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Residents can receive critical alerts by phone, text, email thanks to i-INFO by Lucille Sims Thomas

HAVANO PARK — Residents wishing to receive important information from the city by massnotification are being asked to sign up for the free i-INFO system, which offers alerts by text, email or telephone.

pg.16 Tap Academy keeps feet moving for old and young alike Dancing is a way to exercise, make new friends, instructor says

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The system goes online early this year. “It’s a great vehicle for the citizens and the city to be able to notify the citizens efficiently and effectively — and

the city is getting information to the citizens quicker than ever City Secretary Zina Tedford

actually economically as well — because you don’t have to put a stamp on a text message, you don’t have to pay postage for an email," said Mayor A. David Marne. "So really, the city is getting information to the citizens quicker than ever, more efficiently than ever and more cost-effective than ever.”

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A new year’s resolution: Practice compassion by susan yerkes

elson Mandela was a man of fierce compassion. When the world mourned his death in December, I recalled meeting him at an International Women’s Forum Conference in Johannesburg a few years ago. Mandela’s battle against the injustice that shamed his homeland led him, before his imprisonment, to endorse violent resistance. But instead of growing bitter in prison, he grew stronger in the belief that only compassionate change could save his country. And he led that change after his release. The word "compassion" is cropping

up everywhere. A network of organizations across this area are working to earn San Antonio the formal designation of an internationally recognized “Compassionate City.” I learned about the movement at the Dialogue Institute of the Southwest’s 9th Annual Dialogue and Friendship Dinner and Awards in December. I also met Compassionate San Antonio volunteer Narjis Pierre, who works with the Peace CENTER, a nonprofit that created a website and serves as a reference point for the initiative. She told me about the Charter for Compassion, created in 2008 by author and teacher Karen Armstrong, whose best-selling book “12 Steps Toward A Compassionate Life” was a springboard for the idea. Armstrong describes it like this: “A compassionate city is an uncomfortable city! A city that is uncomfortable when anyone is homeless or hungry; if every child isn't loved and given rich opportunities to grow and thrive… when as a community we don't treat our neighbors as we would wish to be treated….and where many of its citizens and leaders joyfully embrace a vision of what compassion will look like in their community.”

helps promote. Earning the formal Compassionate City designation will require the City Council to endorse the document. That has already happened in a number of cities. On Jan. 26, the Peace CENTER will hold its annual interfaith Blessing of the Peacemakers and name a new San Antonio Peace Laureate, and they’re organizing a major conference on compassion in March. A rapidly growing number of groups are hosting events focused on compassion. “People respond well to the word compassion,” Pierre said. Our bodies respond well, too. Neurological research shows our brains are “hard-wired for compassion,” according to neurosurgeon James Doty, director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education. He recently spoke at Trinity University. As you work to change your community and the world, it seems, you’re also building a stronger body and brain. As the new year begins, I’m putting “More Compassion Action” on my resolution list. I hope you’ll join me. May we all enjoy the best one yet! Email comments to syerkes@ salocallowdown.com

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SCHOOL BOARD Trustees of the North East Independent 13 School District meet at 5:30 p.m. on the first floor of the Richard A. Middleton Education Center, 8961 Tesoro Drive. jan

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CASTLE HILLS CITY COUNCIL The city's elected

leaders meet at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 209 Lemonwood Drive.

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23-26

"BONNIE & CLYDE — A NEW MUSICAL" The lives

and crimes of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow get the musical treatment in this production, the regional premiere, by the Allied Campus Theatre (Lee High School, International School of the Americas and STEM). The score, described as nontraditional, mixes blues, gospel and even rockabilly music. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23-25 and at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 26; tickets, $10, will be sold at the door starting an hour before curtain time. All performances are in the auditorium at Lee, 1400 Jackson-Keller Road.

