee Nelson Wolff and now a Bexar county member of judge the powerful VIA board, also sees the streetcar as a step toward uniting S.A.'s sprawling
People said you’ll never get significant downtown housing, and look at it now
patchwork quilt of neighborhoods, in sync with existing bus routes and VIA’s recently launched PRIMO service. The key, Gambitta said, is linking all these through VIA’s East and West Side “multimodal centers” (bureaucrat-speak for transportation centers where bus, streetcar, light rail and even rail can converge, in this case at the Alamodome and the old International & Great Northern Railroad depot) via a network of routes across the city and beyond. The West Side hub, if connected to intercity rail, could eventually become “a Grand Central Station” here, he said. In fact, Lone Star Rail is garnering support for an inter-city network that could stretch from Austin to S.A., Georgetown and beyond. “From the two multimodal hubs, we can go anywhere in the city, county and region,” Gambitta added, noting that savvy financing options, from grants to private investment, and future technologies, from cleaner electric to solar power, are also critical to doing this right. Like it or not, the streetcar plan is on track and gathering speed. Whether that light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming freight train of debt or a sunlit future is still unknown. I’m betting on sunshine. What do you think? Email comments to syerkes@ salocallowdown.com.
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employees at its annual Associate Service Awards. Seven employees were recognized for 40 years of service. Another employee receiving honors, Socorro Medina, a support assistant in educational resources, has been with the system 55 years.
The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio celebrated its one-year
San Antonio Sports, a nonprofit transforming the community through sports, is one of the 33 finalists of the 2013 “Aetna Voices of Health” national campaign. Voting occurs on www. aetnavoicesofhealth.com through Oct. 13. San Antonio Sports is the only finalist from San Antonio. Aetna will award $30,000 to the organization with the most online votes.
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Scarecrow Trail Scarecrows have invaded the San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Place, to thrill and chill young and old alike. Daily admission to the city-operated garden is $10 for adults; $8 for students, seniors, and military; and $7 for children 3-13. For more, visit www.sabot.org or call 207-3250. through nov.
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Domestic Violence Awareness University of the
Incarnate Word will present films and discussions in observance of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The talks include “Date Rape and Acquaintance Rape” at 7 p.m. Oct. 9; at 7 p.m. Oct. 16, the subject will be Bullying/Sexting. Both will take place at UIW’s Mabee Library Auditorium. On Oct. 30, a film, “The Invisible War,” will be shown in the Nursing Building Auditorium; a panel discussion will follow.
OCT.
Cinderella Ballet San
Antonio opens its 2013-14 season with the classic fairy tale, choreographed by Ben Stevenson. There will be three evening performances and two matinees, all at the Lila Cockrell Theatre, 200 E. Market St. For information and to get tickets, go to http://balletsanantonio.org.
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Magik Theatre Roald Dahl's
beloved tale of mystical candy magnate Willy Wonka kicks off the 20th anniversary season of the theater, 420 S. Alamo St. The premiere — Willy Wonka Golden Ticket Night — is 6 p.m. Oct. 11 The show begins at 7 p.m. The play runs through Nov. 9. In addition, a free showing of "Splat the Cat" is 6 p.m. Oct. 15 before the start of the national tour. For showtimes and ticket prices, visit www.magiktheatre.org.
OCT.
Bird Walk/Annual Picnic
San Antonio Audubon Society’s free Second Saturday Bird Walk sets off at 8 a.m. on the Judson Nature Trails at 246 Viesca St. in Alamo Heights; nonmembers are welcome. Following the walk, at 11:30 a.m., the SAAS will have its annual picnic at the Judson trail house on Viesca. Members are asked to bring a covered dish to share.
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Solar Fest Get out in the sun and learn all about using solar energy, including products and services now on the market. Other topics include green building and sustainability; CPS Energy rebates; and federal tax credits. There will be activities for children, gourmet food and a tree giveaway. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the soccer fields on Devine Road in Olmos Basin Park. OCT.
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Billy Keilman’s Speakeasy
Keilman was one of the more colorful owners of what is now Villa Finale Museum & Gardens, and this Roaring '20s-flavored event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. was inspired by his exploits. Jazz, finger foods and beer – courtesy of Alamo Beer Co. – will be offered; 1920s costume is encouraged. Cost is $35 for members, $40 for nonmembers, and you must be at least 21; call 223-9800 to make a reservation. Villa Finale is at 401 King William St.
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Oktoberfest This annual
celebration is at the Beethoven Maennerchor Halle und Garten from 5 p.m. to midnight at 422 Pereida St. in the King William Historic District. In keeping with the German celebration, there will be foods, beer, music, song and dance. There is a $5 donation at the door, and tickets can be purchased in advance
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Gardens by Moonlight
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Mario Buatta A “lunch and
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Green Spaces Alliance Fall Gala The fundraiser
Live jazz, salsa and soul provide a soundtrack for the San Antonio Botanical Garden’s annual fundraiser, 555 Funston Place, which runs from 7 to 11 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket; food (from H-E-B Central Market), beer and wine will be available. Tickets (all nonrefundable) are $20 at the gate or $15 in advance at the Garden Gift Shop, Central Market and area Starbucks. For more, go to www.sabot.org or call 207-3250.
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conversation with” the noted American decorator will raise funds for the San Antonio Public Library Foundation. A book signing starts at 11 a.m., featuring his newly released “Mario Buatta: Fifty Years of American Interior Decoration.” The lunch and program start at noon in the Jack Guenther Pavilion of the Briscoe Western Art Museum. Tickets are $100 and are available by registering at www.saplf.org under news and events/October calendar or by calling 225-4728, ext. 10. The museum is along the River Walk at 210 W. Market St.
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and celebration will take place from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Steves Homestead, 509 King William St. Ashlee Rose and Leo will provide music, Don Strange will provide a gourmet meal, drinks are by TequilaMe, and there will be a silent auction, a raffle, a sale of Dudley Harris pottery and a performance by dancers from Ballet San Antonio. Tickets
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Boysville Thrift Store
The Stuff-a-Bag semiannual sale to benefit the nonprofit is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 19 in the parking lot, 307 W. Olmos Drive. All proceeds benefit the scholarship fund for Boysville youth. For more, contact Jonnie Stefano at 826-2195. Regular store hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The thrift store, established in 1952, supports Boysville Inc., which provides aid to children and youth in crisis due to abuse at home.
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Native Words, Native Warriors This Smithsonian
traveling exhibition – from the National Museum of the American Indian – recounts the experiences of Native Americans in the military during World War II who used their native languages for tactical purposes in warfare. It’s at the Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd.; admission costs $8 for adults, $7 for those 65 and older, and $6 for children age 3 to 11. For more information, go to www.texancultures.com.
