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Debate about Jewish traditions helps create two new schools

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Torah Academy and Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy grew out of same background

pg.10 Army veteran tapped as new Shavano Park city manager Retiring colonel served as city manager of Fort Hood

pg.12 Students run North Side restaurant as part of cooking school At the Art Institute of San Antonio, future culinary stars learn all aspects of the business

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pg.03 pg. 20 Castle Hills $13 million bond targets streets, drainage repairs Not everyone supports Nov. 5 initiative, citing property taxes and claiming lack of transparency

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debate over Jewish traditions has created two different schools out of the demise of the Eleanor Kolitz Academy — one a public charter school and the other an Orthodox campus.

Both opened in August and both face some big challenges during their first year.

One school offers an education with an Orthodox Jewish theme. The other provides a traditional public school education with Hebrew taught as the second language of choice and Jewish studies offered at the Barshop Jewish Community Center after school.

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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.

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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 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 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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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

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

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 Editor: As a gay man who has ordinance stop those who choose to spent much of my life in the San hate gays, lesbians or those who are Antonio area, I want to respond to transgender. Even after this ordinance the recent editorial “City councils passed, you are still free to hate as should not be thought police.” you wish, but businesses/religious We must first remember that Texas is one institutions and local government will of some 20 odd states where it is legal to no longer have the right to dictate who fire a person simply for being homosexual should be allowed their civil rights. and one of some 30 odd states where it is After all, these people pay their taxes, legal to fire a person for being transgender. too … and should be treated as such.

In other words, in Texas, if I tell, or in This ordinance keeps city funds from any way suggest, I am homosexual, my being used as a tool to discriminate employer may legally fire me from my job. against those groups who are So when the editorial talks about free most vulnerable and that is all. speech, I must ask, where is my right to free Religious groups have the right to hate as well as others, but they do not PLUS have the institutional right to insist women in Hut oNe, Hut two! business government legally deny rights Pg.14 pg.17 It's a snap — long snap — for North Side coach to any citizen. It is about time.

COMMUNITY NEWS Freedom seems to be a narrow focus from your perspective What's INSIDE Councilman Nirenberg outlines and not to be shared by all. The your community vision for diverse District 8 Keeping pace with growth, preserving resources two priorities pg.16 Castle hills seeing council got it! Your editorial steady growth with new development view still has a long way to go.

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fter a hotly contested election for the District 8 seat that ended with a successful runoff this summer, Councilman Ron Nirenberg is developing his vision for the Northwest Side.

The road hasn't been easy, and from the start he faced some controversial issues including remarks by a staff member linked to proposed revisions to the city's nondiscrimination ordinance to include sexual orientation.

He recently visited with LOCAL Community News to discuss his views for District 8.

“Civic engagement has always been a passion. It’s not really the politics of it, or even the office," he said. "It’s really just about civic participation, which excites me.”

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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

Deal aids San Antonio's linear park system, adds development to Shavano Park

pg. 20 NAtioNAl Night out brings North Side together Block parties and other anti-crime events set for Oct. 1

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pg.22 'golden bones,' golden years for Castle hills couple Sichan and Martha Siv’s journey links two fates a world apart

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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 and now a member of the powerful VIA board, also sees the streetcar as a step toward uniting S.A.'s Nelson Wolff sprawling Bexar county patchwork judge quilt

People said you’ll never get significant downtown housing, and look at it now

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?

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ConcordiaFest Concordia

Lutheran Church promises an 27 afternoon of fun, with food, games and rides, including pony rides.

There’s no admission charge, and no charge for the rides and games. Hours are 2 to 6 p.m. The church is at 16801 Huebner Road.

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Shavano Park City Council The council will meet

for its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall, 900 Saddletree Court.

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Legislative Session Recap

State Rep. Lyle Larson will hold a town hall meeting and go over the recent 83rd Legislative Session from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Shavano Park City Hall, 900 Saddletree Court. For more information, contact Shannon Houston at 402-5402 or shannon.houston@house.state.tx.us.

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Fine Arts College Fair

The North East School of the Arts is sponsoring a fair to let students meet representatives of fine-arts higher-education programs, including those at Parsons, the Juilliard School and the New York Film Academy. There’s no admission charge and doors open at 7 p.m. at NESA, which is on the campus of Lee High School, 1400 Jackson-Keller Road.

For more information, contact Kristine Smith at nesacollegefair@gmail.com.

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Wildlife Seasonal Walk

Christine Westerman will lead 26 a walk along Phil Hardberger Park’s Oak Loop Trail and talk about the wildlife found in the park at this time of year.

Be at the playground near the park’s western entrance, 8400 N.W. Military Highway,

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by 8 a.m.; walkers will set off at 8:10 a.m..

The trail is flat and generally easy for most walkers; there is no charge but donations of $3 a person or $5 per family are encouraged.

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about the $13 million bond issue on the ballot Nov. 5 for street and drainage improvements in Castle Hills?

City officials are holding a presentation at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 209 Lemonwood Drive. For more, call 342-2341.

Halloween Party Castle Hills

City Hall and the city Commons are the site of a community Halloween Party from 6 to 8 p.m., 209 Lemonwood Drive. Sponsored by the Castle Hills Homeowners Association, the familyoriented event will have games, "freaky fun and frightening food." For more, call 342-2341.

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Holiday Bazaar The Women’s Council of St. Francis 2-3 of Assisi Catholic Church has scheduled this year’s sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 2 and 9:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Nov. 3. Handmade items will be among the offerings of more than 50 vendors. There also will be a silent auction of items donated by vendors.

The church is at 4201 De Zavala Road.

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Texas Kosher BBQ Championship Congregation

Agudas Achim will provide kosher ingredients – right down to the condiments and sides – and any and all grillers can compete for the title.

In addition to tasty eats, there will be basketball tournaments, hot-dog-eating contests and a Kiddie Korral with plenty of children’s activities, as well as live music and door prizes. The fun and barbecue tastings run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the grilling champs will be announced at 4. Agudas Achim is at 16550 Huebner Road. The event is sponsored by H-E-B.

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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

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toward the sanctuary but turn left down a short hall next to the glassed-in nursery.

The meeting room is at the end of that hall. St. George is at 6904 West Ave.

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Elsewhere in San Antonio Ripe: A Spirited Market at Eilan

Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., this market/craft show/deli/food-truck event unfolds on or near the Promenade at Eilan Hotel, Resort & Spa, 17103 La Cantera Parkway. Cooking demonstrations and other culinary events are promised, too. Ongoing information is available through a link at www.eilanhotel.com.

Mario Buatta A “lunch and conversation with” the noted 15 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, and all the events are at the Jack Guenther Pavilion of the Briscoe Western Art Museum. Tickets cost $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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Green Spaces Alliance Fall Gala The fundraiser

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 cost $150 each. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.greensatx. org and click on the Fall Gala item.