SOILS & PLANT LIFE A nature walk will look at what soil is, 25 how it relates to geology (rocks) and how it affects plant communities. Earth science teacher Randy Killian-Smith will lead the walk, which starts at 8 a.m. Participants will meet behind the Phil Hardberger Park Urban Ecology Center Gathering Hall, near the park’s western entrance at 8400 N.W. Military Highway. The two-hour walk is free, but donations are accepted. jan

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COLD-BLOODED REPTILES

Blaine Eaton of the South Texas Herpetology Association

will talk about common Texas snakes, using an assortment of Texas snakes and snakes from the pet trade. The talk, from 10 a.m. to noon, takes place in the classroom at the Urban Ecology Center at Phil Hardberger Park West, 8400 N.W. Military Highway. It’s free, but donations are encouraged.

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OPEN HOUSE Castle Hills

First Baptist School, 2220 N.W. Military Highway, will hold an open house starting at 2 p.m. The school is enrolling students as young as 18 months all the way up to the 12th grade. The open house will be repeated at 2 p.m. Feb. 23. For more information, contact Susan Covarrubia, scovarrubia@chfbs.org or 377-8460.

SHAVANO PARK CITY COUNCIL The council

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SCHOOL BOARD

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meets at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 900 Saddletree Court.

Trustees of the Northside 28 Independent School District hold their regular meeting at 7 p.m., 5900 Evers Road.

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ST. GEORGE EPISCOPAL CHURCH MENTAL HEALTH FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP

This gathering takes place the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. Patients and their family members, friends and providers are all welcome. Participants should park in the large lot on East Castle Lane; after entering the Parish Building, follow the long hall toward the sanctuary but turn left down a short hall next to the glassed-in nursery.

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AROUND THE WORLD AT ONE TABLE This fundraiser

for CIELO Gardens will feature foods from several countries, as well as live entertainment and a silent auction of handcrafted items. It benefits the local refugee community through the garden, a place that allows them to grow their own food and work with others who are also starting a new life in the United States. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at House of Prayer Lutheran Church, 10226 Ironside Drive. For more information or to buy tickets, which are $25, call Arisa Rice at 281-690-3458.

Elsewhere in San Antonio RETIRED TEACHERS The jan

North San Antonio Retired Teachers Association will open its January meeting with a “meet and greet” at 9:45 a.m.; the meeting will start at 10:15 a.m. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus is the guest speaker. The meeting takes place at San Pedro Presbyterian Church, 14900 San Pedro Ave., and members are encouraged to bring a friend.

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SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION The San

Antonio Chapter of the national organization will hold its monthly luncheon meeting at the Petroleum Club, 8620 N. New Braunfels Ave., at 11:30 a.m. Lunch costs $25. Reservations are required and should be made with Bob Clark, 402-0871, or reservations@sarsat.org, by the Monday prior to the meeting. The chapter

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School, which bills itself as “the college preparatory school for girls grade six-12,” will hold an open house from 9 to 11 a.m. In addition to looking over the campus, visitors can talk to faculty and staff as well as students and parents. For more, call the school at 224-6651. The school is at 1215 N. St. Mary’s St.

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WESTERN AND HERITAGE ART SHOW & SALE The

annual fundraiser for Alamo Kiwanis Club Charities Inc. starts with a casino party at 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Pearl Studio, in the breezeway of the Full Goods Building of the Pearl complex, 200 E. Grayson St. Food and live music will accompany the opening of the show, which will feature works by more than 30 Southwestern artists in a range of media. Tickets, $150 each, are available by calling 226-4651, or at www.kiwanisartshow.com. The art show continues from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 18, and is free and open to the public.

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AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

Information sessions on the new health care law are taking place in the auditorium at the Central Library, 600 Soledad. Representatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will answer questions, and trained health care navigators will be available to help with applications for insurance coverage. All sessions start at 6 p.m. Additional sessions are scheduled for Feb. 13 and 27, and March 13 and 27.