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“Peter and the Starcatcher” This Tony
Award-winning musical is billed as the grownup’s prequel to “Peter Pan.” Performances, at the Majestic Theatre, are at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22-24; 8 p.m. Oct. 25; 2 and 8 p.m. Oct. 26; and 1 and 6 p.m. Oct. 27. Tickets start at $26; purchase them through Ticketmaster – 800-9822787, ticketmaster.com or Ticketmaster outlets, including the Majestic box office. The Majestic is at 224 E. Houston St.
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Monte Vista Home Tour
Square Presbyterian Church, 319 Camden St., is holding a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the church Fellowship Hall. Proceeds will go to the Madison Square Child Development Center.
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Get a close look at five homes in Texas’ largest historical district. Tickets for the tour, which runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., can be purchased in advance for $20 at the district’s website, www. montevista-sa.org, or at On Main/Off Main, 120 W. Mistletoe Ave. On the day of the tour, tickets are $25 and are available at On Main/Off Main or individual tour homes.
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San Antonio Founders Day The individuals and
groups who founded and shaped San Antonio are honored in this annual event, taking place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Alamo Plaza and on the grounds of the Alamo. For more information, go to www.sanantoniofoundersday.org.
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Providence Catholic School, billed as "The
College Preparatory School for Girls Grades 6-12," holds an open house 9-11 a.m. Visitors can take a campus tour, visit with faculty and staff, students and parents. The address is 1215 N. St Mary's St. For more, call 224-6651.
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Briscoe Western Art Museum Grand Opening
Admission is free during the twoday opening celebration, which will feature Western-themed activities, food and music in the museum and adjacent Jack Guenther Pavilion. Gallery tours will take place all weekend, too. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The museum is at 210 W. Market St. For more, go to www.briscoemuseum.org.
OCT.
Dance With the Dead This
year, the Institute of Texan Cultures evokes the spirit, or spirits, of Texas during Prohibition. There will be hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, jazz music for dancing (and a dance contest), and a costume contest – come as your favorite dead Texan. A Halloween art slam and a ghost hunt are also promised. The party runs from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the institute, 801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door; add $5 for the ghost hunt. For more information, go to www.texancultures.com.
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Teach a Friend to Homebrew The San Antonio
Cerveceros, a group of craft
brewers with a mission to educate the public, will set up shop on the grounds of Villa Finale, 401 King William St., from 1 to 7 p.m. and teach brewing processes and craft beers. There’s no admission charge, and participants 21 and older can try up to six beer samples. For more on the Cerveceros, go to http://sanantoniocerveceros.org/.
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Younggun Kim The critically
acclaimed pianist will perform as part of a San Antonio International Piano Competition concert series. His public concert will be at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 315 E. Pecan St. Tickets cost $20 in advance or $25 at the door; they can be purchased through a link at www.saipc.org, by emailing info@saipc.org or by calling 655-0766.
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More than 50 artists will be featured from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 2 and noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 3 during the 13th annual Olmos Park Terrace Uptown Art Stroll in the historic neighborhood bounded by McCullough Avenue on the east, San Pedro Avenue on the west, Basse Road to the north and West Hildebrand to the south. Ample parking in the neighborhood. For more, visit www.uptownartstroll.org or contact Celine Thomasson at 884-8934, cctinsatx@gmail.com; or Claudia Langford at 381-6469 or cblinsa@yahoo.com.
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from the Elf Louise Christmas Project will address the group during their meeting at the San Pedro Presbyterian Church, 14900 U.S. 281 North. A “meet and greet” with light refreshments begins at 9:45 a.m., with the general meeting at 10:15 a.m. All retired educators from across San Antonio are invited. For more, visit http://localunits.org/ NSARTA/ or call Michele Bibb at 494-8197.
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5th Annual Weston Wright “Lighting the Way” The 5K/10K Walk/
Run to benefit a children's program at The San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind starts at 7 a.m. Oct. 26 at Roosevelt Park on the Mission Reach Trail. For more, visit www.salighthouse.org/events or email nlipton@salighthouse.org.
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7. Cosmic Cakery, 150 W. Olmos Drive,
1. Barraca Paëlla & Tapas Bar, 1420 S. Alamo St., Suite 101, is the newest eatery to see the light of day at the Blue Star Arts Complex. Featuring Spanish and Basque dishes, selections include tocinos, or pork belly, which is prepared with Serrano ham and Manchego in spicy aïoli. Kitchen is open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. For more, call 445-2203 or visit www. barracatx.com. (See story on page 32) 2. SoFlo Market, 1344 S. Flores St., is
now open the second Saturday of each month offering local, handmade and vintage wares in the "trendy neighborhood of SoFlo." The urban art-and-craft market provides an alternative shopping experience, organizers said. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For details, visit soflomarket.com or email soflomarket@ gmail.com. (See story on page 30)
is offering a blend of cake pops, cakepop buckets, custom cakes and gourmet sandwiches. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. For more, call 3872305 or visit www.cosmiccakery.com.
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Barraca Paella & Tapas Bar, the newest addition to the Blue Star Arts Complex, features Spanish and Basque dishes such as the tortilla Espanola (above), a baked dish filled with chorizo, potato and spiced with a kick. Photo by Collette Orquiz
3. reVamp, 2012 San Pedro Ave., is dedicated to bringing customers unique items reflecting "not only the hottest trends in decorating but high-caliber antiques and accessories," according to the company's website. The store is closed on Monday, but is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more, call 749-1441 or visit http://www.revampsanantonio. com/. (See story on page 31)
and is an alternative to fast food. The restaurant features Italian-American dishes. Tribeca is open Tuesday through Saturday, and closed Monday. Brunch is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. For more, call 320-0698 or or visit www.tribecadiolmos. com. (See story on page 33) St., Suite 210, is a new fine-art gallery in SouthTown that provides a spot to enjoy art, artifacts and culture. The gallery also features shows, celebrations and has started a monthly "Youth Arts Project." For more, call 2513594 or http://www.inkwellstudiosa.com/.
Olmos Park, offers diners fresh ingredients as part of the “farm-to-table” concept, which means the food comes from local producers and farmers. The restaurant grew out of a collaboration between restaurateur Jean-Francois Poujol and chef Zack McKinney, supporters of the Slow Food Movement — a concept that promotes organic, sustainable products
6. San Antonio Transcendental Meditation, 4219 McCullough Ave.,
Suite 2, has opened in the Olmos Park Village to offer transcendental meditation, lectures, meetings and instruction. For hours and information, call 401-9514 or 320-0500, visit the website at tm.org/ sanantonio or email jnorton@tm.org.