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Scary Movies Wonderland

of the Americas mall is sponsoring free movie nights during October at the Santikos Bijou theater in the mall. The first 200 guests will be admitted free to see “The Sixth Sense” on Oct. 17, “The Silence of the Lambs” on Oct. 24 and “The Shining” on Oct. 31. For more information, go to www.wonderlandoftheamericas.com. The mall is at 4522 Fredericksburg Road.

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The Shops at La Cantera Art Festival Works by

more than 75 artists, in a wide variety of media, will be available for purchase from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 18, 10-9 Oct. 19 and noon to 6p.m. Oct. 20. There’s no admission charge. Two events during the festival will benefit Culinaria: Sip, Savor and Shop from noon to 9 p.m. Oct. 19, and The Garden Brunch from noon to 2 p.m. on Oct. 20.

For more on those events, including ticket prices, go to www.culinariasa.org. The Shops are at 15900 La Cantera Parkway.

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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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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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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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Briscoe Western Art Museum Grand Opening Admission

is free during the two-day 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.

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Hispanic Sports Foundation for Education will hold its fifth annual Golf Tournament at the Dominion Golf and Country Club to raise scholarship funds for students at Our Lady of the Lake University. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m., followed by breakfast (catered

by Cha Cha’s Restaurant) and then the start of play. The cost is $200 per person or $1,000 for a team, which includes breakfast, lunch (catered by the Dominion), Dominion memberfor-a-day gift card and a goody bag.

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

Open and Opening Soon 1. Brick House Tavern & Tap, 1011

N. Loop 1604 East, is opening soon in the Stone Oak area and will offer burgers, brews and pub food. According to Houston-based officials with the restaurant, Brick House has 15 locations nationwide that are "quickly becoming America's favorite neighborhood tavern."

Menu items will include chicken and Belgian waffles, meat and cheese board, Shock Top mussels, deviled eggs, burgers, pizza, sandwiches, meatballs and other culinary offerings. There also is a brunch.

For more, visit brickhousetavernandtap. com/. (See story on page 32)

2. Gabriel's Dance and Wellness Academy, 3511 Colony Drive, offers

dance lessons in the Colonies Clubhouse every Wednesday. Instructor Gabriel Best teaches salsa, two-step, swing, waltz, cha-cha, triple-step, merengue, Bachata and wedding choreography. Dance lessons are open to ages 12 and up and are from 7 to 9 p.m. Lessons cost $5 a person or $8 a couple. For more, call 584-3569 or visit GabrielsDanceAcademycom.webs.com. (See story on page 31)

3. The Pastry Box, 11860 Wurzbach Road, recently opened and specializes in Brazilian sweet treats, but it also has

All kinds of goodies from cupcakes and cheesecake to brigadieros — which also have been called Brazilian chocolate bonbons — are among the sweets featured at The Pastry Box, which recently debuted at 11860 Wurzbach Road. Photo by Collette Orquiz

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scones and cupcakes. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

For more, call 479-1116 or visit them on facebook. (See story on page 33)

4. Whimsy Art Studio, 2211 N.W. Military Highway, Suite 116, has moved to the Castle Hills Market shopping center and offers a paint-and-sip studio where guests bring their own beverage, and invite friends, dates, family or coworkers for an evening of fun and painting. It is also a retail outlet. The store is open Wednesday through Sunday; check website for a list of times and classes. For more, call 460-6610 or visit www.whimsyartstudio. com. (See story on page 30)

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5. Discount Tire, 14822 Blanco Road,

has opened its newest San Antonio store near West Bitters Road. The company sells leading brands such as Goodyear, Michelin, Bridgestone, Yokohama, Kumho, BFGoodrich, Pirelli, Hankook and Falken, along with Discount Tire exclusive brands such as Fisk and GT Radial. Discount Tire also offers wheels from Enkei, Konig, Liquidmetal, TSW, Akuza and exclusive brands including MB Wheels and G-games. It is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, but closed on Sunday. For more, call 451-6828.

professionals to compete in high-tech industries such as the biosciences, advanced manufacturing and cyber security, District 8 Councilman Ron Nirenberg recently said during a commencement address at ITT Technical Institute-San Antonio West. The councilman discussed the city's future economy during the ceremony, held at the St. George Maronite Center at 6070 Babcock Road.

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The Northside Independent School District board recently approved

the district’s 2013-2018 Strategic Plan, okayed members of the 2014 Citizens’ Bond Committee, signed a Declaration of Respect and appointed several campus administrators. Trustees in September also approved a budget that calls for a tax rate of $1.3755 per $100 property valuation. The proposed tax rate has two parts: the Maintenance & Operations tax of $1.04 and the Interest & Sinking tax of $.3355. For an average home in the district, which is valued at $164,615, the increase in taxes is $3.69 month.

This summer Lee High School choir students Jacob Garcia and Jacqueline

Tharp, along with Choir Director Jerry Cordova, represented the United States as Texas Ambassadors of Music on a tour of Europe. The Ambassador program is sponsored by Voyageurs International, a Colorado-based company that allows American students to perform for audiences abroad. The Lee delegates toured with 30 other choir members from choral programs across South Texas, Austin and Houston.

Officials recently broke ground for a new Burger King restaurant in Castle Hills at 6003 West Ave. The fast-food eatery could open as soon as January.

Castle Hills voters can cast ballots Nov.

5 to decide the fate of a $13 million bond project to help upgrade streets and other infrastructure. Early voting is Oct. 21-Nov. 1.

The Yamaha Fun Center of Boerne

has provided the Castle Hills Police Department with a 2014 Yamaha Viking all-terrain vehicle equipped with emergency lights/siren. According to City Manager Rita Hoyl, "The vehicle will be used to get to areas our police vehicles aren't able to access, i.e., alleyways, greenbelts, railroad tracks, stables, (McGimsey) Scout Park, unpopulated areas of Castle Hills, parades, special events, special assignments, directive patrol, etc…"

Though Brick House Tavern & Tap is still under construction on the Loop 1604 access road, it will offer burgers, brews and pub food when it opens in a few weeks. Courtesy photo

Local student William Glasscock has joined social fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha at the University of Evansville, Ill. Glasscock is majoring in history.

Local student Ethan Gonzales recently began classes at Concordia University in Seward, Neb. Local student John Nikolaou graduated from Cornell University's Summer College program in Ithaca, N.Y. The university invites talented high school sophomores, juniors and seniors to spend three or six weeks on the Cornell campus experiencing what it's like to live and learn at an Ivy League university.

Webster University is offering a 35 percent tuition reduction for first responders at its U.S. locations, which include the San Antonio Metro Campus at the One Castle Hills Building at Blanco Road and Loop 410. The tuition-reduction

program starts this fall for qualified law-enforcement professionals, fire department personnel, EMTs and 911 dispatchers. For more, visit webster. edu/firstresponder or call 348-8816.