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TOWER CLIMB & RUN The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s 1 Lone Star Chapter raises funds for research with this annual event, which features a run up the 952 steps of the Tower of the Americas. There will be competitive and non-competitive groups, and one for firefighters only. Registration costs $25 and the minimum fundraising amount for participating is $60. Day-of registration, at 6 a.m. at the Tower, is $100 and is for the noncompetitive run only. For more on packet pickup, rules and start times, go to http://www.cff.org/Chapters/ lonestar/ and click on the event box, which has a link to a registration page. feb

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ASIAN FESTIVAL The Year of

the Horse will be welcomed with a day of celebration at the Institute of Texan Cultures. There will be musical and cultural performances, dance, martial-arts demonstrations, cooking demonstrations, palm reading and craft vendors. And, of course, there will be food – Japanese, Laotian, Filipino, Thai and others. Tickets cost $8 in advance or $10 at the gate; tickets for children 6 to 12 are $5 and those under 6 get in free. The ITC is at 801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd.

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KHAKI & PLAID GALA

The Catholic Archdiocese 1 of San Antonio’s annual fundraiser will be held at the Convention Center starting at 6:30 p.m. Admission prices start at $150 a person and go up to $25,000 for a top-level sponsorship. A ticket covers dinner, drinks, entertainment and participation in a prize-filled auction. The gala benefits Hope for the Future’s Catholic school-tuition assistance program. For tickets, which can be reserved online or by mail, click on the

gala link at www.hopeforfuture.org.

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COLLEGE FAIR More than

Library’s Teen Tutors will conduct a live science experiment for children in kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the library’s free Tutoring for Young Children program; Science Experiments LIVE! will take place the first Sunday of every month. Sessions run from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the library, 233 Bushnell Ave. Reservations are strongly encouraged; to reserve a seat, contact Beatrice Canales, beatrice.canales@sanantonio.gov.

100 representatives of U.S. educational institutions will be available to answer questions from 6 to 8 p.m. in Laurie Auditorium at Trinity University, 1 Trinity Place off Stadium Drive. The fair is free and open to students in grades nine through 12, along with their parents. It is sponsored by the Texas Association for College Admission Counseling.

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VALENTINE'S DAY SINGLES MIXER The Single

Professionals Network gathering will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Crystal Room of the Old San Francisco Steakhouse, 10223 Sahara Drive. Admission costs $15 and covers appetizers and dancing; there will be a cash bar at happy-hour prices. Tickets must be purchased by Jan. 27; call 568-7170. SPN is a social organization for mature widowed, divorced and single people. To see more of their events, go to www.spn-sa.org.

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project will also construct a 10-foot-wide concrete hike-and-bike trail on the south side of the roadway, which will connect to the Leon Creek Greenway hike-and-bike trails. According to District 8 Councilman Ron Nirenberg, this is the largest project in the 2012-2017 Bond Program at $43.5 million, with Bexar County contributing an additional $15.8 million. Grassy medians, a low-impact development design feature, will be included to improve the quality of rainwater draining into waterways. In physical terms, it is the longest project in city history at 3.4 miles. It also marks the first time San Antonio is completing a road/ drainage project in a design-build delivery method. "This project will allow Hausman Road to connect residents to businesses and services with less traffic and more safety," Nirenberg said in a prepared release.

1. SALON VOLT, 2111 Lockhill Selma

Road, is a full-service hair and nail salon. It also offers other services, including hair and makeup for any occasion; it is a Paul Mitchell signature salon. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday and closed on Monday. For more, call 524-0182 or visit salon-volt.com. (See story on page 21)

2. INFLATABLE WONDERLAND, 4522

Fredericksburg Road, has opened its second San Antonio location, this time in Wonderland of the Americas mall. In addition to bouncy attractions, they have made-to-order pizza and an arcade. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays. For more or to make reservations, call 375-3737. (See story on page 20)

3. BIG HOPS GROWLER STATION, 11224 Huebner Road, Suite 204, is debuting this second location of the beer-tasting bar and beer shop with its distinctive containers. The first one opened last year in North Central San Antonio. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. For more, call 320-1995. (See story on page 22)

4. CHECO'S MEXICAN & AMERICAN GRILL, 5999 De Zavala Road, Suite 136, serves mainly Mexican food with some American dishes and seafood. Hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through

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Thursday and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. For more, call 558-5300 or check out the restaurant's Facebook page. (See story on page 23)

duty military, police and firefighters receive 10 percent off with identification. Hours include a lunch buffet 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more, including pickup or delivery, call 366-4000.