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of Great Students, for a pizza night to help kick off the academic year. The WATCH D.O.G.S. program is the fatherinvolvement initiative of the National Center for Fathering, organizing fathers and father figures to offer positive male role models for students and enhance school security. Volunteers included Lisa Fairall, Cheryl Dunn, Maureen Book,
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On Jan. 6, the H-E-B Science Treehouse will close and re-open May 24 as the H-E-B Body Adventure Powered by the University Health System as part of a $5 million plan to create an "eye-opening adventure where visitors can learn about their own bodies, exercise and nutrition in a fun and engaging way," sponsors said. The center is funded in a partnership with H-E-B, UHS, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and other community agencies. Existing exhibits in the H-E-B Body Adventure include Mt. Witte, a 20-foot climbing wall; the H-EBuddy SkyCycle; Move It! A Game of Action; a flourishing vegetable-and-herb container garden; and outdoor tai chi fitness equipment. New activities and venues will include the South Texas Trail Blaze, Pull Your Own Weight, Work Your Walk, Build a Balanced Meal, Demonstration Kitchen and Toddler Discovery Garden. The museum is at 3801 Broadway. Need a hassle-free way to get to the AT&T Center for Spurs games? Josephine St. Café’s free Park & Ride program begins Oct. 30 (the first home game) and continues during the Spurs' 2013-14 season. The restaurant’s Spurs bus will leave the parking lot 45 minutes before tip-off during all home games. No reservations are required for the free ride, but it is first-come, firstserve. “Our fabulous yellow school bus has been taking Spurs fans to the home games since 1979,” said owner Pat Molak. “It’s a fun way to experience going to the game with other Spurs fans. Simply park your car, grab a bite or take it to go and we’ll bring you back safely.” The cafe is at 400 E. Josephine St. For more, call 2246169 or visit www.josephinestcafe.com. Roma Sandeval of Alamo Heights Junior School is the September
recipient of Inkwell Studio's "Youth Arts Project." Proceeds from her work, which is displayed in the gallery at 1114 S. St. Mary's St., Suite 210, go to her artistry and to her education, according to a gallery spokesman. Roma is "a talented artist since a very early age, winning many awards and recognitions," an official said.
A repurposed greenhouse on the grounds of Los Patios, 2015
N.E. Loop 410 at the Starcrest Drive exit, has become a picker's paradise for South Texas antique and vintage dealers during the House to Home Vintage Market, offering items from French furnishings to repurposed industrial salvage. Other wares for home and garden include watermelon-
cutting tables, pie safes, primitive wardrobes, wicker pieces, animal mounts and "oddities galore," according to organizers. The last market was Sept. 1415, and another is planned for Nov. 9-10. Organizers hope to run the market every other month. For more, call 422-1546.
The Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum has shifted its hours
to accommodate Sunday admission. The museum, 116 Blue Star St., is now open noon-8 p.m. Thursday, and noon6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Complimentary admission is offered 4-8 p.m. on Thursday and on Sunday.
Christopher Bertha has joined St.
Luke’s Episcopal School and Church as the new associate head of middle school. He most recently served at the Lovett School in Atlanta. Bertha, 30, who received his master’s degree in independent school leadership from Columbia University’s Teachers College, brings seven years of teaching, coaching and advising experience, from acclaimed independent schools in Atlanta and Hilton Head, S.C., to his new post. The Alamo Heights school, 15 St. Luke's Lane, celebrated its 65th anniversary this past year.
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Churchill High School programs paving the way by Kate Hunger
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ocus groups meeting the last few weeks in the North East Independent School District are helping educators take the next steps in an initiative aimed at rethinking the 21st century classroom. Officials say they are looking at a blend of technology and old-fashioned instruction for a roadmap to the future in a district where growth is slowing but the need for innovation is accelerating. Superintendent Brian Gottardy has touted the Transforming the Future project at various events, including six community meetings in September. “As successful as (NEISD) has been for many years, I truly believe we need to prepare our students for an everchanging world,” Gottardy said. “We need to prepare our students for 21st century
The North East Independent School District is building what could be its last middle school, named for World War II fighter pilot David Lee 'Tex' Hill, at 21314 Bulverde Road. Even as enrollment growth slows for the district, initiatives are under way to design the classroom of tomorrow based on the Transforming the Future project. Photo by Steven Gilmore
learning, 21st century skills and a 21st century world that is much different.” The strategic design project grew out of Gottardy’s participation last year in a Region 20 program, the Transformational Superintendent Collaborative Visioning Institute. Beginning with the community
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forums and a survey available online until Oct. 10, the process includes focus groups for students, faculty, parents and the community at large, as well as a strategic design committee and action teams. The district will go to the school board with an action plan in January.
Technology is an important piece of the vision, but it isn’t the whole picture, the superintendent added. “Technology is not the end-all,” Gottardy said. “Technology is a tool that we need to use to facilitate this new and improved instruction. A lot of people will call it the 'flipped classroom.'" In a nutshell, that means ensuring students get involved with each other and educators whether it's verbal or online, often using nontraditional methods and settings. "It’s about getting students engaged," Gottardy said. "The idea of students sitting in rows and the teacher lecturing, that doesn’t work anymore like it did maybe when I was in school. Most students want to interact in groups. They want to be up at the Smart Board, they want to be doing a video about the lesson they are learning. They want to be doing interactive activities. At the same time, they’re learning, but they are engaged and having fun doing it.” He pointed to efforts under way at Churchill High School as an example of an innovative approach he hopes will inspire teachers and students. Last year at the high school, about 30 educators met regularly in brainstorming sessions to develop new approaches to
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Growth has started to slow for the landlocked North East Independent School District, which includes campuses in northcentral San Antonio. Hill Middle School, which is under construction, will provide a home to some of NEISD's future students. Photos by Steven Gilmore
watching growth begin to slow down. The district is building its 14th — and foreseeably last — middle school, Gottardy said. Named this summer after World War II fighter pilot and combat ace David Lee “Tex” Hill, the campus
outside Loop 1604 at 21314 Bulverde Road will open in August 2014. “At this time we believe we have enough high schools,” Gottardy said. “We are building our last middle school. We have land already purchased for two elementary schools along Bulverde
Road but we do not have bond money to build those schools. I believe at this time we have plenty of capacity in our elementary schools north of 1604 to handle normal growth for some time.” The district’s most recent bond project passed in 2011—$64 million, for technology and library materials— so it’s not yet time to consider an additional bond program, he said. The district is monitoring the status of a 900-acre property that recently was listed for sale. That property is one of the last remaining undeveloped areas within the district. “The mid-90s to the later 2000s we were growing quite a bit,” Gottardy said. “We grew anywhere from 1,600 to 2,500 (students) a year. That was a large middle school a year. Over the last three or four years, our growth has slowed down quite a bit, mostly because we are getting close to being landlocked.” NEISD, with an enrollment of 68,000, gained 600 new students this school year. The district, which had 46,825 students in 1997, increased by 2,044 students in 2001. Last year, enrollment increased by 374. For more information on the transformation project or to participate in the online survey, go to www.neisd.net and click on the Transforming the Future logo.
