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The Express-News Downtown Blog
by Benjamin Olivio
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/downtown/

Below are the latest posts from the San Antonio Express-News blog on downtown. Click on the title to view the full post on the Express-News site.

H-E-B funding parking garage for post office building; renovation expected to bring federal jobs downtown

Feb 3, 2012 08:50pm

The glory days of the Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse as the city’s central post office are gone. These days, you’ll find a single teller window open offering basic services. But that’s just the post office. In the coming months, the building as a whole is expected to be just as bustling [...]

Downtown Alliance sets luncheon, announces new hire

Feb 2, 2012 06:52pm

• The Downtown Alliance is now taking reservations for its annual Urban Renaissance Luncheon scheduled for 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Hyatt Regency, 123 Losoya St. This year’s speaker is Brad Segal, president of Denver-based Progressive Urban Management Associates, who will speak on the topic “Top 10 Global Trends Affecting Downtown.” The registration [...]

Luminaria organizers name artists

Feb 2, 2012 05:03pm

The artists participating in this year’s Luminaria were announced earlier in the week. Click here to view the list. The enormous arts festival is scheduled for March 10 at HemisFair Park. I’m really looking forward to this year. This is the second year organizers will have the park as its blank canvas. I remember liking [...]

City to offer free parking Tuesday nights

Feb 2, 2012 04:31pm

At least Tuesday nights, people have the parking excuse — whether it's legit or not — as justification for avoiding downtown. On Valentine's Day (Feb. 14), the city is planning to launch a program in which people could park at city-owned parking garages and lots at no cost starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday nights.

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February, 2012

Homeless Haven In San Antonio An Example For Local Leaders

Feb 3, 2012

As we've reported, city leaders are considering the idea of building a major new facility for the homeless in Corpus Christi. It would be patterned after Haven For Hope in San Antonio.

San Antonio Transforms Into "City of Yellow Roses"

Feb 2, 2012

Already one of the world's most romantic destinations, San Antonio is going all out for this year's Valentine's Week by transforming into the "City of Yellow Roses." Roses mean romance, but in San Antonio it's only natural that the color of romance be yellow, not red.

HNTB moves to downtown San Antonio

Feb 1, 2012

Engineering and architecture firm HNTB has relocated to a new downtown office location that has enough room to expand, if necessary.

January, 2012

The Inaugural San Antonio Cocktail Conference: A toast to the future of Texas' spirits

Jan 31, 2012

The buzz about the inaugural San Antonio Cocktail Conference started weeks before the actual event. While seated at the bar at Peché on a recent weekend night, the gentlemen to our left were talking about the conference and mentioning the media buzz.

“But why in San Antonio?” asked one. Our informed bartender chimed in, “Why not? San Antonio is up and coming and is making a mark for itself on the map.”

S.A. Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Matej secures national honor

Jan 30, 2012

The Event Services Professionals Association has named Casandra Matej, executive director of the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau, as the recipient of its Executive Excellence Award.

Study: San Antonio Workers Among Happiest in USA

Jan 30, 2012

The web site 'Careerbliss.com' ranked all major cities on the basis of how much people like their work place, and like going to work, based on some 43,000 independent employee reviews conducted in cities nationwide.

Grocery store eyed for Lavaca neighborhood

Jan 30, 2012

A grocery store and additional housing are being envisioned for the area of the Lavaca neighborhood, just east of downtown, known as Victoria Commons. Land owner San Antonio Housing Authority has gathered input from nearby residents, and was planning to complete a master plan by this month. But SAHA is close to hiring L.A./St. Louis-based McCormack Baron Salazar as the project’s master developer, and therefore is giving the firm an opportunity to weigh in on the master plan before proceeding to the SAHA board and City Council for approval.

San Antonio Mayor in State of the Union Spotlight

Jan 24, 2012

Castro confirmed to the Tribune on Monday that he received a formal invitation to attend President Obama’s State of the Union address, with a coveted seat in first lady Michelle Obama’s box — an area reserved for VIPs and other high-profile citizens.

HemisFair Park meeting to focus on streets

Jan 23, 2012

In 2011, professional urban designers, and regular folk like you and I, took a broad approach toward envisioning a better HemisFair Park. Now it’s time to get down to brass tacks. The public is invited to a workshop early next week which focuses on the streets around and within the park.

Building San Antonio: Highland Park is an urban neighborhood that offers great value

Jan 23, 2012

Development at the Pearl Brewery, less than two miles from the Alamo, is seemingly one of the city's best examples of a mixed-use project done right. Its great history, proximity to the heart of downtown and a diverse urban fabric makes this area both unique and desirable.

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