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107, is a new family owned and operated New York-style pizza restaurant with executive chef Ray Garcia. The menu boasts appetizers, garlic knots, stuffed mushrooms, wings, sweet-potato fries, jumbo all-beef hot dogs, New York cheesecake, tiramisu, cannoli and rum chocolate cake. A highlight is the Big Poppy, a 28-inch pizza. Active-

for the Hausman Road project, which will reconstruct the roadway to four lanes from Loop 1604 to Interstate 10, creating two lanes of traffic in each direction. The work includes turn lanes at intersections, sidewalks on the north side of the roadway, public art and drainage improvements. The

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and Parochial Schools Division II State Championship 65-44 over Fredericksburg Heritage, ending the season 14-0. This is the first state championship for Castle Hills in four seasons of having a six-man team. Juniors Dante Johnson and Micah Allmond and seniors Ethan Leos and Michael Chairez all made First Team All-State and senior quarterback Andrew Nava made Second Team All-State. Dante, a running back, ended the season as the leading rusher in the state at all levels of football both public and private as well as the leading scorer in the nation for both public and private schools, averaging more than 35 points per game for a total of 457 points for the season, school officials said. The school is at 2220 N.W. Military Highway.

JACKSON-KELLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL students and their families recently celebrated reading in style, educators said. Students and teachers dressed as their favorite storybook characters and enjoyed reading and writing by participating in numerous literacy centers and games.

VICTOR RAGA, VICE PRINCIPAL AT COLONIES NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, recently "stuck" to his promise to

let students attach him to a wall using duct tape as part of a fall fundraiser for school events and activities. For every five items sold, a student received a piece of tape that could be used to fasten Raga to the wall. The project raised more than $9,600.

DOUGH PIZZERIA NAPOLETANA will continue its expansion efforts in the new year with a bigger pizza and cheese line, as well as a second oven at its San Antonio location, 6989 Blanco Road. The restaurant this fall completed Phase I of its expansion, taking over the space next door and adding 40-plus seats, as well as an all-Italian wine/espresso bar, complete with a classic manual-lever espresso machine.

MIA BENAVIDEZ, a 16-year-old student at the International School of the Americas, has received a grant to develop a video game promoting social change, according to the Entertainment Software Association. ESA and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation’s Leaders on the Fast Track named Mia as a recipient of the ESA LOFT Video Game Innovation Fellowship along with 19 other minority youths from across the country. The 20 ESA LOFT Video Game Innovation Fellows, ages 15 to 25, were awarded grants for creating video games that seek solutions to problems in their communities. Mia developed an application called “Cards for a Cause: App for Literacy" with the Apps for Aptitude team. A recognition ceremony for the North East Independent School District student and her colleagues took place Dec. 4 in Washington, D.C. THE SIXTH ANNUAL LAS CASAS PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION is accepting applications

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Mayor urges residents to sign up soon Officials said City Secretary Zina Tedford is leading the effort to get the new system ready. Tedford said the i-INFO system provides the city with more communications options, but does not replace other emergencynotification programs. “As a reminder, local television and radio, NOAA Weather Radio, outdoor warning sirens and other warning systems are still your primary sources for immediate emergency information," Tedford said. "The mass-notification registry is another tool available to alert the public to emergency situations.” Residents can sign up by going online to http://r.i-info.com/rc/arc, which leads to the Alamo Regional Communications registry. Once on the website, those registering can choose whether they want to receive