Rob Hall and Gerry White, two agents of Century 21 Scott Myers, Realtors, are the first Century 21 agents in San Antonio to receive the new National Association of Realtors professional designation “Military Relocation Professional.” In addition, Angela Epstein has been named as a broker-associate at the office. Epstein, who is fluent in Spanish, previously owned a Century 21 office and is a past president of the National Association Of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. Also, Scott Myers, the broker-owner of Century 21 Scott Myers, Realtors, recently attended the Century 21 Leadership Conference. The realty firm is located at 11830 Wurzbach Road in The Elms shopping center.

The Whimsy Art Studio, which offers customers a paint-and-sip adventure, has moved to Castle Hills Market shopping center, 2211 N.W. Military Highway, Suite 116. Photo by Collette Orquiz

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Mayor says Hill had right demeanor for job

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HAVANO PARK — Serving is in his blood, with a family history of military service dating all the way back to the Revolutionary War. And now he is once again ready to serve — only this time as the new city manager.

William Victor Hill III, who takes the reins Oct. 21 after the departure of Kyle McCain in May, said he just likes to be called "Bill."

"There are some great things ahead for Shavano Park, and I look forward to contributing and being right in the mix of that," Hill said.

He is armed with a wealth of government management experience, city officials said.

“He brings an attention to detail, a commitment, which was something we were looking for — and we found,

hopefully,” said Mayor A. David Marne.

McCain resigned after two years on the job.

Shavano Park, with about 3,200 souls, will likely present plenty of of challenges, but it's also not the largest population Hill has served.

“I actually was the city manager at Fort Hood,” said Hill, who had a 30-year career in the Army.

According to Hill, when he was stationed at Fort Hood from 200710, the post had about 56,000 troops, a tremendous budget and a daytime population of more than 100,000 people.

“It has housing, businesses and development — all the things that a city has,” Hill said.

During a tour of duty in Korea, Hill also served as city manager for two years of two small camps.

Hill, 51, is retiring as a colonel after working as chief of staff for the United States Army South at Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston. Army South is responsible for coordinating and providing resources for all Army activities in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

His last official day in the Army is Oct. 18.

“We have an 850-man staff that as chief of staff I am responsible for coordinating

and integrating actions,” Hill said.

Hill was born in Nuremberg, Germany, when his father — who also had an Army career — was stationed there. As an "Army brat," he lived in numerous places, eventually graduating from Huntsville High School in Huntsville.

Asked about his college career, Hill proudly declared “I’m a fighting Texas Aggie.” He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1984 and started a military career that has taken him all over the world.

Duty stations included Germany, Bosnia, Korea, Kuwait, Iraq and the United States.

Hill has been married to wife Kathleen, a teacher at San Antonio Academy in the Monte Vista Historic District, for 25 years. The two are parents to three grown children. Two followed in their father's footsteps and graduated from Texas A&M, and one is a senior at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

The retiring colonel beat out 60 other applicants for the city manager job and “rose far above the others,” Marne said.

Hill’s bearing and demeanor were a perfect fit for the city, Marne said. The city numbers among its population many military retirees.

“We’re excited to have him, we’re looking forward to moving the city forward and I

think he’s going to do a great job, and I hope he’s here for a long time,” the mayor said.

In his spare time, what Hill likes to do depends on the seasons.

“There’s golfing season that starts in the spring through the summer,” Hill said.

And sometimes, he added, he signs up for bicycle or road races in the summer and fall. He also likes to hunt, fish, hike and run his bird dogs, which he trains.

“I actually have a lot of hobbies, but trying to balance them all — you never have enough time to do them all. You can only do so many things on a Saturday and a Sunday,” he said.

Asked what he was looking forward to in his new job, Hill talked about being glad to still be able to help others.

“Mostly I’m excited about the opportunity to continue serving. In the military and in a lot of the jobs that I have had, I have been oriented on serving the community or serving a higher organization," he said.

Hill added: "And being a city manager is right along those lines of providing quality service to the citizens — the folks that live there and work there. But also you’re part of a team and you have an opportunity to work to fulfill a vision. So I like the fact that there’s a mission and vision."

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Enrollment at Art Institute ahead of projections

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Red, which is open to the public only two days a week, is creating a taste revolution by allowing cooking students a chance to learn the business of food and how to run a restaurant, the instructors said.

Red is part of the Art Institute of San Antonio, 10000 Interstate 10 West just north of Wurzbach Road "We offer a fabulous menu at terrific prices," said Richard "Rick" Green, the program coordinator for general education.

At Red, all the workers are students — from the host or hostess greeting

diners at the entrance to the wait staff and the kitchen help.

"We are first and foremost dedicated to providing our students with a solid education and with the foundation we feel is necessary for them to be prepared to compete in the job market — and we are doing it successfully," Green said.

The culinary training program — and the rest of the classes at the Art Institute — enjoy an 84 percent placement rate, officials said. The culinary program has 400 students.

The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner Thursdays and Fridays.

"We are open to the public weeks two through 11 each quarter," Green said. "We are on a four-quarter/11-week system. Our voicemail message informs customers of the dates, days and hours we are open."

The number is 338-7400.

Because the restaurant is part of an educational setting, no alcohol is served, nor can diners bring their own.

"The reason we are only open two days a week — by reservation only — is because we are a teaching institution," Green said.

The menus are not what one might expect from a student-led kitchen.

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Gustavo Martinez to reflect his Costa Rican roots, said chef James Jordan, the culinary academic director.

"We like for our students to take turns at the helm of the kitchen so they all can experience both the importance of receiving as well as giving directions to others," Jordan said.

"Plus, the old adage still holds true: 'Too many chefs spoils the tortilla soup,'" he added with a chuckle.

The menu changes every week.

Not too long ago, the students offered kale salad (chopped kale and mint salad with Marcona almonds, crispy pancetta, green apple, Manchego cheese, dried cranberries and savory spiced granola dressed with citrus yogurt vinaigrette) and cabrito (young goat, slow-braised in Harissa sauce and served with couscous and stewed vegetables).

Diners can select a la carte items, all under $12, or choose the prix fixe menu, which includes an appetizer, a main dish and a dessert for $16.

As an added bonus during one lunch, chef Andrew Gutierrez (who also is the owner of SA Pops homemade ice cream and paleta shop in Brackenridge Park) offered his homemade almond brittle to try.

Part of the training philosophy is to make sure all students take part in the various jobs demanded by a restaurant, Green said.

"All the students in the Culinary Arts Program are required to spend some of their time in the front of the house, bussing and waiting tables and hostessing," he said.

"They often do it kicking and screaming because for most of them, cooking is where their heart is, but we feel it is an important and required part of their training in order for them to be well rounded and see all aspects of running a restaurant — even if they are studying to be a chef."

The students also are making a name

for themselves in competition, Green said. They have won top awards at the "Fine Swine Snout-to-Tail CookOff and Flavor Fest," a fairly new event which has taken place the past two years in May at the South Texas Heritage Pork Farm near Floresville.