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Building has had many uses over the years Park into a 21st-century office has a mystery on its hands — namely, learning more about the structure's history.
“It is obviously a wonderful example of architectural vernacular,” said Leilah Powell, executive director of the Brackenridge Park Conservancy. But there’s no real history attached to the building, located just off the East Hildebrand Avenue exit into the park — at least none that has been uncovered. “It’s unknown when it was built, it’s unknown when the additions were made, it’s unknown who the architects were,” Powell said. “We know there was
So far not much is known about the original history of the donkey barn in Brackenridge Park, but officials believe it was built in the 1920s and housed the Parks Department in the 1950s. The structure is being renovated for offices and educational space. Photo by Joshua Michael
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a structure on this site in the early 1920s that was used to keep donkeys.” Featuring an Alamo façade, the threestory donkey barn towers over the recently uncovered Upper Labor Acequia, a waterway with a history that dates to the Spanish empire centuries ago. But the donkey barn tells no such tales. Its rough-hewn walls are made from stones different in size and character. The construction seems random, with what appears to be a main barn and a hayloft, but there are things that don’t make sense about those, either. Recently, the San Antonio Zoo took charge of the barn and the surrounding site with a plan to renovate the entire footprint for new space for zoo maintenance, offices and education. The zoo has a contract with the city to spend $1.2 million to $1.3 million on the area over the next two years. The city has guaranteed $500,000 to help renovate the donkey barn. Occupancy is scheduled for early 2016. Zoo Director Steve McCusker has been leading the demolition and reconstruction. “This thing has so many phases that it’s hard to tell. But because of that rock and that cement, and that arch thing above the window, what you see is stages and different adaptations of the building,” McCusker said.
In the 1950s, the building served as headquarters for the Parks Department. McCusker’s crews have removed anything deemed of questionable structural integrity from the dark, nearly windowless space. Also gone are some old buildings for storage, carpentry, plumbing and welding. The area once held gas pumps, too. “We have a really cool plan. What used to be three floors, we have reduced to two. So that the upstairs will be five offices, a reception area and a conference room, and the downstairs will be a classroom and a reception area, and a kitchen and a restroom,” McCusker said. “The barn is not only going to be for education, but there are classrooms, a gathering space and it’s close to the education building.” Although historians are unsure about the barn’s specific history, Powell said there are plenty of records about the rest of the area. “The land itself is technically not part of the Brackenridge gift to the city. It’s part of the land grant that the Spanish crown gave to the municipal corporation back in the 1700s,” she said. “Most of the land on the west side of the river was part of that grant. That piece of land encompassed all of the (nearby) quarries.” In the late 1800s, the area was industrial, not at all park-like, Powell said.
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New budget will include equipment to round up animals city's attention) and they are grateful and now acting on our wishes,” said community organizer Rita Schimpff, who lost a cat to the pack. Schimpff and her group originally petitioned the city to hire a full-time animal-control officer to manage the stray-dog issue, but after meeting with Police Chief Greg Whitlock, a more cost-effective solution has surfaced, Schimpff told neighbors in an email. “(Whitlock) just called me and told me that the city manager and City Council approved his plans and budget for animal control," she recently wrote. According to Schimpff: “In January, when the new budget takes effect all … officers will undergo training for animalcontrol certification. (The city) will also be purchasing new equipment to help catch strays and also protect the officers against any aggressive animals: long
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The city already had an agreement with the kennel as a dropoff location for strays picked up on city streets. "We can solve this,” said Whitlock, a retired San Antonio Police Department veteran. Though they're relieved now to have a solution to the problem of the roving strays, several residents indicated they originally were ready to go to war with the city over the issue — especially after the dogs mauled and killed some pet cats. “I was afraid to leave my house,” resident Mary Fisher told the council in September. “I always carry a heavy baton and pepper spray when I walk our Chihuahuas. The dogs were seen on our street, three or four of them.” Steve Sinclair told council members, “Stray dogs chased my cat onto our roof. If she hadn’t been able to get away from them, I know she would have been killed.” He added, “The police said they couldn’t help me or my cat.” Schimpff at the time prepared a petition asking the council to appoint a full-time animal control officer. Stray dogs also killed Debby and Wally Campbell’s pet cat, Chester. “It was awful,” Debby Campbell recalled. “Chester was a big old friendly tomcat
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police knowledge)," Schimpff said. "She is feeding the dog, slowly taming her so that she can catch her. Oddly enough, the dog has been seen around many cats and has ignored them.”
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Barn continues from pg. 14 “By 1880, you had ice manufacturing, a sawmill, the tannery was processing thousands of hides. So they were slaughtering animals, using all kinds of chemicals. You had quarries going at that point, burning the limestone to make the Portland cement. So this was not the garden spot of San Antonio in the 1880s that it is today,” she added. But by 1921, she said, the donkey barn was built. Later, a Rotary Club gave the donkeys to the children of San Antonio. And it also was a period when Lambert and Ludwig Mahncke set out to create the park. But while much is known about the quarries, the area's famous Japanese Tea Garden and even earlier settlements, the donkey barn remains an enigma — such as the date of its construction. “Honestly we have no idea. We have no photographs, we have no documents, we have no plans, we have nothing between 1920 when we know there was something here, and when it became the (Parks Department) building in the 1950s," Powell said. "Although there were lots of things going on, and kids were riding donkeys and there’s newspaper coverage of that, and there’s lots of pictures of kids on donkeys, nobody stepped back and said, ‘I want to take a picture of this building.’” Powell said recent research for the National Register of Historic Places also turned up dry. “Parks does not have a picture. The zoo does not have a picture. So we do not have a timeline that says ‘OK, in 1930 it looked like this, in 1940 it looked like this,’” she said. But McCusker seems to enjoy the mystery. He points out stairways in the corner of
the barn that start on the back wall and turn right to continue up the adjacent wall. But more stone was added on top of the stairs to extend the wall into a second story, obliterating the stairway. “You can see where the second addition was put up on that arched wall. If in fact the purpose was to hold and feed livestock, the only reason you’d have a second floor was to store grain. But that should only be a portion of the building, but the second floor is all the way around,” McCusker said. He believes that at one point, up to 50 offices may have been on a third floor. One day, Powell hopes they can discover more about the structure. Perhaps someone will come forward with photographs. “It would be very important for us to do a mortar profile in the park,” she said. “I know it doesn’t sound sexy, but it’s looking at all the historic masonry in the park, taking mortar samples and then creating a profile of what might have been here. It’s like tree-ring dating. Mortars had different chemical compositions.” But for now, there are no real records about the building, a donkey barn turned one-time parks headquarters and now being restored to an earlier look – at least according to the best guesses of architects and contractors. “This building has a long way to go, but we will do what we can to restore it so it looks more like what it used to look like rather than what it looks like today,” McCusker said.