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information by text message or email and during emergencies by telephone. Registrants will also be able to select what agencies or cities they want to get available information from and what hours they don’t want to be disturbed. Shavano Park residents can also go through the city’s website at shavanopark. org and click on the Alamo Regional Communications registry logo. The service is free thanks to a grant and is part of a larger, regional effort made up of several area counties. Tedford said the i-INFO system also allows member organizations to share selective portions of information with others, as appropriate and when needed. According to the i-INFO website, organizations can maintain the privacy of their records while also sharing contact information, emergency plans, resources and other critical information with designated

organizations in their networks across the region or across the country. But Shavano Park isn't neglecting those who don't have cellphones or email, the mayor added. “We still do everything else the way we need to do it. You know there are people who don’t have cellphones, who don’t have email. This doesn’t eliminate the need for us to communicate in other ways, but it just makes it easier and faster and more efficient,” Marne said. Marne also praised Tedford’s effort to get the system up and running. “The city secretary has done an outstanding job with this rollout and I've only heard really great things from everyone who’s received anything from it so far," he said. "I’m very pleased with it and I think the citizens will be as well. I encourage them all to sign up and to be on the lookout for opportunities to do that.”

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Community drew NeuroRestorative by collette orquiz

ASTLE HILLS — A person can suffer a brain injury in the blink of an eye — whether it's from a tumble down the stairs, an explosion in combat, a car accident or some other mishap. But that doesn't mean life is over, according to the staff of NeuroRestorative, a provider of rehabilitation services for people with acquired brain injuries. The company, founded in 1977, has a residential facility in Castle Hills and just opened another on Starcrest Drive. “Any one of us are at risk. Brain injury doesn’t just seclude itself to certain populations,” said Rene Mills, director of NeuroRestorative. NeuroRestorative is a branch of the MENTOR Network, a larger system with

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Hope continues from pg. 08 group homes and rehabilitation centers across the country. The Castle Hills residential facility is on South Winston Lane, just minutes away from the day treatment center at 2101 Lockhill Selma Road, Suite 208. The company considered other spots in San Antonio, but found Castle Hills to be a great central location because of its accessibility and a friendly environment. Mills said the residential setting allows clients to adapt once more to being at home, rather than in a hospital. “They don’t have a gown on and wear a band and lie in a hospital bed, and get served three meals a day,” Mills said. “They actively do engage in activities that you and I do every day.” Services include physical and occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, supervised transitional living, outpatient day treatment, neuropsychology, behavior intervention, nursing/medical direction, life-skills training and case management. A normal day for clients starts at 6 a.m. They go through daily hygiene routines, get dressed, prepare and eat breakfast, have their vitals recorded, receive their medicine and head over to the day treatment center. At the center, patients check the calendar to see exactly what therapies they will participate in. Brittany Bizzle, the physical therapist for NeuroRestorative, said she helps clients get back to their normal life by teaching them how to walk properly again and work on balance. “You lose your job, your independence, your ability to do anything by yourself, so any amount of that that people can get back is really cool for them to feel like themselves again,” Bizzle said. Speech pathologist Michelle Glenn has the job of mending impaired cognitive skills for clients, including helping them learn again to swallow, eat and communicate.

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“You’re trying to get them back to a life they can be happy with and successful in, and you can’t really beat being a part of that,” Glenn said. Clients are 20 to 40 years old, but there are also referrals who range from the elderly to those in their late teens. The primary cause of most brain injuries is from a fall, staffers said, and in many cases these occur in the construction trades. Mills said males are 1.5 times more likely to suffer a brain injury because they are more likely to be active in contact sports, participate in “risky behavior" or be employed in dangerous occupations. Because San Antonio is a military city, wounded service members also have come to NeuroRestorative. A strong sense of community drew NeuroRestorative to Castle Hills. Mills said. “It’s easy to get around, and we’ve found as we’ve been here (that) everyone has been warm and inviting, and we’re glad to be a part of Castle Hills,” Mills said. Amber Brown, owner of Salon Volt located in the same building as the day treatment center, noticed clients coming and going and spoke with Mills to learn more. What she heard touched her heart, and she now offers her salon as a haven to NeuroRestorative and its clients to “get their time to feel beautiful and special.” “Dealing with a brain injury can be very difficult and I felt more comfortable having their patients come here where they can get a little extra care than (a) chain salon … that rushes them in and out,” Brown said. “We really are very much into helping out our little community, especially our neighbors.” While some clients can end up depressed and frustrated, Mills, Bizzle, Glenn and other staff keep the patients going by using encouragement. They said seeing smiles from those who have accomplished their goals is one of the best things about the job. “The most rewarding part is when a patient walks through the door, is so thankful and tells their success stories,” Mills said. “Makes everything worth it.”

