The Downtown Alliance works to protect and enhance the values and usage of downtown properties and businesses, making downtown an exciting place to live, work, shop and play.

2010

December 2010

Downtown Street Closures for Celebrate San Antonio

Dec 29, 2010

The San Antonio Parks Foundation, along with the City of San Antonio, produces the annual New Year's Eve event, Celebrate San Antonio. This free event features something for everyone including music on four stages and special entertainment areas for children and families. Celebrate San Antonio attracts approximately 250,000+ people to the downtown area.

Amigos Deliver Holiday Cheer to Elf Louise and Less Fortunate Children of Bexar County

Dec 9, 2010

Amigos deliver holiday cheer Downtown’s favorite friends, the Centro San Antonio Amigos, became Santa’s helpers this past weekend as they donated over $800 worth of toys to the Elf Louise Christmas Project.

November 2010

Brookings Institute: The Next Real Estate Boom

Nov 10, 2010

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September 2010

DTA and Centro President Featured in On The Town E-zine

Sep 7, 2010

Downtown Alliance and Centro San Antonio President Ben Brewer was featured in the September/October 2010 edition of On The Town E-zine. http://www.onthetownezine.com/SeptOct10.html

August 2010

Amigos Give Back

Aug 18, 2010

The heat this summer hasn't kept the Amigos from getting out and giving back. In August, the Amigos participated in a Red Cross Blood Drive, got "locked up" to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association, canoed in the famed Riverwalk for the annual Boy Scouts Canoe Race, and will support Paseo Del Rio's first annual Lucky Duck Race to benefit Haven for Hope.

May 2010

The Palm to honor Centro San Antonio Amigos in celebration of National Tourism Week

May 10, 2010

In celebration of National Tourism Week, The Palm San Antonio will host the Centro San Antonio Amigos for lunch in appreciation of their dedication to making downtown a friendly destination for guests from near and far. While the Amigos are invited to dine al fresco, they will be looked over by not only The Palm’s attentive staff but the smiling “faces” of San Antonio’s leading businessmen, politicians and celebrities whose caricatures line the restaurant’s famed walls. Often called “the face of San Antonio,” themselves, the workforce of more than 65 Amigos provide a host of services that improve downtown through the Ambassador, Streetscaping, and Maintenance programs.

March 2010

San Antonio's Future and The Next Generation March 5 Luncheon with Mayor Castro and author Rebecca Ryan

Mar 1, 2010

During Mayor Castro’s recent State of the City Address, he commented, “Great cities are defined by great downtowns, whether it's New York or San Francisco or London or Paris or any place around the world, and San Antonio's must be as well. Our goal is to create a vibrant 24/7 downtown, a place that's alive with residents and visitors…” Downtown Alliance is excited to bring author of “Live First, Work Second,” Rebecca Ryan, together with Mayor Castro to address the issues San Antonio faces in not only making downtown “great,” but also making it a place that the next generation would choose to “live first.” Private companies, government, planners, developers, and anyone interested in the future of their business and the future of our city should benefit from this dynamic presentation.

February 2010

Express-News: Downtown might come alive

Feb 8, 2010

For at least 30 years, San Antonio has been vexed by a frustrating problem: The river that runs through the heart of the city has flourished with development, much of it aimed at tourists, while efforts to attract retail spaces, housing and offices to the street level have largely failed.