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Shared experience is bringing Girl Scouts closer, leader says by collette orquiz
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LMOS PARK — It may seem like an uphill battle at times, but some Girl Scouts are determined to reconnect with their organization's past by cleaning and restoring a nearly forgotten camp in Olmos Basin Park.
apparently fell into disuse after U.S. 281 divided the sprawling park in the 1970s. “We set out with this general objective to get Girl Scouts working as part of the desire to get Olmos (Basin) Park working, and at first it was just mostly cleanups,” said Ida De La Rosa Spence,
better part of 20 years volunteering and empowering girls, and longtime friend Lissa Martinez, a Master Naturalist, stumbled upon the old camp in 2003. They soon started researching ways to restore the site and the remaining structures, while enlisting the aid of the Scouts. But the Scouts face plenty of challenges, the women add: Trash, either dumped or washed in by floods, litters the area, while cat's claw — an invasive plant —threatens to overwhelm what's left of the shelter. A back wall, rebar, a fireplace and four footings where
pillars once stood are still erect. A trail, presumably carved by mountain bikes, also runs through the site. De La Rosa Spence and Martinez said the camp once gave girls the experience of camping without leaving the city. While no more than 30 feet wide, the shelter as well as the camp was a fully funded and community-supported project at the time. The Scouts would attend only during the day, while learning about lashing, knot-making, knife safety, cooking and archery — skills that Scouts are still taught today. However, when 281 was constructed, it took out most of
While the Girl Scout camp is no longer recognizable due to years of neglect, Alamo Heights Troop 739, their leader Ida De La Rosa Spence and Master Naturalist Lissa Martinez have made it their mission keep the remnants of a shelter free of invasive plant species and trash. Photos by Collette Orquiz
The camp and a shelter, located off the 800 block of West Contour Drive on the west side of the wooded park, was used by Girl Scouts in the 1940s. It
leader of Alamo Heights Troop 739. But the project has taken on added historical significance, she said. De La Rosa Spence, who has spent the
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the area dedicated to the camp. The Scouts began working on the site in late spring. “Taking that initial hike in May showed the girls that, ‘Oh wow, there’s trash out here,’” De La Rosa Spence said. “They didn’t even think … that there would be trash, let alone people using Olmos Basin as a dumping ground.” The Scouts have held a rededication, carefully lighting candles around the structure; and they participate in moments of reflection where the girls hold hands and speak their minds. Although several cleanups have already taken place at the site, recent flooding and foot traffic have left more garbage scattered around the shelter that needs picking up. The Scout leaders are also looking to John Garland, a Master Naturalist for Olmos Park who is well-versed in invasive species, to help get rid of the cat’s claw vine. In the meantime, Isabel Garcia, a professor of architecture at San Antonio College who is interested in historical restoration, has already contacted De La Rosa Spence and Martinez. Once the area is free of debris and unwanted vines, Garcia will help restore the area to its former status, De La Rosa Spence said. The park is also vital to the Alamo Heights Girl Scout troop because there are no nearby facilities specially dedicated for the Scouts to go on adventures and camp. The nearest large space is the McGimsey Scout Park in Castle Hills. In addition to the upkeep of the shelter, De La Rosa Spence and her troop have spent time in the park involved in other projects challenging the Scouts to meet their patch and badge requirements. Some of the programs involve archaeology and geology, and one recent session included about 50 Scouts creating their own dig site where they buried dog chews and freshwater shells, then dug them up using toothbrushes and paintbrushes. In addition, a "Retro Girl Scout Day" involved learning old skills such as knife safety and knot-making — just as Girl Scouts did decades ago. The Scouts also plan to participate in National Public Lands Day in November and Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January for service projects. The shelter restoration is turning out to be the kind of shared experience De La Rosa Spence wanted for her Scouts, she said. “These girls are savvy, they’re hard to keep up with. We live in an age where everything is out there; you have all of these fabulous resources at your hand and we can use that to create things,” De La Rosa Spence said.
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is the province of sanctuary vets who are specialized in wild-animal medicine. They take over when patients are transferred to Kendalia at the end of the day, focusing on the most critical cases and overseeing rehabilitation and recovery. This working relationship between the Kendalia sanctuary and the Sherman Animal Care Complex is perhaps best described by saying the receiving center functions as a first line of defense, while the sanctuary amplifies and extends the aid given to animals. Both places aim at educating the public about wildlife. WRR’s educational role is especially evident at the Sherman Complex because of the ever-increasing encounters city folks
salocallowdown.com seem to be having with wild creatures. Stephens said panicky people call all the time about raccoons and opossums foraging in their yards late at night, even gazing through windows or climbing screen doors. The staff uses a mixture of reassurance and simple solutions to calm the callers. “We tell them to bring in any pet food before the sun goes down and to make sure trash cans are tightly closed,” Stephens said. She explained that animals will quickly get discouraged if there aren’t easy pickings in the yard and will move on to more promising territory. It’s really not surprising that visits from urban wildlife are proliferating. Mankind has invaded many areas that wildlife once called home. Fortunately, few encounters are dangerous, according to Stephens. In fact, visits from wild creatures may actually turn into valuable learning experiences for the family — as long as the humans keep their distance. It was more than 30 years ago that Lynn Cuny, WRR’s founder, turned her yard into a haven for wildlife. Her humane mission to aid ill and injured creatures soon outgrew the original location and she moved it to more appropriate property. And today Cuny oversees 212 acres in Kendalia — a sanctuary where wild creatures ranging from water birds to bobcats roam in an idyllic outdoor setting with medical care, a specialized clinic, ample food and shelter. The property, secured in 2004, was a dream come true for Cuny. The only problem? The refuge was situated far from urban areas where many rescues take place. “From the beginning, we needed a central receiving spot in San Antonio to Squirrels are one of the many animals brought into the Sherman Animal Care Complex that need medical help. Most are babies, have to be fed by hand and live at the complex until they're strong enough to survive outdoors. Photos by Collette Orquiz
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expedite care, but we never seemed to have enough funds,” Cuny said. Then Roger and Phyllis Sherman, philanthropists who reside in the King William Historic District, came along. The Shermans retired to San Antonio from Chicago in 1996. They met Cuny soon after their arrival and learned about her commitment to animal welfare. “We found Lynn’s proposals for grant monies exciting and WRR became one of our regular grant recipients from our family charitable foundation,” Phyllis Sherman said. The couple’s decision to provide the city receiving center soon followed. The facility opened in 2010, attracting rescuers and referrals from veterinary clinics. Statistics show the caseload has steadily grown and the quick action the complex takes whenever a patient comes in has made a big difference in WRR’s survival and recovery rates, Cuny said. All services at the complex are free, although donations are welcome. In addition, if someone can’t handle a rescue, that individual can call the complex or the 24-hour WRR rescue hotline for assistance from volunteer rescue specialists, who regularly go out on humane missions. Volunteers also assist in other ways, from helping at intake to cage cleaning. A group comes in at 6 p.m. each day to transport wildlife to the sanctuary. For more information, call the complex at 257-8823. Hours are 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week. The WRR 24-hour Rescue Hotline number is (830) 3362725. To learn more about services, visit www.wildlife-rescue.org.