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us. It's saving us a lot of time," Becken said. Meanwhile, police hope new leads will develop in the case, said Chief Wayne Davis. "It was a typical case of 'grab and run,'" the chief said. "We found the cash register cracked open nearby and there were no usable fingerprints. Nor were there any usable videos, so unfortunately at this point there are no suspects and the investigation is closed." Police also have few details about the intruders. "It could have been someone living nearby or it could have been someone just roaming," Davis added. Anyone with information is asked to call the Police Department at 342-2341. "To tell you the truth, to us (the burglary) was more of an inconvenience than anything else," Becken said. "At first when we walked in and saw the damage (broken plate-glass door) and realized there had been a theft, it was disappointing, of course, but after a few minutes, we just got over it and we said: 'OK! Let's start cleaning up the mess and get back to work.'" The burglary also helped them learn something about themselves. "It just tested our values a little, but in a positive way, and it really didn't slow us down or bring us down at all," he added. "In fact, it really kind of represents my own philosophy of life and what is at the origin of the name for our business. One of my favorite sayings is … 'Move on, carry on, c'est la vie!'" The 1,500-square-foot bakery sits in a space once occupied by the Buono Dolce cake shop, in the same shopping center that also once hosted Bootleggers wine and chocolate specialty shop. Goodies at C'est la Vie range from an assortment of fresh baked breads and café sandwiches to sweet-and-savory croissants filled with combinations such as spinach

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etty Bell remembers how much fun she had as a child—drumming away on the front porch, feet tapping in time to the rhythm.

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Eventually these native dances, sometimes called African Juba, arrived in this country with slave ships and combined with the Irish step dancing and English clogging of immigrants to become an indigenous American art form. Though tap faded in popularity near the end of the 20th century, today it’s enjoying a revival. Phillips is among advocates leading the way, and she has received artistic awards for work that includes mentoring young talents and turning the Alamo City into a hub for hoofers with her Third Coast Rhythm Project. The project was launched some 17 years ago when Phillips moved from Houston to the Alamo City, her hometown. (The Third Coast founder was part of a professional tap dance company and performed extensively in her 20s.) “I studied the dance scene here and realized tap was being largely overlooked,” she said. Encouraged by Lane Alexander, who heads the Chicago Human Rhythm Project, she decided to fill the void with a unique tap program. And the Third Coast Rhythm Project was born. According to Phillips, Third Coast, conceived as a community of dance educators, choreographers, performing

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Share continues from pg. 14 pesto, artichoke garlic, blueberry-ginger cream sauce and apple cinnamon. The two friends also believe in using locally sourced organic items and flours. The pair met at Clark High School. Lowe, 22, graduated in 2009 and Taylor, 21, in 2010. They went their separate ways — Lowe to Wheaton University in Chicago where he earned a liberal arts degree after studying philosophy, political science and theology, while Becken went to the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he studied criminal justice. "This is actually the second version of C'est La Vie Bakery," Becken said. "During college, I worked part-time — for a total of about a year— at a couple of local bakeries. I enjoyed the work and I decided to strike a deal with the owners of one of the bakeries to let me sub-lease their space so I could do my own baking. I would then take my products and sell them at the Farmers Market in New Braunfels and at the one at The Rim." He added: "After a while, Eric and I started talking about opening a real brickand-mortar bakery of our own and, thanks to some private funding from an 'Angel Benefactor,' we were able to move forward." One of the driving philosophies behind their business is sharing with others, including a yuletide food drive that involved social media, the friends said. "We started our business on a platform of wanting to give back to the community," Becken said. "The burglary served as a catalyst for making the Holiday Food Drive — which we had already planned on doing — much bigger than we had originally anticipated," Lowe said. The bakery is open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more, call 259-8359 or visit cestlaviebakingco.com.

