2006

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.

Perry signs HemisFair legislation (and many other updates)

Jun 17, 2013 07:44pm

News is flying wildly on the HemisFair Park front; here are some updates: Bill passes On Friday, Gov. Rick Perry signed the piece of legislation that will allow HemisFair Park planners to reconfigure parkland there without holding a public vote each time. “This legislation will allow San Antonio to create a grand public space to [...]

Happy Hour guide: Charlie Wants a Burger

Jun 14, 2013 04:47pm

Charlie Wants a Burger 223 Losoya St. (210) 227-0864 At least they got the burger right. I’m not being facetious. The burgers at Charlie Wants a Burger, a new River Walk restaurant, are very good. You can tell they are made in-house. There is a freshness to them. The patties look like they were shaped [...]

Bagel shop’s book exchange getting assistance

Jun 13, 2013 06:59pm

A cheerful little red and yellow house greets visitors to Big Apple Bagels. However, the structure does not house anything to do with baked goods. Instead, it’s home to a public book exchange. In the fall of 2012, Big Apple Bagels joined Little Free Libraries, a network of pocket libraries which spans 5,000 locations worldwide. [...]

Dr. Seuss mural blossoms in community garden

Jun 13, 2013 04:06pm

The Lorax has gotten a chance to speak for downtown’s trees. The colorful Dr. Seuss cartoon environmentalist is guarding Little Patch Garden, 405 N. Main St., as part of a mural finished last week. The project was a collaboration between the garden and its neighbor Bad Habits Tattoos, a tattoo parlor and art gallery, which [...]

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December, 2006

Downtown San Antonio Its Time has Come Again

Dec 1, 2006

There’s been a wonderful outpouring of nostalgia for downtown San Antonio’s mid-century heyday recently, from the tender memories of John Philip Santos’ Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation to Paula Allen’s fascinating local history column in the Express-News. San Antonians, whether life-long residents or recent transplants, love to imagine a San Antonio city center bustling with locals taking advantage of the glamorous décor of the Empire Theatre or eating lunch at the Kress five-and-dime.

July, 2006

Hard Hats, Scaffolds and Cranes Symbols of progress in downtown San Antonio

Jul 20, 2006

Can a construction site be beautiful? Yes, if it’s in downtown San Antonio! At this moment, hard hats, scaffolds and cranes dot the central business district and serve as symbols of progress, long-awaited progress.