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Son born on anniversary of siege of the Alamo, mom names him Travis by susan yerkes
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errell Hills — Joan Headley fell in love with the Alamo when she was just a little girl, and she has carried the torch ever since as the old mission's No.1 fan. “My parents took me on a trip to San Antonio, and we went to the Alamo. I just walked in and stood there, and something happened. And (even with) everything else we did — the zoo, the Sunken Gardens – all I could think about was the Alamo,” said Headley, a former teacher, a friend to pop sensation Phil Collins and a driving force behind nonprofits that help the less-fortunate and aid wounded service members. Born and raised in Dallas, Headley first heard the Alamo story from her grandfather. She learned more during Texas history courses, and on her school’s overnight trips the Alamo was always her favorite stop. “I just fell in love with (Alamo commander) William Barret Travis,” she said. “He was handsome, young, idealistic, so full of romantic courage. And his wonderful letters — not just the famous 'Victory or Death,' but all of them, sounded like Sir Walter Scott." The tale is a familiar one to schoolchildren in the Lone Star State: Travis commanded the Texian forces who fell at the Alamo in March 1836, but not before buying time for Gen. Sam Houston to stage an attack that led to Texas' independence from the Republic of Mexico. Headley graduated from Southern Methodist University with a concentration in history and education, then married Marcus Headley and moved to his home state, Alabama. There she taught private school, and managed to work
Texas history into her lessons. When she learned she was expecting her first child, she told her husband if the baby was a boy, she wanted to name him Travis. He was born at 6:30 a.m. March 6, the very day and hour Mexican dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna’s soldiers stormed the Alamo after a 13-day siege. “Marc just looked at me and said, ‘You win. He’s Travis,'” Joan Headley recalled. “My friends still can’t believe I didn’t have the labor induced to deliver on March 6, but it really was just an amazing coincidence.” When son Travis was still young, the couple moved back to Texas — to Longview, where her husband's construction business thrived. She went to work for the town’s new hospital, heading the public relations and volunteer departments. A few years later, when her Longview Junior League chapter got behind a hospice project, she wound up in charge, and did such a good job that a few years later she won the Texas Hospice Association’s annual ExecutiveDirector of the Year Award. History was never far from her mind. While in Longview, she conceived and ran a long-distance fundraising campaign to restore the vacant interior of Joan Headley William Travis’
historic childhood home in Perdue Hill, Ala., which her family had often visited. Still, she felt something was missing from her life. And in 1994, she found it when she and a childhood friend came to San Antonio for the annual March 6 events surrounding the anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo. “I hadn’t really thought that much about the Alamo for years. I didn’t know about The
Alamo Society or re-enactors or anything," Headley said. "But I had been praying about what to do with the rest of my life. Never did I dream that my love of the Alamo would be given back to me, and would enrich my life with such abundance, so many opportunities and so many wonderful friends.” Headley joined The Alamo Society and began to make friends with
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Ever since she was liftle, Joan Headley adored the stirring tales of courage and sacrifice surrounding the siege of the Alamo. Today she collects Alamo memorabilia and holds an Alamo battle party that attracts guests from across the globe. Even rock 'n' roll legend Phil Collins is a fan. Photo by Josh Huskin
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Children's Hospital, and $4.5 million more in upgrades to Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital. In early September, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, which saw earlier plans for a new $350 million children’s hospital in the South Texas Medical Center in partnership with Vanguard and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia fall apart after Tenet acquired Vanguard, signed a new memorandum of understanding with Methodist Healthcare to consider a partnership on the project. Downtown, University Hospital’s new trauma tower – a $778 million project — is under way. Methodist is working on a $50 million expansion of Metropolitan Methodist Hospital. And Christus Santa Rosa, partnering with Baylor College of Medicine and Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital, has converted the venerable downtown Christus Santa Rosa into the San Antonio Children’s Hospital to the tune of $135 million. The major Bill Rasco chains are
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expanding their coverage area, too. The new, $10 million Baptist Emergency Hospital in Schertz opened in April. Another is at U.S. 281 and Overlook Parkway. On the South Side, Baptist’s 220,000-square-foot Mission Trail Hospital at Brooks City-Base, which opened in 2011, is already eyeing expansion. North Central Baptist in Stone Oak is undergoing a $32 million expansion, and Methodist’s Stone Oak Hospital is going great guns. Meanwhile, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-Westover Hills is adding a $12 million medical office complex. Christus Santa Rosa Health System not long ago debuted a freestanding emergency center at Alon Town Centre and has another new short-stay surgical hospital in the Alamo Heights area. Then there’s the massive military medical presence, from the South Texas Veterans Health Care System, with $40 million in new construction coming up, a $500 million project to transform the old Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base into the new Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgery Center and the mammoth, billion-dollar transformation of Brooke Army Medical Center into the San Antonio Military Medical Center. While the big hospitals get bigger, small specialty hospitals seem to be flourishing,
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orget politics. San Antonio-area employers and workers have bigger things to deal with: Sign up for health insurance or pay a penalty.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, will provide a way for the working poor and even middle-class families with no employer-sponsored group health plan to get coverage through insurance exchanges,
according to government officials. But it's not without its critics. In September, Congress wrangled over defunding the program as it entered its next phase while the government shut down. The act went into effect Oct. 1. Employers are preparing for the implication of the new insurance exchanges and penalties for not participating. For San Antonio-area residents, there will be about 58 insurance carriers to choose from. The insurance goes into effect Jan. 1, 2014. Those seeking coverage have a grace period reaching into March to get signed up. Individuals not signing up for an insurance package will pay a penalty through their income tax, but the first year the fee is very low. Employers of 50 or more eligible full-time workers also will be penalized if they don’t offer workers a qualifying health-insurance option. According to city of San Antonio officials, there are more than 6 million Texans, and more than 300,000 San Antonians, without health insurance. Officials recently showcased the CentroMed facility, 3750 Commercial Ave., where certified application counselors help families navigate the Health Insurance Marketplace sign-up process. Whether the plan's new requirements are a good or a bad idea “depends on your political persuasion,” said Brad Oxford,
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In its place is a more personalized, customized approach to health care that takes the whole woman into consideration. Safer and less invasive methods of treating patients are becoming mainstream, and mental and nutritional health aspects are often integrated. The result is a new approach that focuses on promoting wellness rather than just treating illness.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and one of the biggest trends in women’s health care is trying to prevent illness by promoting wellness. “It’s called epigenetics,” Morris said. “What it shows us is that genetics do matter, but we have the ability through lifestyle choices to change the impression of those genetics.” Morris said 274 toxins have been detected in the core blood of newborn babies. Keeping our bodies free of toxins is, in her opinion, one of the essential components of maintaining wellness.