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ot too long after debuting near Broadway and Loop 410, Big Hops Growler Station has just opened a second watering hole at 11224 Huebner Road, Suite 204. Business partners Rob Martindale and James "Jim" Clements are already working on yet another project to be unveiled in February. But for now, they say they are having fun with the Big Hops Growler Stations. For those not familiar with the original Big Hops, Martindale likes to emphasize what it is not. "We are neither a home-brew hobby store nor a restaurant," he said. And Big Hops isn't a brew pub either, since the partners don't make any of their own beer. Instead, Big Hops is a hybrid "beer-

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he owners of a Northwest Side restaurant that opened not too long ago say they want diners to feel at home. Checo’s Mexican & American Grill is located just west of Interstate 10 at 5999 De Zavala Road, Suite 136. Owners Sergio and Rosana Franco have been in the restaurant business for more than a decade, their daughter Ally Franco-Longoria said. “We are family owned and operated, so everything that we do we put our heart in,” Franco-Longoria said. The goal is to make customers feel at home, she added. The family is from West Texas, but when their daughter entered the University of Texas at San Antonio, her parents thought it was a good opportunity to start a restaurant in San Antonio. The family visited San Antonio on several occasions and had fallen in love

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he market for houses in San Antonio continues to get tighter as inventory of houses available for sale shrank to 4.2 months supply, the lowest it has been since December 2006.

A housing boom in 2005 and 2006 saw builders trying to keep up with demand in the San Antonio area, but fallout from a 2008 meltdown of the economy pushed the number of houses for sale up, slowed building and depressed property values. The San Antonio Board of Realtors reported that in the first 11 months of 2013, there have been 21,607 home sales in the area, a 17 percent increase over the same period in 2012 and the highest since 2007. A SABOR analysis of data from the Multiple Listing Service found the average year-to-date median average price for single family housing in the area was up 7 percent to $207,650 and the median rose 6 percent to $170,200 for 2013 through November. For the month of November 2013 compared to the same month in 2012, the average price rose 10 percent to $214,677 and the median price was up 6 percent to $172,100. Total sales for November were up slightly to 1,634, according to SABOR. The organization points to studies showing San Antonio as one of the tops in job creation and retention as reasons for

the continued housing-market recovery. Median prices were fairly flat or down in the residential areas inside Loop 1604 from Interstate 10 to Blanco Road, according to data gathered from the Texas Market Trends Report. In the 78213 ZIP code, the median sold price in November dipped 30 percent to $91,000 and the number of closed sales for the month dropped to 17 from 21 in November 2012. Closed sales were up significantly in the 78230 area to 41 sales compared to 25 the same month in 2012. The median price held steady at $181,730, up 1.5 percent. The median price in 78231 was down 18 percent to $203,000 and closed sales nearly doubled to nine. The market tightened the supply of inventory sliced by half to 4.4 months. In 78248, the median price climbed just $500 to $275,500 for the month and the available inventory grew larger, doubling to 7.2 months. The median sales price on 43 November sales in the 78249 ZIP code was up 3.6 percent to $165,800 and inventory tightened by more than half to 3.2 months. Another citywide trend is an increase in houses sold for $500,000 or more. Those accounted for nearly 4.5 percent of sales in November and 12 houses sold for over $1 million, double the number of sales in that category the same month of 2012.