The main attraction involves a friendly competition where students from different culinary programs face off against each other. The teams, which include students plus a faculty advisor, are each given a grass-raised pig with which to showcase their creative culinary skills, talents and techniques.

"Our team has won it the past two years," said Green, who also is an acting coach.

In addition, "This past June, our students received six bronze medals at the American Culinary Federation sanctioned event at the Southwest Texas Food Show," he said.

The for-profit institute is a branch of the Art Institute of Houston, which is itself affiliated with the Art Institute of Pittsburgh under the umbrella of the Education Management Corp., founded in Pittsburgh in 1921. Today, there are more than 50 affiliated institutes across the United States.

All campuses are accredited and offer diplomas, an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree.

Courses include advertising design, web design and interactive media, fashion retail and management, gameart design, hospitality management, culinary arts and more.

"We opened this campus in July 2010. Our original five-year plan projected 700 students by this point and we currently have an enrollment of 1,100," said Josh Pond, president of the San Antonio institute.

Culinary arts pupils Alejandro Ochoa (left) and Nellie Villanueva help get meals ready for customers at Red, a student-run restaurant at the Art Institute of San Antonio that is open two days a week. Photo by Sarah Sudhoff

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The district topped 101,000 students this year and opened three schools, for a total of 115, to open the new school year.

According to data from demographics analysis firm ProximityOne, NISD is the fourth largest district in Texas in number of students and 28th in the country.

Superintendent pay, as with pay for coaches, is often misunderstood relative to teacher salaries, insiders say.

Coaches often make more because they are teaching classes, but some also have extended working years beyond the typical 187 work-day year of a teacher.

Some coaches start training athletes before the school year starts, and work long days and weekends, Gonzalez said.

And in some districts, especially smaller ones, they have also have to undergo extensive driver training in order to take student athletes to games in school buses.

Superintendents, likewise, work outside business hours with school board meetings and public forums. They also are 12-month employees with just two to three weeks of vacation and school

Bill letting voters decide superintendent pay increase went nowhere in Austin Detractors of superintendent pay say compensation for the top job in a district should be tied to better salaries for teachers or is too high because property taxes rise to fund school costs.

But defenders of superintendent pay packages say they need to offer money that is commensurate with the skills needed to run a district. School boards are looking for an educator, administrator, lobbyist, business manager and someone who can act as the public face of the district.

Northside’s Woods received a 3 percent raise from the NISD’s trustees and a contract extension into 2017.

Woods' contract also gives him a $1,000 monthly stipend for personal automobile plus expenses for traveling outside the district and an $18,000 annual retirement contribution.

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“We continue to grow every year,” said Aubrey Chancellor, spokeswoman for NEISD. Two new elementary schools, a new middle school under construction and a major technology initiative make the superintendent’s job a dynamic one. The job also comes with constant wrangling with school funding and testing issues in the Legislature and state agencies.

Enrollment is about 68,000 students, though Gottardy has said it appears to be slowing.

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Many in the Jewish community who spoke to LOCAL agreed there existed tension between the Orthodox Jewish community and the Reform and Conservative wings.

The Orthodox wanted the school to adhere to strict Orthodox Jewish principles while others in the Jewish community wanted a more open, liberal and less-restrictive approach.

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involved in the transition, several Orthodox Jews argued the old EKA was not “Jewish” enough, while Reform and some Conservative Jews felt it was “too Jewish.” Battles were fought over classroom curriculum, dress, extracurricular activities, meals and more.

Eventually, that schism helped create the two schools, which opened in August: • The new Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy, an open-enrollment public charter school with a partial immersion Hebrew language focus that is free to all students in kindergarten through eighth grade.

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like the old, is housed at The Campus of the San Antonio Jewish Community on Northwest Military Highway adjacent to Wurzbach Parkway, where it rents space.

Enrollment by 2012 had plummeted at the EKA, and it became clear to many the school could not survive as a private institution.

The board voted to close the school and, in essence, roll it over into a charter school.

Thus the Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy was born with state approval of the school’s charter soon to follow.

Meanwhile the Orthodox community had long hoped for an Orthodox Jewish day school. Closing the EKA provided the opportunity to create the Torah Academy of San Antonio. It rents space at Rodfei Sholom, the Orthodox synagogue on Sholom Drive just off Northwest Military Highway between George Road and Huebner Road.

For Marcia Schwartz, the Torah Academy is the perfect school for her son, Jeremy, who is in the third grade.

“Jeremy loves the school,” she said.

“Now Jeremy is exposed to Jewish values and traditions at home and in school.”

Schwartz described the Torah Academy as “Orthodox...modern Orthodox.”

Students are Jewish, which means lineal descent from the mother, according to board Chairman Aaron Sarfati, whose two daughters attend the school.

“The school adopted a traditional Jewish education approach,” he said.

“We have a stronger emphasis and focus on Jewish values and Jewish traditions through an Orthodox lens.”

So far, 31 students attend the Torah Academy, but Sarfati says, “In two years we hope to grow to be almost self-sustaining.”

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Tuition at the Torah Academy — $8,000 a year – is about half of what other private schools in San Antonio charge, officials said.

The school's challenge is to continue increasing enrollment, raise funds and find subsidies to cover rent and payroll.

“We would like to grow but I don't have a number,” said Rothrock, the former interim head of Lower School at Keystone School and principal of Northside Independent School District's Health Careers High School. He holds a doctorate in education.

Sarfati is optimistic.

“We hope to add a grade every year," he said. "Perhaps 40 students or more next year is a reasonable goal. Then 50.”

He wants to expand the school's appeal, too.

“We hope someday to be a full Jewish high school that attracts Orthodox families from elsewhere,” he said.

The staff at the new EKA Hebrew language charter school is also remaining upbeat as the new academic year gets started.

“I'm thrilled with how it is going," said Principal Katherine Davis. '"We have great kids. They are loving Hebrew aspect of the school.”

When asked why the school focused on the Hebrew language, she said, “Learning a second language is very beneficial to students whether that language is Chinese, Spanish or Hebrew.”

The school opened with 195 students in kindergarten through eighth grade.

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Board Chairman Adam Chester’s daughter attends the new charter school.

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The state granted the school its charter status last November.

“We are very excited to have been awarded a public charter school startup grant valued at $600,000 from the state of Texas," Chester said. "It is a competitive grant that new charter schools can apply for and we are one of only seven or eight schools in the entire state to win the grant.

The money will be used to purchase new desks, new computers, stuff like that which is very helpful for a new startup school.”

Chester and Davis both underscored the school’s commitment to deliver three overarching goals for their students: academic excellence, Hebrew fluency and a nurturing environment.

They believe their charter school has the potential to grow to more than 500 students over the next few years and through 12th grade.

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ASTLE HILLS — A $13 million bond proposal awaits voters Nov. 5 to help pay for streets and drainage structures damaged by floods — but not everyone thinks it's a good idea.

The proposed bond would fund the design and construction of the first phase of a four-phase capital improvement program. Phase 1 is in the central part of the city and is bounded by West Avenue, Northwest Military Highway and Loop 410.