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“We’re right in the middle of the art district, and this is for everyone, even children,” Reyes said. “You get to mingle with your friends (and) you get to have lunch with your friends.” In addition to plenty of shopping, the pavilion also features a farmers market with fresh produce, food trucks and ice cream and snacks for the children. Guajardo and Reyes are encouraging
customers on their next shopping trip to visit a locally supported venue such as the SoFlo Market. “We’re trying to change people’s minds — buy local, shop local, support local artists,” Guajardo said. To celebrate Halloween, SoFlo Market is inviting visitors to enter their pets in a costume contest, and goody bags are available for the first 100 children through the door. On top of the celebrations, the market also does community outreach projects each month, featuring pet adoptions and informational tables from nonprofits such as The Battered Women's and Children’s Shelter. SoFlo Market is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. the second Saturday of each month.
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amp — "to bewitch, captivate, fascinate and tempt" — has become the mantra of four friends who banded together to create reVAMP, a new shop selling antiques and upcycled, salvaged and industrial home decor. The partners want reVAMP, located on the corner of West Mistletoe Avenue at 2012 San Pedro Ave., to be a place where customers can choose pieces to spice up their homes. “Nobody else is going to have exactly what we have,” said Susan Skinner, one of the owners. Skinner and fellow proprietors Johnny Valdivia, David Medford and Minerva Boorhave have been friends for years, and all of them except Medford worked as probation officers in the 1980s. Valdivia and Medford also have another business together, Reliquarium Estate Sales. Skinner, who became a lawyer almost two decades ago, said she is seeking the Republican nomination
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the shelves. They find eclectic wares and conversation pieces from near and far, including New Orleans, Mexico, Belgium and even Budapest, Hungary. The shop stays away from the ordinary and seeks items with what Skinner calls "rustic elegance," as well as mid-century modern and other finds such as worn chairs and tables with peeling paint and industrial cake plates made from tractor spacers and plow disks. “You’re not going to have the cookie-cutter look that a lot of people have in their houses,” Skinner said. ReVAMP is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and closed Monday. Upcycled, restored and industrial home-decor items from all over the country and even overseas line the walls and shelves of reVAMP, a shop that focuses on adding a unique touch to homes. Photos by Collette Orquiz
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EAT LOCAL Learn about the newest neighborhood places for breakfast, lunch, dinner or drinks.
Barraca is more than a 'shack' by Olivier J. Bourgoin
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hough Barraca Paëlla & Tapas Bar is the newest eatery at the Blue Star Arts Complex, it is the furthest thing from a shack, which is what the name means in Spanish. Created by Javier Flores and Victor Cavazos, the neighborhood restaurant at 1420 S. Alamo St., Suite 101, is next door to Halcyon/Stella Public House and strives to offer an easygoing atmosphere. The 3,000-square-foot space with brick walls incorporates accents of brushed metal and other half-rustic, halfindustrial elements to give Barraca a mix of urban-meets-shack-in-the-woods flair. Stacks of wood are neatly stored in metal racks in the middle of the room. "We use the oak to cook our flatbreads in our wood-burning grill," Flores said. "We also use it to make
seared duck and leg of lamb." Flores, who was born in Matamoros, Mexico, grew up with one foot on each side of the border. "I was born in Mexico but starting with elementary school and all the way through college (University of Texas at Brownsville), I went to school on the U.S. side, including my high school years at
St. Joseph's in Brownsville," Flores said. After college, the chef studied at the Cordon Bleu Culinary School in Austin, then worked at The Westin Riverwalk and spent seven years in the kitchen at La Fonda on Main in Monte Vista. As to Barraca, "I would say that overall, our main theme is Spanish food inspired and family oriented," he said. His favorite dish is tocinos (pork belly) which is prepared with Serrano ham and Manchego in spicy aïoli. Another item worth a try is the pulpo asado, or grilled octopus and mixed greens served with Romesco sauce. The kitchen is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; the bar, serving beer and wine, stays open later on Friday and Saturday, until midnight; and Sunday brunch is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. With its rustic-industrial atmosphere, Barraca Paella & Tapas Bar serves up sharable skillets of paella (bottom left), an array of tapas, and even dessert such as the goat cheese cheesecake (right). Photos by Collette Orquiz
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two young children — Tristan, 4, and Savannah, 18 months — and the kids come to work with him. "You know how it is in the restaurant business. You spend so much time away from home and you don't get to see your kids," he said. "That way, I can be at work and still interact with mine." The menu includes roasted Brussels sprouts with house-made pancetta, Pecorino, rosemary vinaigrette and served with a poached farm-fresh egg on top. Other selections include the Wagyu beef burger served with roasted red peppers and house-made tomato jam, fresh-pulled mozzarella and made-fromscratch Bluebonnet Farm basil pesto. The restaurant is open Tuesday through Saturday and closed Monday. Brunch is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Diners at Tribeca can enjoy selections such as shrimp and grits served with andouille sausage (far left) or fried oysters on house-made potato chips with a bacon aioli, sriracha and topped with a fennel-andapple salad (left). Photos by Collete Orquiz
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North-central house prices on the rise Deals climb in August for 78209 ZIP code
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Houses in the San Antonio area sold in the busy month of August in an average of 69 days on the market, according to the San Antonio Board of Realtors. SABOR’s analysis of Multiple Listing Service data found that the median sales price increased by 8 percent to $174,500 compared to the August of 2012. The average price rose 7 percent to $209,672. Total homes sold citywide were up 15 percent to 2,413. The median price in 78204 was up 37.4 percent from last August to $68,000 the same month this year, according to the Texas Market Trends Report. Total sales of single-family houses in the ZIP code were cut in half to only three for the month, but they sold in less than a third of the time in just over three months. The 78209 ZIP code, which includes Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills, experienced a $20,000 increase in the median sales price to $290,000. Average days on the market were flat at 121 days. The number of closed deals, however, climbed to 70 from 56 last August. The 78210 area saw a large increase in the median sales price, up more than 50 percent to $135,000. Average days on the market shrunk to 62 days from 100 days. In 78212 the median sales price was up nearly $15,000 to $254,250, while average days on the market were cut nearly in half to 89 days. Closed sales were
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edian home prices are still on the rise in San Antonio and moving faster as the available inventories shrank in August to the lowest level since early 2007.
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up 25 percent to 20 for the month. “August was another outstanding month for the San Antonio market, and it’s no surprise as we have seen steady gains in sales and prices since the beginning of 2012,” said SABOR Chairman Steven Gragg. “Median prices particularly have shown substantial growth, and part of that has to do with a rise this year in sales of higher end homes. Since February, homes priced over $500,000 have edged close to or gone over 4 percent of total homes sold. Usually that number is closer to 3 percent.” The Texas A&M Real Estate Center reports that all the major markets in Texas have seen upward movements in housing market strength all year and sales hit record highs in the second quarter of this year.
