February

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.

Tattoo expo to make its mark

Jun 19, 2013 04:57pm

Alamo City Tattoo Show Noon-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday Noon-8 p.m. Sunday Crowne Plaza Hotel, 111 E. Pecan St. $15 per day, $30 weekend pass The Alamo City Tattoo Show will add an extra dash of color to the River Walk this weekend, as tattoo artists and enthusiasts flood the Crowne Plaza Hotel. In its ninth year, [...]

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. [...]

Downtown Alliance
Twitter Account

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.

Southwest Airlines SPIRIT Magazine features Meet San Antonio

Feb 4, 2010

Laid-back, bilingual , historic,friendly, warm—in both temperature and temperament—these are a few words that describe San Antonio. Another?Unique, bestowed on the city by the great Mark Twain. Legend has it that he called San Antonio one of only four unique cities in the United States(alongside Boston, New Orleans, and San Francisco). Today the tiny mission town has grown into a metropolis of more than 1 million people, but Twain’s century-old assessment still rings true.
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