Officials said flooding heavily damaged the area during Memorial Day weekend in May. The construction would repair 5.3 miles of roadways, more than three-fourths of a mile of alleys and nearly four-tenths of a mile of creek-channel enlargements.

“The council for the very first time in the history of Castle Hills has put forward a full citywide, comprehensive repair plan not only for streets but for drainage and has for the very first time addressed our alleys,” Mayor Bruce Smiley-Kaliff said. “It was put over four phases because, quite frankly, as we go, variables will change, and it gives the citizens a chance to make a voter decision in increments.”

But some aren’t sold on the bond proposal, claiming a lack of transparency in the process, the possibility of a massive tax increase, selective targeting of the repairs and not enough consideration of alternative funding.

Former Mayor Bob Anderson is adamant that it is a bad idea and, along with several other homeowners, has formed a committee called No Bond Nov. 5.

“All of us had independently looked into the proposal. We’ve attended City Council meetings," Anderson said. "We’ve found that the city has understated the cost of this bond.”

Smiley-Kaliff said the timing of the bond is related to: the recent flooding, which caused $2.4 million worth of damage to property; the rising costs of construction coupled with continuing deterioration; and increasing interest rates.

“This council was determined to put a citywide initiative in front of the voters.

This overall amount of whole citywide improvement represents about 10 percent of our capital taxable value,” Smiley-Kaliff said. “I like to use the example when I advocate for this bond — and I am an advocate for this bond. I think it should be passed by Castle Hills citizens — that if you own a home that costs $231,000

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(the median value of a home in the city) 10 percent of that value would be $23,000.

"If you needed a roof on your home, or the water was going to come in and ruin your walls and deteriorate the foundation of your home and ruin everything inside, wouldn’t you spend the 10 percent to put a new roof on?”

But the scope of the project, at least Phase 1, falls short, critics said.

The first phase only covers 259 residential addresses out of 1,550 in Castle Hills and therefore only 16 percent of the city’s homes, Anderson said.

“The fact that they have chosen this particular area does not accommodate the needs of streets and drainage throughout the city. There’s no comprehensive approach toward whatever problems we have in the city," the former mayor said. "The issue is localized to a very small percentage of the city residents.

The cost to property owners in the city — both residential and commercial — will involve a 44 percent increase in the city tax rate just to cover the first phase of the project, which only improves the streets for 16 percent of the residential properties in the city. So that’s why we’ve decided to oppose this thing.”

Former Alderman Douglas Gregory also questions the financing structure of the bond.

“They are borrowing long-term money to do a lot of short-term construction work,” said Gregory, the ex-city tereasurer.

There is zero transparency for the residents to have any type of input, he added.

“It is vague. It is very vague. And it is dangerous. We’re a small town. You do wrong things economically with a small town and you end up with debt,” he said.

“This bond is absolutely the wrong approach,” said Steve McGuire, another former alderman.

“This bond issue was put together by a small group with no public input permitted. Why certain street projects were chosen and others not is unclear and was not explained prior to approval of the election," McGuire said.

McGuire also said he thinks alternative financing has not been explored.

But Smiley-Kaliff countered the city is looking at different funding mechanisms.

“One of things that the city has to do — we are turning over every single rock looking for matching funds, for contributory funds, from ... the federal government, the state government and the county government for matching funds,” the mayor said.

Fixing the city’s streets is important for public safety, for home values and to keep attracting new businesses, Smiley-Kaliff said.

The last bond proposal for citywide infrastructure upgrades was for $12.5 million in 2010. Voters narrowly rejected it.

“For the last four election cycles, the biggest thing I’ve heard is 'fix our streets, fix our streets,” Smiley-Kaliff said.

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llness can strike even the most cautious, but even in the worst of circumstances, those who live in or near San Antonio have an edge: The city is a great place to find top-notch help, experts say.

Although often overlooked by national media, several health institutions here are nationally ranked.

The 2012-13 U.S. News & World Report rankings of hospitals and doctors places the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s University Hospital as one of the top 147 hospitals in the nation, a list pared from almost 5,000 institutions across the country.

One of the world's largest stem-cell conferences is also coming to San Antonio in December 2014, helping establish the Alamo City's reputation as a hub for cutting-edge medical research, said Mayor Julian Castro.

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• Fighting bladder cancer: Drs. Robert Svatek and Tyler Curiel, both of the University of Texas medical system, are studying why a tuberculosis vaccine — BCG— injected into a cancer-ridden bladder only treats the disease sometimes. Thanks to a $450,000 grant from the Voelker Fund, a local philanthropic organization, the doctors will study the mechanism by which BCG works and try to enhance the effect by adding Rapamycin, a compound discovered on Easter Island.

• Stopping cancer in its tracks: Last month, San Antonio researchers reported in Nature, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, the discovery of two pathways through which chromosomes are rearranged in mammalian cells.

These changes are associated with some cancers and genetic illnesses.

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“We hope the new findings will help us better understand the mechanisms that cause chromosomal instability, which causes some cancers in people,” Hasty said.

• New treatment for brain-cancer patients: Last spring, Elizabeth Allen, a spokeswoman for UTHSC, wrote about Terra Bibb, a woman suffering from a deadly brain tumor who was eight months pregnant with her third baby and visited CTRC. The tumor did not respond to conventional treatment, said Dr. Andrew Brenner.

The physician and researcher was able to offer the patient a drug still in clinical trials at CTRC – a treatment that saved her life.

"It was a miracle," Bibb told Allen.

• Effective triple-therapy for diabetes: Local researcher and physician Ralph DeFronzo, professor of medicine, chief of the Diabetes Division at UTHSC and deputy director of the Texas Diabetes Institute, presented findings at the 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association that could change the way doctors manage the endocrine disease.

The standard approach starts newly diagnosed patients on a drug called Glucophage (metformin). The researcher, however, said this does not preserve the basal cells, which secrete insulin, leaving patients insulin-dependent and suffering from bouts of hypoglycemia, thanks to the addition of other drugs.

By using three drugs together — Glucophage, Actos (a pill) and Byetta (an injection) — at the outset, basal cells that make insulin are preserved and the problem of weight gain seems minimized, DeFronzo said.

• Possible cure for schizophrenia: Neuroscientists’ research at the School of Medicine at UTHSC suggests the possibility of using stem-cell transplants to treat schizophrenia.

“Since these cells are not functioning properly, our idea is to replace them,” said Daniel Lodge, assistant professor of pharmacology in the School of Medicine.

Lodge and Stephanie Perez, a graduate student in his laboratory, biopsied tissue from rat fetuses, isolated stem cells from the tissue and injected the cells into a brain center called the hippocampus. Rats treated with the transplanted cells have restored hippocampal and dopamine function.

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obody likes being called “Fatso,” but collectively, San Antonians have gotten used to it. Yet little by little, that scale seems to be changing.