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Street name
List Price
SQ. FT.
Built
BR
FB
ZIP
303 Redwood street
$264,950
1,297
1939
3
1
78209
324 Cloverleaf Ave
$449,000
1,904
1938
2
2
78209
843 Estes Ave
$849,900
4,176
1912
4
4
78209
231 Bronson Ave
$450,000
2,064
1919
2
1
78209
202 Tuxedo Ave
$635,950
3,564
1946
4
3
78209
202 Mayflower St
$795,000
2,836
1908
4
1
78209
502 Kokomo St
$175,000
1,018
1927
2
2
78209
343 Wildrose Ave
$599,000
3,255
1934
4
3
78209
Real Estate LOCAL Trends ZIP Code Median sold price New listings Average days on market Closed sales Under contract Months supply of inventory
OF THEIR LIST PRICE
78204
78209
78210
78212
Aug-12
$49,500
Aug-13
$68,000
$270,000
$86,750
$239,500
$290,000
$135,000
$254,250
AUG-12
10
95
25
22
Aug-13
4
74
26
17
AUG-12
331
116
100
165
Aug-13
97
121
62
89
AUG-12
6
56
16
16
Aug-13
3
70
13
20
AUG-12
4
57
22
12
Aug-13
1
53
9
21
AUG-12
6
6.9
5.9
7.6
Aug-13
6.3
3.8
7.8
4.1
Source: San Antonio Board of Realtors: Texas Market Trends report The properties are new listings put on the market from Aug. 27-Sept. 26. The properties may no longer be on the market by publication date or prices may have changed. Local Community News assumes no responsibility for errors or ommissions.
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1313 Townsend Avenue
$650,000
1,822
UNK
3
1
78209
222 Inslee
$740,000
3,304
1937
4
3
78209
147 Claywell Dr
$419,000
1,838
1942
3
3
78209
122 Edgewood Pl
$589,000
3,415
1983
5
3
78209
242 Elmview Pl
$825,000
3,100
2013
4
4
78209
2207 Camelback
$749,000
4,390
1962
5
4
78209
1218 New Braunfels Ave
$39,900
1,481
1925
3
1
78210
1239 Florida St
$49,900
1,032
1920
3
3
78210
511 Cooper St
$69,995
1,117
1950
3
2
78210
407 Drexel Ave
$34,900
1,048
1929
2
1
78210
334 Vanderbilt St
$65,900
1,230
1950
2
1
78210
1339 Hicks Ave
$90,000
1,527
1926
3
1
78210
503 Drexel
$49,900
1,396
1924
4
1
78210
702 Avant Ave
$74,900
1,315
1928
3
1
78210
1226 Drexel Ave
$92,000
1,096
1930
3
1
78210
822 Topeka Blvd
$127,500
1,340
2013
3
2
78210
205 Carolina Street
$149,900
1,335
1939
3
1
78210
366 Lone Star Blvd
$167,000
1,092
1950
2
1
78204
330 Callaghan Ave
$175,000
1,278
1909
2
1
78210
201 Delaware St
$370,000
1,982
1915
4
3
78210
2 Longsford
$665,000
2,950
1992
4
4
78209
(Behind HEB, near Austin Hwy & Harry Wurzbach)
515 Queen Anne
$245,000
1,314
1930
3
2
78209
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307 Mulberry Ave
$489,000
2,650
2000
4
4
78212
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511 Shook Ave
$689,000
2,638
1932
4
2
78212
115 W. Kings Hwy
$1,600,000
5,087
1908
5
4
78212
7507 Tondre Street
$475,000
2,773
1980
4
3
78209
239 Busby Dr
$749,000
4,039
2012
5
3
78209
209 Larkwood
$310,000
1,454
1948
2
2
78209
8210 Countryside Dr
$799,900
4,126
1987
4
3
78209
263 Country Lane
$1,150,000
4,792
1962
4
3
78209
8127 Robin Rest Dr
$165,000
1,457
1962
2
2
78209
2211 Kenilworth Blvd
$310,000
2,362
1958
4
3
78209
2123 Kenilworth Blvd
$325,000
2,150
1956
3
2
78209
343 Royal Oaks Dr
$399,950
2,594
1956
4
3
78209
714 Larkwood
$285,000
1,899
1958
3
2
78209
244 Wildwood Dr
$190,000
1,534
1939
3
2
78212
717 Chickering Ave
$55,000
912
1951
3
1
78210
1714 Highland Blvd
$89,900
1,110
2006
3
2
78210
109 Quinta
$110,000
1,073
2013
3
2
78210
725 Woodlawn Ave
$649,000
2,479
1920
3
2
78212
302 Clay
$349,000
996
1920
2
2
78204
363 Terra Alta Dr
$860,000
5,788
1986
3
3
78209
314 Meadowlane Dr
$149,500
1,072
1945
3
1
78209
307 Brees
$229,000
1,232
1948
3
1
78209
422 Devonshire Dr
$240,000
1,767
1949
3
2
78209
320 Bryn Mawr
$254,900
1,671
1950
3
2
78209
239 Irvington Dr
$312,000
1,634
1947
3
2
78209
2906 Eisenhauer Rd
$895,000
2,730
1938
3
3
78209
120 Lilac Lane
$699,000
3,943
1941
5
4
78209
419 Wiltshire Ave
$949,900
4,260
1966
3
3
78209
1 Osborn Hill
$1,995,000
5,356
1995
4
4
78209
136 Seford Dr
$219,500
2,000
1962
3
2
78209
501 Dewey
$369,000
3,394
1899
4
2
78212
304 Mistletoe Ave
$197,000
1,344
1910
3
2
78212
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8434 Aiport Blvd. at .U.S. North, San Antonio, TX 78216-6003 . 210-732-7121 8434 Airport Blvd San281 Antonio, TX 78216-6003 . 210-785-2811 *Program is open to USAA members who are Property & Casualty eligible. Must provide USAA Insurance Policy ID card or USAA Confirmation Letter as proof of eligibility. All New Model Year 2012 and Model Year 2013 BMW models included. Amount of discount based on vehicle and finance/lease method. Program runs from February 1, 2013 through January 31, 2014. Use of the term “member” or “membership” does not convey any legal, eligibility, or ownership rights. USAA means United Services Automobile Association and its affiliates. 1Whichever comes first. For details on BMW Ultimate Service® visit bmwusa.com/ultimateservice. ©2012 BMW of North America, LLC. The BMW name, model names and logo are registered trademarks.
BMW of San Antonio 8434 Airport Blvd . San Antonio, TX 78216-6003 . 210-785-2811
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