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$104,500

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78231

205 Antler Dr

$162,900

2,319

1969

78213

141 Honeysuckle Ln

$265,000

2,921

1965

78213

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New listings

78213

78230

78231

78248

78249

nov-12

$130,000

$179,000

$247,400

$275,000

$160,000

Nov-13

$91,000

$181,730

$203,000

$275,500

$165,800

nov-12

Nov-13

Average days on market

nov-12

106

105

Nov-13

144

Closed sales

nov-12

Nov-13

nov-12

Nov-13

Under contract

Months supply of inventory

nov-12

4.9

6.8

8.8

3.6

6.7

Nov-13

5.5

2.9

4.4

7.2

3.2

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$279,900

1,996

1966

78213

7307 Tall Cedar

$184,900

2,173

1995

78249

14802 Nashwa

$264,900

2,686

1984

78248

11251 Ancient Coach

$149,900

1,731

2003

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11330 Enclave Run

$182,500

2,475

1998

78213

9207 Old Gardner Cir

$159,000

1,626

1967

78230

10315 Quail Meadow St

$195,000

2,034

1981

78230

3511 Stonehaven Dr

$199,000

2,046

1966

78230

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$54,000

1,180

1958

78213

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$68,000

924

1953

78213

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$215,000

1,784

1984

78248

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$950,000

6,040

2002

78248

17222 Fawn Cloud Ln

$320,000

2,860

1991

78248

1939 Flint Oak

$279,500

2,251

1993

78248

12523 Elm Country Ln

$415,000

2,951

1979

78230

12533 Elm Country Ln

$429,777

3,092

1979

78230

8306 Ridge Top

$119,900

1,436

1962

78230

1518 Montview

$89,900

1,102

1959

78213

231 Greenhill Pass

$123,500

1,654

1954

78213

12427 Hart Cliff

$222,900

2,331

1994

78249

12335 Hart Ranch

$245,000

2,729

1996

78249

3307 Buckhaven Dr

$330,000

3,971

1977

78230

8414 Pearl Lagoon

$148,999

1,385

2006

78249

8306 Valley Well

$267,825

3,253

2013

78249

3702 Hunters Bow St

$250,000

2,300

1978

78230

2122 Encanto Ridge

$189,500

2,245

1996

78230

2543 Steepleway

$275,000

2,452

1996

78248

3010 Roman Pl

$269,900

2,320

1991

78230

134 Cindy Lou Dr.

$118,900

1,070

2004

78249

1810 Paisley St

$250,000

2,461

1982

78231

1411 Tarton Ln

$324,000

3,285

1980

78231

1118 Grey Oak Dr

$254,500

2,467

1960

78213

14127 Gray Wing St

$229,000

2,273

1974

78231

12402 Stable Forest Dr

$225,000

3,030

1993

78249

15010 Grayoak Forest

$325,000

2,693

1997

78248

6906 Sunshine Tree Dr

$144,500

1,837

1984

78249

12938 Park Forest

$279,000

2,686

1980

78230

11066 Kimes Park Dr

$175,000

2,083

1992

78249

6323 Regency Crst

$154,500

1,441

1995

78249

14923 Lantern Lane

$239,900

1,817

1998

78248

6300 Rustling Way

$199,000

1,951

1984

78249

8018 Rolling River

$247,000

2,895

2005

78249

8002 Stream Water

$185,000

1,744

2004

78249

4414 Essex Pl

$579,900

3,592

2013

78249

111 Limestone Oak

$669,000

3,822

1992

78230

2442 Enfield Grove Dr

$259,900

2,363

1998

78231

13510 Able Creek Dr

$275,000

2,350

2005

78231

11814 Gravetree Dr

$125,000

1,902

1980

78249

6031 Merrimac Cv

$189,900

2,703

1982

78249

12317 Abbey Garden

$194,900

1,956

2008

78249

2239 Beacon Crk

$159,900

1,794

2004

78213

3510 Pinebluff Dr

$116,000

1,534

1971

78230

11550 Wood Harbor

$175,000

1,986

2003

78249

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