For years, the Alamo City's population has ranked almost at the bottom of nearly every national study of obesity and fitness, and near the top of the charts for prevalence of diabetes. According to San Antonio Metropolitan Health District figures, a whopping 60 percent of the population is either overweight or downright obese.

This spring, the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual “Fitness Index” placed San Antonio third from rock bottom among the 50 largest U.S cities.

Now things appear to be turning around In July, Mayor Julian Castro trumpeted good news: Metro Health figures showed that from 2010-12, some 70,000 adults — close to 7 percent of the population – dropped out of the “obese” category. More good news, he said, was a recent survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control that now ranks San Antonio fitter than most of Texas.

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Dr. Daniel Juarez, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio with a long-established private practice, has been stressing increased awareness of health and fitness for decades. But there’s only so much a doctor can do, he said.

“The medical community in itself has very limited resources to be able to perpetuate what is needed to really make a difference in awareness of preventive health," Juarez said. "I think that commitment has always been there, and physicians do their part in educating and recommending, but it takes the patient’s interest and compliance to make a difference."

He added: “Employers, the community in general, all need to be involved. And we still need to educate the insurance companies to let them know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

Jan Tilley, owner of JTA Wellness, is a registered dietitian and a member of the Mayor’s Fitness Council. She said she is beginning to see a positive change.

“My company takes physician referrals and files insurance, and we see a lot of patients with diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol," she said. “Food is such an important component of those diseases. You can throw medicine at them, but if you change the way you eat, you can cut the medicine in half."

According to Tilley, “In the past few years I’m seeing more doctors who embrace dietitians as part of the solution. I know of several doctors in town who won’t take a new patient until they see a nutritionist."

Jenny Hagendorf, outpatient dietitian for the UT Health Science Center, agreed.

“If patients have a family history of diabetes or heart disease, doctors are beginning to refer them to nutrition counseling. With all these diseases there are a lot of factors we can’t control,” she said. “But we can control nutrition and exercise.

"You need both to get the best results.

And more and more physicians understand that — there’s been a real turnaround from a time they just prescribed medicine for weight loss or high cholesterol."

Still, the journey from Fat City to Fit City is a long one.

“There’s increased awareness,” Tilley said. “But so many families are so busy and stressed, and money is so tight, it can seem easier to get a bag of burgers for $10 than go home and cook a healthy meal."

Cooperation and mutual support are also key components, Juarez said.

“They say it takes a village to raise a child.

And it’s going to take all of this village to raise a healthy city,” he added.

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ealth care is huge in San Antonio, and it’s growing by leaps and bounds. The big-box hospitals are expanding at an unprecedented rate, while clinics and specialty hospitals are popping up all over town.

Jim Reed, president of the San Antonio Medical Foundation, credits “an explosion in population, the aging of the population and a change in the way health care is delivered” for spurring the hospital boom.

One of the newest trends is the growth of more emergency-care facilities instead of doctors' offices and concierge hospitals.

Meanwhile, almost $1 billion in new construction is in the works in the South Texas Medical Center alone, including a massive expansion and renovation of University Hospital. The Methodist System, which owns the biggest facility in town according to state figures, is working on an $18.6 million upgrade of its flagship Methodist

Hospital, $10 million-plus in changes at Methodist 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 chains are 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,

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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, too. In August, Woodlandsbased Victory Healthcare, which already operates Victory Medical Center-Southcross, opened the posh

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new $49 million Victory Medical Center-Landmark on the North Side at Vance Jackson Road and Loop 1604.

From the biggest of boxes to the smallest of clinics, one thing is sure — patients will be seeing more medical care options.

“Overall, our inpatient hospital numbers have remained fairly stable at a little over 100,000 visits a year," Reed said.

But that’s offset by patients being treated on an outpatient basis.

“And you are seeing a lot of movement towards emergency-type care facilities rather than doctors’ offices. You’re seeing a modernization and speedier procedures as technology changes,” Reed said.

“You see a lot of change in the industry,” said Bill Rasco, former president and CEO of the Greater San Antonio Hospital Council and now Member Relations Consultant for the American Hospital Association’s Federal Health Care Section.

“You have the major tertiary care centers, with the trauma centers, and then you also see the larger systems reaching out into the community the way Baptist has done with its emergency clinics," Rasco said.

"To me, that’s very good, since the smaller hospitals can help specific communities."

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Doctors Karen Hasty and Nancy Rector-Finny of Four Seasons OBGYN began offering BioTe in June 2013.

Hasty said it has been very popular in treating perimenopause and menopause in older women, but that it helps younger women as well.

“Most patients notice a difference in one or two weeks,” Hasty said.

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The earlier a disease is diagnosed, the better the prognosis. That is why many doctors recommend their patients take advantage of some of the newer and more accurate cancerscreening methods available.

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patients to swab their own cheek and mail in the sample. If the type one or two BRAC gene is detected, the patient has an 80 percent chance of developing breast or ovarian cancer. Knowing that ahead of time allows patients and their doctors to discuss measures such as preventive mastectomies.

Breast MRIs and three-dimensional mammograms can also detect abnormalities earlier. In fact, some early stage breast cancer patients no longer have to face weeks of radiation thanks to an innovative breast brachytherapy alternative available at Cancer Care Centers of South Texas.

The process is called Strut Assisted Volume Implant, or SAVI, breast brachytherapy, and it can reduce the radiation treatment time from several weeks to just five days. It also prevents healthy tissue from being affected by the radiation.

Following a lumpectomy to remove the cancerous tissue, small catheters (or struts) are custom-fitted to the lumpectomy cavity. This allows for precise targeting and individually controlled doses of radiation.

“There is simply no need to use radiation on the entire breast,” said Dr. Bryan Lin, radiation oncologist at Cancer Care Centers.

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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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Obamacare reaches next stage for S.A.

by Travis E. Poling

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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, a tax lawyer who specializes in employee benefits in the San Antonio office of the law firm now known as Strasburger.

Oxford said Obamacare is positive if more people are insured under the plan, but will be a negative in the long run if it doesn’t work as planned and “implodes on itself.”

One downfall he sees is the possibility that some employers may drop their own group plans, pay a fine of less than what they were paying for insurance and send workers to the insurance exchanges.

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Attendees learned the latest news on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, during a recent seminar sponsored by the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. About 300,000 San Antonians do not have insurance. Photos by Joshua Michael

insurance plans, the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has created the role of “navigator.”

“Navigators will be trained to play a vital role in fulfilling our commitment to help consumers learn about and apply for quality health insurance,” said CMMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner in a written statement.

Because Texas opted not to put a state plan in place to handle the exchanges and enrollment, local agencies received federal grants to hire and train navigators.

One in four people in Texas is without health care insurance and many will have an opportunity to sign up for benefits, in some

cases for less than $100 for a healthy nonsmoker in his or her 20s. Family coverage for four rolls up to more than $700 a month for a middle-income family. Starting with middle-income families and down to the working poor, a stair-step of subsidies kick in to lower the cost from there.

Will Haff, managing director at benefits company Wortham and past president of the San Antonio Association of Healthcare Underwriters, told a group of employers at a recent San Antonio Chamber of Commerce seminar that health care reform “started out nice and slow. Now it’s coming at us so fast and furious we can hardly keep up with it.”

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Sip-and-paint studio promises a bit of whimsy by collette orquiz

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ASTLE HILLS — A paintbrush in one hand and a drink in the other is the concept behind an art studio where the owner hopes to add some color to a girls’ night out, a date night, bachelorette parties, office parties and more.

Whimsy Art Studio recently relocated to 2211 N.W. Military Highway, Suite 116, but its artists have helped teach adults how to create paintings since July 2012.

Owner Crystal Bannin, a divorce-and-custody lawyer since 2000, is a lifelong artist.

The paint-and-sip studio provides an outlet for expression and fun, especially after a hectic day at the job, she said.

“This is my opportunity to teach people art,” Bannin said. “I really enjoy teaching adults, (and this is) probably where I needed to be.”

The studio is at the corner of Northwest Military and West Avenue in the Castle Hills Market shopping center, just behind IBC Bank and a mile from its previous location.

Students are handed paintbrushes and acrylic paints for the two-hour class, and attendees can bring wine or other alcoholic beverages and food to enjoy between brushstrokes.

Bannin provides cups, ice and tables.

She also helps the wouldbe artists select the kind of painting they want to do.

“We let people kind of pick their

own colors, kind of deviate from our thing if they want to,” the owner said.

There’s a different painting every evening, and students walk out with a unique 16-inch-by-20-inch creation on canvas — even if they entered the studio saying they aren't artistic.

Bannin said classes allow her to interact with others and to share her creativity. She also is thankful for the talented artists who work with her.

“It’s my art, and it’s very whimsical,” Bannin said. “It’s fun, (and) it’s a chance to hang out with friends.”

The Whimsy Art Studio has classes in the evening on Wednesday through Friday, and during the day on Saturday and Sunday.

Even those who claim they can't paint can bring their favorite food and beverages to Whimsy Art Studio, where the staff supplies them with art supplies (left) to create a future masterpiece.

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Dance academy offers cure for two left feet

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Gabriel Best will put a swing in your step.

Gabriel's Dance and Wellness Academy offers dance lessons in the Colonies Clubhouse, 3511 Colony Drive, every Wednesday.

Best teaches a variety of dance, including salsa, two-step, swing, waltz, cha-cha, triple-step, merengue, Bachata and wedding choreography.

If someone says, “I don’t know how to dance,” Best said he tells the prospective student, “Don’t worry, I will teach you.”

Success stories include a man who felt uncomfortable dancing at his wedding, but who now goes dancing all the time with his wife, Best said.

The dance instructor also has an older female student who was hesitant to try to dance and now does the cumbia, merengue, swing and the waltz.

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Best has been professionally dancing for about 12 years. He was introduced to formal dance through a professor at Texas State University.

“I’m not the type of person that sells something they don’t like to do,” Best said.

He is also a health and Spanish teacher at Taft High School and said dance is a fun way to exercise.

“You don’t need a gym to dance,” Best said.

In addition to the health benefits, Best said dance has a social aspect that allows people to interact with others in a non-threatening environment.

Women are also attracted to men who can dance, Best said, adding there is no shortage of ladies looking for a dancing partner.

“She wants a gentleman that can move on the dance floor,” Best said.

Dance lessons are open to ages 12 and up. Hours are 7-9 p.m. on Wednesdays. Lessons cost $5 a person or $8 a couple.

In the photo at the top far left, dance instructor Gabriel Best (left) teaches Daniel Rios (right) and Yvonne Arredondo (bottom far left), and Juliana Maunda and Raphael Esparza (left) all the right moves for the dance floor. Photos by Collette Orquiz

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t’s still under construction, but if all goes according to plan, the Brick House Tavern & Tap will open its doors in early November at 1011 N. Loop 1604 East between U.S. 281 North and Stone Oak Parkway.

Company officials said the tavern, which is part of a chain, creates an atmosphere of an "elevated sports bar" and features American classics with a twist — think tap sandwiches loaded with salami, roasted bell pepper and Creole mustard on a house-baked soft pretzel bread, as well as specialty cocktails such as the Bloody Good Mary in a glass rimmed with crushed pork rind and a skewer with a deviled egg and sausage.

The restaurant will seat nearly 300 people and will boast an outdoor patio with a fire pit for those cool fall

evenings. According to the company, the tavern is a place for dinner with the family, drinks with friends and a destination for diehard sports fans.

There are VIP areas for football parties and 30 flat-screen televisions that can be viewed from the bar, a table or even soft leather recliners complete with trays and drink holders.

Being a tavern and tap, there are 80 beers, including local brews such

as Busted Sandal, and hand-pulled cask-beer selections unique to Brick House, the company said. Beer cocktails are another "upscale" drink that can be sampled at the tavern.

On the horizon is Sunday brunch featuring $2 mimosas and some unusual takes on old classics including Southern fried chicken Benedict, prosciutto Benedict and filet mignon Benedict.

All are served on toasted brioche with made-from-scratch hollandaise, including a Sriracha-and-bacon version.

The Brick House menu is packed with elegant comfort food made with a newfound flair, officials said.

Hours are 11 a.m-1 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday.

Featuring American classics with a twist, Brick House Tavern & Tap serves up plates such as cider pork chops (top far left), Shock Top Mussels (far left) and duck wings (left).

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The Pastry Box opens the lid on sweets by collette orquiz

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ife is more than just piping buttercream on cakes and baking cookies for one 22-yearold pastry chef, who is creating specialty confections and desserts at her new place in The Elms Shopping Center.

Moureen Kaki, owner of The Pastry Box at 11860 Wurzbach Road, hopes to entice those with a sweet tooth looking for a taste of something unique.

Kaki bakes everything from scratch, made fresh every day using simple recipes and natural ingredients.

“I absolutely love working with food.

It’s a combination of a passion for food and a desire for business,” Kaki said.

One of The Pastry Box's specialities is the gooey, fudge-like candy from Brazil called a brigadeiro, and Kaki steps it up to create a decadent indulgence. The candy comes in many base flavors including

chocolate, honey, pumpkin, vanilla, coffee and lemon, and is rolled in chocolate sprinkles, coconut, almonds, pistachios and other nuts. With 15 flavors and counting, Kaki is always experimenting and even created a maple base rolled in candied bacon for a customer.

If fudge-like candies are not your

forte, The Pastry Box has put a twist on classics such as cheesecake, cupcakes, scones, cookies and dessert breads.

Kaki also takes custom orders and will sit down and talk with a customer about favorite treats.

The pastry chef said she has worked under many great chefs in Brazil, the Middle East and the United States, and creating mouthwatering delights is a passion she cannot shake.

“I feel like every time somebody tastes my food, it’s a piece of me I’m giving to them,” Kaki said.

“It’s got heart, it’s got soul.”

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Live LOCAL From real estate trends and neighborhood listings to home improvement, we’ve got you covered.

San Antonio house prices are on the rise

Recent

North Side deals climb in August

PROPERTY LISTINGS

by Travis e. poling

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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.

Median price performance was mixed in five ZIP codes between Interstate 10 and Blanco Road inside Loop 1604, but closed sales were up for most of the area and sold faster than the same time last year.

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 median sales prices increased by 8 percent to $174,500 compared to August 2012. The average price rose 7 percent to $209,672.

Total homes sold citywide were up 15 percent to 2,413.

A months supply of inventory in the Castle Hills area ZIP code of 78213 shrank from 5.5 months to 2.8 in August compared to last year.

The number of closed sales was up 50 percent to 33 houses that sold on average in 100 days.

The 78230 area saw a rise in closed sales to 43 from 32 last August. Average days on the market shrank to 62 days from 93 days.

In the 78231 area, closed sales were nearly flat at 14 houses, but they moved in nearly half the time with an average of just 70 days, compared to 134 last August.

The median price in the 78248 area dipped by more than $50,000 to nearly $260,000, but closed sales were up to 27 from 19. In 78249, the median price was flat at about

$155,000, and closed sales were up by five for a total of 78 houses sold in August.

“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.

zip code guide

HOMES ARE SELLING

Street Address

List Price

SQ. FT.

Built

BR

FB

ZIP

11412 Spring Trail St

$49,900

1,152

1978

3

2

78249

6752 Hickory Springs Dr

$89,600

816

1985

2

1

78249

6602 Pebble Spring Dr

$87,500

833

1985

2

1

78249

1414 Bitters Rd #11

$398,000

2,403

2010

3

2

78248

1211 Canyon Brook

$369,000

2,752

1993

4

3

78248

1435 Canyon Edge

$369,000

3,009

2003

3

2

78248

2214 Knights Wood

$125,000

910

1983

2

1

78231

14230 Sage Trl

$235,000

2,518

1986

4

2

78231

Real Estate LOCAL Trends ZIP Code Median sold price

H o u s e s P u rchas e d i n sa

year-todate SALES increased

78213, 78230, 78231, 78248, 78249

78231

78248

78249

AUG-12

$115,950

$203,750

$232,000

$312,000

$157,000

Aug-13

$130,000

$220,000

$225,000

$260,000

$155,000

AUG-12

37

53

15

29

67

AUG-13

28

51

16

30

69

Average days on market

AUG-12

115

93

134

80

79

AUG-13

100

62

70

70

72

AUG-12

22

32

15

19

73

AUG-13

33

43

14

27

78

Under contract

AUG-12

21

31

9

19

40

AUG-13

16

38

9

28

62

Months supply of inventory

AUG-12

5.5

5.4

3.6

4.6

3.1

AUG-13

2.8

4.3

3.6

2.5

2.2

97% OF THEIR LIST PRICE

compared to last year

78230

New listings

Closed sales

19%

78213

Source: San Antonio Board of Realtors: Texas Market Trends report The properties are new listings put on the market from Sept. 11-26. The properties may no longer be on the market by publication date or prices may have changed.

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$199,800

2,434

1964

4

2

78213

130 Danube Drive

$235,000

2,819

1965

4

3

78213

7438 Tall Cedar

$189,900

2,156

1995

4

2

78249

6106 Vance Jackson Rd

$197,000

2,009

1995

4

2

78230

1722 Longfield St

$220,900

2,850

1991

4

2

78248

2610 Belvoir Dr

$169,000

1,711

1960

2

2

78230

9923 Tioga Dr

$179,000

1,962

1964

4

2

78230

10834 Wilson Oaks

$234,999

2,233

2002

3

2

78249

1510 Cloud Gate

$385,000

3,550

1988

4

3

78248

1510 Hawks Mdw

$475,000

4,369

1989

4

3

78248

17339 Fountain Bluff Dr

$345,000

2,982

1994

4

3

78248

17222 Fawn Cloud Ln

$320,000

2,860

1991

4

3

78248

2602 Galit Cove

$630,495

3,214

2013

5

4

78230

4539 Shavano Ct

$199,000

1,962

2005

3

2

78230

3431 Hopecrest St

$164,900

1,817

1972

4

2

78230

12107 Water Vly

$235,000

3,140

2007

5

3

78249

8306 Valley Well

$267,825

3,253

2013

4

2

78249

12006 Arbor Mesa

$286,240

3,644

2013

5

3

78249

12910 Hunters Arrow

$379,000

2,939

1982

4

3

78230

2010 Marlinton Way

$195,000

2,575

1997

3

2

78230

38 Rogers Wood

$479,000

3,144

1992

4

3

78248

1119 Mount Serolod

$174,900

2,084

1963

4

2

78213

7218 Carriage Mist

$187,500

2,707

2002

4

3

78249

11711 Caprock St

$175,500

1,570

1975

2

2

78230

4909 Vance Jackson

$1,499,000

7,680

1983

5

4

78230

1310 Morey Peak Dr

$169,900

1,655

1966

3

2

78213

1118 Grey Oak Dr

$259,500

2,467

1960

3

2

78213

14031 Woodstream

$225,000

2,433

1983

4

2

78231

14019 Gingerwood

$239,000

1,914

1982

3

2

78231

12323 Stable Sq

$182,500

2,345

1999

3

2

78249

12219 Stable Ridge Dr

$249,000

3,120

1997

5

2

78249

8815 Brae Vista

$254,900

2,574

1999

3

2

78249

15010 Grayoak Forest

$359,900

2,693

1997

4

3

78248

11015 Cedar Park

$173,900

2,575

1994

3

2

78249

7806 Kenton Park

$199,500

2,400

1994

4

2

78249

11006 Kimes Park Dr

$200,000

3,300

1992

5

2

78249

7775 Falcon Oak Dr

$202,000

3,478

1993

4

2

78249

13010 Bristlewood

$149,900

1,679

1983

3

2

78249

10910 Hillsdale Loop

$182,000

2,695

2004

4

3

78249

3418 River Way

$225,000

1,612

1981

3

2

78230

10922 Rivera Cv

$184,900

2,861

2006

4

2

78249

13318 Star Heights Dr

$349,900

2,483

2000

3

2

78230

303 Regent Cir

$900,000

4,573

2010

5

5

78231

4607 Shavano Birch

$305,000

2,680

1994

4

2

78230

11802 Button Willow Cv

$169,500

2,129

1976

3

2

78213

11810 Lady Palm Cv

$189,900

2,090

1979

3

2

78213

6119 Windbrooke St

$169,900

1,815

1978

4

2

78249

5914 Barton Holw

$162,000

2,196

2006

3

2

78249

3702 Pinebluff Dr

$122,500

1,616

1969

3

2

78230

3602 Pinebluff Dr

$168,500

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